Assembly Bill A2634

2017-2018 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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2017-A2634 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2403, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4636
2011-2012: A3630
2013-2014: A2457
2015-2016: A2273
2019-2020: A1401
2021-2022: A5351
2023-2024: A2579

2017-A2634 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A2634 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2634
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04502-01-7

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