Bill Text: NY A02571 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds; defines "billboard".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to economic development [A02571 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A02571-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2571
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 20, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to billboards
advertising alcoholic beverages
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new
2 section 397-b to read as follows:
3 S 397-B. BILLBOARDS ADVERTISING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. NO BILLBOARD
4 ADVERTISING ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHALL BE ERECTED OR MAINTAINED WITHIN
5 ONE THOUSAND FEET OF:
6 1. ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL; OR
7 2. ANY PLAYGROUND ADJACENT TO OR WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF ANY
8 PRIVATE OR PUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
9 FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "BILLBOARD" SHALL INCLUDE ANY
10 BILLBOARD, SIGN, NOTICE, POSTER, DISPLAY OR OTHER STATIONARY DEVICE
11 INTENDED TO ATTRACT OR WHICH DOES ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF OPERATORS OF
12 MOTOR VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS.
13 S 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
14 law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05472-01-5
