Bill Text: NY A06794 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the reservation, making or facilitating of tee times on public golf courses in exchange for financial compensation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to economic development [A06794 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A06794-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6794
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 31, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Economic Development
       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
         reservation, making or facilitating of tee times on public golf cours-
         es in exchange for financial compensation
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
    2  398-e to read as follows:
    3    S  398-E.  PUBLIC  GOLF  COURSE  TEE  TIME RESERVATIONS. 1. NO PERSON,
    4  ORGANIZATION OR CORPORATION SHALL RESERVE, MAKE OR FACILITATE A TEE TIME
    5  ON A PUBLIC GOLF COURSE ON  BEHALF  OF  ANOTHER  PERSON  OR  PERSONS  IN
    6  EXCHANGE  FOR FINANCIAL COMPENSATION. ANY PERSON, ORGANIZATION OR CORPO-
    7  RATION VIOLATING THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF  UP  TO  ONE
    8  THOUSAND DOLLARS.
    9    2.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY BE ENFORCED CONCURRENTLY BY THE
   10  TOWN ATTORNEY, CITY CORPORATION COUNSEL, OR OTHER LAWFUL DESIGNEE  OF  A
   11  MUNICIPALITY  OR  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT, AND ALL MONEYS COLLECTED THEREUNDER
   12  SHALL BE RETAINED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
   13    3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO  THE  PAYMENT  OF
   14  GREENS FEES, RENTAL CHARGES OR TIPS OF NOMINAL AMOUNTS.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10297-01-1