Bill Text: NY A04922 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | 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) 2018-01-03 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A04922 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A04922-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4922 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2017 ___________ 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of the general business 2 law, as added by chapter 697 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 SALE OF OUTDATED 5 AND LABEL OBSTRUCTED OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS 6 § 2.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 [the10expiration 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. LBD07833-01-7