Bill Text: NY A02131 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Makes it illegal to knowingly alter, mutilate, destroy, obstruct, obscure or remove, by means of a sticker, tag or other device used to deter theft, or a price sticker, or otherwise, the whole or any part of the label including where applicable the expiration date displayed thereon, of any over-the-counter drug or cosmetic.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-20 - enacting clause stricken [A02131 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A02131-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 1936                                                  A. 2131
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 14, 2011
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       IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE, SEWARD -- read twice and
         ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
         Consumer Protection
       IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAYERSOHN -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  the  sale  of
         over-the-counter drugs
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The article heading of article 38-A of the general business
    2  law, as added by chapter 697 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read  as
    3  follows:
    4                               SALE OF OUTDATED
    5                 AND LABEL OBSTRUCTED OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS
    6    S  2.  Subdivision  2  of  section 820 of the general business law, as
    7  added by chapter 697 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
    8    2. to knowingly alter, mutilate,  destroy,  obliterate  or  remove  by
    9  means  of  a  price  sticker  or otherwise the whole or any part of [the
   10  expiration date displayed on] the label [or packaging], INCLUDING  WHERE
   11  APPLICABLE  THE EXPIRATION DATE DISPLAYED THEREON, of any over-the-coun-
   12  ter drug OR COSMETIC. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "LABEL"
   13  SHALL MEAN THE LABEL REQUIRED BY THE STATUTES APPLICABLE  TO  AND  REGU-
   14  LATIONS ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
   15    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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