Bill Text: NY A08294 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Permits farmers markets in state and local parks.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development [A08294 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A08294-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8294 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 13, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law and the general municipal law, in relation to farmers' markets in state and local parks The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser- 2 vation law, is amended by adding a new subdivision 24 to read as 3 follows: 4 24. Permit farmers' markets which offer for sale farm and food 5 products, as such terms are defined in section two hundred sixty of the 6 agriculture and markets law, at state parks when such farmers' market 7 does not harm the natural environment or integrity of the park. 8 § 2. Section 72-p of the general municipal law, as added by chapter 9 506 of the laws of 1989, is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to 10 read as follows: 11 4. Such municipal corporation may permit farmers' markets which offer 12 for sale farm and food products, as such terms are defined in section 13 two hundred sixty of the agriculture and markets law, in any park over 14 which such corporation has jurisdiction; provided, however, that such 15 farmers' market does not unduly burden nearby residents and does not 16 harm the natural environment or integrity of the park. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11771-03-9