Assembly Bill A4632

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to encouraging and promoting farmers markets in state and local parks

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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-A4632 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1376
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5822
2021-2022: S5006
2023-2024: A4905, S1608

2025-A4632 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Encourages farmers' markets in state parks by posting related information, identifying opportunities and coordinating with other state agencies.

2025-A4632 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4632
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to farmers' markets in state and local parks
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 24 to read as follows:
   24. ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE FARMERS' MARKETS WHICH OFFER FOR  SALE  FARM
 AND  FOOD  PRODUCTS,  AS  SUCH  TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED
 SIXTY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, AT STATE PARKS WHEN SUCH FARM-
 ERS' MARKET DOES NOT HARM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR  INTEGRITY  OF  THE
 PARK.  SUCH PROMOTION SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)   POSTING  INFORMATION  ON  THE  OFFICE'S  WEBSITE  PERTAINING  TO
 LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF OPERATION FOR SUCH FARMERS' MARKETS HELD IN STATE
 PARKS;
   (B) IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND FARMERS' MARKETS TO ADDITIONAL
 STATE PARK LOCATIONS; AND
   (C) COORDINATING WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO  EMPIRE  STATE  DEVELOPMENT  AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF AGRICULTURE AND
 MARKETS, TO FURTHER THE GOALS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03145-01-5

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