Senate Bill S1195

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to maintain a publicly available database of the results of its graded inspections on its website

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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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2023-S1195 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5986
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §500, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S3227

2023-S1195 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to maintain a publicly available database of the results of its graded inspections on its website; requires the department to provide information as to where a customer may file a consumer report; requires the department to facilitate and coordinate the planning and implementation of an awareness and educational program to inform the general public on the standards retail food stores shall meet and how consumers may report retail food stores with poor sanitary conditions.

2023-S1195 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1195 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1195
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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 maintain a publicly
   available database of the results of its  graded  inspections  on  its
   website

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 500 of the agriculture and markets law is  amended
 by adding three new subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows:
   6.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE OF THE
 RESULTS OF ITS GRADED INSPECTIONS THAT SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  RETAIL  FOOD
 STORE'S  NAME,  ADDRESS,  DATE  OF  INSPECTION,  GRADE AND A LIST OF ANY
 VIOLATIONS CITED WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF A GRADED INSPECTION. THE  DEPART-
 MENT  SHALL  UPDATE THE DATABASE EVERY NINETY DAYS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 MAKE THE INSPECTION DATABASE AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE, IN A  CONSPICU-
 OUS LOCATION, INCLUDING ON ANY NAVIGATION OR DROP-DOWN MENU.
   7.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROVIDE ON THEIR WEBSITE INFORMATION AS TO
 WHERE A CUSTOMER MAY FILE A CONSUMER REPORT, WHICH SHALL BE PLACED IN  A
 CONSPICUOUS  LOCATION, INCLUDING ON ANY NAVIGATION OR DROP-DOWN MENU. IF
 A CONSUMER REPORT IS FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT REGARDING A  RETAIL  FOOD
 STORE,  THE  GRADED INSPECTION REPORT PROVIDED TO SUCH RETAIL FOOD STORE
 SHALL NOTE THAT THE STORE WAS  REPORTED  BY  A  CONSUMER.  THE  CONSUMER
 REPORT  AND ANY OTHER IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION OF THE CONSUMER SHALL NOT
 BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE INSPECTION REPORT.
   8. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL FACILITATE AND  COORDINATE  THE  PLANNING  AND
 IMPLEMENTATION  OF  AN  AWARENESS  AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO INFORM THE
 GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE STANDARDS RETAIL FOOD STORES SHALL  MEET  AND  HOW
 CONSUMERS  MAY  REPORT RETAIL FOOD STORES WITH POOR SANITARY CONDITIONS.
 SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE GRADING INSPECTION POSTING REQUIREMENTS,  THE
 DIFFERENCES  OF  SANITATION  BETWEEN  THE  INSPECTION GRADES, AND HOW TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02587-01-3

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