NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3192
SPONSOR: Pretlow TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to permitting drug-free adhesive breathing devices
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
relation to permitting drug-free adhesive breathing devices
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To allow the use of any drug-free adhesive breathing devices that
assists in the reduction of airway resistance within nasal cavity of a
horse during any race meeting.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Adds a new section 218-A to racing, pari-mutuel wagering and
breeding law, and provides that no such rules or powers shall prohibit
the use of any drug-free adhesive breathing device, consisting of a
nonirritating adhesive and constructed of United States food and drug
administration approved medical-grade components, that assists in the
reduction of airway resistance within the nasal cavity of a horse during
any race meeting.
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill will allow the use of drug-flee nasal strips on horses during
any race meeting. After thorough studies, such devices have shown bene-
ficial health attributes for racehorses and have proven not to be rele-
vant factors in the outcome of races. The purpose of the drug free
device is to help strengthen the health of race horses by significantly
decreasing their breathing difficulties as they are designed to keep the
horses' airways from becoming smaller during vigorous activities. For
many horses, this significantly decreases the chances of bleeding into
their lungs caused by exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhages.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A1672 2021-2022 referred to racing and wagering
A3382 2019-2020 referred to racing and wagering
A1743 2017/2018 referred to racing and wagering
FISCAL IMPLICATION:
None to the state
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3192
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 2, 2023
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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 permitting drug-free adhesive breathing devices
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 218-a to read as follows:
3 § 218-a. Equipment regulated. Only equipment specifically approved by
4 the stewards shall be worn or carried by a jockey or a horse in a race;
5 provided, however, the use of any drug-free adhesive breathing device,
6 consisting of a non-irritating adhesive and constructed of United States
7 food and drug administration approved medical-grade components that
8 assists in the reduction of airway resistance within the nasal cavity of
9 a horse during any race meeting shall not be prohibited.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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