Senate Bill S2876

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a non-trail snowmobile registration for snowmobiles which shall be used solely for the purpose of gaining access to hunting and fishing areas

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  • 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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2009-S2876 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2418
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2222 & 2230, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1206, A1141
2013-2014: S1973, A152
2015-2016: S2652, A1427
2017-2018: A4574
2019-2020: A5439
2021-2022: A4267
2023-2024: A5484

2009-S2876 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a non-trail snowmobile registration for snowmobiles which shall be used solely for the purpose of gaining access to hunting and fishing areas.

2009-S2876 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2876 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2876

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- 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 the regis-
  tration of snowmobiles used solely for the purpose of hunting or fish-
  ing

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

  Section  1.  Section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO  REGISTER  A  SNOWMOBILE  AS  A
NON-TRAIL SNOWMOBILE WHICH SHALL BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF GAIN-
ING  ACCESS  TO  HUNTING  AND  FISHING AREAS. SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE
COMPRISED OF A BLAZE ORANGE BACKGROUND WITH BLACK LETTERING. THE FEE FOR
THE REGISTRATION OF A SNOWMOBILE AS  A  NON-TRAIL  SNOWMOBILE  AND  EACH
RENEWAL  THEREOF  SHALL BE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS, FIFTEEN DOLLARS OF WHICH
SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE SNOWMOBILE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
FUND SET FORTH IN SECTION 21.07 OF THE PARKS,  RECREATION  AND  HISTORIC
PRESERVATION LAW.
  S  2. Section 2230 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO-A  OF
SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE GUILTY OF
A  VIOLATION  PUNISHABLE  BY  A  FINE  OF  FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH
OFFENSE, OF WHICH FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS OF SUCH FINE SHALL  BE  DEPOSITED
IN  THE  SNOWMOBILE  TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE FUND SET FORTH IN
SECTION 21.07 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW. IN
ADDITION TO SUCH FINE, ANY SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE  WITHIN  A  FIVE
YEAR  PERIOD SHALL RESULT IN THE SUSPENSION OF ALL LICENSES SET FORTH IN
SECTION 11-0701 OF THE  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  LAW  HELD  BY  SUCH
PERSON FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01140-02-9

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