Bill Text: NY A07617 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Assembly Bill 7617 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relates to New York bred harness races.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-11 - signed chap.258 [A07617 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A07617-Amended.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        7617--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 28, 2013
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       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:
    1    Section 1. The  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new section 307-a to read as follows:
    3    S  307-A.  NEW YORK BRED HARNESS RACES. ANY ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION
    4  LICENSED TO CONDUCT HARNESS RACE MEETINGS AT WHICH  PARI-MUTUEL  BETTING
    5  IS  PERMITTED  MAY, IF IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION SUCH ASSOCIATION OR CORPO-
    6  RATION DETERMINES, THAT IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO RUN  RACES  WHICH  ARE
    7  LIMITED  TO  NEW  YORK  BRED  HORSES. THESE RACES MAY BE WRITTEN ON SUCH
    8  TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS ANY OTHER RACE AUTHORIZED  PURSUANT  TO  LAW  OR
    9  REGULATION  OF  THE  BOARD, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PREFERENCE DATE REQUIRE-
   10  MENTS. IF IN THE OPINION OF THE CORPORATION  OR  ASSOCIATION  SUFFICIENT
   11  COMPETITION  CANNOT  BE  HAD AMONG SUCH RESTRICTED CLASS OF HORSES, SAID
   12  RACE MAY BE ELIMINATED FOR SAID  DAY  AND  A  SUBSTITUTE  RACE  PROVIDED
   13  INSTEAD.  THE  BOARD  SHALL  BE  AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO
   14  EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS SECTION.
   15    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