Senate Bill S5822A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting farmers markets in state and local parks

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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-S5822 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8294
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L; amd §72-p, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5006
2023-2024: S1608

2019-S5822 - Summary

Permits farmers markets in state and local parks.

2019-S5822 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5822 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5822
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law  and
   the  general  municipal  law, in relation to farmers' markets in state
   and local parks

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation law, is amended by  adding  a  new  subdivision  24  to  read  as
 follows:
   24.  PERMIT  FARMERS'  MARKETS  WHICH  OFFER  FOR  SALE  FARM AND FOOD
 PRODUCTS, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY OF  THE
 AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS  LAW, AT STATE PARKS WHEN SUCH FARMERS' MARKET
 DOES NOT HARM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR INTEGRITY OF THE PARK.
   § 2. Section 72-p of the general municipal law, as  added  by  chapter
 506  of  the  laws  of 1989, is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to
 read as follows:
   4. SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL PERMIT  FARMERS'  MARKETS  IN  ANY
 PARK  OVER  WHICH SUCH CORPORATION HAS JURISDICTION;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT SUCH FARMERS' MARKET DOES NOT UNDULY  BURDEN  NEARBY  RESIDENTS  OR
 HINDER THE CHARACTER OR NATURAL  ENVIRONMENT OF SUCH PARK.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11771-01-9

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2019-S5822A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8294
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L; amd §72-p, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5006
2023-2024: S1608

2019-S5822A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits farmers markets in state and local parks.

2019-S5822A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5822A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5822--A
     Cal. No. 1199
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation -- reported favorably  from  said  committee  and
   committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged and said
   bill  committed  to the Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third read-
   ing, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in  the  order
   of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law and
   the general municipal law, in relation to farmers'  markets  in  state
   and local parks
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic  preser-
 vation  law,  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  subdivision 24 to read as
 follows:
   24. PERMIT FARMERS'  MARKETS  WHICH  OFFER  FOR  SALE  FARM  AND  FOOD
 PRODUCTS,  AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE
 AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, AT STATE PARKS WHEN  SUCH  FARMERS'  MARKET
 DOES NOT HARM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR INTEGRITY OF THE PARK.
   §  2.  Section  72-p of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
 506 of the laws of 1989, is amended by adding a  new  subdivision  4  to
 read as follows:
   4.  SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY PERMIT FARMERS' MARKETS WHICH OFFER
 FOR SALE FARM AND FOOD PRODUCTS, AS SUCH TERMS ARE  DEFINED  IN  SECTION
 TWO  HUNDRED  SIXTY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, IN ANY PARK OVER
 WHICH SUCH CORPORATION HAS JURISDICTION;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH
 FARMERS'  MARKET  DOES  NOT  UNDULY BURDEN NEARBY RESIDENTS AND DOES NOT
 HARM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR INTEGRITY OF THE PARK.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11771-02-9

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