Bill Text: NY S01608 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Encourages farmers' markets in state parks by posting related information, identifying opportunities and coordinating with other state agencies.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-14 - 1ST REPORT CAL.1130 [S01608 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1608

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 13, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO,  HELMING,  MAY, O'MARA -- read twice and
          ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
          Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation

        AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law and
          the general municipal law, in relation to farmers'  markets  in  state
          and local parks

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic  preser-
     2  vation  law,  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  subdivision 24 to read as
     3  follows:
     4    24. Permit farmers'  markets  which  offer  for  sale  farm  and  food
     5  products,  as such terms are defined in section two hundred sixty of the
     6  agriculture and markets law, at state parks when  such  farmers'  market
     7  does not harm the natural environment or integrity of the park.
     8    §  2.  Section  72-p of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
     9  506 of the laws of 1989, is  renumbered  section  72-q  and  amended  by
    10  adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
    11    4.  Such municipal corporation may permit farmers' markets which offer
    12  for sale farm and food products, as such terms are  defined  in  section
    13  two  hundred  sixty of the agriculture and markets law, in any park over
    14  which such corporation has jurisdiction;  provided, however,  that  such
    15  farmers'  market  does  not  unduly burden nearby residents and does not
    16  harm the natural environment or integrity of the park.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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