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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, COOK, CROUCH, GOODELL, MONTESANO, STEC
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred  to
  the Committee on Judiciary

AN  ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to the liabil-
  ity of landowners who permit recreational uses

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

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 9-103 of the gener-
al obligations law, as separately amended by chapters 141 and 286 of the
laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  a.  an owner, lessee or occupant of premises, whether or not posted as
provided in section 11-2111 of the environmental conservation law,  owes
no  duty: (1) to keep the premises safe for entry, PASSAGE OVER PREMISES
or use by others for hunting, fishing, organized gleaning as defined  in
section  seventy-one-y  of  the  agriculture  and markets law, canoeing,
boating, trapping, hiking, cross-country skiing, tobogganing,  sledding,
speleological  activities,  horseback riding, bicycle riding, hang glid-
ing, motorized vehicle operation for recreational  purposes,  snowmobile
operation,  cutting  or  gathering  of  wood for non-commercial purposes
[or], training of dogs, AND ANY OTHER RECREATIONAL USE; or (2)  to  give
warning of any hazardous condition or use of or structure or activity on
such premises to persons entering for such purposes;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



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