Bill > A03065

This bill provides local governments in New York with explicit legal authority to prohibit or restrict the sale of real fur products within their jurisdictions. Specifically, the bill amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new section that clarifies that no existing state laws or regulations can prevent municipal corporations or local governing bodies from enacting local ordinances that ban or limit the trade of real fur items, which include clothing, fashion accessories, and home decorations made wholly or partially from real fur. The bill references the definition of "real fur" as defined in another existing law (section three hundred ninety-nine-aaa of the general business law), ensuring consistency in terminology. The legislation will go into effect 60 days after it becomes law, which would give local governments the ability to create their own regulations regarding fur product sales without potential legal interference from state-level statutes.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3065