Bill Text: NY A08950 | 2011-2012 | 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.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A08950 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A08950-Introduced.html

---

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
       ________________________________________________________________________
                                         8950
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 4, 2012
                                      ___________
       Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- 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    4                               SALE OF OUTDATED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    S 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    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04920-01-1