Bill Text: NY S04925 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the sale of carolina fanwort, which is scientifically known as cabomba caroliniana grey.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-01-24 - referred to environmental conservation [S04925 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S04925-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 4925                                                  A. 7341
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 29, 2011
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Consumer
         Protection
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
         to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
         sale of carolina fanwort
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
    2  399-tt to read as follows:
    3    S 399-TT. SALE OF CAROLINA FANWORT PROHIBITED. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
    4  SECTION, "CAROLINA FANWORT" MEANS A WEEDY OR INVASIVE PLANT AND IS KNOWN
    5  SCIENTIFICALLY AS CABOMBA CAROLINIANA GREY.
    6    2. NO PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY
    7  SHALL KNOWINGLY SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE CAROLINA FANWORT.
    8    3.  A  VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE AN OFFENSE
    9  PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. A  VIOLATION
   10  OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AFTER HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED
   11  OF SUCH AN OFFENSE WITHIN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY
   12  A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11020-01-1