Bill Text: NY S06401 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Permits 4-H certified shooting sports instructors to supervise and instruct persons under sixteen years of age at shooting ranges.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-08-24 - signed chap.150 [S06401 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S06401-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Permits 4-H certified shooting sports instructors to supervise and instruct persons under sixteen years of age at shooting ranges.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-08-24 - signed chap.150 [S06401 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S06401-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6401 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE June 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to permitting 4-H certified shooting sports instructors to supervise and instruct persons under sixteen years of age at shooting ranges The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 19 of section 265.00 of the penal law, as added 2 by chapter 446 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: 3 19. "Duly authorized instructor" means (a) a duly commissioned officer 4 of the United States army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, or of the 5 national guard of the state of New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult 6 citizen of the United States who has been granted a certificate as an 7 instructor in small arms practice issued by the United States army, navy 8 or marine corps, or by the adjutant general of this state, or by the 9 national rifle association of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly 10 organized under the laws of this state; [or] (c) by a person duly quali- 11 fied and designated by the department of environmental conservation 12 under [paragraph d of] subdivision six of section 11-0713 of the envi- 13 ronmental conservation law as its agent in the giving of instruction and 14 the making of certifications of qualification in responsible hunting 15 practices; or (d) a New York state 4-H certified shooting sports 16 instructor. 17 § 2. Paragraphs 7, 7-c, and 7-d of subdivision a of section 265.20 of 18 the penal law, paragraph 7 as amended by chapter 180 of the laws of 1998 19 and paragraphs 7-c and 7-d as added by chapter 651 of the laws of 1996, 20 are amended to read as follows: 21 7. Possession, at an indoor or outdoor shooting range for the purpose 22 of loading and firing, of a rifle or shotgun, the propelling force of 23 which is gunpowder by a person under sixteen years of age but not under 24 twelve, under the immediate supervision, guidance and instruction of (a) 25 a duly commissioned officer of the United States army, navy, air force, 26 marine corps or coast guard, or of the national guard of the state of 27 New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult citizen of the United States who EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13021-03-9S. 6401 2 1 has been granted a certificate as an instructor in small arms practice 2 issued by the United States army, navy, air force or marine corps, or by 3 the adjutant general of this state, [or] by the national rifle associ- 4 ation of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly organized under the 5 laws of this state, or by a New York state 4-H certified shooting sports 6 instructor; or (c) a parent, guardian, or a person over the age of eigh- 7 teen designated in writing by such parent or guardian who shall have a 8 certificate of qualification in responsible hunting, including safety, 9 ethics, and landowner relations-hunter relations, issued or honored by 10 the department of environmental conservation; or (d) an agent of the 11 department of environmental conservation appointed to conduct courses in 12 responsible hunting practices pursuant to article eleven of the environ- 13 mental conservation law. 14 7-c. Possession for the purpose of loading and firing, of a rifle, 15 pistol or shotgun, the propelling force of which may be either air, 16 compressed gas or springs, by a person under sixteen years of age but 17 not under twelve, under the immediate supervision, guidance and instruc- 18 tion of (a) a duly commissioned officer of the United States army, navy, 19 marine corps or coast guard, or of the national guard of the state of 20 New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult citizen of the United States who 21 has been granted a certificate as an instructor in small arms practice 22 issued by the United States army, navy or marine corps, or by the adju- 23 tant general of this state, [or] by the national rifle association of 24 America, a not-for-profit corporation duly organized under the laws of 25 this state, or by a New York state 4-H certified shooting sports 26 instructor; or (c) a parent, guardian, or a person over the age of eigh- 27 teen designated in writing by such parent or guardian who shall have a 28 certificate of qualification in responsible hunting, including safety, 29 ethics, and landowner relations-hunter relations, issued or honored by 30 the department of environmental conservation. 31 7-d. Possession, at an indoor or outdoor shooting range for the 32 purpose of loading and firing, of a rifle, pistol or shotgun, the 33 propelling force of which may be either air, compressed gas or springs, 34 by a person under twelve years of age, under the immediate supervision, 35 guidance and instruction of (a) a duly commissioned officer of the 36 United States army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, or of the 37 national guard of the state of New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult 38 citizen of the United States who has been granted a certificate as an 39 instructor in small arms practice issued by the United States army, navy 40 or marine corps, or by the adjutant general of this state, [or] by the 41 national rifle association of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly 42 organized under the laws of this state, or by a New York state 4-H 43 certified shooting sports instructor; or (c) a parent, guardian, or a 44 person over the age of eighteen designated in writing by such parent or 45 guardian who shall have a certificate of qualification in responsible 46 hunting, including safety, ethics, and landowner relations-hunter 47 relations, issued or honored by the department of environmental conser- 48 vation. 49 § 3. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi- 50 vision 26 to read as follows: 51 26. "New York state 4-H certified shooting instructor" means a certi- 52 fied shooting sports instructor of the National 4-H Shooting Sports, a 53 non-profit organization, engaged in shooting education and youth devel- 54 opment programming that is administered by the National Institute of 55 Food and Agriculture of the United States department of agriculture. 56 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.