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Senate Bill S3903B

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the state racing and wagering board from granting a license to any harness horse racetrack located within seventy-five miles of another already licensed track

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2011-S3903 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6353
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §307, RWB L

2011-S3903 - Summary

Prohibits the state racing and wagering board from granting a license to any harness horse racetrack located within seventy-five miles of a harness horse racetrack already licensed for the same dates and hours except with the consent of the licensee.

2011-S3903 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3903 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3903

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 9, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
  relation to the location of new harness tracks

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of section 307 of the racing, pari-mutuel
wagering and breeding law is amended to read as follows:
  4. In considering an application for a license under this section  the
state  racing and wagering board may give consideration to the number of
licenses already granted and to the location of  the  tracks  previously
licensed.  No  such  license shall be granted to any track which has not
conducted pari-mutuel harness racing during at least ten calendar  years
and  which  is  located within ten miles of a state, county or town fair
conducting harness racing for the three  consecutive  years  immediately
preceding  April  second,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-three, which license
shall be operative during the racing dates  of  such  fair,  unless  the
association,  corporation or society conducting such fair shall affirma-
tively waive objection to the issuance of such license for dates  within
such period. No such license shall be granted to any track located with-
in the corporate limits of a city of the first class.  [No] ON AND AFTER
MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, NO such license shall be grant-
ed  to any harness horse racetrack located within [twenty-five] SEVENTY-
FIVE miles of any track already licensed for the same  dates  and  hours
except  with  the  consent  of the licensee located within such [twenty-
five] SEVENTY-FIVE mile area.  NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS  SECTION  SHALL
AFFECT  THE VALIDITY OF A LICENSE ISSUED FOR A TRACK OPERATING MORE THAN
TWENTY-FIVE MILES FROM ANOTHER TRACK LICENSED FOR  THE  SAME  HOURS  AND
DATES, IF GRANTED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS
OF TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN WHICH AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09968-02-1

2011-S3903A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6353
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §307, RWB L

2011-S3903A - Summary

Prohibits the state racing and wagering board from granting a license to any harness horse racetrack located within seventy-five miles of a harness horse racetrack already licensed for the same dates and hours except with the consent of the licensee.

2011-S3903A - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3903A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3903--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
  ing  --  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 the location of new harness tracks

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 307  of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel
wagering and breeding law is amended to read as follows:
  4.  In considering an application for a license under this section the
state racing and wagering board may give consideration to the number  of
licenses  already  granted  and to the location of the tracks previously
licensed. No such license shall be granted to any track  which  has  not
conducted  pari-mutuel harness racing during at least ten calendar years
and which is located within ten miles of a state, county  or  town  fair
conducting  harness  racing  for the three consecutive years immediately
preceding April second,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-three,  which  license
shall  be  operative  during  the  racing dates of such fair, unless the
association, corporation or society conducting such fair shall  affirma-
tively  waive objection to the issuance of such license for dates within
such period. No such license shall be granted to any track located with-
in the corporate limits of a city of the first class.  [No] ON AND AFTER
MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, EXCEPT IN SULLIVAN  COUNTY,  NO
such  license  shall  be  granted to any harness horse racetrack located
within [twenty-five] SEVENTY-FIVE miles of any  track  already  licensed
for  the  same  dates  and hours except with the consent of the licensee
located within such  [twenty-five]  SEVENTY-FIVE  mile  area.    NOTHING
CONTAINED  IN THIS SECTION SHALL AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF A LICENSE ISSUED
FOR A TRACK OPERATING OR TO BE OPERATED IN SULLIVAN COUNTY OR  OTHERWISE
OPERATING  MORE  THAN  TWENTY-FIVE MILES FROM ANOTHER TRACK LICENSED FOR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09968-03-1

2011-S3903B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6353
Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §307, RWB L

2011-S3903B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the state racing and wagering board from granting a license to any harness horse racetrack located within seventy-five miles of a harness horse racetrack already licensed for the same dates and hours except with the consent of the licensee.

2011-S3903B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3903B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3903--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
  ing  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted as
  amended and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to  the
  Committee  on  Racing,  Gaming  and Wagering in accordance with Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  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 the location of new harness tracks

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of section 307 of the racing, pari-mutuel
wagering and breeding law is amended to read as follows:
  4. In considering an application for a license under this section  the
state  racing and wagering board may give consideration to the number of
licenses already granted and to the location of  the  tracks  previously
licensed.  No  such  license shall be granted to any track which has not
conducted pari-mutuel harness racing during at least ten calendar  years
and  which  is  located within ten miles of a state, county or town fair
conducting harness racing for the three  consecutive  years  immediately
preceding  April  second,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-three, which license
shall be operative during the racing dates  of  such  fair,  unless  the
association,  corporation or society conducting such fair shall affirma-
tively waive objection to the issuance of such license for dates  within
such period. No such license shall be granted to any track located with-
in the corporate limits of a city of the first class.  [No] ON AND AFTER
MARCH  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, EXCEPT IN SULLIVAN COUNTY, NO
such license shall be granted to any  harness  horse  racetrack  located
within  [twenty-five]  SEVENTY-FIVE  miles of any track already licensed
for the same dates and hours except with the  consent  of  the  licensee
located  within  such  [twenty-five]  SEVENTY-FIVE  mile area.   NOTHING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09968-05-1

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