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
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