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A783Assembly2017-2018 Session

Ban Alcohol Ads Near Schools

Official title

“Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds”

Sponsor J. Gary PretlowAD-89Affects Economy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Economic Development
Impact
5/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Economic Development

What's happening

This bill bans billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1,000 feet of schools or playgrounds near schools in New York.

Why it matters

  1. Limits exposure of alcohol advertising to children and teenagers. by prohibiting billboards near schools and adjacent playgrounds, reducing the likelihood that young people will see marketing for alcoholic beverages in their daily environment.

  2. Broadens the definition of "billboard". to include a wide range of stationary advertising (signs, posters, displays), closing potential loopholes that advertisers might use to skirt the intent of the law.

  3. Impacts local businesses and advertisers. who may need to relocate or remove existing advertisements, potentially affecting advertising revenue and requiring changes in marketing strategies, especially for alcohol brands.

  4. Signals a public health and safety priority. by explicitly targeting the influence of alcohol marketing on youth, reflecting broader efforts to address underage drinking and its associated risks.

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Ban Alcohol Ads Near Schools

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
J. Gary Pretlow

Assembly Member · Assembly District 89

Chair, Ways and Means

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History

  1. Referred to economic development
  2. Referred to economic development

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

783

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 9, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to billboards advertising alcoholic beverages

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 397-b to read as follows:

§ 397-b. Billboards advertising alcoholic beverages. No billboard advertising any alcoholic beverage shall be erected or maintained within one thousand feet of:

1. any public or private elementary or secondary school; or

2. any playground adjacent to or within one thousand feet of any private or public elementary or secondary school.

For purposes of this section, the term "billboard" shall include any billboard, sign, notice, poster, display or other stationary device intended to attract or which does attract the attention of operators of motor vehicles or pedestrians.

§ 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD05288-01-7

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