Title PML, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law

§ 236. Disposition of pari-mutuel pools; percentage payable to state\nas a tax; authority of counties or certain cities to impose a tax. 1.\nEvery corporation authorized under this chapter to conduct pari-mutuel\nbetting at a race meeting on races run thereat, except as provided…

§ 237. Capital improvements. 1. For the purposes of this section,\n"capital improvement" shall mean any addition to, replacement of or\nremodeling of the physical plant, structures and equipment now or\nhereafter owned or leased by a racing corporation that is used or is to\nbe …

§ 238. Disposition of pari-mutuel pools of the franchised corporation;\npercentage payable to state as a tax; authority of counties or certain\ncities to impose a tax. 1. (a) The franchised corporation authorized\nunder this chapter to conduct pari-mutuel betting at a race meeti…

§ 239. Books and records of pari-mutuel betting. Every corporation or\nassociation conducting a horse race meeting at which pari-mutuel betting\non the races run at such meeting is authorized shall keep its books and\nrecords so as to clearly show by a separate record the total …

§ 240. Yearly audit. 1. The franchised corporation shall, at its own\nexpense, cause its annual financial statements to be audited in\naccordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a qualified\nindependent certified public accountant approved by the franchise\noversig…

§ 241. Disposition of unpaid money due on account of pari-mutuel\ntickets not presented. The sum held by any corporation authorized to\nconduct pari-mutuel betting for payment of outstanding winning\npari-mutuel tickets and for refunding the price of pari-mutuel tickets\nshall b…

§ 242. Races for horses bred in the state. The commission in granting\na license to a corporation to conduct running or steeplechase races at\nits racetrack, if the commission deems such requirement practicable, may\nrequire such corporation to provide for at least one race duri…

§ 243. Free or reduced fee passes, cards or badges. A corporation\nlicensed or franchised to conduct pari-mutuel betting on races run on\nits racetrack may issue free passes, cards or badges to any qualified\nperson. A qualified person shall include, but need not be limited to,\…

§ 244. Revocation of license or franchise. The commission may revoke a\nlicense issued by it under this chapter or a franchise granted pursuant\nto section two hundred six of this article if the corporation to which\nsuch license or franchise shall have been issued, or its offic…

§ 245. Hearing on refusal or revocation of license or franchise. If\nthe commission refuses to grant a license applied for under this\narticle, or determines to revoke such a license granted by it or a\nfranchise pursuant to sections two hundred twelve and two hundred\nforty-fou…

§ 246. Approval of plans of corporation. The commission shall not\ngrant to a corporation hereafter formed pursuant to this chapter, a\nlicense to conduct a running or steeplechase race meeting within the\nstate until such corporation shall have submitted to the commission a\nst…

§ 247. Racing zones. There are hereby created two racing zones to be\nknown as the first zone and the second zone. The first zone shall\ninclude all of the counties in the first, second, ninth, tenth, eleventh\nand twelfth judicial districts. The second zone shall include all th…

§ 248. Racing season; allotment of dates for racing. In the assignment\nof dates by the commission to corporations for conducting running races\nor steeplechases no conflict shall be deemed to exist by reason of\nduplication of dates as between race meetings in the first zone an…

§ 249. Pari-mutuel employees to be citizens and residents. At least\neighty-five per centum of the persons employed each day by a racing\ncorporation conducting a race meeting, to operate or assist in the\noperation of its pari-mutuel system of betting shall be citizens of the\n…

§ 250. Power of commission to impose penalties. The commission, in\naddition to its power to suspend or revoke occupational licenses,\nlicenses to conduct running races and race meetings or steeplechases and\nsteeplechase meetings and licenses to conduct pari-mutuel betting at a…

§ 251. Definitions. As used in sections two hundred fifty-two through\ntwo hundred fifty-six of this article, the following terms shall mean\nand include:\n 1. "Fund." The New York state thoroughbred breeding and development\nfund corporation established by section two hundred f…

§ 252. New York state thoroughbred breeding and development fund. 1. A\ncorporation to be known as the New York state thoroughbred breeding and\ndevelopment fund corporation is hereby created. Such corporation shall\nbe a body corporate and politic constituting a public benefit\…

§ 253. Powers of the fund. The fund shall have power:\n 1. To sue and be sued.\n 2. To have a seal and to alter the seal at its pleasure.\n 3. To make by-laws for the management and regulation of its affairs.\n 4. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corpora…

§ 254. Resources of fund. 1. * a. The fund is authorized and directed\nto collect and receive on a quarterly basis in each calendar year from\nany racing corporation or regional off-track betting corporations from\non-track wagers or off-track wagers, as the case may be, the sum…

§ 255. Annual audit. The comptroller or his legally authorized\nrepresentative is authorized to and shall from time to time but at least\nannually examine the accounts and books of the fund, including its\nreceipts and disbursements.\n

§ 256. Annual report. The fund shall annually make during the month of\nJanuary a report to the governor setting forth in detail:\n 1. Its operations and accomplishments during the preceding year; and\n 2. Its receipts and disbursements during the preceding year.\n The fund is d…

§ 257. Actions against fund. Except in an action for wrongful death,\nno action against the fund founded upon tort shall be commenced (a)\nprior to the expiration of thirty days from the date on which the notice\nof claim upon which the action is founded, served pursuant to sect…

§ 301. General powers of commission; harness racing defined; super\nexotic bet defined, authorized. 1. Pursuant to the provisions of\nsections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this\nchapter, the commission shall have power to supervise generally all\nharness …

§ 302. Incorporation. Any number of persons, not less than five, may\nbecome a corporation for the purpose of conducting harness horse race\nmeetings at which pari-mutuel betting will be conducted, with all the\ngeneral powers of corporations created under the laws of this state…

§ 303. Filing of information concerning stock transfers; necessity for\ncommission approval. 1. Whenever a transfer of stock of any association\nor corporation that is licensed under this article, or of any\nassociation or corporation that leases to such licensee the track at\nw…

§ 303-a. Non-managing ownership of standardbred horses. (a) For\npurposes of this section, a managing owner shall mean a person who\nthrough ownership, lease or designation manages all racing activities\nfor a race horse and is personally responsible for all liabilities\narising…

§ 304. Right to hold harness race meetings and races. Any corporation\nformed under the provisions of sections two hundred twenty-two through\nseven hundred five of this chapter, and any corporation or association\nwhich shall have conducted harness horse race meetings during tw…

§ 305. Pari-mutuel betting at harness races. No more than eight\ncorporations or associations shall be licensed by the commission in any\none year to conduct a pari-mutuel meet or meets. Said pari-mutuel\nbetting conducted at such meetings shall be under the general\nsupervision…

§ 307. Licenses for harness race meetings. 1. Any association or\ncorporation desiring to conduct harness race meetings at which\npari-mutuel betting shall be permitted may apply annually to the\ncommission for a license so to do. If, in the judgment of the commission\nthe publi…

§ 307-a. New York-bred or wholly owned harness races. (a) Any\nassociation or corporation licensed to conduct harness race meetings at\nwhich pari-mutuel betting is permitted may, if in its sole discretion\nsuch association or corporation determines that it would be beneficial,\…

§ 308. Officials at harness horse race meetings. 1. At all harness\nrace meetings licensed by the commission in accordance with the\nprovisions of sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five\nof this chapter qualified judges and starters shall be designated by the…

§ 309. Licenses for participants and employees at harness race\nmeetings. 1. For the purpose of maintaining a proper control over\nharness race meetings conducted pursuant to sections two hundred\ntwenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter, the commission\nmay license…

§ 310. Power of the commission to impose fines and penalties. The\ncommission, in addition to its power to suspend or revoke licenses\ngranted by the commission, is authorized and empowered to impose\nmonetary fines upon any corporation, association or person participating\nin a…

§ 311. Refunds. Moneys received by the commission pursuant to this\narticle may within one year from the receipt thereof be refunded to the\nparty for whose account the same were received on proof satisfactory to\nthe commission that:\n 1. such moneys were in excess of the amoun…

§ 312. Special police officers. 1. For the purpose of preserving order\nand preventing offenses against the laws prohibiting gambling, the\nofficers or directors of any corporation or association created under or\nsubject to the provisions of sections two hundred twenty-two thro…

§ 313. Place and manner of conducting pari-mutuel betting. Any\ncorporation or association licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting at a\nharness race meeting shall provide a place or places within race meeting\ngrounds or enclosure at which such licensee shall conduct the\npari-…

§ 314. Construction with other laws. 1. Nothing in sections two\nhundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter shall be\nconstrued to preclude the United States Trotting Association from\nindependently licensing or disciplining any of its members or performing\na…

§ 315. Bond required of corporation or association conducting\npari-mutuel betting. Every corporation or association licensed by the\ncommission to conduct harness horse race meetings at which pari-mutuel\nbetting shall be permitted, annually and before the opening of any race\n…

§ 316. Books and records of pari-mutuel betting. Every corporation or\nassociation conducting a harness horse race meeting at which pari-mutuel\nbetting is authorized shall keep its books and records so as to clearly\nshow by a separate record the total amount of money contribut…

§ 317. Filing of certain agreements with the commission. Every\nassociation or corporation licensed to conduct harness race meetings at\nwhich pari-mutuel betting is permitted shall promptly after entering\ninto any lease, agreement concerning any concession, labor management\nr…

§ 318. Disposition of on-track pari-mutuel pools; harness races. 1.\nExcept as otherwise provided by law, every association or corporation\nauthorized under this article to conduct pari-mutuel betting at a\nharness horse race meeting on races run thereat shall distribute all\nsu…

§ 319. Capital improvements. 1. For the purposes of this section,\n"capital improvement" shall mean any addition to, replacement of or\nremodeling of the physical plant, structures and equipment now or\nhereafter owned or leased by a racing corporation or association that is\nus…

§ 320. Revocation of license. The commission may revoke or suspend a\nlicense for the conduct of harness race meetings at which pari-mutuel\nbetting is conducted:\n a. For any cause that would permit or require its refusal to issue a\nlicense, or\n b. If it shall determine that:…

§ 321. Hearing of refusal or revocation of license. If the commission\nrefuses to grant a license applied for under sections two hundred\ntwenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter, or revokes or\nsuspends such a license granted by it, or imposes a monetary fine upon …

§ 322. Approval of plans of corporation or association. The commission\nshall not grant to a corporation or association hereafter formed\npursuant to sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five\nof this chapter, a license to conduct a harness race meeting at which…

§ 324. Free or reduced fee passes, cards or badges. A corporation or\nassociation licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting on harness horse\nraces run at its racetrack may issue free passes, cards or badges to any\nqualified person. A qualified person shall include, but need not …

§ 325. County, town and agricultural fairs and harness race meetings\nnot licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting. Pari-mutuel betting on\nharness races at any county, town, agricultural or other fair held\nwithin the state, shall not be authorized and no lottery, pool-selling,\…

§ 326. Employees at harness race meetings. At least eighty-five per\ncentum of the persons employed each day in the operation and conduct of\npari-mutuel betting at harness race meets licensed pursuant to sections\ntwo hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapte…

§ 327. Membership in a labor union or a labor organization. 1.\nMembership in a labor union or a labor organization shall not be, or be\nmade, a condition of employment or a preference in employment nor a\ncondition of, or a preference in, the continuation of employment of any\n…

§ 328. Disposition of unpaid money due on account of pari-mutuel\ntickets not presented. The sum held by any corporation or association\nauthorized to conduct pari-mutuel betting for payment of outstanding\nwinning pari-mutuel tickets and for refunding the price of pari-mutuel\n…