N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 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 or her parent or

guardian, unless he or she is under general supervision of a person

eighteen years of age or over. "Leased lands" as herein used shall not

include lands leased by an organization of which said operator or his or

her parent or guardian is a member.

2. A person fourteen 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.