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Assembly Bill A9053

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the reservation, making or facilitating of tee times on public golf courses in exchange for financial compensation

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2009-A9053 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง398-e, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6794
2013-2014: A1299
2015-2016: A1455
2017-2018: A1443
2019-2020: A3580
2021-2022: A1103
2023-2024: A1457

2009-A9053 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the reservation, making or facilitating of tee times on public golf courses in exchange for financial compensation.

2009-A9053 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9053 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9053

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  reservation, making or facilitating of tee times on public golf cours-
  es in exchange for financial compensation

  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
398-e to read as follows:
  S  398-E.  PUBLIC  GOLF  COURSE  TEE  TIME RESERVATIONS. 1. NO PERSON,
ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION SHALL RESERVE, MAKE OR FACILITATE A TEE TIME
ON A PUBLIC GOLF COURSE ON  BEHALF  OF  ANOTHER  PERSON  OR  PERSONS  IN
EXCHANGE  FOR FINANCIAL COMPENSATION. ANY PERSON, ORGANIZATION OR CORPO-
RATION VIOLATING THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF  UP  TO  ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  2.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY BE ENFORCED CONCURRENTLY BY THE
TOWN ATTORNEY, CITY CORPORATION COUNSEL, OR OTHER LAWFUL DESIGNEE  OF  A
MUNICIPALITY  OR  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT, AND ALL MONEYS COLLECTED THEREUNDER
SHALL BE RETAINED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
  3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO  THE  PAYMENT  OF
GREENS FEES, RENTAL CHARGES OR TIPS OF NOMINAL AMOUNTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14450-01-9

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