New York A 4164: Requires the department of environmental conservation review laws and policies pertaining to free or reduced cost hunting and fishing licenses

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A04164 Summary:

BILL NOA04164 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORReyes

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COSPNSRBraunstein, Rosenthal, Benedetto, Epstein, Cook, Simon, Morinello, Williams, DiPietro, Cruz, Steck,
 Glick, Taylor, Tapia

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §214-p, Ag & Mkts L

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Requires perishable and packaged food to be clearly marked with safety and quality dates.

Go to top A04164 Actions:

BILL NOA04164 

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01/31/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

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Go to topA04164 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4164

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. REYES, BRAUNSTEIN, ROSENTHAL, BENEDETTO, EPSTEIN,
 COOK, SIMON, MORINELLO, WILLIAMS, DiPIETRO, CRUZ, STECK, GLICK, TAYLOR
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to safety
 and quality labels on certain foods and beverages

 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 214-p to read as follows:
 3 § 214-p. Safety and quality labeling. 1. Definitions. For the purposes
 4 of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Perishable food" shall mean and include (i) eggs, grade AA, grade
 6 A, and grade B shell eggs;
 7 (ii) all pre-packaged, fully or partially prepared baked goods which
 8 have a moisture content exceeding eighteen percent, with or without
 9 additives, known as:
 10 (1) breads, rolls and buns as defined pursuant to title 21, chapter 1,
 11 part 136.110 of the code of federal regulations, except those known as
 12 fruitcakes;
 13 (2) cakes, pastries, and cookies, except those that are offered for
 14 sale in individual, portion pack, snack-type packages;
 15 (3) english muffins, corn muffins, bran muffins, and other similar
 16 products;
 17 (iii) the following prepackaged dairy and dairy-type products:
 18 (1) those products with or without additives or flavorings, known as
 19 cheese, as defined pursuant to title 21, chapter 1, part 133 of the code
 20 of federal regulations, that contain fifty percent or more moisture in
 21 the finished product;
 22 (2) low-fat, multi-vitamin, multi-mineral type milk products which are
 23 normally stored at temperatures between thirty-two degrees fahrenheit
 24 and forty degrees fahrenheit;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08153-01-5

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 1 (3) flavored milk;
 2 (4) cultured milk, cultured milk products, cultured skim-milk, and
 3 cultured skim-milk products, with or without fruits, vegetables, meats,
 4 cheeses, or other additives;
 5 (5) milk shake;
 6 (6) eggnog;
 7 (7) yogurt, made from skim-milk or whole milk, with or without fruits,
 8 vegetables, meats, or other additives;
 9 (8) whipped cream and instant whipped cream;
 10 (9) sour cream, cultured cream, salad cream, and non-cultured sour
 11 cream, with or without cultured half and half;
 12 (10) sour half and half, cultured half and half, non-cultured sour
 13 half and half, and non-cultured half and half;
 14 (11) dairy dressing and dairy dip;
 15 (12) non-dairy coffee creamers which are normally stored at temper-
 16 atures between thirty-two degrees fahrenheit and forty degrees fahren-
 17 heit; and
 18 (iv) all pre-packaged, prepared foods which require refrigeration.
 19 (b) "Packaged food" shall mean foods and beverages otherwise subject
 20 to the nutrition labeling requirements of the federal Nutrition Labeling
 21 and Education Act of 1990.
 22 (c) "Safety date" shall mean the last day or date for safe consumption
 23 or use of a perishable food or packaged food.
 24 (d) "Quality date" shall mean the last day or date for the recommended
 25 consumption or use of a perishable food or packaged food.
 26 2. No person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or any other
 27 business association shall sell at retail or display for sale at retail
 28 any perishable food or packaged f