Bill Text: NY A06244 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to issue rules, regulations and programs necessary to allow the presence and behavior of dogs conducive to the characteristics of each state park; requires the installation of dog waste stations; requires dogs to be under the direct supervision and control at all times by the owner or custodian of such dogs; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-16 - print number 6244c [A06244 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A06244-Amended.html
Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to issue rules, regulations and programs necessary to allow the presence and behavior of dogs conducive to the characteristics of each state park; requires the installation of dog waste stations; requires dogs to be under the direct supervision and control at all times by the owner or custodian of such dogs; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-16 - print number 6244c [A06244 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A06244-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6244--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to allowing the presence of dogs in state parks The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is 2 amended by adding a new section 3.27 to read as follows: 3 § 3.27 Dogs allowed in parks. 1. The commissioner shall adopt any 4 rules, regulations and programs necessary for the presence and behavior 5 of dogs in state parks, provided that such rules and programs do not 6 conflict with the provisions of this section. 7 2. (a) Dogs shall be allowed in all New York state parks with the 8 exception of the Adirondack park, the Catskill park and arboretums 9 during public hours of operation year-round except as provided in subdi- 10 vision three of this section. 11 (b) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations restrict- 12 ing the presence of dogs in areas designated for swimming or sunbathing 13 on beaches and resident wildlife in preserves. 14 (c) All state parks shall install and offer dog waste stations, 15 including, but not limited to, garbage cans and disposable biodegradable 16 waste bags to ensure a clean and hygienic environment for all park visi- 17 tors. 18 (d) All dogs shall be under direct supervision and control at all 19 times by the owner or custodian of the dog. 20 (e) Dogs shall be leashed at all times unless a state park designates 21 a specific unleashed area. 22 (f) Waste shall be removed and disposed of by the dog owner. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05507-06-3A. 6244--A 2 1 (g) Dog owners or custodians assume liability for any damage or harm 2 caused by their dog on park premises. 3 (h) Dogs are not permitted within at least one hundred feet of any 4 areas restricted for protection of endangered species and/or nesting. 5 3. (a) Dogs shall not be allowed in areas of state parks that are 6 designated by parks as "restricted". 7 (b) Dogs shall not be allowed in state parks during events or activ- 8 ities that are specifically designated as "dog-free". 9 (c) Dogs shall not be allowed in state parks if they are deemed a 10 "dangerous dog" pursuant to section one hundred eight of the agriculture 11 and markets law. 12 (d) Dogs that have not been fully vaccinated pursuant to any law, 13 rules or regulations requiring such vaccines shall not be allowed in 14 state parks. 15 4. (a) The office shall have the authority to enforce the provisions 16 of this section, including, but not limited to, the power to issue cita- 17 tions and fines for violations. 18 (b) The office shall also have the authority to exclude such owner's 19 dog or dogs from state parks for a period of time if the owner or custo- 20 dian of the dog fails to comply with the provisions of this section or 21 the rules, regulations and programs adopted by the state park system. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 23 it shall have become a law.
