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S4933Senate2015-2016 Session

Relates to the governance of food label or the portion of food produced, processed, transported, stored, marketed, distributed, sold or offered for sale by the state

Sponsor Michael H. RanzenhoferSD-61Affects Economy
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In Senate Committee
Rules
Impact
Pending
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Pending

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Michael H. Ranzenhofer

Senator · Senate District 61

Chair, Corporations, Authorities And Commissions

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History

  1. Reported and committed to rules
  2. Print number 4933a
  3. Amend and recommit to agriculture
  4. Referred to agriculture
  5. Committed to rules
  6. Advanced to third reading
  7. 2nd report cal.
  8. 1st report cal.1182
  9. Referred to agriculture

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Title of bill

An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the governance of food labels or the portion of food produced, processed, transported, stored, marketed, distributed, sold or offered for sale by the state

Purpose

To clarify that food labeling is vested exclusively in the state.

Summary of provisions

Section one - adds two new subdivisions to section 2 of the Agriculture and Markets Law to define "portion" and "food label."

Section two - amends subdivision 1 of section 16 of the Agriculture and Markets Law to add that jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the food label or the portion of food produced, processed, transported, stored, marketed, distributed, sold or offered for sale in the state is vested exclusively in the state. It further provides that any local law or ordinance relating to these matters will be preempted upon the effective date of the law.

Section three - is the effective date.

Justification

Recently, some local governments have considered passing their own local laws relating to food labels and food portions. Food vendors and processors typically have standard labels that they use for their products, based upon state and federal rules, and usually sell in many locations across the state. It would be very harmful to intrastate commerce to arrive at a situation where various municipalities across the state have their own special label and portion laws, so that rather than having standard labels and portion sizes, each food producer would have to use a different label depending upon where the product was going. The inevitable result would be higher costs to consumers, less choice for consumers, and situations where the rules for a particular municipality might actually be in apparent conflict with state rules. A variety of food labels would also cause confusion to consumers, who might be unfamiliar with the unique label format required by a particular municipality. This bill promotes uniformity of food labels across the state, based upon the requirements promulgated by the state, that will best serve the consumers and producers in New York.

Legislative history

2015 - S.4933 -- RULES

Fiscal implications

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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