S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6255
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 11, 2011
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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 free and reduced fee passes, cards and badges
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 243 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breed-
ing law, as amended by chapter 18 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
read as follows:
S 243. Free OR REDUCED FEE passes, cards or badges. A corporation
licensed or franchised to conduct pari-mutuel betting on races run on
its racetrack[, shall not] MAY issue free passes, cards or badges
[except] to [persons hereafter described: officers] ANY QUALIFIED
PERSON. A QUALIFIED PERSON SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO,
OFFICERS and employees of the corporation conducting the race meeting,
members, officers and employees of the state racing and wagering board,
members and employees of the jockey club, members and employees of the
national steeplechase and hunt association, members of turf organiza-
tions of other states and foreign countries, public officers engaged in
the performance of their duties, persons actually employed and accred-
ited by the press to attend such meetings, owners, stable managers,
trainers, jockeys, jockey managers, grooms, concessionaires, spouses,
domestic partners and children of owners, trainers and jockeys, [and]
other persons whose actual duties require their presence at such race-
track, AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR GUEST DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH CORPO-
RATION. IN ADDITION, FREE OR REDUCED FEE PASSES, CARDS OR BADGES MAY BE
ISSUED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SEGMENTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN OR MARKETING PROGRAM SPONSORED
BY SUCH CORPORATION TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE AT LIVE RACE MEETS. The
issuance of free passes, cards or badges shall be under the rules and
regulations of the state racing and wagering board [and a list of all
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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persons to whom free passes, cards or badges are issued shall be filed
with the state racing and wagering board].
S 2. Section 324 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law
is amended to read as follows:
S 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 [shall not] MAY issue free passes, cards or
badges [except] to [persons hereafter described: officers] ANY QUALIFIED
PERSON. A QUALIFIED PERSON SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO,
OFFICERS and employees of the corporation or association conducting the
race meeting, members, officers, and employees of the state racing and
wagering board, members of harness racing associations of other states
and foreign countries, public officers engaged in the performance of
their duties, persons actually employed and accredited by the press to
attend such meetings, owners, stable managers, trainers, drivers,
concessionaires [and], SPOUSES, DOMESTIC PARTNERS AND CHILDREN OF
OWNERS, TRAINERS AND DRIVERS, other persons whose actual duties require
their presence at such racetrack, AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR GUEST DEEMED
APPROPRIATE BY SUCH CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION. IN ADDITION, FREE OR
REDUCED FEE PASSES, CARDS OR BADGES MAY BE ISSUED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
OR SEGMENTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROMOTIONAL
CAMPAIGN OR MARKETING PROGRAM SPONSORED BY SUCH CORPORATION OR ASSOCI-
ATION TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE AT LIVE RACE MEETS. The issuance of free
passes, cards or badges shall be under the rules and regulations of the
state racing and wagering board [and a list of all persons to whom free
passes, cards or badges are issued shall be filed with the state racing
and wagering board].
S 3. Section 422 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law
is amended to read as follows:
S 422. Free OR REDUCED FEE passes, cards or badges. A corporation or
association licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting on quarter horse
races run at its racetrack [shall] MAY issue free passes, cards or badg-
es to [persons hereafter described: officers] ANY QUALIFIED PERSON. A
QUALIFIED PERSON SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, OFFICERS and
employees of the corporation or association conducting the race meeting,
members, officers, and employees of the state racing and wagering board,
members of quarter horse racing associations of other states and foreign
countries, public officers engaged in the performance of their duties,
persons actually employed and accredited by the press to attend such
meetings, owners, stable managers, trainers, jockeys, concessionaires
[and], SPOUSES, DOMESTIC PARTNERS AND CHILDREN OF OWNERS, TRAINERS AND
JOCKEYS, other persons whose actual duties require their presence at
such racetrack, AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR GUEST DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH
CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION. IN ADDITION, FREE OR REDUCED FEE PASSES,
CARDS OR BADGES MAY BE ISSUED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SEGMENTS OF THE
GENERAL PUBLIC IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN OR MARKETING
PROGRAM SPONSORED BY SUCH CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION TO INCREASE ATTEND-
ANCE AT LIVE RACE MEETS. The issuance of free passes, cards or badges
shall be under the rules and regulations of the state racing and wager-
ing board [and a list of all persons to whom free passes, cards or badg-
es are issued shall be filed with the state racing and wagering board].
S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.