Bill Text: NY S06272 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits municipalities from banning the sale of fur garments.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S06272 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06272-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6272

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 31, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- 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  prohibiting
          municipalities from banning the sale of fur garments

          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  399-aaaa to read as follows:
     3    § 399-aaaa. Prohibition on the banning  of  fur  products  by  munici-
     4  palities.  1.  For  purposes  of this section, the following terms shall
     5  have the following meanings:
     6    (a) "Municipality" shall mean a county, city, town or village  located
     7  within the state.
     8    (b) "Fur" shall mean any animal skin or part thereof with hair, fleece
     9  or fur fibers attached thereto, either in its raw or processed state.
    10    (c)  "Fur  garment" shall mean any article of clothing or covering for
    11  any part of the body, or any fashion accessory, including but not limit-
    12  ed to  handbags,  shoes,  slippers,  hats,  earmuffs,  scarves,  shawls,
    13  gloves,  jewelry,  and  key  chains, that is made in whole or in part of
    14  fur.
    15    2. It shall be unlawful for any municipality to enact any law, rule or
    16  regulation imposing a ban on the sale, offer to sell, display for  sale,
    17  trading, giving, donation, or otherwise distribution of a fur garment by
    18  any means.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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