Bill Text: NY A04533 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the inspection of live poultry markets by the department of agriculture and markets; provides for the commissioner, or his or her authorized agent, to notify the zoning or planning board of the municipality in which such market is located if the market commences additional slaughtering operations over which the department has no statutory jurisdiction on the same premises.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-03 - enacting clause stricken [A04533 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A04533-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4533 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, TITUS, ORTIZ, COOK, SCARBOROUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to live poultry markets THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new 2 section 96-f-1 to read as follows: 3 S 96-F-1. NOTIFICATION OF MUNICIPALITIES IN CERTAIN INSTANCES. 1. UPON 4 INSPECTION OF A LIVE POULTRY MARKET PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, THE 5 COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER AUTHORIZED AGENT SHALL NOTIFY THE ZONING OR 6 PLANNING BOARD OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH SUCH MARKET IS LOCATED IF, 7 FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, 8 THE MARKET COMMENCES ADDITIONAL SLAUGHTERING OPERATIONS OVER WHICH THE 9 DEPARTMENT HAS NO STATUTORY JURISDICTION ON THE SAME PREMISES. THE 10 COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER AUTHORIZED AGENT MAY ALSO NOTIFY ANY ADDI- 11 TIONAL MUNICIPAL ENTITY AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 12 THE PUBLIC. 13 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THIS SECTION SHALL 14 APPLY WHETHER OR NOT THE DEPARTMENT HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL 15 AGREEMENT TO INSPECT SUCH ADDITIONAL SLAUGHTERING OPERATIONS FOR THE 16 USDA FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT 17 THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT ENTER INTO SUCH CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS IF SUCH 18 OPERATIONS ARE FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF ANY LOCAL ZONING LAW OR REGU- 19 LATION. 20 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08618-01-5