Bill Text: NY A01681 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1681 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to harness racing; limits racing at harness tracks to only registered standardbred horses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to racing and wagering [A01681 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A01681-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1681

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 11, 2021
                                       ___________

        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 harness racing

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 301  of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel
     2  wagering  and  breeding  law,  as  amended by chapter 243 of the laws of
     3  2020, is amended to read as follows:
     4    3. The term "racing", as used in this article, shall be  construed  to
     5  mean  utilizing only [horse racing in which the horses participating are
     6  harnessed] horses that are registered with a recognized  breed  registry
     7  as  standard (harness) and where the standardbred horse is attached to a
     8  sulky, carriage, or similar vehicle[, and shall not include any form  of
     9  horse  racing  in  which  the horses participating are] or mounted [by a
    10  jockey].
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06576-01-1