Assembly Bill A3622

2019-2020 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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2019-A3622 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2222 & 2230, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A868
2011-2012: A1905
2013-2014: A1270
2015-2016: A817
2017-2018: A886
2021-2022: A110
2023-2024: A1325

2019-A3622 (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; requires a $25 registration fee, $15 of which shall be deposited in a snowmobile trail development and maintenance fund.

2019-A3622 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3622
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GUNTHER,  LUPARDO, BARRETT, CROUCH, BARCLAY,
   STIRPE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FINCH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY,  McDO-
   NOUGH, RIVERA, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred 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.
   §  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01449-01-9

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