Assembly Bill A2457

2013-2014 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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2013-A2457 (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:
2009-2010: A4636
2011-2012: A3630
2015-2016: A2273
2017-2018: A2634
2019-2020: A1401
2021-2022: A5351
2023-2024: A2579

2013-A2457 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2013-A2457 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2457

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,
  FINCH,  OAKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transporta-
  tion

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.
                                                           LBD06348-01-3

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