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Assembly Bill A5923

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the sale of motor fuel to senior citizens sixty-five or older with full service at self service prices

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2009-A5923 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง396-bb, Gen Bus L

2009-A5923 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires owners and operators of premises or facilities for the retail sale of motor fuels for use in motor vehicles and offering self service and full service at the same time to provide full service of such motor fuels to senior citizens (65 years of age or older as evidenced by a driver's license) at the same price charged for such motor fuels at the self service islands between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

2009-A5923 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5923

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. DIAZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND,
  N. RIVERA, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
  Aging

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to the sale of
  motor fuels to senior citizens

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

  Section  1.  Section  396-bb  of the general business law, as added by
chapter 581 of the laws of 1990, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 332
of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  S 396-bb. Sale of motor fuels to disabled persons AND SENIOR CITIZENS.
1. Any person, firm or corporation owning or  operating  a  premises  or
facility  for  the  retail sale of motor fuels for use in motor vehicles
and offering self service and full service  at  the  same  time,  shall,
between  the  hours of seven o'clock in the morning and seven o'clock in
the evening, provide full  service  of  such  motor  fuels  to  disabled
persons  with  a  valid New York state disabled person license plate AND
SENIOR CITIZENS at the same price charged for such motor  fuels  at  the
self service islands and shall post a notice in a manner and in at least
one location which is conspicuous to a person seeking refueling service,
including  a depiction of the international symbol of access and stating
as follows:
               Full service at self service prices
               7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
        Such notice may also further state,
               For persons with a valid New York state disabled  license
               plate AND SENIOR CITIZENS 65 OR OVER.
  2. For purposes of this section:
  (A)  "disabled  person"  shall  mean  a registered owner or authorized
operator of a motor vehicle who has been issued special license tags  by
the state; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02644-01-9

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