Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
ordered to third reading cal.274 |
Feb 23, 2017 |
advanced to third reading cal.79 |
Feb 13, 2017 |
reported |
Jan 27, 2017 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A3535
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
COOK
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
co-Sponsors
Felix Ortiz
Steven Otis
Michael Blake
Anthony D'Urso
multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Deborah Glick
Richard Gottfried
2017-A3535 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A3535 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the creation of a thirteen member advisory board within the department of agriculture and markets on food safety and inspection programs; such board is to advise, counsel and confer with the commissioner of agriculture and markets on matters dealing with enforcement of laws and regulations regarding food safety and protection and shall make recommendations regarding any necessary statutory or regulatory changes.
2017-A3535 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3535 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, OTIS, BLAKE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, DINOWITZ, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, HIKIND, HOOPER, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to creating an advisory board on food safety protection and inspection programs in the department of agriculture and markets 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 section 26-a to read as follows: § 26-A. ADVISORY BOARD ON DEPARTMENT FOOD SAFETY PROTECTION AND INSPECTION PROGRAMS. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT AN ADVISORY BOARD ON FOOD SAFETY PROTECTION AND INSPECTION WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF THIRTEEN MEMBERS. SEVEN MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, INCLUDING AT LEAST TWO REPRESENTATIVES, WITH EXPERTISE IN FOOD SAFETY, FROM NEW YORK STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RETAIL FOOD INDUSTRY, ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FOOD MANUFACTURING OR PROCESSING INDUSTRY, AND ONE FARMER. THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL EACH HAVE TWO APPOINTMENTS. EACH SHALL APPOINT A MEMBER WHO IS A CONSUMER OR REPRESENTATIVE OF CONSUMER INTERESTS AND EACH WILL APPOINT A MEMBER REPRESENTING THE FOOD INDUSTRY. THE MINORITY LEADERS OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE SHALL EACH HAVE ONE APPOINTMENT. IN ADDITION, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOLLOW- ING AGENCIES SHALL BE INVITED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN ALL MEETINGS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD AND, AT THEIR OPTION, SHALL BE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS: (A) A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT; (B) THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; (C) THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICE; AND (D) THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05627-01-7
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