STATE OF NEW YORK
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1059
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 6, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. BONACIC, LARKIN, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
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 is amended to read as follows:
3 3. The term "racing", as used in this article, shall be construed to
4 mean utilizing only [horse racing in which the horses participating are
5 harnessed] horses that are registered with a recognized breed registry
6 as standard (harness) and where the standardbred horse is attached to a
7 sulky, carriage, or similar vehicle[, and shall not include any form of
8 horse racing in which the horses participating are] or mounted [by a
9 jockey].
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04459-01-7
