S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7730 I N S E N A T E June 3, 2014 ___________ 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