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S 6332: Authorizes commercial feed for a pet, specialty pet, horse, or camelid to include hemp seed or a substance derived from hemp seed.
What S 6332 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law to allow certain commercial feed to include hemp seed. Commercial feed is defined as materials distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed, except unmixed whole seeds or physically altered entire unmixed seeds. The bill provides exemptions for certain commodities, such as hay, straw, and individual chemical compounds or substances, that are not inter-mixed or adulterated. Commercial feed can also include the addition of hemp seed or hemp seed products for use as feed or for mixing in feed for pets, specialty pets, horses, or camelids. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6332
- What is the current status of S 6332?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6332 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE".
- Did S 6332 pass?
- Not yet. S 6332 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6332, and where is it now?
- S 6332 was authored by Sen. Michelle Hinchey with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Agriculture.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE |
| Mar. 10, 2025 | REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 10, 2025 · 332 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6332 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, MAY, WEBB -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to allowing certain commercial feed to include hemp seed The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 128 of the agriculture and 2 markets law, as added by chapter 816 of the laws of 1974, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 7. "Commercial feed" means all materials except unmixed whole seeds or 5 physically altered entire unmixed seeds, when not adulterated within the 6 meaning of subdivision one of section one hundred thirty-two of this 7 article, which are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed, 8 and includes pet food and specialty pet food. Provided, however, the 9 commissioner by regulation may exempt from this definition, or from 10 specific provisions of this article, commodities such as hay, straw, 11 stover, silage, cobs, husks, hulls, and individual chemical compounds or 12 substances when such commodities, compounds or substances are not 13 inter-mixed or mixed with other materials, and are not adulterated with- 14 in the meaning of subdivision one of section one hundred thirty-two of 15 this article. Provided further, however, that commercial feed may 16 include the addition of hemp seed or hemp seed products for use as feed 17 or for mixing in feed for a pet, specialty pet, horse, or camelid. The 18 term "hemp" shall have the same meaning as defined in section five 19 hundred five of this chapter. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10833-01-5
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