Bill Text: NY A06743 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows retail mercantile establishments to sell postage stamps only if such postage stamp is sold for its actual face value or the current postal rate as determined by the US post office; makes an exemption for philatelic activities; and further provides for a civil penalty not to exceed $150 for each violation.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-17 - referred to economic development [A06743 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A06743-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6743
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 17, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BARRON, STEVENSON, ROBINSON, COOK, MONTESANO,
         CAMARA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, GUNTHER,  McDONOUGH,
         ORTIZ, SALADINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic
         Development
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to the sale of
         postage stamps
         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  391-s to read as follows:
    3    S 391-S. SALE OF POSTAGE STAMPS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
    4    (A)  "POSTAGE STAMP" MEANS ANY SMALL, USUALLY ADHESIVE LABEL ISSUED BY
    5  THE GOVERNMENT AND SOLD IN VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS TO BE AFFIXED TO  ITEMS
    6  OF MAIL AS EVIDENCE OF THE PAYMENT OF POSTAGE;
    7    (B)  "RETAIL MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT" MEANS A PLACE WHERE MERCHANDISE
    8  IS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC FOR SALE.
    9    2. NO RETAIL MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT SHALL SELL OR OFFER TO  SELL  OR
   10  CAUSE  ANY  PERSON TO SELL OR OFFER TO SELL A POSTAGE STAMP TO ANY INDI-
   11  VIDUAL, UNLESS SUCH POSTAGE STAMP IS SOLD FOR ITS ACTUAL FACE VALUE.
   12    3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO PHILATEL-
   13  IC ACTIVITIES, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE COLLECTION AND/OR  TRADING  OF
   14  STAMPS AND OTHER POSTAL MATERIALS.
   15    4.  ANY RETAIL MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT WHICH FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE
   16  REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE ASSESSED A CIVIL  PENALTY  NOT  TO
   17  EXCEED ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
   18    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
   19  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08007-01-3