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NY S04754
Bill
Status
2/10/2021
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Parker
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AI Summary
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Requires covered retail establishments (at least 10,000 square feet or chains of 3+ stores with combined 10,000+ square feet) to contract with charitable or nonprofit organizations to donate all apparently consumable farm and food products.
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Prohibits food service establishments and retail food sellers from intentionally contaminating, spoiling, or causing spoilage of consumable farm or food products.
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Mandates covered retail establishments to contract with waste collection entities or provide their own facilities to collect all non-toxic organic waste, including damaged canned goods and spoiled food, for composting through anaerobic or aerobic digestion.
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Establishes penalties of up to $4,000 in fines for willful or wanton failure to donate consumable products or for intentional spoilage of food products.
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Creates the New York State Excess Food Fund, jointly held by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets and the Comptroller, to be funded by collected fines and used for administrative and enforcement costs.
Legislative Description
Enacts the New York state excess food act which provides for mandatory donation of consumable food products; provides mandatory composting of appropriate materials; establishes the New York state excess food fund which will be funded by fines collected from violations of the New York state excess food act.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
1/5/2022