New York S 7629: Requires the department of agriculture and markets to maintain a publicly available database of the results of its graded inspections on its website

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S07629 Summary:

BILL NOS07629 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11648

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SPONSORPERSAUD

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COSPNSRWEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §500, Ag & Mkts L

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Requires the department of agriculture and markets to maintain a publicly available database of the results of its graded inspections on its website; requires the department to provide information as to where a customer may file a consumer report; requires the department to facilitate and coordinate the planning and implementation of an awareness and educational program to inform the general public on the standards retail food stores shall meet and how consumers may report retail food stores with poor sanitary conditions.

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BILL NOS07629 

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04/23/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7629

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 23, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
 ing the department of agriculture and markets to maintain a publicly
 available database of the results of its graded inspections on its
 website

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 500 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 2 by adding three new subdivisions 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows:
 3 6. The department shall maintain a publicly available database of the
 4 results of its graded inspections that shall include the retail food
 5 store's name, address, date of inspection, grade and a list of any
 6 violations cited within ninety days of a graded inspection. The depart-
 7 ment shall update the database every ninety days. The department shall
 8 make the inspection database available on their website, in a conspicu-
 9 ous location, including on any navigation or drop-down menu.
 10 7. The department shall provide on their website information as to
 11 where a customer may file a consumer report, which shall be placed in a
 12 conspicuous location, including on any navigation or drop-down menu. If
 13 a consumer report is filed with the department regarding a retail food
 14 store, the graded inspection report provided to such retail food store
 15 shall note that the store was reported by a consumer. The consumer
 16 report and any other identifiable information of the consumer shall not
 17 be included within the inspection report.
 18 8. The department shall facilitate and coordinate the planning and
 19 implementation of an awareness and educational program to inform the
 20 general public on the standards retail food stores shall meet and how
 21 consumers may report retail food stores with poor sanitary conditions.
 22 Such program shall include grading inspection posting requirements, the
 23 differences of sanitation between the inspection grades, and how to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07358-01-5

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 1 report a retail food store to the department. Such program shall promote
 2 educational and informational materials created, through available
 3 means, such as media advertising, billboards, printed literature, social
 4 media and the department's official website.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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