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Senate Bill S5543

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the commission on retired horses

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2015-S5543 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 7-A ยงยง710 - 712, RWB L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5910, S6910
2019-2020: S1843, S1974
2021-2022: S363
2023-2024: S1533
2025-2026: S2691

2015-S5543 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the commission on retired horses.

2015-S5543 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5543 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5543

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- 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 establishing the commission on retired horses

  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 article 7-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 7-A
                      COMMISSION ON RETIRED HORSES
SECTION 710. COMMISSION ON RETIRED HORSES.
        711. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
        712. VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES.
  S 710. COMMISSION ON RETIRED HORSES. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A COMMIS-
SION ON RETIRED HORSES. SUCH COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST OF SEVEN  MEMBERS,
FOUR  OF  WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GAMING COMMISSION, AND ONE EACH
OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF
THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, RESPECTIVELY.
  S  711.  POWERS  AND  DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 1. THE COMMISSION SHALL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE TREATMENT OF  RETIRED  RACE  HORSES  IN
THIS STATE. SUCH OVERSIGHT SHALL MEAN THAT PRIOR TO THE SALE OR TRANSFER
OF  A  RETIRED RACE HORSE, THE OWNER OF SUCH RACE HORSE SHALL FURNISH TO
THE COMMISSION, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  COMMISSION,  THE  CONTACT
INFORMATION  OF  THE  NEW  OWNER, WHICH SHALL AT LEAST INCLUDE THE NAME,
ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF SUCH PERSON OR ENTITY. A RETIRED RACE  HORSE
MAY  NOT  BE  TRANSPORTED ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS WITHOUT THE PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION OF THE COMMISSION. IN THE  EVENT  THAT  A  TRANSFER  OF  A
RETIRED RACE HORSE REQUIRES INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, THE NEW OWNER SHALL
BE SUBJECT TO A BACKGROUND CHECK PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION'S AUTHORIZATION
OF SUCH TRANSFER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09672-02-5

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