Bill Text: NY A02980 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products within a one mile radius of schools or daycare centers; defines the term "billboard".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to economic development [A02980 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A02980-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2980
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 22, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, WEISENBERG, RIVERA, CLARK -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, CYMBROWITZ, GALEF, LIFTON, MILLMAN,
ROBINSON, SCARBOROUGH, SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to billboards
advertising alcohol or tobacco products
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 ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS. NO BILL-
4 BOARD ADVERTISING ANY ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO PRODUCT SHALL BE ERECTED OR
5 MAINTAINED WITHIN A ONE MILE RADIUS OF (1) ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMEN-
6 TARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL, OR (2) ANY DAYCARE CENTER. FOR PURPOSES OF
7 THIS SECTION, THE TERM "BILLBOARD" SHALL INCLUDE ANY BILLBOARD, SIGN,
8 NOTICE, POSTER, DISPLAY OR OTHER STATIONARY DEVICE INTENDED TO ATTRACT
9 OR WHICH DOES ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF OPERATORS OF MOTOR VEHICLES OR
10 PEDESTRIANS.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06967-01-3
