N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law Section 335
County and town agricultural society harness racing events

The fund is further authorized and directed in each year, in cooperation with each town and county agricultural society, qualified therefor under rules and regulations established by the fund, to provide for the running of New York-bred harness horse racing events, as authorized by the fund, and to contribute to the purses, prizes and premiums, such sums as the fund shall deem advisable, to be disbursed from the account designated “county and town agricultural society harness racing events”. Said events shall be conditioned to admit only standardbred horses which meet the standards set forth in subdivision one of § 334 (New York-bred harness horse events)section three hundred thirty-four of this chapter.

Source: Section 335 — County and town agricultural society harness racing events, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PML/335 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 29, 2025).

301
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
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Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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