Bill Text: NY A05380 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides for the promotion of New York state animal and plant fiber and products made from such fiber.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-27 - substituted by s3396a [A05380 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A05380-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5380--B
                                                                Cal. No. 205

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 16, 2021
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        Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, WOERNER, BARRETT, STIRPE, STECK, THIELE,
          PAULIN,  HAWLEY,  BRABENEC,  DeSTEFANO,  MONTESANO, SCHMITT, ANGELINO,
          LEMONDES, McDONOUGH, B. MILLER, MORINELLO, TAGUE, SIMON,  BUTTENSCHON,
          OTIS, BLANKENBUSH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF -- read once
          and  referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee discharged,
          bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
          committee  --  reported  from  committee, advanced to a third reading,
          amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  on  the  order  of
          third reading

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
          promotion of New York state animal and plant fiber

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

     1    Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 2-g to read as follows:
     3    2-g.  Aid, in cooperation with the department of economic development,
     4  in the promotion, marketing and sale, both within and outside the state,
     5  of New York state animal and plant fiber and  products  made  from  such
     6  fiber.   For the purposes of this subdivision animal fiber means natural
     7  fibers that have formed the covering, or fleece, of sheep or other hairy
     8  animals such as goats or alpacas, shorn for  the  purposes  of  creating
     9  textile products, and plant fiber means natural fibers that are obtained
    10  from  plants  and  used  to  create  textile products including, but not
    11  limited to, hemp. Such aid shall include, but not be limited to:
    12    (a) the opportunity for producers of animal and plant  fibers  in  the
    13  state  to  participate in programs that offer seals or logos identifying
    14  such fibers as grown in New York state and certified for their  quality,
    15  for product labeling, advertising, and displays; and
    16    (b)  the  development  of educational materials about animal and plant
    17  fiber, especially for young  people,  in  cooperation  with  cooperative
    18  extension,  boards of cooperative educational services, local fairs, and
    19  the state fair.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08936-07-1