N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 421

§ 421. Approval of plans of corporation or association. The state\nracing and wagering board shall not grant to a corporation or\nassociation hereafter formed pursuant to sections two hundred twenty-two\nthrough seven hundred five of this chapter, a license to conduct a\nquarter horse race meeting at which pari-mutuel betting may be conducted\nwithin the state until such corporation or association shall have\nsubmitted to the board a statement of the location of its proposed\ngrounds and racetrack, together with a plan of such racetrack, and plans\nof all buildings, seating stands and other structures in such form as\nthe board may prescribe, and such plans shall have been approved in\nwriting by the board. Alterations of existing buildings, seating stands\nand other structures, and the erection of new or additional buildings,\nseating stands or other structures may be made only with the written\napproval of the board and after examination and inspection of the plans\nthereof and the issuance of a permit therefor by the state racing and\nwagering board. The board at the expense of the applicant may order\nsuch engineering examination thereof as the board may deem necessary.\nThe approval of the certificate of incorporation of such corporation or\nassociation shall not be deemed to vest in it the right to a license to\nconduct quarter horse race meetings at such race course or racetrack\nunless such grounds, track, buildings, seating stands and other\nstructures shall be completed in accordance with the plans approved by\nthe board.\n