N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law § 13.19: Free use of campsites

§ 13.19 Free use of campsites. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of

any other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or an amputee or

any veteran or member of a Gold Star family shall be permitted to use

any of the public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation

in this state, upon the same terms and conditions as apply to the

general public, but without the payment of any fees or other charges for

the use of such campsites, parks and other public places of recreation.

2. For the purposes of this section (a) "veteran" shall mean a

resident of this state who is: (i) a veteran as such term is defined in

section one of the veterans' services law; or (ii) a person who has

served on active duty for the state as a member of the state organized

militia as defined in subdivision nine of section one of the military

law and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other

than dishonorable; or (iii) a person who has served on active duty in

the uniformed services of the United States or on active duty for the

state as a member of the organized militia and has a qualifying

condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and

has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from

such service, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one

of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than

bad conduct or dishonorable from such service; and

(b) "member of a Gold Star family" shall mean a resident of this state

who is a gold star parent as defined in section twenty-six of the

veterans' services law, the spouse or domestic partner, or the

biological, step, or legally adopted minor child of a veteran whose

death qualified the parent for an annuity.