Bill Text: NY S02956 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires approval of the commissioner for compromise of a fine or penalty relating to kosher violations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-03 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S02956 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S02956-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2956 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir- ing approval of the commissioner of agriculture and markets for the compromise of any fine or penalty relating to kosher violations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 201-d of the agriculture and markets law is amended 2 by adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows: 3 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO CHARGE OR PENALTY, 4 CIVIL OR CRIMINAL, FOR VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO 5 HUNDRED ONE-A, TWO HUNDRED ONE-B, TWO HUNDRED ONE-C, TWO HUNDRED ONE-E 6 OR TWO HUNDRED ONE-F OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE COMPROMISED OR REDUCED 7 WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER DULY AUTHORIZED 8 DESIGNEE. 9 S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 10 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07249-01-1