Provides that funding for the agrivoltaics research program shall come from appropriations made to the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences at Cornell university in chapter 53 of 2023 for the purpose of studying ecological impacts of agrivoltaics; places a sunset on such program of December 31, 2030.
Provides that funding for the agrivoltaics research program shall come from appropriations made to the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences at Cornell university in chapter 53 of 2023 for the purpose of studying ecological impacts of agrivoltaics; places a sunset on such program of December 31, 2030.
Strengthens enforcement efforts of the state's anti-slaughter of race horses and race horse breeding stock law; requires the posting of signage that states it is illegal to sell or transfer such animals for the purposes of slaughter.
Establishes an agrivoltaics research program to develop innovative science-based solutions to facilitate the co-location of crops and photovoltaics while promoting the biodiversity of endemic flora and fauna.
Includes land used for processing or retail merchandising of agricultural products within the real property tax exemption for land used in agricultural production.
Establishes the food chain resiliency through community gardening grant program to expand, establish, or maintain community gardens for the purpose of strengthening the resiliency of local food supply chains.
Requires the department of agriculture and markets to post the results of its graded inspections of retail food stores on their website and provide information as to where a customer may file a consumer report.
Establishes a farmers' bill of rights; specifies prohibited unfair trade practices which have the purpose of intentionally impairing a producer's freedom to bargain collectively with other producers in the marketing of the producer's product; provides that the commissioner of the department of agriculture and markets shall take action to restrain such violations upon the application of an association of producers; increases the limit on damages for encouraging or permitting delivery of products in violation of marketing agreements.
Relates to false or misleading advertisements of food and food products; provides factors to determine whether an advertisement is false or misleading; provides for enforcement and a private right of action.
Requires duly incorporated humane society, pound or shelter to make reasonable efforts to locate the owner of certain animals or provide for the fostering or adoption of such animals; provides that such efforts shall include, but not be limited to, checking such animals for identification, social media, placing a photograph and general description, and other identifying information on the internet.