Bill Text: NY S03396 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides for the promotion of New York state animal and plant fiber and products made from such fiber.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-07-16 - SIGNED CHAP.285 [S03396 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S03396-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3396--A Cal. No. 418 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAY, BIAGGI, BROUK, HELMING, HINCHEY, MANNION, PARK- ER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the promotion of New York state animal and plant fiber The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 2-g to read as follows: 3 2-g. Aid, in cooperation with the department of economic development, 4 in the promotion, marketing and sale, both within and outside the state, 5 of New York state animal and plant fiber and products made from such 6 fiber. For the purposes of this subdivision animal fiber means natural 7 fibers that have formed the covering, or fleece, of sheep or other hairy 8 animals such as goats or alpacas, shorn for the purposes of creating 9 textile products, and plant fiber means natural fibers that are obtained 10 from plants and used to create textile products including, but not 11 limited to, hemp. Such aid shall include, but not be limited to: 12 (a) the opportunity for producers of animal and plant fibers in the 13 state to participate in programs that offer seals or logos identifying 14 such fibers as grown in New York state and certified for their quality, 15 for product labeling, advertising, and displays; and 16 (b) the development of educational materials about animal and plant 17 fiber, especially for young people, in cooperation with cooperative 18 extension, boards of cooperative educational services, local fairs, and 19 the state fair. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08936-06-1
