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.