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Senate Bill S6781

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to certain payments to the horsemen's organization

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2009-S6781 - Details

Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §228, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3949

2009-S6781 - Summary

Relates to certain payments to the horsemen's organization.

2009-S6781 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6781 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6781

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 4, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STACHOWSKI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Racing,  Gaming  and
  Wagering

AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
  relation to certain payments to the horsemen's organization

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

  Section  1.  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]  ELEVEN,  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 repres-
enting 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 one-half of one percent of such total sum, to acquire and
maintain the equipment required to establish a program at a  land  grant
university  within this state with a regents approved veterinary college
facility, to test for the  presence  of  steroids  in  horses,  provided
further  that  the qualified organization shall also, in an amount to be
determined by its board of directors, annually include in  its  expendi-
tures for benevolence programs, funds to support an organization provid-
ing  services  necessary  to  backstretch employees, and, in the case of
every other corporation, to pay such one percent sum of  purses  to  the
horsemen's  organization  or  its  successor  that was first entitled to
receive payments pursuant to this section in accordance  with  rules  of

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

2009-S6781A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §228, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3949

2009-S6781A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain payments to the horsemen's organization.

2009-S6781A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6781A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6781--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 4, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STACHOWSKI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Racing,  Gaming  and
  Wagering  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
  relation to certain payments to the horsemen's organization

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of  section  228  of
the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter
15 of the laws of 2010, 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] ELEVEN, 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  repres-
enting  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 one-half of one percent of such total sum, to acquire  and
maintain  the  equipment  required  to  establish  a  program at a state
college within this state with an approved  equine  science  program  to
test  for  the presence of steroids in horses, provided further that the
qualified organization shall also, in an amount to be determined by  its
board of directors, annually include in its expenditures for benevolence
programs,  funds to support an organization providing services necessary
to backstretch employees, and, in the case of every  other  corporation,
to  pay such one percent sum of purses to the horsemen's organization or
its successor that was first entitled to receive  payments  pursuant  to

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

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