Bill Text: NY S02067 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S02067 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S02067-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2067
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 11, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE,  LARKIN,  RANZENHOFER  -- read twice and
          ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
          Consumer 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     4                               SALE OF OUTDATED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  [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    § 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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