What's happening
This bill allows special registration of snowmobiles used only for hunting or fishing access, with specific fees and penalties for misuse.
Why it matters
Creates a special, lower-cost registration for snowmobiles used only for accessing hunting or fishing areas. , potentially making outdoor activities more affordable and accessible for sportsmen who don't use trail systems.
Directs a portion of registration fees and penalties into snowmobile trail maintenance funds. , which could help maintain and improve trails used by the broader snowmobile community, even though these "non-trail" snowmobiles are not supposed to use them.
Imposes strict penalties—including a $500 fine and possible suspension of hunting/fishing licenses for repeat offenders—if a non-trail registered snowmobile is misused. , signaling a strong enforcement approach that may deter abuse of the system and protect trail infrastructure.
May create administrative and enforcement challenges. , as authorities will need to distinguish between trail and non-trail use and ensure compliance, potentially impacting both users and regulatory agencies.
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Snowmobile Permits for Hunters
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- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
886
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, LUPARDO, BARRETT, CROUCH, BARCLAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FINCH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, LOPEZ, McDO- NOUGH, RIVERA, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
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
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, 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 gaining 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.
§ 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
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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section 11-0701 of the environmental conservation law held by such person for a period of one year.
§ 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law.
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