Bill Text: NY A06888 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to develop and conduct a public awareness campaign regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-05 - substituted by s4089 [A06888 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A06888-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6888 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 13, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to a public awareness campaign regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases 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 16-b to read as follows: 3 § 16-b. Public awareness campaign regarding Lyme disease and other 4 tick-borne diseases. The commissioner, in consultation with the commis- 5 sioner of health, shall develop and conduct a public awareness campaign 6 regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. The campaign may 7 utilize public forums, social media and mass media, including but not 8 limited to internet, radio, and print advertising and shall include 9 materials and information on the department's website. The campaign 10 shall be tailored to educate farmers, farm workers, and other agricul- 11 tural employees regarding: (a) Lyme disease and other tick-borne 12 diseases; (b) recognition of the symptoms of Lyme disease and other 13 tick-borne diseases; (c) the available treatments for Lyme disease and 14 other tick-borne diseases; and (d) preventive measures that may be taken 15 to lessen the threat posed by ticks carrying Lyme disease or other tick- 16 borne diseases. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08388-01-1