"You have to give some flavor to some of this food," said Charlie Scanio, the owner of Peaches Café in Webster. "I shy away from it as much as possible," said Scanio.

A proposed state law could fine restaurant owners like Scanio as much as $1,000 if his cooks use too much salt.

"It's preposterous," said Scanio. "I mean I've never heard of such a thing."

It's an idea his customers aren't happy about either.

"Is it because we feel that salts unhealthy," asked one customer. "Well that's a personal choice if people want to eat salt or not."

Doctors say cutting back on salt is generally good for you. In fact, reducing salt intake by as little as half a teaspoon a day can greatly improve your health.

"You're more likely to live longer," said Dr. Ed Arazoza, a local cardiologist. "Less likely to have a heart attack. Less likely to have a stroke. It's a good thing."

Brooklyn Democrat Felix Ortiz is the state assemblyman behind this law. He says the idea is to cut down on excessive amounts of salt, which Ortiz argues would keep New Yorkers healthy and ultimately cut down on health care costs.

"I think it is about money," said Republican State Senator Joe Robach.

Robach sees a different motivation.

"If health was the question the answer would be education, not taxing fees and fines which they always seem to choose and attach," said Robach.

How these fines would be assessed and enforced is unclear.

"What are they going to have eyes in the sky in the kitchen," wondered Scanio.

He says regulating salt is a recipe for disaster, and hopes state lawmakers will resist the idea.

"To create a law, I just can't see it," said Scanio. "I can't make any sense of it."