S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 4965 A. 7139
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
May 2, 2013
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to the duty of
an owner of property to keep a premises safe for entry or use by
others for swimming and bathing
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 9-103 of the gener-
al obligations law, as separately amended by chapters 141 and 286 of the
laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
a. an owner, lessee or occupant of premises, whether or not posted as
provided in section 11-2111 of the environmental conservation law, owes
no duty to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others for hunt-
ing, fishing, organized gleaning as defined in section seventy-one-y of
the agriculture and markets law, canoeing, boating, SWIMMING OR BATHING
IN STATE OR MUNICIPAL WATERS, trapping, hiking, cross-country skiing,
tobogganing, sledding, speleological activities, horseback riding, bicy-
cle riding, hang gliding, motorized vehicle operation for recreational
purposes, snowmobile operation, cutting or gathering of wood for non-
commercial purposes or training of dogs, or to give warning of any
hazardous condition or use of or structure or activity on such premises
to persons entering for such purposes;
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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