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- Referred to racing, gaming and wagering
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Relates to void and voidable claims
In Senate Committee · Racing, Gaming And Wagering · Sponsor Michael G. Miller
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BILL NUMBER:S7735
Title of bill
An act to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to void and voidable claims
Purpose or general idea of bill
Requires any horse in a claim race to finish the race without assistance and must be examined by a licensed veterinarian before the claim can be made final.
Summary of specific provisions
The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by adding a new section 104-c.
Justification
As a means of getting rid of ill, elderly, or otherwise incapable horses, it has become practice for horse owners to put these horses in claim races. The result is an increase in the number of horse collapses on race tracks in recent years. As the New York Times reported on March 24th, 2012 their report titled "Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockey", "On average, 24 horses die each week at racetracks across America. Many are inexpensive horses racing with little regulatory protection in pursuit of bigger and bigger prizes. These deaths often go unexamined, the bodies shipped to rendering plants and landfills." This bill seeks to end this practice by forcing horse owners to only put forth horses that are capable of finishing a race without assistance and passing an examination by a veterinarian.
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None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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