Assembly Bill A417

Signed By Governor
2025-2026 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include cannabis

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A417 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S780
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §301, Ag & Mkts L; amd §2, Chap of 2024 (as proposed in S.1752 & A.1234)

2025-A417 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include cannabis when cultivated in accordance with the cannabis law; amends the effectiveness thereof.

2025-A417 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    417
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  expand-
   ing  the  definition  of  crops,  livestock  and livestock products to
   include cannabis; and amends a chapter of the laws  of  2024  amending
   the  agriculture  and markets law relating to expanding the definition
   of crops, livestock and livestock products  to  include  cannabis,  as
   proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1752 and A. 1234, in relation
   to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph m of subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agricul-
 ture and markets law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending
 the agriculture and markets law relating to expanding the definition  of
 crops, livestock and livestock products to include cannabis, as proposed
 in  legislative bills numbers S. 1752 and A. 1234, is amended to read as
 follows:
   m. Cannabis [as defined  in  section  three  of]  WHEN  CULTIVATED  IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH the cannabis law.
   §  2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the agricul-
 ture and markets law relating to  expanding  the  definition  of  crops,
 livestock  and  livestock  products  to include cannabis, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 1752 and A. 1234, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO
 HAVE BEEN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2024.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 section  one  of  this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
 same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024  amending  the  agriculture
 and markets law relating to expanding the definition of crops, livestock
 and  livestock  products to include cannabis, as proposed in legislative
 bills numbers S. 1752 and A. 1234, takes effect.

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