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Senate Bill S6196

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the repackaging of meat offered for sale once the sale date or sell by date is stamped or labeled on the packaging; prohibits the changing of such date

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2011-S6196 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง214-o, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1304
2013-2014: S3243

2011-S6196 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the repackaging of meat offered for sale once the first sale date or last sell-by date is stamped or labeled on the packaging; also prohibits the changing of such date; treats such meat as unwholesome; provides that the period between the first date for sale label and the last date for sale label be no more than three days.

2011-S6196 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6196 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6196

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  prohib-
  iting  the  rewrapping,  repackaging  or recycling of meat and poultry
  contained in a wrapping or packaging labeled with a  first  sale  date
  and/or  last sell-by date, prohibiting the changing of any such dates,
  and requiring that the period from the first sale date to last sell-by
  date as so labeled be no more than three days

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
section 214-o to read as follows:
  S 214-O. REWRAPPING, REPACKAGING OR  RECYCLING  OF  MEAT  AND  POULTRY
CONTAINED  IN A WRAPPING OR PACKAGING LABELED WITH A FIRST SALE OR SELL-
BY DATE PROHIBITED; CHANGE OF DATE  PROHIBITED;  THREE-DAY  SALE  PERIOD
PROVIDED.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR-
TEEN-M OF THIS ARTICLE:
  1. MEAT OR POULTRY OFFERED FOR SALE IN A WRAPPING OR PACKAGING THAT IS
STAMPED OR LABELED WITH THE FIRST DATE THE MEAT  OR  POULTRY  IS  TO  BE
OFFERED FOR SALE, OR WITH THE LAST DATE BY WHICH THE MEAT OR POULTRY MAY
BE  SOLD, OR WITH BOTH SUCH DATES, SHALL NOT BE REWRAPPED, REPACKAGED OR
RECYCLED PRIOR TO SALE NOR SHALL ANY SUCH DATES BE ALTERED  OR  CHANGED.
THE  LAST  DATE  BY  WHICH THE MEAT OR POULTRY MAY BE SOLD AS SO LABELED
SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN THREE DAYS FROM THE FIRST DATE  LABELED  FOR  THE
MEAT OR POULTRY TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE.
  2. IT SHALL BE A MISDEMEANOR TO SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE MEAT OR POULTRY
IN  VIOLATION  OF  THE  REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
SUCH MEAT OR POULTRY IS HEREBY DEEMED TO BE UNWHOLESOME  OR  ADULTERATED
AND  ANY  PERSON WHO, OR ANY ENTITY WHICH, SELLS OR OFFERS FOR SALE SUCH
UNWHOLESOME OR ADULTERATED MEAT OR POULTRY SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO  ALL  OF
THE FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS AND FINES AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS
APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OR OFFERING FOR SALE OF UNWHOLESOME OR ADULTERAT-
ED  MEAT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE COMMISSIONER MAY CLOSE ANY
ESTABLISHMENT WHICH SELLS MEAT OR POULTRY IN  VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION

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

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