Assembly Bill A5145A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the manufacture or sale of cosmetics tested on animals

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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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2017-A5145 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-aaaa, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8636
2019-2020: A496
2021-2022: A5653

2017-A5145 - Summary

Prohibits the manufacture or sale of cosmetics tested on animals; punishable by fine of not more than five hundred dollars for the first violation and not more than one thousand dollars for each subsequent violation.

2017-A5145 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5145
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, BARRETT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Devel-
   opment
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
   sale of cosmetics tested on animals
 
   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-aaaa to read as follows:
   § 399-AAAA. SELLING OF ANIMAL TESTED COSMETICS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "COSMETIC" SHALL MEAN (1) ARTICLES INTENDED TO BE RUBBED,  POURED,
 SPRINKLED,  OR  SPRAYED ON, INTRODUCED INTO, OR OTHERWISE APPLIED TO THE
 HUMAN BODY OR ANY PART THEREOF  FOR  CLEANSING,  BEAUTIFYING,  PROMOTING
 ATTRACTIVENESS, OR ALTERING THE APPEARANCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS SUCH AS DEODORANT, SHAMPOO OR CONDITIONER, AND
 (2) ARTICLES INTENDED FOR USE AS A COMPONENT OF ANY SUCH ARTICLES.
   (B)  "COSMETIC  ANIMAL  TESTING"  SHALL  MEAN THE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL
 APPLICATION OR EXPOSURE OF ANY COSMETIC TO THE SKIN, EYES, OR OTHER BODY
 PART OF A LIVE NON-HUMAN VERTEBRATE FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  EVALUATING  THE
 SAFETY OR EFFICACY OF A COSMETIC.
   2.  IT  SHALL  BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP OR CORPO-
 RATION TO KNOWINGLY IMPORT FOR PROFIT, SELL AT RETAIL OR OFFER FOR  SALE
 AT  RETAIL,  ANY  COSMETIC IF THE FINAL PRODUCT OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF
 WAS DEVELOPED OR MANUFACTURED USING COSMETIC ANIMAL TESTING  AFTER  THIS
 SECTION SHALL HAVE BECOME A LAW.
   3.  A  VIOLATION  OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT
 MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION AND NOT MORE THAN
 ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION.  THIS SECTION  SHALL
 ONLY  APPLY  TO COSMETIC INGREDIENTS THAT WERE DEVELOPED OR MANUFACTURED
 PREDOMINATELY FOR COSMETICS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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2017-A5145A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-aaaa, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8636
2019-2020: A496
2021-2022: A5653

2017-A5145A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the manufacture or sale of cosmetics tested on animals; punishable by fine of not more than five hundred dollars for the first violation and not more than one thousand dollars for each subsequent violation.

2017-A5145A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5145--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, BARRETT, GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the  Committee
   on Economic Development -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
   sale of cosmetics tested on animals
 
   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-aaaa to read as follows:
   § 399-AAAA. SELLING OF ANIMAL TESTED COSMETICS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "COSMETIC" SHALL MEAN (1) ARTICLES INTENDED TO BE RUBBED,  POURED,
 SPRINKLED,  OR  SPRAYED ON, INTRODUCED INTO, OR OTHERWISE APPLIED TO THE
 HUMAN BODY OR ANY PART THEREOF  FOR  CLEANSING,  BEAUTIFYING,  PROMOTING
 ATTRACTIVENESS, OR ALTERING THE APPEARANCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS SUCH AS DEODORANT, SHAMPOO OR CONDITIONER, AND
 (2) ARTICLES INTENDED FOR USE AS A COMPONENT OF ANY SUCH ARTICLES.
   (B)  "COSMETIC  ANIMAL  TESTING"  SHALL  MEAN THE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL
 APPLICATION OR EXPOSURE OF ANY COSMETIC TO THE SKIN, EYES, OR OTHER BODY
 PART OF A LIVE NON-HUMAN VERTEBRATE FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  EVALUATING  THE
 SAFETY OR EFFICACY OF A COSMETIC.
   2. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION
 OR  ASSOCIATION  OR  AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF TO MANUFACTURE, KNOWINGLY
 IMPORT FOR PROFIT, SELL AT RETAIL OR  OFFER  FOR  SALE  AT  RETAIL,  ANY
 COSMETIC  IF THE FINAL PRODUCT OR ANY COMPONENT THEREOF WAS DEVELOPED OR
 MANUFACTURED USING COSMETIC ANIMAL TESTING AFTER THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE
 BECOME A LAW.
   3. WHENEVER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL BELIEVE FROM EVIDENCE SATISFAC-
 TORY TO HIM OR HER THAT ANY PERSON, FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  CORPORATION  OR
 ASSOCIATION  OR  AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF HAS VIOLATED ANY PROVISION OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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