New York enacts the BIRDIE Act to prohibit unauthorized third-party reservation services from listing state-owned golf courses.

The BIRDIE Act, or Blocking Illegitimate Reservations and Defending Individual Entertainment Act, prohibits third-party reservation services from listing, advertising, promoting, or selling reservations for state-owned golf courses without a written agreement. Penalties for violations include up to $1,000 per unauthorized listing, with penalties accruing daily. Funds from these penalties will be deposited into the golf fund, used for course renovations, infrastructure upgrades, youth golf programs, and other improvements. The act takes effect one year after its passage.

New York enacts the BIRDIE Act to prohibit unauthorized third-party reservation services from listing state-owned golf courses.

The BIRDIE Act, or Blocking Illegitimate Reservations and Defending Individual Entertainment Act, prohibits third-party reservation services from listing, advertising, promoting, or selling reservations for state-owned golf courses without a written agreement. Penalties for violations include up to $1,000 per unauthorized listing, with penalties accruing daily. Funds from these penalties will be deposited into the golf fund, used for course renovations, infrastructure upgrades, youth golf programs, and other improvements. The act takes effect one year after its passage.