STATE OF NEW YORK
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9171
IN SENATE
May 12, 2022
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Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 increas-
ing the number of cuisine trails in the state
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of
2 section 284-a of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter
3 314 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
4 Designations shall take into consideration geographic proximity and
5 alignment, thematic consistency, geographic or historical consistency,
6 density, economic feasibility, and the cooperation of agricultural
7 producers on the trails to be designated. The department shall designate
8 no more than fifteen farm trails, fifteen apple trails, and [fifteen]
9 twenty-five cuisine trails. Criteria for developing and approving such
10 trails shall include:
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15815-01-2