New York Laws
Article 48-C - Rules for Operation of All Terrain Vehicles
2410 - Operation by Minors.

§ 2410. Operation by minors. 1. Except as provided by subdivision two
of this section, no person under the age of sixteen years shall operate
an ATV except upon lands owned or leased by his parent or guardian,
unless he is under general supervision of a person eighteen years of age
or over or a person sixteen years of age or over who holds an ATV safety
certificate. "Leased lands" as herein used shall not include lands
leased by an organization of which said operator or his parent or
guardian is a member.

2. A person ten years of age but less than sixteen years of age who
has received safety training as prescribed by the commissioner and has
received the appropriate ATV safety certificate issued by the
commissioner may operate an ATV in the same manner as a person who is
sixteen years of age or older.

3. The failure of a person to exhibit an ATV safety certificate upon
demand to any magistrate or any other officer having authority to
enforce the provisions of this article shall not be an offense, but
shall be presumptive evidence that such person is not the holder of such
certificate.

4. No parent or guardian shall authorize or knowingly permit his child
or ward, if under sixteen years of age, to operate an ATV in violation
of any provision of this article, any rules or regulations promulgated
thereunder, or the provisions of any local law or ordinance.

5. No owner or other person in possession of any ATV shall authorize
or knowingly permit any person under sixteen years of age to operate
such an ATV in violation of any provision of this article, any rules or
regulations promulgated thereunder, or the provisions of any local law
or ordinance.