Assembly Bill A3806

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds

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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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2015-A3806 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง397-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1305
2011-2012: A2962
2013-2014: A2968
2017-2018: A6866
2019-2020: A2233
2021-2022: A4118

2015-A3806 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds; defines "billboard".

2015-A3806 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3806

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Economic Development

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general business law, in relation to billboards
  advertising alcoholic beverages

  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 397-b to read as follows:
  S 397-B.   BILLBOARDS ADVERTISING ALCOHOLIC  BEVERAGES.  NO  BILLBOARD
ADVERTISING ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHALL BE ERECTED OR MAINTAINED WITHIN
ONE  THOUSAND  FEET OF (1) ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY
SCHOOL OR (2) ANY PLAYGROUND ADJACENT TO OR WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET  OF
ANY  PRIVATE  OR  PUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL. FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION, THE TERM "BILLBOARD" SHALL INCLUDE  ANY  BILLBOARD,  SIGN,
NOTICE,  POSTER,  DISPLAY OR OTHER STATIONARY DEVICE INTENDED TO ATTRACT
OR WHICH DOES ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF OPERATORS OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  OR
PEDESTRIANS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect one year after the date on which it
shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05200-01-5

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