Assembly Bill A3891

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of unlawful tampering of the milk supply in the first degree

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A3891 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §145.28, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A6852

2025-A3891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of unlawful tampering of the milk supply in the first degree.

2025-A3891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3891
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
   unlawful tampering of the milk supply in the first degree
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 145.28 to
 read as follows:
 § 145.28 UNLAWFUL TAMPERING OF THE MILK SUPPLY IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
   1.  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL TAMPERING OF THE MILK SUPPLY IN THE
 FIRST DEGREE WHEN, WITH INTENT TO  CAUSE  A  SUBSTANTIAL  IMPAIRMENT  OR
 ADULTERATION  OF  RAW MILK, AND HAVING NO RIGHT TO DO SO NOR ANY REASON-
 ABLE GROUND TO BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE SUCH RIGHT, SUCH PERSON DAMAGES OR
 TAMPERS WITH SUCH  RAW  MILK  SUPPLY,  AND  THEREBY  CAUSES  SUBSTANTIAL
 IMPAIRMENT OR ADULTERATION OF SUCH RAW MILK.
   2.  A PERSON WHO UNLAWFULLY TAMPERS WITH A MILK SUPPLY SHALL BE LIABLE
 TO THE OWNER OF SUCH MILK SUPPLY  FOR  THE  FAIR  MARKET  VALUE  OF  THE
 IMPAIRED  OR  ADULTERATED  MILK  SUPPLY AT THE TIME OF THE IMPAIRMENT OR
 ADULTERATION. THE OWNER OF SUCH MILK SUPPLY SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PERMIT-
 TED BY LAW, BE RELIEVED AND HELD HARMLESS FROM  ANY  AND  ALL  LIABILITY
 IMPOSED UNDER THIS SECTION.
   UNLAWFUL TAMPERING OF THE MILK SUPPLY IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS A CLASS D
 FELONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07409-01-5

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