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Assembly Bill A7617

Signed By Governor

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to New York bred harness races

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2013-A7617 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5330
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Add §307-a, RWB L

2013-A7617 - Summary

Relates to New York bred harness races.

2013-A7617 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7617

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Racing and Wagering

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
  relation to New York bred and/or wholly owned harness races

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

  Section 1. The  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding  law  is
amended by adding a new section 307-a to read as follows:
  S  307-A. NEW YORK BRED AND/OR WHOLLY OWNED HARNESS RACES. ANY ASSOCI-
ATION OR CORPORATION LICENSED TO CONDUCT HARNESS RACE MEETINGS AT  WHICH
PARI-MUTUEL  BETTING  IS  PERMITTED  MAY, IF IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION SUCH
ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION DETERMINES, THAT IT WOULD  BE  BENEFICIAL  TO
RUN RACES WHICH ARE LIMITED TO NEW YORK BRED AND/OR WHOLLY OWNED HORSES.
THESE  RACES  MAY  BE  WRITTEN ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS ANY OTHER
RACE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO LAW OR REGULATION  OF  THE  BOARD,  NOTWITH-
STANDING  ANY  PREFERENCE  DATE  REQUIREMENTS.  IF IN THE OPINION OF THE
CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION SUFFICIENT COMPETITION CANNOT  BE  HAD  AMONG
SUCH  RESTRICTED  CLASS  OF HORSES, SAID RACE MAY BE ELIMINATED FOR SAID
DAY AND A SUBSTITUTE RACE PROVIDED INSTEAD. THE BOARD SHALL  BE  AUTHOR-
IZED TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11233-01-3

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2013-A7617A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5330
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Add §307-a, RWB L

2013-A7617A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to New York bred harness races.

2013-A7617A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7617--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Racing and Wagering -- reported and referred to  the  Committee
  on   Rules  --  Rules  Committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
  relation to New York bred harness races

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

  Section 1. The  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding  law  is
amended by adding a new section 307-a to read as follows:
  S  307-A.  NEW YORK BRED HARNESS RACES. ANY ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION
LICENSED TO CONDUCT HARNESS RACE MEETINGS AT WHICH  PARI-MUTUEL  BETTING
IS  PERMITTED  MAY, IF IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION SUCH ASSOCIATION OR CORPO-
RATION DETERMINES, THAT IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO RUN  RACES  WHICH  ARE
LIMITED  TO  NEW  YORK  BRED  HORSES. THESE RACES MAY BE WRITTEN ON SUCH
TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS ANY OTHER RACE AUTHORIZED  PURSUANT  TO  LAW  OR
REGULATION  OF  THE  BOARD, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PREFERENCE DATE REQUIRE-
MENTS. IF IN THE OPINION OF THE CORPORATION  OR  ASSOCIATION  SUFFICIENT
COMPETITION  CANNOT  BE  HAD AMONG SUCH RESTRICTED CLASS OF HORSES, SAID
RACE MAY BE ELIMINATED FOR SAID  DAY  AND  A  SUBSTITUTE  RACE  PROVIDED
INSTEAD.  THE  BOARD  SHALL  BE  AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO
EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11233-02-3

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