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NY Agric & Mkts L § 247-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers 247-A - Liability to Person Injured.

§  247-a.  Liability  to  person injured. Any dealer, who violates any   provisions of section two hundred forty-six of this  article,  shall  be   liable  to  the  person  injured  thereby for the full amount of damages   resulting from such violation.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 248 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers 248 - Dealers to Be Licensed and to Provide Security and to Deposit Fee.

§  248.  Dealers to be licensed and to provide security and to deposit fee. 1. (a) No person shall act as a dealer unless licensed as  provided in  this  article. Application shall be made upon such forms and at such times as prescribed by the commissioner. Renewal applications  shall  be submitted  to  the  commissioner  at  least  thirty  days  prior  to the expiration  of  the  existing  license.  No  action  will  be  taken  on applications  deemed incomplete by the commissioner. The applicant shall furnish evidence of his or her  good  character,  financial  statements, prepared and certified by a certified public accountant when required by the  commissioner,  and  evidence  that  he or she has adequate physical facilities for receiving and handling farm products or  processing  farm products  if  he  or  she is to act as a dealer. The commissioner, if so satisfied, shall issue to such applicant, upon the filing of a  bond  or letter  of  credit  and  upon  payment of a fee to be deposited into the agricultural producers security fund as hereinafter provided, a  license entitling  the  applicant  to  conduct  the business of a dealer in farm products for a period of one year. Notwithstanding any  other  provision of this section, an applicant who intends to pay and a licensee who pays upon delivery for purchases of farm products from producers, in cash, or cash  equivalent,  including  only certified or bank check, money order, electronic funds transfer, or by debit card, shall be exempt from filing a bond or letter of credit. In the event that a licensee who has been so exempted from filing a bond or letter of credit fails to pay cash  or  a cash  equivalent  upon delivery for any purchase of farm products from a producer, such licensee shall  file  a  bond  or  letter  of  credit  as otherwise  required  by this section with the commissioner no later than ten business days from the date the commissioner notifies  the  licensee that such bond or letter of credit is required.  (b)  The commissioner is authorized to stagger the commencement of the license year among licensees, and shall prorate the license  application fee   and   agricultural   producers   security  fund  fee  accordingly. Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law  to  the  contrary,  the commissioner  is  hereby  authorized and directed to deposit all license fees received pursuant to this section  in  the  agricultural  producers security fund.   2.  Before  commencing  or doing any business for the time for which a license has been issued, said license shall be enclosed  in  a  suitable wood or metal frame having a clear glass space and a substantial wood or metal  back  so  that the whole of said license may be seen therein, and shall be posted and at all times displayed in a conspicuous place in the room where such business is carried on, so  that  all  persons  visiting such place may readily see the same.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 249 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers 249 - Granting, Revoking or Suspending Licenses.

§ 249. Granting, revoking or suspending licenses. The commissioner may   decline  to  grant  or  renew  a license, or revoke or suspend a license   already granted, upon due notice and opportunity for a  hearing  to  the   applicant or licensee, and upon finding of one or more of the following:1.  That  the  licensee  or  applicant  has  violated any provision of   section two hundred forty-six of this article.2. That the licensee has made a general assignment for the benefit  of   creditors  or  is  insolvent  or where a money judgment has been secured   against  him  or  her,  upon  which  an  execution  has  been   returned   unsatisfied and the time to appeal therefrom has expired.3.  That  there has been a continued course of dealing or operation of   the business of the applicant or licensee of such a nature as to satisfy   the commissioner of the inability or the unwillingness of the  applicant   or  licensee  to  conduct  his  or  her  business in compliance with the   provisions of this chapter, or of such  rules  and  regulations  as  the   commissioner may adopt.4. That there has been a continued failure to keep records required by   the commissioner or by law.5.  That the applicant or licensee has failed to provide such security   as required by the commissioner pursuant to this article.6. That the applicant or licensee has been a party to or is conspiring   to enter a combination to fix prices contrary to law.7. That the applicant or licensee has solicited, purchased or received   farm products contracted to another licensee.8. That the applicant or licensee has failed to comply with any  other   provisions of this chapter, article or rules and regulations promulgated   thereunder.9.  That  the  applicant  or licensee has made any false or misleading   statement in his or her application to the commissioner for  a  license,   or concerning any matter enumerated in this article.10.  That  the  applicant  or  licensee  or any individual holding any   position or interest or power of control of the  applicant  or  licensee   had  previously  been  responsible  in  whole  or in part for any act on   account of which a license may have been suspended or  revoked  pursuant   to the provisions of this article.11. That the licensee has violated the posting requirements of section   two hundred forty-eight of this article.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 250-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers 250-A - Trust Upon Farm Products and Sales Proceeds for the Benefit of Producers.

§  250-a.  Trust upon farm products and sales proceeds for the benefit   of producers. 1. Farm products received by a dealer in all  transactions   and all inventories of food or other products derived from farm products   and  any  receivables  or  proceeds from the sale of such farm products,   food or other products shall be held by such dealer  in  trust  for  the   benefit of all unpaid producers of such farm products until full payment   of  the  amounts  owing  in  connection  with such transactions has been   received by such producers.2. To preserve the trust benefit provided by this section, a  producer   must  within  sixty days from the date by which the dealer was obligated   by statute, regulation or written  agreement  to  make  payment  to  the   producer,  give  written  notice  to  the  dealer  that  the producer is   electing  the  trust  benefit.  The  written  notice  shall  set   forth   information  in sufficient detail to identify the transaction subject to   the trust. Notwithstanding any  other  provision  of  this  subdivision,   nothing  shall  prevent  a  producer  from providing notice of the trust   benefit election to a dealer prior to the date by which the  dealer  was   obligated to make payment.3. Trust beneficiaries shall have a cause of action to enforce payment   from  the trust. The supreme court is hereby vested with jurisdiction to   entertain such actions. A producer who prevails in an action to  enforce   payment from the trust shall recover from the dealer related costs, fees   and disbursements and may recover reasonable attorney fees as determined   by the court.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 250-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers 250-C - Stationery and Advertising to Show License.

§  250-c. Stationery and advertising to show license. Where a licensee   displays on his or her stationery or in his or her advertising the words   licensed or bonded, or a combination of the words licensed  and  bonded,   said  licenses  shall  have  printed  on  said  stationery  or  in  said   advertising the following statement:    "New  York  State  Licensed  and   Bonded Farm Products Dealer".
NY Agric & Mkts L § 250-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers 250-D - Record and Report of Sales; Preservation of Records by Dealers.

§  250-d.  Record  and  report  of  sales;  preservation of records by   dealers.  Every dealer shall, upon receipt of farm products and as he or   she handles and disposes of the same, make and  preserve  for  at  least   three  years  a record thereof, specifying the date of receipt, the kind   and quantity of such farm products, and the  name  and  address  of  the   producer  or  other  person from which said farm products were received,   and any fees relative to the sale and the date and  method  of  payment,   including  any  offsets  in the purchase price. In the event a dealer is   also a producer of farm products, such dealer-producer shall maintain  a   separate record for those farm products produced by him or her.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 250-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers 250-F - Stated Grape Price.

§   250-f.  Stated  grape  price.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of   subdivision one of section two hundred fifty-e of this  article,  except   with  respect  to  such cooperative member patrons, it shall be unlawful   for any processor doing business in New York to purchase or  receive  or   attempt to purchase or receive grapes grown in New York state unless the   processor  sets  forth  and makes available to any selling or delivering   party, not later than August fifteenth in the year in which  the  grapes   are  to  be delivered, the sum total in dollars and cents of all amounts   paid or to be paid per unit; provided, however, that a processor  and  a   producer  may  negotiate without restriction a price for up to five tons   of grapes per variety, not to exceed a maximum of twenty tons of  grapes   total,  other  than  the  price  originally  set  forth pursuant to this   section provided that any such negotiated prices shall be set  forth  in   writing  by  the  processor  no  later than the date of delivery of said   grapes. Where a selling or delivering party has a contract for  delivery   of  such  grapes  to  a  processor,  the processor shall, not later than   August fifteenth in the year in which such grapes are to  be  delivered,   mail  to  the  delivering  or selling party written notice of the stated   grape price and of the opportunity to refuse to so deliver with  respect   thereto.  Such  notice  may  also  be  provided  by  facsimile, or other   electronic means to selling or delivering parties who have  the  ability   to  accept  notice  in  that manner and have agreed to accept service by   such means. The processor shall also  provide  to  the  commissioner  by   mail,  facsimile,  or  other  electronic  means,  no  later  than August   fifteenth of each year in which such  grapes  are  to  be  delivered,  a   written statement of the stated grape price to be paid for such grapes.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 250-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers 250-G - Release of Security by Commissioner.

§ 250-g. Release of security by commissioner. If upon investigation by   the  commissioner,  the  licensee  is  found  to have fully paid all the   producers of farm products received or purchased  by  him  or  her,  the   commissioner may cancel the license of such licensee upon request of the   licensee  and  release  security  deposited with a bank or trust company   pursuant to section two  hundred  fifty  of  this  article,  other  than   contributions  to  the  agricultural  producers  security  fund.    Such   contributions to the agricultural producers security fund shall  not  be   construed to create a legal and equitable interest in such funds for any   licensee or producer.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 250-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers 250-H - Review.

§  250-h. Review. The determination of the commissioner in refusing to   grant, suspending or revoking a license, or in determining a claim filed   pursuant to this article shall  be  subject  to  review  in  the  manner   provided  by  article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.   The determination of the commissioner  shall  be  final,  unless  within   thirty days from the date of service thereof on the applicant, licensee,   claimant,  or  any  other  person  adversely  affected,  a proceeding is   instituted to review such determination.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 250-I (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers 250-I - Rules and Regulations.

§ 250-i. Rules and regulations. The commissioner is hereby authorized,   after  public  hearing, to adopt such rules and regulations as he or she   may deem necessary to administer the provisions of  this  article.  Such   rules  and  regulations shall be filed and open for public inspection at   the principal offices of the department and with the secretary of state.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 250-J (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers 250-J - Penalties.

§  250-j.  Penalties. Each transaction by a dealer may be considered a   separate violation  subjecting  the  dealer  to  liability  pursuant  to   section thirty-nine of this chapter, in addition to remedies provided in   this article.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 250-K (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20 - Licensing of Farm Products Dealers 250-K - Remidies.

§  250-k.  Remedies. The commissioner may institute such action at law   or in equity  as  may  be  necessary  to  enforce  compliance  with  any   provisions  of  this  article  or  of any rule or regulation promulgated   hereunder. In addition to any other remedy prescribed in  article  three   of  this chapter, or otherwise, if necessary to protect the producers or   dealers of  this  state,  the  commissioner  may  apply  for  relief  by   injunction  without  alleging  or proving that an adequate remedy at law   does not exist. Such application may be made to the supreme court in any   district or county, as provided by the civil practice law and rules,  or   to the supreme court in the third department.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 251-Z-1 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20-C - Licensing of Food Processing Establishments 251-Z-1 - Declaration of Policy and Purpose.

§ 251-z-1. Declaration  of policy and purpose. The general purposes of   this article are to assure that foods processed in New  York  state  and   offered  for  sale for human consumption are pure and wholesome and that   the food processing establishments, in which such foods are manufactured   or processed, conform to proper operating and sanitary standards.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 251-Z-2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20-C - Licensing of Food Processing Establishments 251-Z-2 - Definitions.

§ 251-z-2. Definitions.  1. The terms "food" and "food products" shall   include all articles of food, drink, confectionery or condiment, whether   simple, mixed or compound, used or intended for use  by  man  and  shall   also  include  all substances or ingredients to be added to food for any   purpose.2. "Person"  shall  mean  any  individual,  corporation,  partnership,   association  or other organized group of persons, or any business entity   by whatever name designated and whether or not incorporated.3. The term "food processing  establishment"  means  any  place  which   receives  food  or  food  products  for  the  purpose  of  processing or   otherwise adding to the value of the product  for  commercial  sale.  It   includes,  but  is not limited to, bakeries, processing plants, beverage   plants and food manufactories. However, the term does not include: those   establishments that process and manufacture food or food  products  that   are  sold  exclusively  at retail for consumption on the premises; those   operations which cut meat and sell such meat at retail on the  premises;   bottled  and bulk water facilities; those food processing establishments   which are covered by articles  four,  four-a,  five-a,  five-b,  five-c,   five-d, seventeen-b, nineteen, twenty-b, and twenty-one of this chapter;   service  food  establishments,  including  vending machine commissaries,   under permit and inspection by the state department of health  or  by  a   local  health agency which maintains a program certified and approved by   the state commissioner of health;  establishments  under  federal  meat,   poultry  or  egg product inspection; or establishments engaged solely in   the harvesting, storage, or distribution of one or more raw agricultural   commodities which are ordinarily cleaned, prepared, treated or otherwise   processed before being marketed to the consuming public.4. The term "processing" means processing foods in any manner, such as   by manufacturing, canning, preserving,  freezing,  drying,  dehydrating,   juicing,   pickling,  baking,  brining,  bottling,  packing,  repacking,   pressing, waxing, heating or cooking, or otherwise treating food in such   a way as to create a risk that it may become adulterated  if  improperly   handled.5.  The  term "chain store" means a food processing establishment that   is part of a network of subsidiaries, affiliates, or other member stores   under direct or indirect control of a corporation, partnership,  limited   liability company, or other organized entity.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 251-Z-4 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20-C - Licensing of Food Processing Establishments 251-Z-4 - Exemptions.

§ 251-z-4. Exemptions.  In  addition  to  the  exemptions specified in   subdivision  three  of  section   two   hundred   fifty-one-z-two,   the   commissioner  may, if he determines that the protection of the consumers   of the state as a whole will not be impaired by such action, provide  by   regulation  for  exemption  from  licensing  of  small  food  processing   establishments  when  he  finds  that  such   exemptions   would   avoid   unnecessary  regulation and assist in the administration of this article   without impairing its purposes. Regulations defining such exemptions may   classify exempted establishments with respect to the volume and types of   food handled, the types of processing involved, or with respect  to  any   other  factor or combination thereof which bear a reasonable relation to   the purposes of this article. Such exemptions may  be  conditioned  upon   requirements relating to sanitation, record keeping and reporting as the   commissioner may require.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 251-Z-5 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20-C - Licensing of Food Processing Establishments 251-Z-5 - Granting, Suspending or Revoking Licenses.

§ 251-z-5. Granting, suspending or revoking licenses. The commissioner may  decline to grant a new license, may decline to renew a license, may suspend or revoke  a  license  already  granted  after  due  notice  and opportunity for hearing whenever he finds that:  (1)  Any  statement  contained in an application for license is or was false or misleading;  (2) The establishment does not have facilities or equipment sufficient to maintain adequate sanitation for the activities conducted;  (3) The establishment is  not  maintained  in  a  clean  and  sanitary condition or is not operated in a sanitary or proper manner;  (4)  The  maintenance  and operation of the establishment is such that the product produced therein is or may be adulterated;  (5) The establishment has failed or refused to produce any records  or provide  any information demanded by the commissioner reasonably related to the administration and enforcement of this article;  (6) The applicant or  licensee,  or  an  officer,  director,  partner, holder  of  ten  per  cent  of  the  voting  stock,  or any other person exercising any position of management or control has  failed  to  comply with  any  of  the  provisions  of this chapter or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; or  (7) Any person including the applicant or  licensee,  or  an  officer, director,  partner  or  any  stockholder,  exercising  any  position  of management or control has been convicted of a felony in any court of the United States or any state or territory.  (8) A retail food store licensed under this article  fails  to  comply with  the  education  requirements  set  forth  in  section  two hundred fifty-one-z-twelve of this article.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 251-Z-6 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20-C - Licensing of Food Processing Establishments 251-Z-6 - Review.

§ 251-z-6. Review. The action of the commissioner in refusing to grant   or  reissue  a license, or in suspending or revoking a license, shall be   subject to review in the manner provided by article seventy-eight of the   civil practice law and rules. The decision of the commissioner shall  be   final  unless within thirty days from the date of service thereof on the   applicant or licensee, a proceeding is instituted to review such action.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 251-Z-7 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20-C - Licensing of Food Processing Establishments 251-Z-7 - Records to Be Kept by Licensee.

§ 251-z-7. Records  to  be  kept by licensee. Every operator of a food   processing establishment shall keep, in such form  as  the  commissioner   shall  approve,  such  records  as  may  be required by the commissioner   pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this article.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 251-Z-8 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20-C - Licensing of Food Processing Establishments 251-Z-8 - Power of Commissioner to Investigate.

§ 251-z-8. Power  of commissioner to investigate. The commissioner and   his duly authorized representatives in the performance of his  licensing   and  inspection  duties  under this article shall have access to and may   enter at all reasonable hours all places where food or food products are   being manufactured, packaged, processed or stored, or where food or food   products are being bought, sold or handled.
NY Agric & Mkts L § 251-Z-9 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 20-C - Licensing of Food Processing Establishments 251-Z-9 - Rules and Regulations.

§ 251-z-9. Rules   and   regulations.   The   commissioner  is  hereby   authorized, after public hearing, to adopt, amend, promulgate and  issue   rules  and  regulations,  including,  but  not  limited  to  regulations   prescribing good manufacturing practices and requiring records  relating   to processing data and food distribution patterns, food safety education   programs  and  requirements, and such other regulations as he or she may   deem necessary to supplement and give  full  force  and  effect  to  the   provisions  of  this  article.  A  proposal  to adopt applicable federal   regulations pursuant  to  the  federal  food,  drug  and  cosmetic  act,   relating  to  commercially  processed foods for human consumption may be   adopted without public hearing.