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Senate Bill S7828

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale or purchase of more than 500 rounds of ammunition during any period of 30 days

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2011-S7828 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 38-B ยง825, Gen Bus L

2011-S7828 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale or purchase of more than 500 rounds of ammunition during any period of 30 days; makes a violation of such provisions a class A misdemeanor.

2011-S7828 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7828 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7828

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             August 1, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  limiting  the
  sale of ammunition

  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 article
38-B to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 38-B
                           SALE OF AMMUNITION
SECTION 825. SALE OF AMMUNITION; LIMITED.
  S 825. SALE OF AMMUNITION; LIMITED. 1. NO RETAIL DEALER SHALL SELL  OR
TRANSFER  MORE  THAN FIVE HUNDRED ROUNDS OF ANY AMMUNITION TO ANY PERSON
DURING ANY PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS.
  2. NO PERSON SHALL PURCHASE OR RECEIVE MORE THAN FIVE  HUNDRED  ROUNDS
OF ANY AMMUNITION DURING ANY PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS.
  3.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL
NOT APPLY TO ANY SHOOTING  RANGE,  POLICE  OFFICE,  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OR
CORRECTIONS  AGENCY, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OR
NATIONAL GUARD, OR LICENSED FIREARMS DEALERS.
  4. UPON EACH SALE OF AMMUNITION BY A RETAIL DEALER, SUCH DEALER  SHALL
RECORD  THE  NAME,  ADDRESS,  DATE  OF BIRTH AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE
PURCHASER, AND THE QUANTITY, MANUFACTURER, TYPE AND CALIBER OR GAUGE  OF
THE AMMUNITION PURCHASED.
  5.  ANY  PERSON  WHO  VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16412-01-2

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