Bill Text: NY A03112 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits mass transit facilities in a city with a population of one million or more from advertising the sale or use of tobacco products or alcohol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to health [A03112 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A03112-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3112 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, MILLMAN, WEISENBERG, GALEF -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. CLARK, MAISEL, SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the advertisement of tobacco products and alcohol at mass transit facili- ties THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2 1399-mm-1 to read as follows: 3 S 1399-MM-1. ADVERTISING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ALCOHOL AT MASS TRAN- 4 SIT FACILITIES PROHIBITED. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE 5 FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 6 A. "TOBACCO PRODUCTS" SHALL MEAN CIGARETTES, CIGARS, CHEWING TOBACCO, 7 OR ANY OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCT; 8 B. "MASS TRANSIT FACILITIES" SHALL MEAN A TRAIN, SUBWAY, BUS, TAXICAB, 9 OR FERRY OR ANY BUILDING OR AREA WHERE PEOPLE GATHER TO RIDE SUCH TRAIN, 10 SUBWAY, BUS, TAXICAB OR FERRY; AND 11 C. "PERSON" SHALL MEAN A PERSON, FIRM, COMPANY, CORPORATION, PARTNER- 12 SHIP, SOLE PROPRIETOR, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABIL- 13 ITY COMPANY OR LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP, WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, 14 THAT RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE STATE TO OPERATE A MASS TRANSIT FACILITY. 15 2. NO PERSON OPERATING A MASS TRANSIT FACILITY WITHIN A CITY WITH A 16 POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE LOCATED WITHIN THIS STATE SHALL 17 DISPLAY ANY ADVERTISEMENT OF ANY TYPE OR MANNER TO PROMOTE THE SALE OR 18 USE OF ANY TOBACCO PRODUCT OR ALCOHOL. 19 3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED NINETY- 20 NINE-EE OF THIS ARTICLE, ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS 21 SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE 22 HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION. 23 S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 24 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06973-01-3