Bill Text: NY A03891 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the sale of carolina fanwort, which is scientifically know as cabomba caroliniana grey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to environmental conservation [A03891 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A03891-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 3058 A. 3891 2013-2014 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y January 29, 2013 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of carolina fanwort 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-tt to read as follows: 3 S 399-TT. SALE OF CAROLINA FANWORT PROHIBITED. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS 4 SECTION, "CAROLINA FANWORT" MEANS A WEEDY OR INVASIVE PLANT AND IS KNOWN 5 SCIENTIFICALLY AS CABOMBA CAROLINIANA GREY. 6 2. NO PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 7 SHALL KNOWINGLY SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE CAROLINA FANWORT. 8 3. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE AN OFFENSE 9 PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. A VIOLATION 10 OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AFTER HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED 11 OF SUCH AN OFFENSE WITHIN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY 12 A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 13 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08084-01-3