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                                         2956
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 3, 2011
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       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