Bill Text: NY S07840 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to expanding the types of goods made and the methods of sale used by home processors to include direct and indirect internet sales; home-based in-person sales; home-based delivery services; and community-supported agriculture subscriptions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-01 - REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE [S07840 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S07840-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7840
                    IN SENATE
                                      March 1, 2018
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        Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- 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  expand-
          ing  the  types  of  goods  made  and the methods of sale used by home
          processors
          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 16-b to read as follows:
     3    § 16-b. Homemade products. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and
     4  regulations to execute and carry into effect the following:
     5    1. a review of the ingredients and foods home processors are prohibit-
     6  ed from using and making;
     7    2. in consultation with the department  of  health,  modifications  to
     8  expand  the ingredients that may be used and the types of goods that may
     9  be offered for sale by home processors consistent with the standards and
    10  best practices of food safety; and
    11    3. approved home-processed product methods  of  sale  to  individuals,
    12  restaurants, retailers and grocers:
    13    (a) direct and indirect internet sales;
    14    (b) home-based in-person sales;
    15    (c) home-based delivery services; and
    16    (d) community-supported agriculture subscriptions.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14901-03-8