Bill Text: NY S08490 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to vaccination of egg-laying hens against salmonella.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-09-22 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08490 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S08490-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8490
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                  September 22, 2010
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       Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to vaccina-
         tion of egg-laying hens against salmonella
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
    2  section 96-z-30 to read as follows:
    3    S 96-Z-30. VACCINATION OF EGG-LAYING POULTRY AGAINST SALMONELLA ENTER-
    4  ITIDIS.  1. NO PERSON, CORPORATION, OR  OTHER  ENTITY  SHALL  TRANSPORT,
    5  SELL,  OFFER OR EXPOSE FOR SALE WITHIN THE STATE EGGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
    6  HUMAN CONSUMPTION UNLESS SUCH EGGS ORIGINATE FROM POULTRY THAT HAS  BEEN
    7  VACCINATED AGAINST SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS.
    8    2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, EGGS THAT DO NOT
    9  ORIGINATE FROM POULTRY  THAT  HAS  BEEN  VACCINATED  AGAINST  SALMONELLA
   10  ENTERITIDIS  MAY, WITH THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE COMMISSIONER OR THE
   11  COMMISSIONER'S  DESIGNEE,  BE  TRANSPORTED  WITHIN  THE  STATE   TO   AN
   12  EGG-BREAKING PLANT FOR PASTEURIZATION.
   13    3.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, EGGS THAT DO NOT
   14  ORIGINATE FROM POULTRY  THAT  HAS  BEEN  VACCINATED  AGAINST  SALMONELLA
   15  ENTERITIDIS  MAY, WITH THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE COMMISSIONER OR THE
   16  COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE, BE TRANSPORTED AND POSSESSED WITHIN  THE  STATE
   17  FOR USE IN RESEARCH OR EXPERIMENTATION.
   18    4. VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
   19    5.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE AND ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS
   20  TO GIVE FULL EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   22  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
   23  ly, the addition, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation  neces-
   24  sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is author-
   25  ized  and  directed to be made and completed on or before such effective
   26  date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD18104-02-0