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History
- Signed chap.304
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.290
- Substituted for A6439
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.631
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- Referred to agriculture
- Referred to agriculture
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Increases penalties associated with the packaging, sale or certification of kosher foods
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Linda Rosenthal
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4494
Title of bill
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to increas- ing penalties associated with the packaging, sale or certification of kosher foods
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would increase penalties associated with the fraudulent pack- aging, sale or certification of kosher food.
Summary of specific provisions
Subdivision 6 of section 201-c of the agriculture and markets law as added by chapter 151 of the laws of 2004, is amended to increase the fine of failing to adhere to kosher certification when selling or pack- ing food.
Justification
After the elimination of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets kosher food inspection unit as a result of the 2010-2011 State Fiscal Year budget cuts, kosher consumers have grown increasingly concerned about the loss of this protection. Although these positions are unlikely to be restored in the immediate future, violations of this particular form of fraud can still be identified and fined through consumer tips and other methods. Increasing existing penalties in light of this new vulnerability will deter those seeking to exploit current circumstances and protect the New Yorkers who adhere to these dietary restrictions as an essential component of Jewish Halakhic law.
Prior legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
Unknown.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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