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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2018
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 Introduced  by M. of A. JENNE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requests
   for public information regarding certain farm operations
 
   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 308-b to read as follows:
   § 308-B. NOTIFICATION  OF  FOIL  REQUEST.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION  OF  LAW,  UPON  THE  REQUEST  OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ANY
 RECORDS OF A FARM OPERATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE  OF
 THIS  ARTICLE, FROM AN AGENCY OR OTHER STATE ENTITY; THE AGENCY OR STATE
 ENTITY OF WHICH THE REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE SHALL INFORM THE OWNER  AND/OR
 OPERATOR  OF  SUCH  FARM OPERATION IN WRITING THAT A REQUEST FOR RECORDS
 CONCERNING  THEIR  FARM  OPERATION  HAS  BEEN   SUBMITTED,   PROVIDE   A
 DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS REQUESTED AND PROVIDE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE
 PERSON OR ENTITY REQUESTING SUCH RECORDS. NOTIFICATION OF THE FARM OPER-
 ATION  IS  TO BE MADE BY THE AGENCY OR STATE ENTITY WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS
 DAYS OF SUBMISSION OF THE RECORDS REQUEST BY THE PERSON OR ENTITY  SEEK-
 ING SUCH RECORDS.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and the commissioner of
 agriculture and markets is hereby authorized to add, amend and/or repeal
 any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on
 its effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04335-01-7