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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5624
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 26, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to defining enforce-
ment officers in a city with a population of one million or more for
the purposes of regulating tobacco products, herbal cigarettes and
smoking paraphernalia
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1399-aa of the public health law,
as amended by chapter 13 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as
follows:
1. "Enforcement officer" means the enforcement officer designated
pursuant to article thirteen-E of this chapter to enforce such article
and hold hearings pursuant thereto; provided that in a city with a popu-
lation of more than one million it shall also mean an officer or employ-
ee or any agency of such city that is authorized to enforce any local
law of such city related to the regulation of the sale of tobacco
products to minors, OR FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED
NINETY-NINE-EE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIALS AND
HEARINGS OF SUCH CITY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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