A7969-2011 Actions

• Jun 5, 2012: held for consideration in racing and wagering
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to racing and wagering
• May 25, 2011: referred to racing and wagering

A7969-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         7969
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 May 25, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Racing and Wagering
 AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
 relation to the distance between harness horse  racetracks  and  other
 technical provisions relating thereto
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 307  of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel
 wagering and breeding law is amended to read as follows:

 4.  In considering an application for a license under this section the
 state racing and wagering board may give consideration to the number  of
 licenses  already  granted  and to the location of the tracks previously
 licensed. No such license shall be granted to any track  which  has  not
 conducted  pari-mutuel harness racing during at least ten calendar years
 and which is located within ten miles of a state, county  or  town  fair
 conducting  harness  racing  for the three consecutive years immediately
 preceding April second,  nineteen  hundred  fifty-three,  which  license
 shall  be  operative  during  the  racing dates of such fair, unless the
 association, corporation or society conducting such fair shall  affirma
 tively  waive objection to the issuance of such license for dates within
 such period. No such license shall be granted to any track located with
 in the corporate limits of a city of the first class.  No  such  license
 shall  be  granted to any harness horse racetrack OR HARNESS HORSE RACE
 TRACKS WITH VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS located within  [twenty-five]  SIXTY
 miles  of any track already licensed for the same dates and hours except
 with the consent of the licensee located within such [twenty-five] SIXTY
 mile area.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11432-02-1

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