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Assembly Bill A5503

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that persons who purchase ammunition at retail shall register with the seller and a statewide data base shall be maintained

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2009-A5503 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-yy, Gen Bus L

2009-A5503 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that persons who purchase ammunition at retail shall register with the seller and a statewide data base shall be maintained.

2009-A5503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5503

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  requiring  the
  registration  of persons who purchase ammunition and the creation of a
  data base

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-yy to read as follows:
  S  399-YY.  REGISTRATION OF PERSONS WHO PURCHASE AMMUNITION; STATEWIDE
DATA BASE. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "AMMUNITION" MEANS CARTRIDGES
OR BULLETS INTENDED TO BE USED IN REVOLVERS, PISTOLS, RIFLES, SHOT  GUNS
OR OTHER GUNS.
  2.  A  PERSON OR ENTITY WHICH SELLS AMMUNITION AT RETAIL SHALL REQUIRE
THAT THE PERSON PURCHASING SUCH  AMMUNITION  PRESENT  A  STATE  DRIVER'S
LICENSE  OR  NON-DRIVER PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD, AND SUCH PERSON SHALL
ALSO REGISTER AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE.
  3. REGISTRATION FOR PURCHASE OF AMMUNITION REQUIRES THAT THE SELLER OF
SUCH AMMUNITION RECORD THE DATE OF  PURCHASE,  THE  LEGAL  NAME  OF  THE
PURCHASER,  THE  DRIVER'S  LICENSE  NUMBER  OR PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD
NUMBER OF THE PURCHASER, THE ADDRESS  OF  THE  PURCHASER,  THE  CALIBER,
QUANTITY  AND OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THE AMMUNITION
PURCHASED, AND THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE FIREARM IN WHICH THE AMMUNITION
IS INTENDED TO BE USED.
  4. ALL INFORMATION OBTAINED AT REGISTRATION BY THE SELLER  OF  AMMUNI-
TION  SHALL  BE  FORWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
RULES AND REGULATIONS WHICH SHALL BE PROMULGATED  BY  THE  SECRETARY  OF
STATE.  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE  SHALL MAINTAIN ALL SUCH REGISTRATION
INFORMATION IN A STATEWIDE DATA BASE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become a law, except that any rule or regulation necessary for the
timely implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promul-
gated on or before such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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