N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 205
License for running races and steeplechase meetings
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Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2015
§ 205. License for running races and steeplechase meetings. Any\nnon-franchised corporation desiring to obtain the benefits of the\nprovisions of section two hundred three of this article, if proposing to\nconduct a race course or race meeting for running races or\nsteeplechases, may annually apply to the state racing and wagering board\nfor a license to conduct running races and race meetings or\nsteeplechases and steeplechase meetings, as the case may be. If, in the\njudgment of such board the public interest, convenience or necessity\nwill be served thereby and a proper case for the issuance of such\nlicense is shown consistent with the purposes of this article and the\nbest interest of racing generally, it may grant such license, for a term\nwithin the calendar year, which shall specify the dates and period of\ntime during which, and the place where, the licensee may operate. The\nfee for such license shall be one hundred dollars for each racing day\npayable upon issuance of license. In considering an application for a\nlicense under this section, the state racing and wagering board may give\nconsideration to the number of licenses already granted and to the\nlocation of the tracks previously licensed. Every such license shall\ncontain a condition that all running races or race meetings conducted\nthereunder shall be subject to such reasonable rules and regulations\nfrom time to time prescribed by the board, designated as the "rules of\nracing". Before promulgating such rules of racing or modifying or\nabrogating any of them, the board shall give the jockey club, a\ncorporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, an\nopportunity to submit recommendations relative to such rules for running\nraces and race meetings, and to the national steeplechase and hunt\nassociation, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of New\nYork, an opportunity to submit recommendations relative to such rules\nfor steeplechases and steeplechase meetings, and the board may adopt, to\nthe extent that it deems appropriate, any rules so submitted by either\nof such corporations or by any other nationally recognized association\nor corporation which has for its purpose the improvement of the breed.\n
§ 205. License for running races and steeplechase meetings. Any\nnon-franchised corporation desiring to obtain the benefits of the\nprovisions of section two hundred three of this article, if proposing to\nconduct a race course or race meeting for running races or\nsteeplechases, may annually apply to the commission for a license to\nconduct running races and race meetings or steeplechases and\nsteeplechase meetings, as the case may be. If, in the judgment of such\ncommission the public interest, convenience or necessity will be served\nthereby and a proper case for the issuance of such license is shown\nconsistent with the purposes of this article and the best interest of\nracing generally, the commission may grant such license, for a term\nwithin the calendar year, which shall specify the dates and period of\ntime during which, and the place where, the licensee may operate. The\nfee for such license shall be one hundred dollars for each racing day,\npayable upon issuance of license. In considering an application for a\nlicense under this section, the commission may give consideration to the\nnumber of licenses already granted and to the location of the tracks\npreviously licensed. Every such license shall contain a condition that\nall running races or race meetings conducted thereunder shall be subject\nto such reasonable rules and regulations from time to time prescribed by\nthe commission, designated as the "rules of racing". Before promulgating\nsuch rules of racing or modifying or abrogating any of them, the\ncommission shall give the jockey club, a corporation organized under the\nlaws of the state of New York, an opportunity to submit recommendations\nrelative to such rules for running races and race meetings, and to the\nnational steeplechase and hunt association, a corporation organized\nunder the laws of the state of New York, an opportunity to submit\nrecommendations relative to such rules for steeplechases and\nsteeplechase meetings, and the commission may adopt, to the extent that\nit deems appropriate, any rules so submitted by either of such\ncorporations or by any other nationally recognized association or\ncorporation that has for its purpose the improvement of the breed.\n
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.