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Feb 03, 2020 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S7644
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S7644 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1352, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2021-2022:
S2941
2023-2024: S1217
2019-S7644 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7644 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring food service establishments to make deliveries of food in tamper evident packaging PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose for this bill is to address a food safety concern regarding food delivery tampering by providing visible evidence to consumers about the condition of their food. When consumers see a food delivery with broken or damaged tamper evident packaging, they are alerted the food may have been altered in some way. This bill prevents unauthorized unwrapping, as it is impossible to access the container without disturb- ing the packaging. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2019-S7644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7644 I N S E N A T E February 3, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring food service establishments to make deliveries of food in tamper evident packaging THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1352 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. (A) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "TAMPER EVIDENT PACKAGING" SHALL MEAN PACKAGING HAVING ONE OR MORE INDICATORS OR BARRI- ERS TO ENTRY WHICH, IF BREACHED OR MISSING, CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE VISIBLE EVIDENCE TO CONSUMERS THAT TAMPERING HAS OCCURRED. (B) ANY FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE WHICH OFFERS FOOD FOR DELIVERY SHALL PACKAGE AND DELIVER SUCH FOOD IN TAMPER EVIDENT PACKAGING. SUCH PACKAGING SHALL ALSO INCLUDE A LABEL WITH THE WORDS "SEALED FOR YOUR PROTECTION. DO NOT CONSUME IF BROKEN OR MISSING". THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL FOOD DELIVERIES MADE BY A FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FOOD DELIVERIES MADE BY A FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE. (C) ANY FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT IN VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL FINE IN THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION. (D) THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15027-01-0
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