Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to agriculture |
Feb 12, 2015 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A5116
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ABINANTI
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-A5116 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A5116 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts provisions imposing a five year moratorium on the planting and growing of genetically modified crops in New York state and the use of a marketing plan to promote New York state agricultural products; defines "genetically modified crops"; exempts such genetically modified crops planted and grown for the sole purpose of conducting research and not for sale.
2015-A5116 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5116 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 12, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to genet- ically modified crops THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new article 26-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 26-C GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS SECTION 420. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. 421. DEFINITIONS. 422. PLANTING OF CROPS. 423. MARKETING PLAN. S 420. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS POSE RISKS OF UNKNOWN DIMENSION TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THAT DRAMATIC INCREASES IN THE PLANTING AND CONSUMPTION OF SUCH CROPS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE FAR OUTPACED OUR UNDER- STANDING OF THEIR IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS. FURTHERMORE, BECAUSE THE EXCHANGE OF GENETIC MATERIAL BETWEEN GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS AND CONVENTIONAL CROPS, WILD PLANTS, AND ORGANISMS IS KNOWN TO OCCUR, GENET- ICALLY MODIFIED MATERIAL AND ANY ADVERSE CHARACTERISTICS IT CONFERS OR PROMOTES CAN BE IRREVOCABLY DISPERSED INTO THE WIDER ENVIRONMENT. THE LIST OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF CONCERN INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSECT AND WEED RESISTANCE TO PESTICIDES; INJURY OR DEATH OF NON-TARGET SPECIES; CROP LOSS FROM SEEDS THAT DO NOT YIELD AS EXPECTED OR THAT PRODUCE CROPS WITH UNEXPECTED CHARACTERISTICS; AND ALLERGENICITY, TOXICITY, OR DECREASED NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT FOODS PRODUCED FROM GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS ARE INCREASINGLY BEING REJECTED BY DISTRIBU- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09042-01-5
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