STATE OF NEW YORK
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1443
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
reservation, making or facilitating of tee times on public golf cours-
es in exchange for financial compensation
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 398-f to read as follows:
3 § 398-f. Public golf course tee time reservations. 1. No person,
4 organization or corporation shall reserve, make or facilitate a tee time
5 on a public golf course on behalf of another person or persons in
6 exchange for financial compensation. Any person, organization or corpo-
7 ration violating this section shall be subject to a fine of up to one
8 thousand dollars.
9 2. The provisions of this section may be enforced concurrently by the
10 town attorney, city corporation counsel, or other lawful designee of a
11 municipality or local government, and all moneys collected thereunder
12 shall be retained by such municipality or local government.
13 3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the payment of
14 greens fees, rental charges or tips of nominal amounts.
15 § 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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