A4529-2013 Actions

• Feb 6, 2013: referred to health

A4529-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         4529
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 February 6, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
 Committee on Health
 

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting  chil
 dren ten years old and younger from playing tackle football
 

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

 

Section 1. Article 25 of the public health law is amended by adding  a
 new title 7 to read as follows:

 TITLE VII
 YOUTH SPORTS
 SECTION 2595. PROHIBITION OF TACKLE FOOTBALL.
 

S  2595. PROHIBITION OF TACKLE FOOTBALL. 1. (A) NO CHILD TEN YEARS OLD
 OR YOUNGER SHALL PLAY, PRACTICE, OR OTHERWISE ENGAGE IN ORGANIZED TACKLE
 FOOTBALL; PROVIDED HOWEVER,  THAT  NOTHING  WITHIN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL
 PROHIBIT CHILDREN TEN YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER FROM PLAYING, PRACTICING, OR
 OTHERWISE  PARTICIPATING  IN ANY FORM OF FOOTBALL WHICH DOES NOT INVOLVE
 TACKLING.
 (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  "ORGANIZED  TACKLE  FOOTBALL"
 SHALL INCLUDE ANY PRACTICE, GAME OR OTHER ACTIVITY WHICH INVOLVES ENGAG
 ING  IN  TACKLE  FOOTBALL  AND WHICH IS ORGANIZED BY A SCHOOL, ADULT, OR
 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LEAGUE OR OTHER ENTITY WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW CHIL
 DREN TO PARTICIPATE IN CONTACT FOOTBALL.
 2. ANY SCHOOL, ADULT, OR LEAGUE OR OTHER ENTITY WHOSE  PURPOSE  IS  TO
 ALLOW CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN FOOTBALL, WHO ALLOWS CHILDREN TEN YEARS
 OF AGE OR YOUNGER TO PLAY, PRACTICE, OR OTHERWISE ENGAGE IN TACKLE FOOT
 BALL  SHALL  BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE
 TWO OF ARTICLE ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03854-03-3

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