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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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417
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to expand-
ing the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to
include cannabis; and amends a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending
the agriculture and markets law relating to expanding the definition
of crops, livestock and livestock products to include cannabis, as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1752 and A. 1234, in relation
to the effectiveness thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph m of subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agricul-
ture and markets law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending
the agriculture and markets law relating to expanding the definition of
crops, livestock and livestock products to include cannabis, as proposed
in legislative bills numbers S. 1752 and A. 1234, is amended to read as
follows:
m. Cannabis [as defined in section three of] WHEN CULTIVATED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH the cannabis law.
§ 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the agricul-
ture and markets law relating to expanding the definition of crops,
livestock and livestock products to include cannabis, as proposed in
legislative bills numbers S. 1752 and A. 1234, is amended to read as
follows:
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO
HAVE BEEN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2024.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the agriculture
and markets law relating to expanding the definition of crops, livestock
and livestock products to include cannabis, as proposed in legislative
bills numbers S. 1752 and A. 1234, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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