Assembly Bill A3528

                             
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                                   3528
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
   relation  to allowing New York sire stakes eligibility for foals sired
   by New York state stallions

   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 1 and subdivision 2 of
 section  334  of  the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, the
 opening paragraph of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 645 of the laws
 of 2021 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 445 of the laws of 1997,
 are amended and a new subdivision 3-a is added to read as follows:
   The fund is further authorized and directed to conduct each  year,  at
 the  New York state exposition, with the approval of the director of the
 exposition, or at any licensed pari-mutuel track in New York state, with
 a preference given to any available licensed pari-mutuel track  that  is
 five-eighths  of a mile long or larger, colt, stake and overnight events
 for standardbred horses to provide contests for two year old  and  three
 year  old  colts  and  fillies  at each gait of trotting and pacing. The
 colt, stake and overnight events so conducted for two year old and three
 year old colts and fillies at each gait of trotting and pacing hereunder
 shall be conditioned to admit only those colts and fillies [dropped from
 a mare bred in this state and] sired by a stallion owned or  leased  and
 permanently standing for service at and within this state at the time of
 the  said  foal's conception, provided, however, that such [mare,] stal-
 lion, and foal shall be microchipped  with  such  microchip  information
 which the commission may request be provided and made available pursuant
 to section two hundred twenty-five of this chapter. Such colt, stake and
 overnight  events  shall  be  opened for nomination not earlier than the
 first day of January in the year the event is to be held and only  colts
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 and  fillies  and horses complying with the following standards shall be
 eligible for such nomination:
   2.  The fund is further authorized and directed in each year, in coop-
 eration with each licensee harness track in this state, to  provide  for
 the  running  of stake events conditioned to admit only two year old and
 three year old colts and fillies [dropped from a mare bred in this state
 and] sired by a stallion owned or leased and  permanently  standing  for
 service  at  and  within  this  state  at  the  time  of the said foal's
 conception, at each gait of trotting and pacing, to  be  known  as  "New
 York  sire  stakes" and to contribute to the purses, stakes or prizes to
 be awarded in such "New York sire stakes", such sums as the  fund  shall
 deem  advisable.  The  fund  may  prescribe a starting fee for such "New
 York-bred harness horse stakes" but in no event shall such fee  be  less
 than  two  per  centum  of  the  estimated purse for each entry. The fee
 prescribed shall be added to the purses awarded.
   3-A. SUBSEQUENT TO THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, A FOAL SHALL BE
 ELIGIBLE FOR THE "NEW YORK SIRE STAKES" IF SIRED BY A STALLION OWNED  BY
 A  RESIDENT  OF  THIS  STATE OR LEASED TO A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE FOR A
 PERIOD OF NO LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND  STANDING  FOR  SERVICE  WITHIN  THE
 STATE AT THE TIME OF THE FOAL'S CONCEPTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.