What's happening
This bill directs 2% of certain funds to a not-for-profit to support, promote, and protect New York's standardbred horse breeding industry.
Why it matters
Directs a portion of existing funds to a not-for-profit trade organization. representing the majority of New York standardbred horse breeders, potentially increasing industry influence over how these resources are used.
Specifically earmarks money for education, promotion, advertising, and protection. of the standardbred breeding industry, which could help boost its public profile, economic stability, and long-term growth.
Requires that the organization receiving funds be governed by a democratically elected board. , which may increase transparency, accountability, and representation for breeders within the state.
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Support Standardbred Horse Breeding
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- Referred to racing and wagering
- Referred to racing and wagering
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1899
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 13, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- 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 resources of the agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund designated to educate, promote, advertise and protect the standardbred breeding industry
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 332 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by adding a new paragraph j to read as follows:
j. An amount equal to two percent thereof in an account designated "to educate, promote, advertise and protect" the standardbred breeding industry by the not-for-profit trade organization, governed by a board of directors elected by its general membership, representing the majority of standardbred horse breeders in the state of New York.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04474-01-7
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