Bill Text: NY A04226 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4226 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A04226 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A04226-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4226
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 1, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MOSLEY
          -- 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     4                               SALE OF OUTDATED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    § 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    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07389-01-9