Legislation
SECTION 451
Definitions
Agriculture & Markets (AGM) CHAPTER 69, ARTICLE 27
§ 451. Definitions. 1. "Food relief organization" means a religious
organization or other not-for-profit that provides food for free to
persons experiencing food insecurity, including but not limited to a
food pantry, food bank, or soup kitchen or community-based organization
that provides food for free to persons experiencing food insecurity.
2. "Surplus agricultural products" means consumable or edible
agricultural products grown, produced or harvested in New York,
including processed products as defined pursuant to subdivision three of
this section, but shall not include beverages containing alcohol.
3. "Processed products" means any agricultural commodity that is
grown, produced or harvested in New York state and further processed by
butchering, freezing, canning, altering its state and/or blending with
other ingredients, so long as the final product contains at least
fifty-one percent by weight or volume agricultural products that are
grown, produced or harvested in New York state, regardless of where
processed.
organization or other not-for-profit that provides food for free to
persons experiencing food insecurity, including but not limited to a
food pantry, food bank, or soup kitchen or community-based organization
that provides food for free to persons experiencing food insecurity.
2. "Surplus agricultural products" means consumable or edible
agricultural products grown, produced or harvested in New York,
including processed products as defined pursuant to subdivision three of
this section, but shall not include beverages containing alcohol.
3. "Processed products" means any agricultural commodity that is
grown, produced or harvested in New York state and further processed by
butchering, freezing, canning, altering its state and/or blending with
other ingredients, so long as the final product contains at least
fifty-one percent by weight or volume agricultural products that are
grown, produced or harvested in New York state, regardless of where
processed.