Bill Text: NY S05822 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Permits farmers markets in state and local parks.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-03-02 - referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development [S05822 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S05822-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5822--A
            Cal. No. 1199

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 15, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
          Parks and Recreation -- reported favorably  from  said  committee  and
          committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged and said
          bill  committed  to the Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third read-
          ing, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in  the  order
          of third reading

        AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law and
          the general municipal law, in relation to farmers'  markets  in  state
          and local parks

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic  preser-
     2  vation  law,  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  subdivision 24 to read as
     3  follows:
     4    24. Permit farmers'  markets  which  offer  for  sale  farm  and  food
     5  products,  as such terms are defined in section two hundred sixty of the
     6  agriculture and markets law, at state parks when  such  farmers'  market
     7  does not harm the natural environment or integrity of the park.
     8    §  2.  Section  72-p of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
     9  506 of the laws of 1989, is amended by adding a  new  subdivision  4  to
    10  read as follows:
    11    4.  Such municipal corporation may permit farmers' markets which offer
    12  for sale farm and food products, as such terms are  defined  in  section
    13  two  hundred  sixty of the agriculture and markets law, in any park over
    14  which such corporation has jurisdiction;  provided, however,  that  such
    15  farmers'  market  does  not  unduly burden nearby residents and does not
    16  harm the natural environment or integrity of the park.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11771-02-9