STATE OF NEW YORK
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6034
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 25, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- 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 harness racing
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 301 of the racing, pari-mutuel
2 wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 243 of the laws of
3 2020, is amended to read as follows:
4 3. The term "racing", as used in this article, shall be construed to
5 mean utilizing only [horse racing in which the horses participating are
6 harnessed] horses that are registered with a recognized breed registry
7 as standard (harness) and where the standardbred horse is attached to a
8 sulky, carriage, or similar vehicle[, and shall not include any form of
9 horse racing in which the horses participating are] or mounted [by a
10 jockey].
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07665-01-5
