Bill Text: NY A08631 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to requiring genetically modified salmon that is sold or offered for sale be labeled.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-24 - held for consideration in consumer affairs and protection [A08631 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A08631-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8631 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY December 23, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring that genetically modified salmon that is sold or offered for sale be labeled 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 1356 to read as follows: 3 § 1356. Labeling genetically modified salmon. Genetically modified 4 salmon that is sold, offered or exposed for sale in packaging shall be 5 plainly and conspicuously labeled or marked as genetically modified 6 salmon. Genetically modified salmon that is sold at a market or deli and 7 is not packaged, shall be marked or labeled as genetically modified 8 salmon with a plainly and conspicuously labeled sign located near such 9 salmon. Under this section, genetically modified salmon means a salmon 10 that has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13258-02-5
