Bill Text: NY S02958 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2958 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools and playgrounds; defines billboards.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S02958 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S02958-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2958
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     March 6, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
       AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  billboards
         advertising alcoholic beverages
         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 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. NO BILLBOARD
    4  ADVERTISING ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHALL BE ERECTED OR MAINTAINED WITHIN
    5  ONE THOUSAND FEET OF (1) ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY  OR  SECONDARY
    6  SCHOOL  OR (2) ANY PLAYGROUND ADJACENT TO OR WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF
    7  ANY PRIVATE OR PUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF
    8  THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM "BILLBOARD" SHALL INCLUDE ANY BILLBOARD, SIGN,
    9  NOTICE, POSTER, DISPLAY OR OTHER STATIONARY DEVICE INTENDED  TO  ATTRACT
   10  OR  WHICH  DOES  ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF OPERATORS OF MOTOR VEHICLES OR
   11  PEDESTRIANS.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect one year after the date  on  which  it
   13  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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