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NY A08419
Bill
Status
10/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
William Conrad
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AI Summary
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Reorganizes and expands the Agriculture and Markets Law by renumbering Section 500 and adding new sections 500-a through 500-i governing retail food stores, food service establishments, and food warehouses
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Requires licenses for retail food stores, food service establishments, and food warehouses, with fees of $250 for stores/establishments and $400 for warehouses, issued for two-year periods with applications due by December 1st of every other year
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Authorizes the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets to decline, suspend, or revoke licenses for false application statements, inadequate sanitation facilities, unsanitary conditions, adulterated products, failure to provide records, regulatory violations, or felony convictions
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Mandates annual inspections of retail food stores, with increased inspections every six months for stores failing two consecutive inspections, and allows the department to order cessation of operations after three consecutive failures
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Requires retail food stores and food service establishments to post their most recent sanitary inspection results near each public entrance and make copies available to the public upon request
Legislative Description
Relates to retail food store, food service establishment and food warehouse licensing; defines terms; provides for licensure; authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and markets to grant, suspend or revoke licenses; authorizes civil practice law and rules article 78 proceedings to challenge the actions of such commissioner; authorizes such commissioner or such commissioner's duly authorized representatives to investigate and inspect such retail food stores or warehouses; requires the department of agriculture and markets to assign at least on retail food specialist to each inspection zone; provides for penalties and remedies; makes related provisions.
Last Action
signed chap.459
10/16/2025