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Assembly Bill A8714

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits children thirteen years old and younger from body checking while participating in organized ice hockey

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2013-A8714 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25 Title 7 ยง2595, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A5756

2013-A8714 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits children thirteen years old and younger from body checking while participating in organized ice hockey.

2013-A8714 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8714

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting  chil-
  dren  thirteen  years old and younger from body checking while partic-
  ipating in organized ice hockey

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

  Section  1. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by adding a
new title 7 to read as follows:
                                TITLE VII
                              YOUTH SPORTS
SECTION 2595. PROHIBITION OF BODY CHECKING IN ICE HOCKEY.
  S 2595. PROHIBITION OF BODY CHECKING IN ICE HOCKEY. 1.  (A)  NO  CHILD
THIRTEEN  YEARS  OLD  OR  YOUNGER  SHALL  ENGAGE  IN BODY CHECKING WHILE
PARTICIPATING IN ORGANIZED ICE HOCKEY; PROVIDED  HOWEVER,  THAT  NOTHING
WITHIN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT CHILDREN THIRTEEN YEARS OLD AND YOUN-
GER  FROM PLAYING, PRACTICING, OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN ANY FORM OF
ICE HOCKEY WHICH DOES NOT INVOLVE BODY CHECKING.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  "ORGANIZED  ICE  HOCKEY"  SHALL
INCLUDE  ANY PRACTICE, GAME OR OTHER ACTIVITY WHICH INVOLVES ENGAGING IN
ICE HOCKEY AND WHICH IS ORGANIZED BY  A  SCHOOL,  ADULT,  OR  PUBLIC  OR
PRIVATE  LEAGUE  OR  OTHER  ENTITY WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW CHILDREN TO
PARTICIPATE IN ICE HOCKEY.
  2. ANY SCHOOL, ADULT, OR LEAGUE OR OTHER ENTITY WHOSE  PURPOSE  IS  TO
ALLOW  CHILDREN  TO PARTICIPATE IN ICE HOCKEY, WHO ALLOWS CHILDREN THIR-
TEEN YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER TO ENGAGE IN BODY CHECKING  WHILE  PLAYING,
PRACTICING,  OR  OTHERWISE  ENGAGING IN ICE HOCKEY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A
CIVIL PENALTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE ONE  OF  THIS
CHAPTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08051-02-4

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