Assembly Bill A8556

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to equine drug testing regulations and prohibiting striking a horse during a race

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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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2019-A8556 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §902, add §912, RWB L

2019-A8556 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that horses shall be allowed sufficient time to recuperate from normal exercise-induced micro-damage to the bones and any other injuries; prohibits horses from receiving any therapeutic medication or invasive treatment within the two weeks before a race or a workout where such horse shall be running at a racing pace; prohibits striking a horse with a riding crop, whip or similar implement, for the purpose of urging such horse to move forward or to increase the pace at which such horse is moving forward.

2019-A8556 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8556
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- 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 regulations and prohibiting striking a
   horse during a race
 
   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 amended by section 2 of part JJ of chapter
 59 of the laws of 2019, 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 state  college  or
 at  a  land  grant  university  within this state. The gaming commission
 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 revocation of a  license
 for  racing  drugged  horses.    SUCH  REGULATIONS  SHALL, AT A MINIMUM,
 INCLUDE:
   (A) A REQUIREMENT THAT HORSES SHALL  BE  ALLOWED  SUFFICIENT  TIME  TO
 RECUPERATE  FROM  NORMAL  EXERCISE-INDUCED MICRO-DAMAGE TO THE BONES AND
 ANY OTHER INJURIES; AND
   (B) NO HORSE SHALL RECEIVE  ANY  THERAPEUTIC  MEDICATION  OR  INVASIVE
 TREATMENT  WITHIN  THE  TWO  WEEKS BEFORE A RACE OR A WORKOUT WHERE SUCH
 HORSE SHALL BE RUNNING AT A RACING PACE.
   § 2. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is  amended  by
 adding a new section 912 to read as follows:
   §  912.  PROHIBITION  ON STRIKING HORSES. NO PERSON PARTICIPATING IN A
 RACE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER  SHALL  STRIKE  A  HORSE
 WITH A RIDING CROP, WHIP OR SIMILAR IMPLEMENT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF URGING

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13387-01-9

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