Bill Text: NY S08031 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the promotion, market and sale of New York state farm products for holiday celebrations and decorations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-06 - referred to ways and means [S08031 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S08031-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8031 IN SENATE March 21, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- 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 the promotion of New York state farm products for holiday celebrations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 2-f to read as follows: 3 2-f. Aid in the promotion, marketing and sale of New York state farm 4 products used for holiday celebrations and decorations, including, but 5 not limited to, Christmas trees, wreaths, pumpkins, flowers and other 6 similar products in cooperation with the empire state development corpo- 7 ration by providing listings of such growers and suppliers to vendors 8 selling such products and to municipalities that may provide such infor- 9 mation to vendors selling such products on municipal sidewalks, lots or 10 streets. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15116-02-8