Senate Bill S1509

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to licensing of gun dealer employees, recertification of gun licensees and reporting of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S1509 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Ren Art 40 §§900 & 901 to be Art 50 §§1001 & 1002, add Art 40 §§900 - 904, Gen Bus L; amd §400.00, Pen L; amd §212, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5917
2013-2014: S220

2011-S1509 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to licensing of gun dealer employees, recertification of gun licensees and reporting of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence; requires employee certification and certificates of employment.

2011-S1509 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1509 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1509

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, the penal law and the  judici-
  ary  law,  in relation to licensing of gun dealer employees, recertif-
  ication of gun licensees and reporting of misdemeanor crimes of domes-
  tic violence

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

  Section 1. Article 40 and sections 900 and 901 of the general business
law,  as  renumbered  by chapter 407 of the laws of 1973, are renumbered
article 50 and sections 1001 and 1002 and a new article 40 is  added  to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 40
                  EMPLOYEES OF GUNSMITHS AND DEALERS IN
                      FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS
SECTION 900. DEFINITIONS.
        901. EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATION.
        902. CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYMENT.
        903. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
        904. VIOLATIONS.
  S 900. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
  1. "DEALER" MEANS ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION OR COMPA-
NY  LICENSED  AS  A DEALER IN FIREARMS PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE
PENAL LAW OR PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.  923.
  2. "GUNSMITH" MEANS ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  CORPORATION  OR
COMPANY  LICENSED  AS A GUNSMITH PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL
LAW.
  3. "EMPLOYEE" MEANS A PERSON EMPLOYED BY  A  DEALER  OR  GUNSMITH  AND
WHOSE  DUTIES  INCLUDE  THE  HANDLING, SELLING OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF
FIREARMS, RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05121-01-1

              

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