Bill Text: NY S06964 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Establishes the Shop: Pride of New York program for food sellers which sell foods produced in New York state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-18 - PRINT NUMBER 6964A [S06964 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S06964-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6964--A I N S E N A T E April 17, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, KENNEDY, KLEIN, SAVINO, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing the Shop: Pride of New York program for wholesale and retail sellers of food and food products produced in New York state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new 2 section 156-j to read as follows: 3 S 156-J. SHOP: PRIDE OF NEW YORK. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS 4 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL MEAN: 5 (A) "NEW YORK PRODUCT" MEANS (I) NEW YORK STATE GROWN FARM PRODUCT 6 PACKED WITHIN THIS STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OFFICIAL STANDARDS ESTAB- 7 LISHED AS PROVIDED BY THIS ARTICLE, ARTICLE THIRTEEN, ARTICLE THIR- 8 TEEN-A, ARTICLE THIRTEEN-B, ARTICLE THIRTEEN-C AND ARTICLE THIRTEEN-D OF 9 THIS CHAPTER OR ANY NEW YORK STATE PRODUCED OR LANDED AQUATIC PRODUCT, 10 SUBJECT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS TO BE PROMULGAT- 11 ED BY THE COMMISSIONER; OR 12 (II) ANY NEW YORK STATE PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCT, MANUFACTURED WITHIN 13 THIS STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OFFICIAL STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE 14 COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO REGULATION, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY COMPOSED OF 15 NEW YORK STATE GROWN FARM PRODUCTS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHENEVER THE 16 COMMISSIONER DETERMINES, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, THAT THE USE OF INGREDI- 17 ENTS NOT GROWN OR PRODUCED IN THIS STATE IS NECESSARY OR BENEFICIAL IN 18 MANUFACTURING A PARTICULAR PRODUCT BECAUSE SUCH INGREDIENTS ARE EITHER 19 NOT GROWN IN NEW YORK OR UNAVAILABLE IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OR AT A 20 REASONABLE PRICE TO ALLOW THE PRODUCT TO BE COMPOSED OF ONLY NEW YORK 21 STATE GROWN FARM PRODUCTS, THE STANDARD FOR SUCH PRODUCT MAY AUTHORIZE 22 THE INCLUSION OF INGREDIENTS NOT PRODUCED IN THIS STATE, EXCEPT THAT IN 23 NO EVENT SHALL AN OFFICIAL BRAND OR MARK BE APPROVED FOR USE ON A FOOD EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14877-07-2 S. 6964--A 2 1 PRODUCT UNLESS AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF ITS CONTENT IS DERIVED FROM 2 NEW YORK STATE GROWN FARM PRODUCTS. 3 (B) "FOOD SELLER" MEANS ANY PERSON OR ENTITY REGULARLY ENGAGED IN THE 4 SALE OF FOOD AND/OR FOOD PRODUCTS. 5 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGN, DETERMINE AND ADOPT AN OFFICIAL LOGO 6 FOR SHOP: PRIDE OF NEW YORK FOOD SELLERS WHICH MAY BE DISPLAYED UPON THE 7 PREMISES OF FOOD SELLERS DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. SUCH 8 LOGO, WHEN ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSIONER, MAY BE REGISTERED AS A TRADEMARK 9 IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FOUR 10 OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW RELATING TO 11 THE REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARKS. SUCH TRADEMARK SHALL BE REGISTERED BY 12 THE SECRETARY OF STATE WITHOUT EXTRACTION OF ANY FEE THEREFOR. THE 13 COMMISSIONER MAY, IN HIS OR HER DISCRETION, REGISTER SUCH MARK WITH THE 14 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND ANY OTHER STATE OR FOREIGN COUNTRY. 15 3. A RETAIL FOOD SELLER MAY APPLY TO THE COMMISSIONER TO HAVE ITS 16 BUSINESS DESIGNATED AS A SHOP: PRIDE OF NEW YORK FOOD SELLER, IF SUCH 17 RETAIL FOOD SELLER SELLS OR OFFERS FOR SALE AT LEAST TWENTY DIFFERENT 18 FOODS AND/OR FOOD PRODUCTS THAT ARE NEW YORK PRODUCTS. AT THE TIME OF 19 APPLICATION, A ONE-TIME APPLICATION FEE OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE 20 PAID TO THE DEPARTMENT. EVERY APPLICANT FOR DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO 21 THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE IN HIS OR HER APPLICATION A LIST OF NEW YORK 22 PRODUCTS SOLD ANNUALLY, THE NAMES OF THE NEW YORK PRODUCT PRODUCERS FROM 23 WHOM SUCH PRODUCTS WERE PURCHASED, AND A ONE SENTENCE DESCRIPTION OF ITS 24 BUSINESS. THE COMMISSIONER MAY, BASED UPON THE PRODUCERS NAMED IN EACH 25 APPLICATION, VERIFY THAT THE PRODUCTS SOLD BY THE APPLICANT ARE NEW YORK 26 PRODUCTS. IF THE COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT THE APPLICANT'S BUSINESS 27 COMPLIES WITH THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN THIS SUBDIVISION HE OR SHE 28 SHALL DESIGNATE THE RETAIL FOOD SELLER AS A SHOP: PRIDE OF NEW YORK FOOD 29 SELLER. APPLICANTS RECEIVING SUCH DESIGNATION WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE 30 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH OFFICIAL SHOP: 31 PRIDE OF NEW YORK ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FREE OF CHARGE. 32 THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE SUCH MATERIALS, AS HE OR SHE 33 DEEMS NECESSARY, TO FULFILL THE GOALS AND PURPOSES OF THE SHOP: PRIDE OF 34 NEW YORK PROGRAM. 35 4. A WHOLESALE FOOD SELLER MAY APPLY TO THE COMMISSIONER TO HAVE ITS 36 BUSINESS DESIGNATED AS A SHOP: PRIDE OF NEW YORK WHOLESALER, IF SUCH 37 WHOLESALE FOOD SELLER SELLS OR OFFERS FOR SALE SUCH QUANTITIES AND TYPES 38 OF FOODS AND/OR FOOD PRODUCTS THAT ARE NEW YORK PRODUCTS, AS SHALL BE 39 ESTABLISHED IN THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT. AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION, 40 A ONE-TIME APPLICATION FEE OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE PAID TO THE 41 DEPARTMENT. EVERY APPLICANT FOR DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO THE SUBDIVISION 42 SHALL INCLUDE IN HIS OR HER APPLICATION A LIST OF NEW YORK PRODUCTS SOLD 43 ANNUALLY, THE NAMES OF THE NEW YORK PRODUCT PRODUCERS FROM WHOM SUCH 44 PRODUCTS WERE PURCHASED, AND A ONE SENTENCE DESCRIPTION OF ITS BUSINESS. 45 THE COMMISSIONER MAY, BASED UPON THE PRODUCERS NAMED IN EACH APPLICA- 46 TION, VERIFY THAT THE PRODUCTS SOLD BY THE APPLICANT ARE NEW YORK 47 PRODUCTS. IF THE COMMISSIONER FINDS THAT THE APPLICANT COMPLIES WITH THE 48 STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, HE OR SHE SHALL DESIGNATE THE 49 WHOLESALE FOOD SELLER AS A SHOP: PRIDE OF NEW YORK WHOLESALER. APPLI- 50 CANTS RECEIVING SUCH DESIGNATION WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE 51 OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH OFFICIAL SHOP: PRIDE OF NEW YORK 52 ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FREE OF CHARGE. THEREAFTER, THE 53 COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE SUCH MATERIALS, AS HE OR SHE DEEMS NECESSARY, 54 TO FULFILL THE GOALS AND PURPOSES OF THE SHOP: PRIDE OF NEW YORK 55 PROGRAM. S. 6964--A 3 1 5. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH, ON ITS DEPARTMENTAL INTERNET 2 WEBSITE, A LINK DEDICATED TO THE SHOP: PRIDE OF NEW YORK PROGRAM. SUCH 3 LINK SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME, LOCATION AND HOURS OF OPERATION OF EACH 4 SHOP: PRIDE OF NEW YORK DESIGNATED FOOD SELLER, AND THE SINGLE SENTENCE 5 DESCRIPTION OF THE FOOD SELLER'S BUSINESS THAT WAS INCLUDED IN ITS 6 APPLICATION. FURTHERMORE, THE DEPARTMENT, IN COOPERATION WITH THE 7 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE REGIONAL OFFICES OF SUCH 8 DEPARTMENT, SHALL ENGAGE IN THE PROMOTION OF SHOP: PRIDE OF NEW YORK 9 DESIGNATED FOOD SELLERS. 10 6. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS HE 11 OR SHE DEEMS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 12 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 13 ing the date on which it shall have become a law, provided, that, effec- 14 tive immediately, any rules and regulations necessary to implement the 15 provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed 16 to be promulgated on or before such date.