Assembly Bill A3891

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of carolina fanwort

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A3891 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3058
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-tt, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7039, S3466
2011-2012: A7341, S4925

2013-A3891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale of carolina fanwort, which is scientifically know as cabomba caroliniana grey.

2013-A3891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 3058                                                  A. 3891

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2013
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Consumer
  Protection

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  sale of carolina fanwort

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-tt to read as follows:
  S 399-TT. SALE OF CAROLINA FANWORT PROHIBITED. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, "CAROLINA FANWORT" MEANS A WEEDY OR INVASIVE PLANT AND IS KNOWN
SCIENTIFICALLY AS CABOMBA CAROLINIANA GREY.
  2. NO PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY
SHALL KNOWINGLY SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE CAROLINA FANWORT.
  3.  A  VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE AN OFFENSE
PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. A  VIOLATION
OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AFTER HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED
OF SUCH AN OFFENSE WITHIN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY
A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08084-01-3

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