New York Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law Section 1111 - Rights and responsibilities of party states.

1111. Rights and responsibilities of party states. Each party state in the compact shall:

a. accept the decisions of the compact committee on the issuance or renewal of licenses, and reimburse or otherwise pay the expenses of its official in the compact committee;

b. not treat any notification of an applicant by the compact committee, that his or her application will not be processed further, as the denial of a license or otherwise penalize such an applicant solely because of such action by the compact committee;

c. reserve the right:

(1) to charge a fee for the use of a compact license within that party state, for which the racing and wagering board shall charge the fee, for each license category, set forth in sections two hundred thirteen and three hundred nine of this chapter;

(2) to apply its own standards to determine whether a compact committee license should be suspended or revoked;

(3) to apply its own standards for licensure or renewal of state applicants who do not meet the licensure requirements of the compact committee, or who are within a category of participants in live racing which the compact committee does not license; and

(4) to apply its own standards for licensure of nonracing employees at horse race tracks and at separate or satellite wagering facilities;

d. through its racing commission or its equivalent, promptly notify the compact committee of any suspension or revocation that the party state has imposed on a compact committee licensee; and

e. not be held liable for the debts or other financial obligations incurred by the compact committee.


Last modified: February 3, 2019