What's happening
This bill requires fish wholesalers in New York to label sealed containers with the fish's identity, weight, distributor, and state of origin.
Why it matters
Enhances traceability and accountability. By requiring wholesalers to label sealed fish containers with identity, weight, distributor information, and state of origin, the bill helps consumers, retailers, and regulators trace the fish's source, which is vital in the event of contamination, fraud, or recalls.
Supports informed consumer and business choices. Clear labeling allows buyers to make more informed decisions about the fish they purchase, including preferences for local products, sustainability considerations, and awareness of potential allergens or region-specific fishing practices.
Aligns with federal regulations. The bill includes language to ensure that New York’s requirements are consistent with federal laws and regulations, reducing the risk of legal conflicts for businesses operating across state lines and improving regulatory efficiency.
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Who cares
Fish wholesalers
Wholesalers that handle fish for human consumption and package it in sealed containers would have to label those containers with the fish’s identity, quantity, state of origin and shipper, packer or distributor’s name and address.
Fish shippers, packers and distributors
Their names and addresses would appear on sealed-container labels required for covered wholesalers.
Wholesale fish buyers
Required container labels would give buyers information about the fish’s identity, quantity and state of origin.
Headline styles
Label Fish Packaging Clearly
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 40
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.344
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 53–9
- 3rd reading cal.1044
- Substituted for S1422
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.530
- Rules report cal.530
- Reported
Show 2 earlier actions
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to agriculture
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Require Labels on Wholesale Fish
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Tony Avella
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3178
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. KIM, BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling requirements for fish wholesalers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 190 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 874 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
2. All food and food products which are sold, offered or exposed for sale by wholesalers, packers, distributors or jobbers shall be sold, or offered or exposed for sale by net weight, standard measure or numerical count and shall be plainly marked, in such form or manner as may be prescribed by the commissioner, by such person offering the food or food products for sale except that, unless required pursuant to the provisions of section two hundred fourteen-o of this chapter, it shall not be necessary to so mark meat, meat products or fish, other than shellfish in natural form, provided the net weight be stated on a written invoice and on the shipping container of the meat, meat product or fish.
§ 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 214-o to read as follows:
§ 214-o. Labeling requirements for fish wholesalers. 1. Any wholesaler that sells, offers for sale, transports or transacts in the purchase or sale of fish for human consumption and packages such fish in sealed containers, shall cause such containers to be clearly labeled with the following:
(a) the identity and the weight, standard measure or numerical count of the fish;
(b) the name and address of the shipper, packer or distributor thereof; and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(c) the state of the origin thereof.
2. The provisions of this section shall be deemed to comply with and shall be implemented in accordance to any federal law, rule or regulation relating to fish.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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