Assembly Bill A4636

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use ATVs on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season

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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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2009-A4636 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2403, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3630
2013-2014: A2457
2015-2016: A2273
2017-2018: A2634
2019-2020: A1401
2021-2022: A5351
2023-2024: A2579

2009-A4636 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that certified handicapped individuals may use an ATV on public land for transportation purposes only, during the hunting season.

2009-A4636 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4636

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CROUCH, BACALLES, SAYWARD -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. BARCLAY, FINCH, MILLER, OAKS, TOWNSEND --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to use of all
  terrain vehicles by certified handicapped individuals on public  prop-
  erty

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2403 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
law,  as added by chapter 402 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. Public lands other than highways. No person,  EXCEPT  PERSONS  THAT
ARE  CERTIFIED  HANDICAPPED  INDIVIDUALS,  shall  operate  an ATV on any
public lands, waters and property other than a highway, except  that  an
ATV  may  be  operated  on any such lands which have been designated and
posted for travel by ATVs in accordance with the provisions  of  section
twenty-four  hundred  five  of  this article. PERSONS CERTIFIED AS HAND-
ICAPPED INDIVIDUALS MAY UTILIZE AN ATV TO ENTER AND  EXIT  PUBLIC  LANDS
FOR  THE PURPOSE OF HUNTING, WHEREBY SUCH INDIVIDUAL MAY BE THE OPERATOR
OR A PASSENGER OF SUCH VEHICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06915-01-9

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