S1206-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S1206-2011 Meetings

S1206-2011 Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S1206

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the
registration of snowmobiles used solely for the purpose of hunting or
fishing


 PURPOSE :
This bill would establish a non-trail snowmobile registration for
snowmobiles which shall be used solely for the purpose of gaining
access to hunting and fishing areas.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a
allowing the commissioner to authorize the registration of a
snowmobile as a non-trail snowmobile used solely for the purpose of
gaining access to hunting and fishing areas. The reduced snowmobile
registration fee would be $25 with $15 of that amount to be deposited
into the snowmobile trail development and maintenance fund. It also
adds a new subdivision 3 that provides for a penalty for any violation
of this section.

 JUSTIFICATION :
Sportsman groups have argued that they should not have to pay an
exorbitant registration fee or join a snowmobile club when they don't
use the trails. This proposal would significantly reduce the
registration fee but still has some of the fee go to the Trail Fund.
The penalties for violation would be financially and recreationally
severe enough to be an effective deterrent for violations.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2009 - S.3535/A.868 - Transportation Committee
2008 - S.7500/A.10715 - Transportation Committee

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediate.

S1206-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1206
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  regis
 tration of snowmobiles used solely for the purpose of hunting or fish
 ing
 

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

 

Section 1.

Section 2222 of the vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:

 2-A.  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS  AUTHORIZED  TO REGISTER A SNOWMOBILE AS A
 NON-TRAIL SNOWMOBILE WHICH SHALL BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF GAIN
 ING ACCESS TO HUNTING AND FISHING  AREAS.  SUCH  REGISTRATION  SHALL  BE
 COMPRISED OF A BLAZE ORANGE BACKGROUND WITH BLACK LETTERING. THE FEE FOR
 THE  REGISTRATION  OF  A  SNOWMOBILE  AS A NON-TRAIL SNOWMOBILE AND EACH
 RENEWAL THEREOF SHALL BE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS, FIFTEEN DOLLARS  OF  WHICH
 SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE SNOWMOBILE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
 FUND  SET  FORTH  IN SECTION 21.07 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC
 PRESERVATION LAW.
 

S 2.

Section 2230 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:

 3.  ANY  PERSON  WHO  VIOLATES  THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF
 SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE GUILTY OF
 A VIOLATION PUNISHABLE BY A  FINE  OF  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR  EACH
 OFFENSE,  OF  WHICH FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS OF SUCH FINE SHALL BE DEPOSITED
 IN THE SNOWMOBILE TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE FUND  SET  FORTH  IN
 SECTION 21.07 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW. IN
 ADDITION  TO  SUCH  FINE, ANY SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE WITHIN A FIVE
 YEAR PERIOD SHALL RESULT IN THE SUSPENSION OF ALL LICENSES SET FORTH  IN
 SECTION  11-0701  OF  THE  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  LAW HELD BY SUCH
 PERSON FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04878-01-1

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