Bill Text: NY A02775 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the possession of concealed firearms in any national park or national wildlife refuge system; imposes a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for a violation thereof.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development [A02775 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A02775-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2775
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 23, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, JAFFEE, O'DONNELL, HOOPER,
          ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK  --  read  once  and
          referred  to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Develop-
          ment
        AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
          relation  to  prohibiting  the  possession  of  concealed  firearms in
          national parks and national wildlife refuge systems
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that the
     2  national  parks  and  national  wildlife refuge systems in the state are
     3  attractive places for citizens of all ages to safely enjoy the  benefits
     4  of healthy and safe outdoor activity. The legislature further finds that
     5  the  presence of concealed firearms in national parks and national wild-
     6  life refuge systems represents an  unnecessary  threat,  whether  inten-
     7  tional or unintentional, to the health and safety of citizens invited to
     8  enjoy  these  public  recreational opportunities as well as the wildlife
     9  preserved within such recreation areas. Therefore, it is the purpose  of
    10  the  legislature to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public
    11  and prohibit the possession of a concealed firearm in all national parks
    12  and national wildlife refuge systems, except as specifically provided by
    13  law.
    14    § 2. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is amended by
    15  adding a new section 13.32 to read as follows:
    16    § 13.32 Prohibition  of  concealed  firearms  in  national  parks  and
    17  national wildlife refuge systems.  1. Except as provided in this section
    18  and  otherwise  specifically  permitted  in law, no person, other than a
    19  member of a federal, state or municipal law enforcement  agency  author-
    20  ized  to  carry  a concealed firearm, shall introduce or possess, either
    21  upon his or her person or within a vehicle or other  place  of  storage,
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03679-01-7
        A. 2775                             2
     1  any  concealed  firearm in any national park or national wildlife refuge
     2  system.
     3    2. The prohibition in subdivision one of this section shall not apply:
     4    (a) to the extent the firearm is used in connection with hunting where
     5  authorized by state and federal law; and
     6    (b) to privately owned residences within any national park or national
     7  wildlife refuge system.
     8    3. A violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a
     9  civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars.
    10    § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
    11  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.