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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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745
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to removing deal-
ers of ammunition from certain provisions regarding the use of certain
merchant category-codes by payment card networks
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 529-a of the general busi-
ness law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the general
business law relating to requiring payment card networks to use certain
merchant category-codes for firearm merchants, as proposed in legisla-
tive bills numbers S. 8479-A and A. 9862-A, are amended to read as
follows:
1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
(a) ["Dealer of ammunition" means any person who engages in the busi-
ness of purchasing, selling or keeping ammunition in this state.
(b)] "Dealer of firearms" means a gunsmith or dealers in firearms in
this state licensed pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law, for
which the highest sales value is, or is expected to be, from the
combined sale in New York of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammuni-
tion, as stated by the business to its merchant acquirer in the ordinary
course of business.
[(c)] (B) "Firearm" has the same meaning as that term is defined in
subdivision three of section 265.00 of the penal law.
2. (a) On or before November first, two thousand twenty-four, each
payment card network shall make the merchant category-code for firearms
and ammunition businesses established by the international organization
for standardization on September ninth, two thousand twenty-two, avail-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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able for merchant acquirers that provide payment services for dealers of
[ammunition or dealers of] firearms.
(b) On and after May first, two thousand twenty-five, each merchant
acquirer shall assign to each dealer of [ammunition and dealer of]
firearms in this state the merchant category-code for firearms and ammu-
nition businesses established by the international organization for
standardization on September ninth, two thousand twenty-two.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the general business
law relating to requiring payment card networks to use certain merchant
category-codes for firearm merchants, as proposed in legislative bills
numbers S. 8479-A and A. 9862-A, takes effect.Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.