New York A 6045: Establishes the commission on retired racehorses

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A06045 Summary:

BILL NOA06045 

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Add Art 7-A §§710 - 712, RWB L

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Establishes the commission on retired racehorses, which shall be responsible for the oversight of retired racehorses including the creation of a registry to track such racehorses.

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BILL NOA06045 

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02/26/2025referred to racing and wagering

01/07/2026referred to racing and wagering

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6045

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 26, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Racing and Wagering

 AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
 relation to establishing the commission on retired racehorses

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is
 2 amended by adding a new article 7-A to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 7-A
 4 COMMISSION ON RETIRED RACEHORSES
 5 Section 710. Commission on retired racehorses.
 6 711. Powers and duties of commission.
 7 712. Reports on retired racehorses.
 8 § 710. Commission on retired racehorses. 1. There is hereby estab-
 9 lished a commission on retired racehorses. Such commission on retired
 10 racehorses shall consist of seven members, three of whom shall be
 11 appointed by the governor, two of whom shall be appointed by the tempo-
 12 rary president of the senate and two of whom shall be appointed by the
 13 speaker of the assembly. Of the three members appointed by the governor,
 14 two shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the gaming commission.
 15 One of the appointed members of the commission on retired racehorses
 16 shall be representative of owners and breeders of standardbred horses
 17 and one shall be representative of owners and breeders of thoroughbred
 18 horses. Three of the appointed members of the commission on retired
 19 racehorses shall be representative of: (a) persons with expertise in
 20 training horses for uses other than racing, such as riding schools,
 21 steeplechase competitions, show horse competitions (e.g., dressage,
 22 hunter/jumper, English, Western, and costume competitions), and other
 23 recreational uses, (b) persons with experience in the potential farm or
 24 other rural economic business applications for horses, and (c) persons
 25 familiar with the use of horses for recreational or therapeutic uses.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09453-01-5

 A. 6045 2

 1 2. The members of the commission on retired racehorses shall serve for
 2 terms of four years each.
 3 3. Every member of the commission on retired racehorses shall serve at
 4 the pleasure of the official who appointed such member. Vacancies in the
 5 membership of such commission shall be filled in the manner provided for
 6 original appointments.
 7 4. The members of the commission on retired racehorses shall receive
 8 no compensation for their services, but shall be allowed their actual
 9 and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties
 10 pursuant to this section.
 11 § 711. Powers and duties of commission. 1. The commission on retired
 12 racehorses, in cooperation with the gaming commission, shall be respon-
 13 sible for the oversight of retired racehorses, including the tracking of
 14 such racehorses. For the purposes of this article, a retired racehorse
 15 shall mean (a) a New York-bred thoroughbred as defined by subdivision
 16 three of section two hundred fifty-one of this chapter which is no long-
 17 er engaged in horseracing or (b) a standardbred which meets or ever met
 18 the standards set forth in subdivision one of section three hundred
 19 thirty-four of this chapter and which is no longer engaged in horse
 20 racing.
 21 2. The commission on retired racehorses, in cooperation with the
 22 gaming commission, shall be responsible for the creation