§ 13.19 Free use of campsites. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of\nany other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or an amputee or\nany veteran or member of a Gold Star family shall be permitted to use\nany of the public campsites, parks and other public places of recreation\nin this state, upon the same terms and conditions as apply to the\ngeneral public, but without the payment of any fees or other charges for\nthe use of such campsites, parks and other public places of recreation.\n 2. For the purposes of this section (a) "veteran" shall mean a\nresident of this state who is: (i) a veteran as such term is defined in\nsection one of the veterans' services law; or (ii) a person who has\nserved on active duty for the state as a member of the state organized\nmilitia as defined in subdivision nine of section one of the military\nlaw and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other\nthan dishonorable; or (iii) a person who has served on active duty in\nthe uniformed services of the United States or on active duty for the\nstate as a member of the organized militia and has a qualifying\ncondition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and\nhas received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from\nsuch service, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one\nof the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than\nbad conduct or dishonorable from such service; and\n (b) "member of a Gold Star family" shall mean a resident of this state\nwho is a gold star parent as defined in section twenty-six of the\nveterans' services law, the spouse or domestic partner, or the\nbiological, step, or legally adopted minor child of a veteran whose\ndeath qualified the parent for an annuity.\n
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