Assembly Bill A9954

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes state colleges with an approved equine science program to conduct equine drug testing at race meetings

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A9954 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6352
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§902 & 228, RWB L

2009-A9954 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes state colleges with an approved equine science program to conduct equine drug testing at race meetings.

2009-A9954 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9954 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9954

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PRETLOW, MAGEE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Racing and Wagering

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
  relation to equine drug testing

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 902  of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel
wagering  and  breeding law, as added by chapter 60 of the laws of 1993,
is amended to read as follows:
  1. In order to assure the public's confidence and  continue  the  high
degree  of integrity in racing at the pari-mutuel betting tracks, equine
drug testing at race meetings  shall  be  conducted  by  a  [land  grant
university] STATE COLLEGE within this state with [a regents] AN approved
[veterinary  college facility] EQUINE SCIENCE PROGRAM.  The state racing
and wagering board shall promulgate any rules and regulations  necessary
to  implement  the  provisions of this section, including administrative
penalties of loss of purse money, fines, or denial, suspension, or revo-
cation of a license for racing drugged horses.
  S 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2  of  section  228  of  the
racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 400
of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  The  state  racing and wagering board shall, as a condition of racing,
require any franchised corporation and every other  corporation  subject
to  its  jurisdiction to withhold one percent of all purses, except that
for the franchised corporation, starting on September first,  two  thou-
sand seven and continuing through August thirty-first, two thousand ten,
two  percent  of  all  purses shall be withheld, and, in the case of the
franchised corporation, to pay such sum to the  horsemen's  organization
or its successor that was first entitled to receive payments pursuant to
this  section  in  accordance  with rules of the board adopted effective
November third, nineteen  hundred  eighty-three  representing  at  least
fifty-one percent of the owners and trainers utilizing the facilities of
such  franchised  corporation,  on  the  condition  that such horsemen's
organization shall expend as much as is necessary,  but  not  to  exceed

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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