 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         521--A
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 9, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection  --  recommitted  to  the
          Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assem-
          bly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to menstrual prod-
          uct labeling
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  399-aaaa to read as follows:
     3    §  399-aaaa.  Menstrual  product  labeling.  1.  For  purposes of this
     4  section:
     5    (a) "ingredient" shall mean a substance present in any quantity in the
     6  menstrual product;
     7    (b) "menstrual product" shall mean products used for  the  purpose  of
     8  catching  menstruation  and vaginal discharge, including but not limited
     9  to tampons, pads, and menstrual  cups.  These  products  may  be  either
    10  disposable or reusable.
    11    2.  Each  package  or  box  containing menstrual products sold in this
    12  state shall contain a plain and conspicuous printed list of all ingredi-
    13  ents with percentages of the components of the menstrual products.  Such
    14  list shall either be printed on the package or affixed thereto.
    15    3.  Manufacturers of such menstrual products shall also provide labels
    16  for product dispensers which provide an individual  with  a  single  use
    17  menstrual  product,  where the individual is not obtaining the menstrual
    18  product in its original package or box.
    19    4. The requirements of this section shall apply  in  addition  to  any
    20  other  labeling requirements established pursuant to any other provision
    21  of law.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01786-02-8

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     1    5. Whenever a violation of this section has occurred, a civil  penalty
     2  of  one  thousand  dollars  per  package  or box shall be imposed on the
     3  manufacturer. Where the manufacturer has failed to provide a  label  for
     4  product  dispensers  pursuant  to subdivision three of this section, the
     5  manufacturer  shall  be in violation of this section and a civil penalty
     6  of one thousand dollars shall be imposed.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
     8  it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
     9  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    10  tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
    11  completed on or before such effective date.
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