STATE OF NEW YORK
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5487
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 22, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to authorizing persons under the age of fourteen to partic-
ipate in special events involving snowmobiles
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 25.19 of the parks, recreation and
2 historic preservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to
3 read as follows:
4 (d) A person less than fourteen years of age may operate a snowmobile
5 as a participant in a special event, defined by subdivision sixteen of
6 section 21.05 of this title, provided that:
7 (1) the special event is held in accordance with any relevant stat-
8 utes, rules, or regulations;
9 (2) the special event is authorized by the commissioner, as provided
10 for in section 25.11 of this article;
11 (3) such person obtains the written consent of his or her parent or
12 legal guardian; and
13 (4) the commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations relating to
14 such participants and in doing so shall review and consider for adoption
15 those rules and regulations that have been published by the interna-
16 tional organizations that promote such events, including but not limited
17 to, the International Series of Champions and the International Snowmo-
18 bile Racing Association.
19 § 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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