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                             2005-2006 Regular Sessions

                                I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                  January 10, 2005
                                     ___________

      Introduced by M. of A. MARKEY, DINOWITZ, MILLMAN, GALEF, SEDDIO, PHEFFER
        --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  M. COHEN, COLTON, CYMBROWITZ,
        R. DIAZ, HIKIND, HOOPER, LAFAYETTE, MAYERSOHN, McENENY,  WEINSTEIN  --
        read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Consumer Affairs and
        Protection

      AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  banning  the
        sale of utility knives and box cutters to persons under eighteen years
        of age

        THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
      BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   1    Section 1.   The general business law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
   2  section 399-qq to read as follows:
   3    S  399-QQ.  SALE  OR  PROMOTIONAL  DISTRIBUTION OF UTILITY KNIVES, BOX
   4  CUTTERS, OR BOX CART CUTTERS. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM, OR  CORPORATION  SHALL
   5  SELL  OR  OFFER  TO  SELL  OR  GIVE AWAY AS EITHER A RETAIL OR WHOLESALE
   6  PROMOTION A UTILITY KNIFE, BOX CUTTER, OR BOX CART CUTTER TO ANY  PERSON
   7  UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
   8    2.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM "UTILITY KNIFE", "BOX
   9  CUTTER", OR "BOX CART CUTTER" MEANS A KNIFE CONSISTING OF A RAZOR BLADE,
  10  RETRACTABLE OR NON-RETRACTABLE, ATTACHED TO OR CONTAINED WITHIN A  PLAS-
  11  TIC OR METAL HOUSING.
  12    3.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE TEMPORARY
  13  TRANSFER OF A UTILITY KNIFE, BOX CUTTER, OR BOX CART CUTTER TO A  PERSON
  14  UNDER  EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE BY SUCH PERSON`S EMPLOYER WHERE SUCH DEVICE
  15  IS POSSESSED ONLY ON THE EMPLOYER`S PREMISES AND ONLY DURING THE  COURSE
  16  AND SCOPE OF SUCH PERSON`S EMPLOYMENT.
  17    4.  NO  PROVISION  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE DEEMED TO RESTRICT THE
  18  AUTHORITY OF ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR  VILLAGE  TO  ENACT  AND  ENFORCE
  19  ADDITIONAL  LOCAL  LAWS,  ORDINANCES  OR  CODES,  OR  PORTIONS  THEREOF,
  20  PROVIDED THE PROVISIONS THEREOF ARE NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS
  21  OF THIS SECTION.

       EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                            { } is old law to be omitted.
                                                                 LBD02656-01-5

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   1    5. ANY PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION WHO  VIOLATES  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
   2  THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE
   3  HUNDRED DOLLARS.
   4    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   5  have become a law.

Are you planning on posting the entire NYS Legislative Records tonight?

ban NY, for the children!

it doesn't say anything about letter openers...

coming soon-- youths may only eat custard, porridge, and other mush, since steak is a "gateway food" leading to the abuse of steak knives.

Quoted: coming soon-- youths may only eat custard, porridge, and other mush, since steak is a "gateway food" leading to the abuse of steak knives.

It is only a matter of time.

I am currently doing market research on perforated steaks (Pull Apart Porterhouse  ) for the beef lovers in our more liberal states.

Give me a fu**ing break.