What's happening
This bill prohibits advertising tobacco products and alcohol at mass transit facilities in New York City, imposing fines for violations.
Why it matters
Targets public health by reducing exposure. By banning tobacco and alcohol ads in highly trafficked transit spaces, the bill aims to limit youth and general population exposure to marketing that encourages potentially harmful behaviors, supporting broader public health efforts.
Focuses on NYC’s large transit network. The legislation specifically targets cities with a population over one million, effectively applying this to New York City. This means the policy could have a significant impact due to the city's vast transit system and large commuter base.
Creates financial incentives for compliance. The bill imposes a $500 per day fine for each violation, which could motivate transit operators to strictly enforce the advertising ban and deter companies from attempting to sidestep the law.
Impacts transit facility funding and advertising revenue. Transit facilities that receive state funding are covered, which may require these entities to find alternative sources of advertising revenue, possibly influencing their financial planning and partnerships.
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Ban Transit Ads for Tobacco, Alcohol
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History
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3559
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the advertisement of tobacco products and alcohol at mass transit facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1399-mm-1 to read as follows:
§ 1399-mm-1. Advertising of tobacco products and alcohol at mass transit facilities prohibited. 1. For the purposes of this section the following terms shall have the following meanings:
a. "tobacco products" shall mean cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, or any other tobacco product;
b. "mass transit facilities" shall mean a train, subway, bus, taxicab, or ferry or any building or area where people gather to ride such train, subway, bus, taxicab or ferry; and
c. "person" shall mean a person, firm, company, corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, limited partnership, association, limited liability company or limited liability partnership, whether public or private, that receives funding from the state to operate a mass transit facility.
2. No person operating a mass transit facility within a city with a population of one million or more located within this state shall display any advertisement of any type or manner to promote the sale or use of any tobacco product or alcohol.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section thirteen hundred ninetynine-ee of this article, any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of five hundred dollars per day for each such violation.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08370-01-7
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