New York Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law Article 3 - HARNESS RACING AND BREEDING
- 301 - General Powers of State Racing and Wagering Board; Harness Racing Defined; Super Exotic Bet Defined, Authorized.
1. Pursuant to the provisions of sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter, the state racing and wagering board shall have...
- 302 - Incorporation.
Any number of persons, not less than five, may become a corporation for the purpose of conducting harness horse race meetings at which pari-mutuel betting...
- 303 - Filing of Information Concerning Stock Transfers; Necessity for Board's Approval.
1. Whenever a transfer of stock of any association or corporation which is licensed under this article, or of any association or corporation which leases...
- 303-a - Non-Managing Ownership of Standardbred Horses.
(a) For purposes of this section, a managing owner shall mean a person who through ownership, lease or designation manages all racing activities for a...
- 304 - Right to Hold Harness Race Meetings and Races.
Any corporation formed under the provisions of sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter, and any corporation or association which shall...
- 305 - Pari-Mutuel Betting At Harness Races.
No more than eight corporations or associations shall be licensed by the state racing and wagering board in any one year to conduct a pari-mutuel...
- 306 - State Admission Tax.
1. Every corporation, association or person holding a harness horse race meeting pursuant to sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter...
- 307 - Licenses for Harness Race Meetings.
1. Any association or corporation desiring to conduct harness race meetings at which pari-mutuel betting shall be permitted may apply annually to the state racing...
- 307-a - New York Bred or Wholly Owned Harness Races.
(a) Any association or corporation licensed to conduct harness race meetings at which pari-mutuel betting is permitted may, if in its sole discretion such association...
- 308 - Officials At Harness Horse Race Meetings.
1. At all harness race meetings licensed by the gaming commission in accordance with the provisions of sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five...
- 309 - Licenses for Participants and Employees At Harness Race Meetings.
1. For the purpose of maintaining a proper control over harness race meetings conducted pursuant to sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of...
- 310 - Power of the State Racing and Wagering Board to Impose Fines and Penalties.
In addition to its power to suspend or revoke licenses granted by it, the state racing and wagering board is hereby authorized and empowered to...
- 311 - Refunds.
Moneys received by the board pursuant to this article may within one year from the receipt thereof be refunded to the party for whose account...
- 312 - Special Policemen.
1. For the purpose of preserving order and preventing offenses against the laws prohibiting gambling, the officers or directors of any corporation or association created...
- 313 - Place and Manner of Conducting Pari-Mutuel Betting.
Any corporation or association licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting at a harness race meeting shall provide a place or places within race meeting grounds or...
- 314 - Construction With Other Laws.
1. Nothing in sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter shall be construed to preclude the United States Trotting Association from...
- 315 - Bond Required of Corporation or Association Conducting Pari-Mutuel Betting.
Every corporation or association licensed by the state racing and wagering board to conduct harness horse race meetings at which pari-mutuel betting shall be permitted,...
- 316 - Books and Records of Pari-Mutuel Betting.
Every corporation or association conducting a harness horse race meeting at which pari-mutuel betting is authorized shall keep its books and records so as to...
- 317 - Filing of Certain Agreements With the State Racing and Wagering Board.
Every association or corporation licensed to conduct harness race meetings at which pari-mutuel betting is permitted shall promptly after entering into any lease, agreement concerning...
- 318 - Disposition of On-Track Pari-Mutuel Pools; Harness Races.
1. Except as otherwise provided by law, every association or corporation authorized under this article to conduct pari-mutuel betting at a harness horse race meeting...
- 319 - Capital Improvements.
1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth unless the context requires a different meaning: a....
- 320 - Revocation of License.
The state racing and wagering board may revoke or suspend a license for the conduct of harness race meetings at which pari-mutuel betting is conducted:...
- 321 - Hearing of Refusal or Revocation of License.
If the state racing and wagering board shall refuse to grant a license applied for under sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of...
- 322 - Approval of Plans of Corporation or Association.
The state racing and wagering board shall not grant to a corporation or association hereafter formed pursuant to sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred...
- 324 - Free or Reduced Fee Passes, Cards or Badges.
A corporation or association licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting on harness horse races run at its racetrack may issue free passes, cards or badges to...
- 325 - County, Town and Agricultural Fairs and Harness Race Meetings Not Licensed to Conduct Pari-Mutuel Betting.
Pari-mutuel betting on harness races at any county, town, agricultural or other fair held within the state, shall not be authorized and no lottery, pool-selling,...
- 326 - Employees At Harness Race Meetings.
At least eighty-five per centum of the persons employed each day in the operation and conduct of pari-mutuel betting at harness race meets licensed pursuant...
- 327 - Membership in a Labor Union or a Labor Organization.
1. Membership in a labor union or a labor organization shall not be, or be made, a condition of employment or a preference in employment...
- 328 - Disposition of Unpaid Money Due on Account of Pari-Mutuel Tickets Not Presented.
The sum held by any corporation or association authorized to conduct pari-mutuel betting for payment of outstanding winning pari-mutuel tickets and for refunding the price...
- 329 - Penalties.
1. The failure of any witness, when duly subpoenaed, to attend, give testimony or produce other evidence shall be punishable by the supreme court in...
- 330 - Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund.
1. There is hereby created within the state gaming commission the "agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund". Such fund shall be a...
- 331 - Powers.
The fund shall have power: 1. To sue and be sued. 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure. 3. To acquire,...
- 332 - Resources of Fund.
The fund is authorized and directed: 1. To collect and receive in each calendar year amounts to be paid to the fund by the persons...
- 333 - New York State Exposition Harness Racing.
The fund is authorized and empowered to disburse annually as purses, prizes or premiums the moneys contained in the account designated in paragraph d of...
- 334 - New York-Bred Harness Horse Events.
1. The fund is further authorized and directed to conduct each year, at the New York state exposition, with the approval of the director of...
- 335 - County and Town Agricultural Society Harness Racing Events.
The fund is further authorized and directed in each year, in cooperation with each town and county agricultural society, qualified therefor under rules and regulations...
- 336 - Actions Against Fund.
Except in an action for wrongful death, no action against the fund founded upon tort shall be commenced (a) prior to the expiration of thirty...
Last modified: February 3, 2019