Assembly Bill A7710

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Amends the definition of all terrain vehicles to include certain vehicles of up to 1500 pounds

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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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2011-A7710 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2281 & 2405, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4971
2015-2016: A7723

2011-A7710 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the definition of all terrain vehicles to include certain vehicles of up to seventy inches long and 1500 pounds which consist of a side-by-side passenger configuration for up to three passengers and which include certain safety features.

2011-A7710 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7710

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  the  defi-
  nition and use of all terrain vehicles

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2281 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 319 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read
as follows:
  1. (a) "All terrain vehicle" or "ATV"  means  (I)  any  self-propelled
vehicle  which  is manufactured for sale for operation primarily on off-
highway trails or off-highway competitions and only  incidentally  oper-
ated  on  public  highways  providing  that such vehicle does not exceed
[seventy] SIXTY inches in width, or  one  thousand  pounds  dry  weight.
Provided,  however,  this definition shall not include a "snowmobile" or
other self-propelled vehicles manufactured for  off-highway  use  exclu-
sively  designed  for  travel on snow or ice, steered by skis or runners
and supported in whole or in part by one or more skis, belts  or  cleats
which utilize an endless belt tread; OR
  (II)  ANY  SELF-PROPELLED  VEHICLE  WHICH IS MANUFACTURED FOR SALE FOR
OPERATION PRIMARILY ON OFF-HIGHWAY TRAILS  OR  OFF-HIGHWAY  COMPETITIONS
AND  ONLY INCIDENTALLY   OPERATED ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS PROVIDING THAT SUCH
VEHICLE DOES NOT EXCEED SEVENTY INCHES IN WIDTH, OR  ONE  THOUSAND  FIVE
HUNDRED  POUNDS DRY WEIGHT, CONSISTS OF A SIDE-BY-SIDE PASSENGER CONFIG-
URATION, IS DESIGNED FOR NO MORE THAN THREE PASSENGERS  AND  HAS  SAFETY
FEATURES WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SEAT BELTS AND ROLL-OVER
BARS.    PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  THIS  DEFINITION SHALL NOT INCLUDE A
"SNOWMOBILE" OR OTHER SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FOR OFF-HIGH-
WAY USE EXCLUSIVELY DESIGNED FOR TRAVEL ON SNOW OR ICE, STEERED BY  SKIS
OR  RUNNERS AND SUPPORTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY ONE OR MORE SKIS, BELTS
OR CLEATS WHICH UTILIZE AN ENDLESS BELT TREAD.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11221-02-1

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