Senate Bill S5873

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to develop and conduct a public awareness campaign regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases

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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-S5873 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16-b, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4089

2019-S5873 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to develop and conduct a public awareness campaign regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.

2019-S5873 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5873
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- 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 a public
   awareness  campaign  regarding  Lyme  disease  and  other   tick-borne
   diseases

   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 16-b to read as follows:
   §  16-B.  PUBLIC  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN REGARDING LYME DISEASE AND OTHER
 TICK-BORNE DISEASES. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  OF HEALTH, SHALL DEVELOP AND CONDUCT A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
 REGARDING LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES. THE  CAMPAIGN  MAY
 UTILIZE  PUBLIC  FORUMS,  SOCIAL MEDIA AND MASS MEDIA, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO INTERNET, RADIO, AND  PRINT  ADVERTISING  AND  SHALL  INCLUDE
 MATERIALS  AND  INFORMATION  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. THE CAMPAIGN
 SHALL BE TAILORED TO EDUCATE FARMERS, FARM WORKERS, AND  OTHER  AGRICUL-
 TURAL  EMPLOYEES  REGARDING:  (A)  LYME  DISEASE  AND  OTHER  TICK-BORNE
 DISEASES; (B) RECOGNITION OF THE SYMPTOMS  OF  LYME  DISEASE  AND  OTHER
 TICK-BORNE  DISEASES;  (C) THE AVAILABLE TREATMENTS FOR LYME DISEASE AND
 OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES; AND (D) PREVENTIVE MEASURES THAT MAY BE TAKEN
 TO LESSEN THE THREAT POSED BY TICKS CARRYING LYME DISEASE OR OTHER TICK-
 BORNE DISEASES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11790-01-9

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