Bill Text: NY A08495 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8495 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcohol or tobacco products within a one mile radius of schools or daycare centers; defines the term "billboard".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to economic development [A08495 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8495
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    October 9, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ, RIVERA, CLARK, RYAN -- Multi-Sponsored by
         -- M. of A.  CAHILL, CYMBROWITZ, GALEF, LIFTON, ROBINSON -- read  once
         and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general business law, in relation to billboards
         advertising alcohol or tobacco products
         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
    2  section 397-b to read as follows:
    3    S 397-B.  BILLBOARDS ADVERTISING ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS. NO BILL-
    4  BOARD ADVERTISING ANY ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO PRODUCT  SHALL  BE  ERECTED  OR
    5  MAINTAINED WITHIN A ONE MILE RADIUS OF (1) ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMEN-
    6  TARY  OR  SECONDARY  SCHOOL, OR (2) ANY DAYCARE CENTER.  FOR PURPOSES OF
    7  THIS SECTION, THE TERM "BILLBOARD" SHALL INCLUDE  ANY  BILLBOARD,  SIGN,
    8  NOTICE,  POSTER,  DISPLAY OR OTHER STATIONARY DEVICE INTENDED TO ATTRACT
    9  OR WHICH DOES ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF OPERATORS OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  OR
   10  PEDESTRIANS.
   11    S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
   12  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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