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Senate Bill S2693

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires a horse-drawn carriage operating at night to be equipped with functioning front and rear lamps

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2009-S2693 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1264, V & T L

2009-S2693 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a horse-drawn carriage operating at night to be equipped with functioning front and rear lamps.

2009-S2693 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2693 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2693

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  AUBERTINE, ONORATO, SAMPSON, SAVINO -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
  horse-drawn carriages to have headlights

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

  Section 1. Section 1264 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended  by
chapter 676 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  S 1264. Ban on night riding. No person shall ride or lead a horse upon
a  roadway during the period from one-half hour after sunset to one-half
hour before sunrise.  The provisions of this section shall not apply  to
horse-drawn  carriages  or  carts  or police officers, peace officers or
park rangers mounted on horseback. HOWEVER, IF A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE IS
OPERATED ON A HIGHWAY DURING SUCH PERIOD, IT MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH FUNC-
TIONING FRONT HEADLIGHTS AND REAR TAILLIGHTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08986-01-9

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