Bill Text: NY A10215 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 10215 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Provides authority for track owners and directors to race horses at such tracks subject to the consent of the certified representative organization of horsemen at such tracks.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-29 - print number 10215a [A10215 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          10215
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      May 17, 2016
                                       ___________
        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 authority for track owners and directors to race horses at
          such tracks
          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-b to read as follows:
     3    §  307-b.  Racing  of  horses by track owners. An officer, director or
     4  executive, or spouse thereof, of a track may own a horse which races  at
     5  such  track,  subject  to  the  consent  of the certified representative
     6  organization of horsemen at such track. This consent may be withdrawn at
     7  any time upon a finding by the certified representative organization  of
     8  horsemen that this privilege has been abused. The board shall be author-
     9  ized to promulgate regulations to effectuate the intent of this section.
    10    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    11  have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
    12  addition  and/or  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the
    13  implementation of this act on its  effective  date  are  authorized  and
    14  directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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