Bill Text: NY A00536 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires disclosure and labeling of food products from cloned animals or the progeny of such animals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A00536 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A00536-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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536
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, CAMARA, GLICK, GUNTHER, MARKEY --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LIFTON, LUPARDO, PERRY -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling
and sale of cloned animals and food products from cloned animals or
the progeny of such animals
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 210-b to read as follows:
3 S 210-B. LABELING OF FOOD PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM CLONED ANIMALS. 1.
4 ANY PERSON WHO MANUFACTURES OR PROCESSES FOOD PRODUCTS, INCLUDING FRESH
5 OR FROZEN MEAT, MEAT PREPARATIONS, MEAT BY-PRODUCTS, POULTRY, EGGS OR
6 OTHER DAIRY FOOD OR DAIRY FOOD PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION SHALL
7 INDICATE ON THE LABEL OF SUCH FOOD PRODUCTS WHEN PACKAGED, OR BY A SIGN
8 WHEN NOT PACKAGED, AS THE CASE MAY BE, THAT SUCH FOOD CONTAINS THE PROD-
9 UCT OF A CLONED ANIMAL OR ITS PROGENY.
10 2. AN IMPORTER OF FOOD PRODUCTS FROM OUT-OF-STATE MANUFACTURERS OR
11 PROCESSORS OF FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION THAT CONTAINS ANY PRODUCT FROM
12 A CLONED ANIMAL OR ITS PROGENY SHALL LABEL THE FOOD TO INDICATE THAT THE
13 FOOD INCLUDES THE PRODUCT OF A CLONED ANIMAL OR ITS PROGENY IF THE
14 IMPORTER HAS REASONABLE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE FOOD CONTAINS SUCH PRODUCT.
15 3. ANY PERSON WHO PURCHASES OR OTHERWISE OBTAINS ANY FOOD PRODUCT FOR
16 HUMAN CONSUMPTION WHICH IS LABELED SO AS TO DISCLOSE THAT THE FOOD
17 CONTAINS A PRODUCT FROM A CLONED ANIMAL OR ITS PROGENY, AND WHO RESELLS
18 SUCH FOOD PRODUCT TO ANOTHER PERSON SHALL ENSURE THAT THE FOOD IS
19 LABELED TO DISCLOSE THAT THE FOOD CONTAINS A PRODUCT FROM A CLONED
20 ANIMAL OR ITS PROGENY.
21 4. THE INFORMATION ON THE LABEL REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
22 SHALL BE DISPLAYED IN A CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY LEGIBLE BOLDFACE PRINT OR
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 TYPE THAT IS IN CLEAR CONTRAST TO OTHER MATTER ON THE PACKAGE. THE LABEL
2 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE TYPE SIZE SPECIFICATIONS IN SECTION 101.105(I) OF
3 TITLE 21 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
4 5. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL
5 APPLY:
6 (1) "CLONED ANIMAL" MEANS AN ANIMAL THAT ARISES DIRECTLY FROM A SOMAT-
7 IC CELL NUCLEAR TRANSFER EVENT.
8 (2) "LIVESTOCK PRODUCER" MEANS A PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN THE BUSINESS OF
9 ANIMAL PRODUCTION, WHICH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE BIRTH,
10 RAISING, FEEDING, WEANING, AND IDENTIFICATION OF A LIVE ANIMAL, AND WHO
11 GENERALLY DOES NOT ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF PREPARING ANY ANIMAL FOOD
12 THAT IS DERIVED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM AN ANIMAL CARCASS OR ITS
13 PRODUCTS.
14 (3) "PROGENY OF A CLONED ANIMAL" MEANS AN ANIMAL DERIVED FROM THE
15 SEXUAL REPRODUCTION OF A CLONED ANIMAL WITH ANOTHER CLONED ANIMAL OR AN
16 ANIMAL THAT IS NOT CLONED.
17 (4) "REASONABLE KNOWLEDGE" MEANS THE IMPORTER KNOWS ABOUT OR HAS
18 POSSESSION OF ANY DOCUMENT OR ADVERTISEMENT IN ANY MEDIUM THAT INDICATES
19 THAT THE PRODUCT WAS DERIVED FROM A CLONED ANIMAL OR ITS PROGENY.
20 S 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
21 section 358-b to read as follows:
22 S 358-B. DISCLOSURE OF CLONED ANIMALS UPON SALE. 1. EVERY LIVESTOCK
23 PRODUCER WHO SELLS OR TRANSFERS ANY CLONED ANIMAL OR ITS PROGENY SHALL
24 DISCLOSE TO THE BUYER OR TRANSFEREE THAT THE ANIMAL IS CLONED OR IS THE
25 PROGENY OF A CLONED ANIMAL.
26 2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL
27 APPLY:
28 (A) "CLONED ANIMAL" MEANS AN ANIMAL THAT ARISES DIRECTLY FROM A SOMAT-
29 IC CELL NUCLEAR TRANSFER EVENT.
30 (B) "LIVESTOCK PRODUCER" MEANS A PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN THE BUSINESS OF
31 ANIMAL PRODUCTION, WHICH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE BIRTH,
32 RAISING, FEEDING, WEANING, AND IDENTIFICATION OF A LIVE ANIMAL, AND WHO
33 GENERALLY DOES NOT ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF PREPARING ANY ANIMAL FOOD
34 THAT IS DERIVED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM AN ANIMAL CARCASS OR ITS
35 PRODUCTS.
36 (C) "PROGENY OF A CLONED ANIMAL" MEANS AN ANIMAL DERIVED FROM THE
37 SEXUAL REPRODUCTION OF A CLONED ANIMAL WITH ANOTHER CLONED ANIMAL OR AN
38 ANIMAL THAT IS NOT CLONED.
39 S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
40 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
41 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
42 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to
43 be made and completed on or before such effective date.
