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Jun 03, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S7735
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Racing, Gaming And Wagering Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S7735 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A254
- Current Committee:
- Senate Racing, Gaming And Wagering
- Law Section:
- Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยงยง104-a & 104-b, RWB L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A9763
2015-2016: A766
2017-2018: A2796
2019-2020: A1809
2013-S7735 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7735 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to void and voidable claims PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires any horse in a claim race to finish the race without assistance and must be examined by a licensed veterinarian before the claim can be made final. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by adding a new section 104-c. JUSTIFICATION: As a means of getting rid of ill, elderly, or otherwise incapable horses, it has become practice for horse owners to put these horses in claim races. The result is an increase in the number of horse collapses on race tracks in recent years. As the New York Times reported on March 24th, 2012 their report titled "Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockey", "On average, 24 horses die each week at racetracks across America. Many are inexpensive horses racing with little regulatory protection in pursuit of bigger and bigger prizes. These deaths often go unexamined, the bodies shipped to rendering plants and landfills." This bill seeks to end this practice by forcing horse owners to only put forth horses that are capable of finishing a race without assistance and passing an examination by a veterinarian. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: None
2013-S7735 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7735 I N S E N A T E June 3, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wager- ing AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to void and voidable claims THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by adding a new section 104-a to read as follows: S 104-A. VOID CLAIMS. A CLAIM FOR A HORSE IN A THOROUGHBRED CLAIMING RACE SHALL BE VOID FOR ANY HORSE THAT DIES DURING A RACE OR IS EUTHAN- IZED ON THE TRACK FOLLOWING A RACE. S 2. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by adding a new section 104-b to read as follows: S 104-B. VOIDABLE CLAIM. A CLAIM FOR A HORSE IN A THOROUGHBRED CLAIM- ING RACE IS VOIDABLE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE NEW OWNER, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE HOUR AFTER THE RACE IS MADE OFFICIAL, FOR ANY HORSE THAT IS VANNED OFF THE TRACK AFTER THE RACE. S 3. The commission shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. S 4. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01063-04-4
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