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- Signed chap.527
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.197
- Substituted for A10872
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.607
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- Referred to agriculture
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Requires identification of practices most susceptible to threats from dumping out of state products
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor William Magee
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7656
Title of bill
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the dumping of certain agricultural products
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this legislation is to require identification of practices most susceptible to threats from dumping out-of-state products.
Justification
In 2007, the Assembly and Senate passed legislation (chapter 668 of the Laws of 2007) that applies to any "person, firm, partnership, corporation or association that sells, offers for sale or distributes any food product" for the purposes of regulating out-of-state dumping of produce cull piles.
It has generally been acknowledged by producers and regulators alike that the scope of the existing law is too broad, encompassing many businesses (supermarkets, for example) that have well-established and well-regulated cull disposal systems. By granting the Department of Agriculture and Markets the ability to identify the types of operations where prevention is reasonably necessary, New York growers can be assured a more streamlined and valuable means to prevent the introduction of plant viruses and other diseases that can compromise their yields.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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