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

§ 329. Penalties. 1. The failure of any witness, when duly\nsubpoenaed, to attend, give testimony or produce other evidence shall be\npunishable by the supreme court in the same manner as such failure is\npunishable by such court in a case therein pending.\n 2. Any person who sh…

§ 330. Agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund.\n1. There is hereby created within the state gaming commission the\n"agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund". Such\nfund shall be a body corporate and politic constituting a public ben…

§ 331. Powers. The fund shall have power:\n 1. To sue and be sued.\n 2. To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure.\n 3. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate\npurposes.\n 4. To make by-laws for the management and regulation of its affairs.\n 5. …

§ 332. Resources of fund. The fund is authorized and directed:\n 1. To collect and receive in each calendar year amounts to be paid to\nthe fund by the persons or corporations licensed to conduct pari-mutuel\nbetting at harness racing tracks, an amount equal to three-fifths of o…

§ 333. New York state exposition harness racing. The fund is\nauthorized and empowered to disburse annually as purses, prizes or\npremiums the moneys contained in the account designated in paragraph d\nof subdivision one of section three hundred thirty-two of this article,\nto o…

§ 334. New York-bred harness horse events. 1. The fund is further\nauthorized and directed to conduct each year, at the New York state\nexposition, with the approval of the director of the exposition, or at\nany licensed pari-mutuel track in New York state, with a preference\ngi…

§ 335. County and town agricultural society harness racing events. The\nfund is further authorized and directed in each year, in cooperation\nwith each town and county agricultural society, qualified therefor under\nrules and regulations established by the fund, to provide for t…

§ 336. 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…

§ 401. General powers of commission. 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\nquarter horse race meetings in this state at which pari-mutuel betting\…

§ 402. Incorporation. Any number of persons, not less than five, may\nbecome a corporation for the purpose of conducting quarter 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…

§ 403. Filing of information concerning stock transfers; necessity for\ncommission approval. 1. Whenever there is a transfer of stock of any\nassociation or corporation that is licensed under this article, or of\nany association or corporation that leases to such licensee the tr…

§ 404. Right to hold quarter horse race meetings and races. Any\ncorporation formed under the provisions of the pari-mutuel revenue law,\nand any corporation and association that shall have conducted quarter\nhorse race meetings during two years prior to the enactment of the\npa…

§ 405. Pari-mutuel betting at quarter horse races. No more than five\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\nsuperv…

§ 407. Licenses for quarter horse race meetings. 1. Any association or\ncorporation desiring to conduct quarter horse 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 commissio…

§ 408. Officials at quarter horse race meetings. At all quarter horse\nrace meetings licensed by the commission in accordance with provisions\nof sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this\nchapter, qualified judges and starters shall be designated by the…

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

§ 410. Power of commission to impose fines and penalties. The\ncommission, in addition to its powers to suspend or revoke licenses\ngranted by it, is hereby authorized and empowered to impose monetary\nfines upon any corporation, association or person participating in any\nway i…

§ 411. 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…

§ 412. 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 this article are hereby authorized t…

§ 413. Place and manner of conducting pari-mutuel betting. Any\ncorporation or association licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting at a\nquarter horse race meeting shall provide a place or places within race\nmeeting grounds or enclosure at which such licensee shall conduct the\…

§ 414. Construction. Nothing in sections two hundred twenty-two\nthrough seven hundred five of this chapter shall be construed to\npreclude the American Quarter Horse Association from independently\nlicensing or disciplining any of its members or performing any function\nheretof…

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

§ 416. Books and records of pari-mutuel betting. Every corporation or\nassociation conducting a quarter 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…

§ 417. Filing of certain agreements with commission. Every association\nor corporation licensed to conduct quarter horse race meetings at which\npari-mutuel betting is permitted shall promptly after entering into any\nlease, agreement concerning any concession, labor management …

§ 418. Disposition of pari-mutuel pools. 1. Every association or\ncorporation authorized under section four hundred five of this article\nto conduct pari-mutuel betting at a quarter horse race meeting on races\nrun thereat shall distribute all sums deposited in any pari-mutuel p…

§ 419. Revocation of license. The commission may revoke or suspend a\nlicense for the conduct of quarter horse race meetings at which\npari-mutuel betting is conducted:\n 1. for any cause that would permit or require the commission to refuse\nto issue a license, or\n 2. if the c…

§ 420. 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 license granted by it, or imposes a monetary fine upon a\…

§ 421. 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 quarter horse race meeting at…

§ 422. Free or reduced fee passes, cards or badges. A corporation or\nassociation licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting on quarter 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 …

§ 423. County, town and agricultural fairs and quarter horse race\nmeetings not licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting. Pari-mutuel\nbetting on quarter horse races at any county, town, agricultural or\nother fair held within the state, shall not be authorized and no\nlottery, p…

§ 424. Employees at quarter horse race meetings. At least eighty-five\nper centum of the persons employed each day in the operation and conduct\nof pari-mutuel betting at quarter horse race meets licensed pursuant to\nsections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of…

§ 425. Membership in a labor union or 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\npe…

§ 426. 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…

§ 427. Penalties. 1. The failure of any witness, when duly subpoenaed,\nto attend, give testimony or produce other evidence shall be punishable\nby the supreme court in the same manner as such failure is punishable by\nsuch court in a case therein pending.\n 2. Any person who sh…

§ 428. Construction. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general,\nspecial, or local law or ordinance, the provisions of sections two\nhundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter and the\nrules and regulations and requirements of the commission relating to th…

§ 429. Quarter horse racing defined. The term "quarter horse racing",\nas used in this article, shall be construed to mean only horse racing in\nwhich the horses participating are mounted by a jockey and are\nregistered by the American Quarter Horse Association.\n

§ 430. Definitions. As used in sections four hundred thirty-one\nthrough four hundred thirty-five of this article, the following terms\nshall mean and include:\n 1. "Fund." The New York state quarter horse breeding and development\nfund corporation established by section four hu…

§ 431. New York state quarter horse breeding and development fund. 1.\nA corporation to be known as the "New York state quarter horse breeding\nand development fund corporation" is hereby created. Such corporation\nshall be a body corporate and politic constituting a public bene…

§ 432. 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…

§ 433. Resources of fund. 1. The fund is authorized and directed to\ncollect and receive in each calendar year to be paid to the fund by\nquarter horse racing associations or corporations or regional off-track\nbetting corporations ten percent of the breaks derived from on-track…

§ 434. 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

§ 435. 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

§ 436. 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…

§ 501. Definitions. As used in this article, in addition to the\ndefinitions set forth in section one hundred one of this chapter, the\nfollowing terms shall mean and include:\n 1. "Board of directors." The board of directors of a corporation as\nsuch board is constituted pursua…

§ 502. Establishment of regional off-track betting corporations. 1.\na. A regional off-track betting corporation is hereby established for\neach region, except the New York city region for which the New York city\noff-track betting corporation established pursuant to and subject…

* § 502-a. Special provisions with regard to the western regional\noff-track betting corporation. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent\nprovision of this article, on the effective date of this section the\nappointments of all members of the western regional off-track betting\ncor…

§ 503. Powers of regional corporations. Subject to the general and\nspecific limitations of sections two hundred twenty-two through seven\nhundred five of this chapter and the authority of the commission\npursuant to articles one and five-a of this chapter, each corporation\nsha…

§ 503-a. Additional powers of the regional off-track betting\ncorporations. 1. In addition to the powers enumerated in section five\nhundred three of this article, financially insolvent regional off-track\nbetting corporations, as determined by the commission upon review of\ncer…

§ 504. Policing off-track betting. 1. For the purpose of preserving\norder and preventing offenses against the laws prohibiting gambling and\nthe rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to sections two hundred\ntwenty-two through seven hundred five of this chapter, the office…

§ 505. Acquisition or leasing of property. 1. A participating county\nmay, in accordance with the provisions of law governing the acquisition\nor leasing of real property by such county, acquire real property in the\nname of such county by purchase or condemnation for use by the…