Assembly Bill A7224

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the display of fireworks

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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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2011-A7224 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง405.00, Pen L

2011-A7224 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the display of fireworks; authorizes an exemption for the fee associated therewith for certain displays by federally tax exempt organizations.

2011-A7224 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7224

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 19, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the display of fireworks

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 405.00 of the penal law is amended
to read as follows:
  5. Local ordinances [superseded]. All local ordinances  regulating  or
prohibiting  the  display  of  fireworks  are  hereby  superseded by the
provisions of this section. Every city, town or village shall  have  the
power to enact ordinances or local laws [regulating]:
  (A)  REGULATING or prohibiting the use, or the storage, transportation
or sale for use of fireworks in the preparation  for  or  in  connection
with television broadcasts; AND
  (B)  PROVIDING  AN  EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF ANY FEES FOR A PERMIT TO
DISPLAY FIREWORKS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY  CHARITABLE,  CULTURAL,  EDUCA-
TIONAL OR RELIGIOUS EVENT HELD BY ANY CORPORATION, COMMUNITY CHEST, FUND
OR  FOUNDATION, ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARI-
TABLE, SCIENTIFIC, TESTING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, LITERARY,  OR  EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES AS DEFINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3).
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10851-01-1

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