Bill Text: NY S07730 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to labeling requirements for fish wholesalers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-03 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S07730 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07730-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7730
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     June 3, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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 labeling
         requirements for fish wholesalers
         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 214-o to read as follows:
    3    S 214-O. LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR FISH WHOLESALERS.   ANY  WHOLESALER
    4  OF FISH AND/OR SEAFOOD MAY ONLY SELL SUCH FISH OR SEAFOOD THAT IS EDIBLE
    5  OR  OTHERWISE  SALEABLE  FOR  CONSUMPTION  PURPOSES,  IN SEALED, CLEARLY
    6  LABELED CONTAINERS. THE LABELS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:  1. THE IDEN-
    7  TITY OF THE COMMODITY, 2. THE WEIGHT OF THE COMMODITY, 3. THE  NAME  AND
    8  ADDRESS  OF  THE  SHIPPER,  PACKER, OR DISTRIBUTOR, AND 4. THE STATE AND
    9  COUNTY OF COMMODITY ORIGIN.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15124-01-4