STATE OF NEW YORK
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5620
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 13, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring any
person operating an aircraft to submit to a breathalyzer
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
2 241-a to read as follows:
3 § 241-a. Breathalyzer requirement. Any person engaging within this
4 state in operating aircraft shall be required to submit to a breathalyz-
5 er exam prior to operating such aircraft. Such breathalyzer exam shall
6 occur prior to such individual boarding the aircraft. Any individual
7 that provides a breath sample of .08 of one per centum or more by weight
8 of alcohol in the person's blood shall not be permitted to operate such
9 aircraft.
10 § 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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