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                                   4624
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
   exemption from inspection for certain meat products
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Article 5-A of the agriculture and markets law  is  amended
 by adding a new section 96-bb to read as follows:
   §  96-BB.  EXEMPTION FROM INSPECTION. 1. THE OPERATIONS OF ANY PERSON,
 FIRM, PARTNERSHIP OR CORPORATION SHALL BE EXEMPTED  FROM  INSPECTION  IF
 AND  TO THE EXTENT THE OPERATIONS WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THE CORRESPONDING
 REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT OR THE FEDERAL  POUL-
 TRY  PRODUCTS  INSPECTION  ACT  IF  THEY  WERE  CONDUCTED FOR INTRASTATE
 COMMERCE OR IF THE STATE WERE DESIGNATED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACTS  AS  ONE
 IN WHICH THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO INTRASTATE COMMERCE.
   2.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY CAUSE ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE
 LICENSED UNDER SECTION NINETY-SIX-B OF THIS  ARTICLE,  BUT  EXEMPT  FROM
 INSPECTION UNDER THIS ARTICLE, TO BE PERIODICALLY REVIEWED BY INSPECTORS
 TO  ENSURE  THAT  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE ARE COMPLIED WITH, AND
 THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE IS PROTECTED.
   3. ANY PERIODIC REVIEW SHALL INCLUDE: AN EXAMINATION OF  THE  LICENSED
 ESTABLISHMENT'S  SANITATION    PRACTICES;  SANITATION OF THE AREAS WHERE
 MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS ARE  PREPARED,  STORED  AND  DISPLAYED;    THE
 ADEQUACY  OF ANY REFRIGERATION SYSTEM USED FOR MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS AND/OR
 POULTRY PRODUCTS; LABELING OF MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS AND/OR POULTRY PRODUCTS
 FOR WHOLESOMENESS AND ADULTERATION. IN ADDITION, THE INSPECTOR  CONDUCT-
 ING  THE  PERIODIC REVIEW MAY CONDUCT ANY OTHER EXAMINATION NECESSARY TO
 ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE AND RULES ADOPTED PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 CHAPTER.
   §  2.  Section  96-m of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by
 chapter 342 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   § 96-m. Sale of inspected meat.  All carcasses of animals, parts ther-
 eof,  meat,  meat  by-products,  and  meat  food  products  bearing   an
 inspection  legend  or meat label affixed after a federal inspection may
 be sold, exposed for sale, exchanged or transported at all places within
 the  state,  except  that  dressed  carcasses  of equines or other large
 domesticated animals,  parts,  meat,  meat  by-products  and  meat  food
 products thereof may be sold, exposed for sale, exchanged or transported
 only  in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be enacted by
 the commissioner. EXCEPT AS EXEMPTED BY THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE FIVE-A
 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 3. Section 96-z-28 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by
 chapter 341 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
   § 96-z-28. Inspection legend  required.  Except  as  exempted  by  the
 provisions  of  the  Federal  Poultry Products Inspection Act OR ARTICLE
 FIVE-A OF THIS CHAPTER, no poultry or poultry product for human consump-
 tion, shall be sold, exposed for sale, exchanged or  transported  within
 the state unless the same shall bear an official inspection mark affixed
 pursuant to a federal inspection.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.