Senate Bill S1085A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to including bodegas and delicatessens in the definition of food service establishment

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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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2019-S1085 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §500, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S5823

2019-S1085 - Summary

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to post the results of its graded inspections of retail food stores on their website.

2019-S1085 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1085 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1085
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  requir-
   ing  the  department of agriculture and markets to post the results of
   its graded inspections on their website

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 500 of the agri-
 culture and markets law, as amended by section 8 of part I1  of  chapter
 62  of  the laws of 2003, is amended and a new subdivision 6 is added to
 read as follows:
   (b) "Retail food store" means  any  establishment  or  section  of  an
 establishment  where  food and food products are offered to the consumer
 and intended for off-premises consumption, INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED
 TO,  A  SUPERMARKET,  BODEGA OR DELICATESSEN.  The term does not include
 establishments which handle only pre-packaged, non-potentially hazardous
 foods, roadside markets that offer only fresh fruits and  fresh  vegeta-
 bles for sale, food service establishments, or food and beverage vending
 machines.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BODEGA" SHALL MEAN A SMALL
 GROCERY OR CONVENIENCE STORE AND "DELICATESSEN" SHALL MEAN A STORE SELL-
 ING  COLD CUTS, CHEESES, AND A VARIETY OF SALADS, AS WELL AS A SELECTION
 OF UNUSUAL OR FOREIGN PREPARED FOODS.
   6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE RESULTS OF ITS GRADED INSPECTIONS  ON
 THEIR  WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE RETAIL FOOD STORE'S NAME, ADDRESS, DATE OF
 INSPECTION, GRADE AND A LIST OF ANY  VIOLATIONS  CITED  WITHIN  FOURTEEN
 DAYS OF A GRADED INSPECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00782-01-9

2019-S1085A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §500, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S5823

2019-S1085A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to post the results of its graded inspections of retail food stores on their website.

2019-S1085A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1085A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1085--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
   ing the department of agriculture and markets to post the  results  of
   its graded inspections on their website
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 500 of the  agri-
 culture  and  markets law, as amended by section 8 of part I1 of chapter
 62 of the laws of 2003, is amended and a new subdivision 6 is  added  to
 read as follows:
   (b)  "Retail  food  store"  means  any  establishment or section of an
 establishment where food and food products are offered to  the  consumer
 and  intended  for  off-premises consumption, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO, A SUPERMARKET, GROCERY STORE, CONVENIENCE STORE, BODEGA  OR  DELICA-
 TESSEN.    The  term  does  not include establishments which handle only
 pre-packaged, non-potentially hazardous  foods,  roadside  markets  that
 offer  only  fresh  fruits  and  fresh vegetables for sale, food service
 establishments, or food and beverage vending machines.  FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, "BODEGA" SHALL MEAN  A  SMALL  GROCERY  OR  CONVENIENCE
 STORE  AND "DELICATESSEN" SHALL MEAN A STORE SELLING COLD CUTS, CHEESES,
 AND A VARIETY OF SALADS, AS WELL AS A SELECTION OF  UNUSUAL  OR  FOREIGN
 PREPARED FOODS.
   6.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE RESULTS OF ITS GRADED INSPECTIONS ON
 THEIR WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE RETAIL FOOD STORE'S NAME, ADDRESS, DATE  OF
 INSPECTION,  GRADE  AND  A  LIST OF ANY VIOLATIONS CITED WITHIN FOURTEEN
 DAYS OF A GRADED INSPECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00782-02-9

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