N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law Section 324
Free or reduced fee passes, cards or badges

A corporation or association licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting on harness horse races run at its racetrack may issue free passes, cards or badges to any qualified person. A qualified person shall include, but need not be limited to, officers and employees of the corporation or association conducting the race meeting, members, officers, and employees of the commission, members of harness racing associations of other states and foreign countries, public officers engaged in the performance of their duties, persons actually employed and accredited by the press to attend such meetings, owners, stable managers, trainers, drivers, concessionaires, spouses, domestic partners and children of owners, trainers and drivers, other persons whose actual duties require their presence at such racetrack, and any other person or guest deemed appropriate by such corporation or association. In addition, free or reduced fee passes, cards or badges may be issued to the general public or segments of the general public in connection with any promotional campaign or marketing program sponsored by such corporation or association to increase attendance at live race meets. The issuance of free passes, cards or badges shall be under the rules and regulations of the commission.

Source: Section 324 — Free or reduced fee passes, cards or badges, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PML/324 (updated Oct. 16, 2020; accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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General powers of commission 302
Incorporation 303
Filing of information concerning stock transfers 303‑A
Non-managing ownership of standardbred horses 304
Right to hold harness race meetings and races 305
Pari-mutuel betting at harness races 307
Licenses for harness race meetings 307‑A
New York-bred or wholly owned harness races 308
Officials at harness horse race meetings 309
Licenses for participants and employees at harness race meetings 310
Power of the commission to impose fines and penalties 311
Refunds 312
Special police officers 313
Place and manner of conducting pari-mutuel betting 314
Construction with other laws 315
Bond required of corporation or association conducting pari-mutuel betting 316
Books and records of pari-mutuel betting 317
Filing of certain agreements with the commission 318
Disposition of on-track pari-mutuel pools 319
Capital improvements 320
Revocation of license 321
Hearing of refusal or revocation of license 322
Approval of plans of corporation or association 324
Free or reduced fee passes, cards or badges 325
County, town and agricultural fairs and harness race meetings not licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting 326
Employees at harness race meetings 327
Membership in a labor union or a labor organization 328
Disposition of unpaid money due on account of pari-mutuel tickets not presented 329
Penalties 330
Agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund 331
Powers 332
Resources of fund 333
New York state exposition harness racing 334
New York-bred harness horse events 335
County and town agricultural society harness racing events 336
Actions against fund
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Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

Last modified:
Oct. 16, 2020

§ 324’s source at nysenate​.gov

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