Assembly Bill A7964

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a New York native plants designation within the New York state grown and certified program

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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-A7964 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7359
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L

2025-A7964 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets, acting by and through the department of economic development, in cooperation with the department of environmental conservation, to establish a New York native plants designation within the New York state grown and certified program, for certain native plants grown, cultivated, harvested, or distributed by nurseries, plant farms, garden centers, and other horticultural vendors in the state.

2025-A7964 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7964
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab-
   lishing a New York native plants designation within the New York state
   grown and certified program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 2-h to read as follows:
   2-H.  ESTABLISH,  IN  COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
 CONSERVATION, A NEW YORK NATIVE PLANTS DESIGNATION WITHIN THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  GROWN AND CERTIFIED PROGRAM, FOR NATIVE PLANTS GROWN, CULTIVATED,
 HARVESTED, OR DISTRIBUTED BY NURSERIES, PLANT FARMS, GARDEN CENTERS, AND
 OTHER HORTICULTURAL VENDORS WITHIN THE STATE. THE DEPARTMENT, IN COOPER-
 ATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL ESTABLISH
 APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR SUCH  DESIGNATION  AND  PROVIDE
 FOR  THE USE OF SEALS, LABELING, OR OTHER APPROPRIATE IDENTIFICATION FOR
 CERTIFIED NEW YORK NATIVE PLANTS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  FURTHER  PROVIDE
 EDUCATIONAL  MATERIALS  PROMOTING  AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF NATIVE
 PLANTS UNDER THE NEW YORK NATIVE  PLANTS  DESIGNATION  TO  HORTICULTURAL
 PRODUCERS,  GARDEN CENTERS, CONSUMERS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, CORNELL
 COOPERATIVE  EXTENSION,  AND  RELEVANT  AGRICULTURAL  AND  ENVIRONMENTAL
 ORGANIZATIONS.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "NATIVE PLANTS"
 SHALL MEAN NON-INVASIVE HERBACEOUS AND  WOODY  PLANT  SPECIES  THAT  ARE
 INDIGENOUS  TO  NEW YORK STATE AND ARE LIKELY TO MAINTAIN THEIR RANGE OR
 SUCCESSFULLY ADAPT TO ANTICIPATED CLIMATE CHANGES IN NEW YORK STATE  AND
 THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11627-01-5

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