N.Y. General Business Law § 398-c: Children attending roller skating rinks and indoor ice skating rinks under certain conditions

§ 398-c. Children attending roller skating rinks and indoor ice

skating rinks under certain conditions. Notwithstanding any other

provision of law, the owner, lessee, proprietor, operator, attendant or

employee of any roller skating rink or indoor ice skating rink loe may

admit or allow to remain in any such roller skating rink or indoor ice

skating rink any child under the age of twelve years, unaccompanied by

the parent, guardian or other adult person authorized by the parent or

guardian of such child, at any time other than while school classes of

such child are in session, but not after six o'clock in the afternoon on

any day preceding a day on which school classes will be in session,

provided that on the premises of such skating rink a qualified adult

supervisor shall be in attendance at all times. This section shall not

apply to any roller skating rink or indoor ice skating rink within

which, or connected with any premises within which, the sale of any

wine, spirituous or malt beverages or liquor is allowed, pool or

billiard tables are used or bowling alleys are maintained. Children of

the age of twelve years and less than sixteen years of age, however, may

remain in such roller skating rink or indoor ice skating rink until

eleven o'clock in the evening, in pursuance of the provisions of this

section, of any day preceding a day on which school classes will be in

session. No time restriction is imposed on children of the age of

sixteen or less, in pursuance of the provisions of this section, on any

day preceding a day on which school classes will not be in session.