Sen. Jil Tracy

Filed: 3/12/2018

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3097

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3097 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is
5amended by changing Sections 31 and 33.1 and by adding Section
63.31 as follows:
 
7    (230 ILCS 5/3.31 new)
8    Sec. 3.31. Illinois conceived and foaled. Notwithstanding
9any provision of this Act to the contrary, from January 1, 2018
10until January 1, 2022, "Illinois conceived and foaled", as the
11term applies to a standardbred, includes a standardbred horse
12whose sire is a qualified Illinois stallion.
 
13    (230 ILCS 5/31)  (from Ch. 8, par. 37-31)
14    Sec. 31. (a) The General Assembly declares that it is the
15policy of this State to encourage the breeding of standardbred

 

 

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1horses in this State and the ownership of such horses by
2residents of this State in order to provide for: sufficient
3numbers of high quality standardbred horses to participate in
4harness racing meetings in this State, and to establish and
5preserve the agricultural and commercial benefits of such
6breeding and racing industries to the State of Illinois. It is
7the intent of the General Assembly to further this policy by
8the provisions of this Section of this Act.
9    (b) Each organization licensee conducting a harness racing
10meeting pursuant to this Act shall provide for at least two
11races each race program limited to Illinois conceived and
12foaled horses. A minimum of 6 races shall be conducted each
13week limited to Illinois conceived and foaled horses. No horses
14shall be permitted to start in such races unless duly
15registered under the rules of the Department of Agriculture.
16    (c) Conditions of races under subsection (b) shall be
17commensurate with past performance, quality and class of
18Illinois conceived and foaled horses available. If, however,
19sufficient competition cannot be had among horses of that class
20on any day, the races may, with consent of the Board, be
21eliminated for that day and substitute races provided.
22    (d) There is hereby created a special fund of the State
23Treasury to be known as the Illinois Standardbred Breeders
24Fund.
25    During the calendar year 1981, and each year thereafter,
26except as provided in subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act,

 

 

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1eight and one-half per cent of all the monies received by the
2State as privilege taxes on harness racing meetings shall be
3paid into the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund.
4    (e) The Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund shall be
5administered by the Department of Agriculture with the
6assistance and advice of the Advisory Board created in
7subsection (f) of this Section.
8    (f) The Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund Advisory Board
9is hereby created. The Advisory Board shall consist of the
10Director of the Department of Agriculture, who shall serve as
11Chairman; the Superintendent of the Illinois State Fair; a
12member of the Illinois Racing Board, designated by it; a
13representative of the largest association of Illinois
14standardbred owners and breeders, recommended by it; a
15representative of a statewide association representing
16agricultural fairs in Illinois, recommended by it, such
17representative to be from a fair at which Illinois conceived
18and foaled racing is conducted; a representative of the
19organization licensees conducting harness racing meetings,
20recommended by them; a representative of the Breeder's
21Committee of the association representing the largest number of
22standardbred owners, breeders, trainers, caretakers, and
23drivers, recommended by it; and a representative of the
24association representing the largest number of standardbred
25owners, breeders, trainers, caretakers, and drivers,
26recommended by it. Advisory Board members shall serve for 2

 

 

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1years commencing January 1 of each odd numbered year. If
2representatives of the largest association of Illinois
3standardbred owners and breeders, a statewide association of
4agricultural fairs in Illinois, the association representing
5the largest number of standardbred owners, breeders, trainers,
6caretakers, and drivers, a member of the Breeder's Committee of
7the association representing the largest number of
8standardbred owners, breeders, trainers, caretakers, and
9drivers, and the organization licensees conducting harness
10racing meetings have not been recommended by January 1 of each
11odd numbered year, the Director of the Department of
12Agriculture shall make an appointment for the organization
13failing to so recommend a member of the Advisory Board.
14Advisory Board members shall receive no compensation for their
15services as members but shall be reimbursed for all actual and
16necessary expenses and disbursements incurred in the execution
17of their official duties.
18    (g) No monies shall be expended from the Illinois
19Standardbred Breeders Fund except as appropriated by the
20General Assembly. Monies appropriated from the Illinois
21Standardbred Breeders Fund shall be expended by the Department
22of Agriculture, with the assistance and advice of the Illinois
23Standardbred Breeders Fund Advisory Board for the following
24purposes only:
25        1. To provide purses for races limited to Illinois
26    conceived and foaled horses at the State Fair.

 

 

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1        2. To provide purses for races limited to Illinois
2    conceived and foaled horses at county fairs.
3        3. To provide purse supplements for races limited to
4    Illinois conceived and foaled horses conducted by
5    associations conducting harness racing meetings.
6        4. No less than 75% of all monies in the Illinois
7    Standardbred Breeders Fund shall be expended for purses in
8    1, 2 and 3 as shown above.
9        5. In the discretion of the Department of Agriculture
10    to provide awards to harness breeders of Illinois conceived
11    and foaled horses which win races conducted by organization
12    licensees conducting harness racing meetings. A breeder is
13    the owner of a mare at the time of conception. No more than
14    10% of all monies appropriated from the Illinois
15    Standardbred Breeders Fund shall be expended for such
16    harness breeders awards. No more than 25% of the amount
17    expended for harness breeders awards shall be expended for
18    expenses incurred in the administration of such harness
19    breeders awards.
20        6. To pay for the improvement of racing facilities
21    located at the State Fair and County fairs.
22        7. To pay the expenses incurred in the administration
23    of the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund.
24        8. To promote the sport of harness racing.
25    (h) Whenever the Governor finds that the amount in the
26Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund is more than the total of

 

 

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1the outstanding appropriations from such fund, the Governor
2shall notify the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer of
3such fact. The Comptroller and the State Treasurer, upon
4receipt of such notification, shall transfer such excess amount
5from the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund to the General
6Revenue Fund.
7    (i) A sum equal to 12 1/2% of the first prize money of
8every purse won by an Illinois conceived and foaled horse shall
9be paid by the organization licensee conducting the horse race
10meeting to the breeder of such winning horse from the
11organization licensee's share of the money wagered. Such
12payment shall not reduce any award to the owner of the horse or
13reduce the taxes payable under this Act. Such payment shall be
14delivered by the organization licensee at the end of each race
15meeting.
16    (j) The Department of Agriculture shall, by rule, with the
17assistance and advice of the Illinois Standardbred Breeders
18Fund Advisory Board:
19        1. Qualify stallions for Illinois Standardbred
20    Breeders Fund breeding; such stallion shall be owned by a
21    resident of the State of Illinois or by an Illinois
22    corporation all of whose shareholders, directors, officers
23    and incorporators are residents of the State of Illinois.
24    Such stallion shall stand for service at and within the
25    State of Illinois at the time of a foal's conception, and
26    such stallion must not stand for service at any place, nor

 

 

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1    may semen from such stallion be transported, outside the
2    State of Illinois during that calendar year in which the
3    foal is conceived and that the owner of the stallion was
4    for the 12 months prior, a resident of Illinois. However,
5    from January 1, 2018 until January 1, 2022, semen from an
6    Illinois stallion may be transported outside the State of
7    Illinois. The articles of agreement of any partnership,
8    joint venture, limited partnership, syndicate, association
9    or corporation and any bylaws and stock certificates must
10    contain a restriction that provides that the ownership or
11    transfer of interest by any one of the persons a party to
12    the agreement can only be made to a person who qualifies as
13    an Illinois resident.
14        2. Provide for the registration of Illinois conceived
15    and foaled horses and no such horse shall compete in the
16    races limited to Illinois conceived and foaled horses
17    unless registered with the Department of Agriculture. The
18    Department of Agriculture may prescribe such forms as may
19    be necessary to determine the eligibility of such horses.
20    No person shall knowingly prepare or cause preparation of
21    an application for registration of such foals containing
22    false information. A mare (dam) must be in the State state
23    at least 30 days prior to foaling or remain in the State at
24    least 30 days at the time of foaling. However, the
25    requirement that a mare (dam) must be in the State at least
26    30 days before foaling or remain in the State at least 30

 

 

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1    days at the time of foaling shall not be in effect from
2    January 1, 2018 until January 1, 2022. Beginning with the
3    1996 breeding season and for foals of 1997 and thereafter,
4    a foal conceived by transported fresh semen may be eligible
5    for Illinois conceived and foaled registration provided
6    all breeding and foaling requirements are met. The stallion
7    must be qualified for Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund
8    breeding at the time of conception and the mare must be
9    inseminated within the State of Illinois. The foal must be
10    dropped in Illinois and properly registered with the
11    Department of Agriculture in accordance with this Act.
12    However, from January 1, 2018 until January 1, 2022, the
13    requirement for a mare to be inseminated within the State
14    of Illinois and the requirement for a foal to be dropped in
15    Illinois are inapplicable.
16        3. Provide that at least a 5 day racing program shall
17    be conducted at the State Fair each year, which program
18    shall include at least the following races limited to
19    Illinois conceived and foaled horses: (a) a two year old
20    Trot and Pace, and Filly Division of each; (b) a three year
21    old Trot and Pace, and Filly Division of each; (c) an aged
22    Trot and Pace, and Mare Division of each.
23        4. Provide for the payment of nominating, sustaining
24    and starting fees for races promoting the sport of harness
25    racing and for the races to be conducted at the State Fair
26    as provided in subsection (j) 3 of this Section provided

 

 

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1    that the nominating, sustaining and starting payment
2    required from an entrant shall not exceed 2% of the purse
3    of such race. All nominating, sustaining and starting
4    payments shall be held for the benefit of entrants and
5    shall be paid out as part of the respective purses for such
6    races. Nominating, sustaining and starting fees shall be
7    held in trust accounts for the purposes as set forth in
8    this Act and in accordance with Section 205-15 of the
9    Department of Agriculture Law (20 ILCS 205/205-15).
10        5. Provide for the registration with the Department of
11    Agriculture of Colt Associations or county fairs desiring
12    to sponsor races at county fairs.
13    (k) The Department of Agriculture, with the advice and
14assistance of the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund Advisory
15Board, may allocate monies for purse supplements for such
16races. In determining whether to allocate money and the amount,
17the Department of Agriculture shall consider factors,
18including but not limited to, the amount of money appropriated
19for the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund program, the number
20of races that may occur, and an organizational licensee's purse
21structure. The organizational licensee shall notify the
22Department of Agriculture of the conditions and minimum purses
23for races limited to Illinois conceived and foaled horses to be
24conducted by each organizational licensee conducting a harness
25racing meeting for which purse supplements have been
26negotiated.

 

 

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1    (l) All races held at county fairs and the State Fair which
2receive funds from the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund
3shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the United
4States Trotting Association unless otherwise modified by the
5Department of Agriculture.
6    (m) At all standardbred race meetings held or conducted
7under authority of a license granted by the Board, and at all
8standardbred races held at county fairs which are approved by
9the Department of Agriculture or at the Illinois or DuQuoin
10State Fairs, no one shall jog, train, warm up or drive a
11standardbred horse unless he or she is wearing a protective
12safety helmet, with the chin strap fastened and in place, which
13meets the standards and requirements as set forth in the 1984
14Standard for Protective Headgear for Use in Harness Racing and
15Other Equestrian Sports published by the Snell Memorial
16Foundation, or any standards and requirements for headgear the
17Illinois Racing Board may approve. Any other standards and
18requirements so approved by the Board shall equal or exceed
19those published by the Snell Memorial Foundation. Any
20equestrian helmet bearing the Snell label shall be deemed to
21have met those standards and requirements.
22(Source: P.A. 99-756, eff. 8-12-16.)
 
23    (230 ILCS 5/33.1)  (from Ch. 8, par. 37-33.1)
24    Sec. 33.1. (a) The Department of Agriculture shall be
25responsible for investigating and determining the eligibility

 

 

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1of mares and Illinois conceived and foaled horses and Illinois
2foaled horses to participate in Illinois conceived and foaled
3and Illinois foaled races. The Department of Agriculture shall
4also qualify stallions to participate in the Illinois
5Standardbred and Thoroughbred programs.
6    (b) The Director of the Department of Agriculture or his
7authorized agent is authorized to conduct hearings, administer
8oaths, and issue subpoenas to carry out his responsibilities
9concerning the Illinois Standardbred and Thoroughbred programs
10as set forth in Sections 30 and 31.
11    (c) The Director of the Department of Agriculture or his
12authorized agent shall, after a hearing, affirm or deny the
13qualification of a stallion for the Illinois Standardbred or
14Thoroughbred program. The decision of the Director of the
15Department of Agriculture or his authorized agent shall be
16subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law.
17The term "administrative decision" shall have the meaning
18ascribed to it in Section 3-101 of the Administrative Review
19Law.
20    (d) If the determination is made that a standardbred
21stallion is not owned by a resident of the State of Illinois or
22that a transfer of ownership is a subterfuge to qualify a
23standardbred stallion under the Act, or that a standardbred
24stallion owner, manager, or person associated with him or her
25has knowingly participated in the arrangements for
26transporting semen from a standardbred stallion registered

 

 

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1under this Act out-of-state, the Director of the Department of
2Agriculture or his authorized agent shall immediately publish
3notice of such fact in publications devoted to news concerning
4standardbred horses, announcing the disqualification of such
5stallion or his foals. From January 1, 2018 until January 1,
62022, the Director of Agriculture or his or her authorized
7agent shall not publish notice announcing the disqualification
8of such stallion or his foals on the basis that a stallion
9owner, manager, or person associated with him or her has
10knowingly participated in the arrangements for transporting
11semen from a standardbred stallion registered under this Act
12out of State. If any person owning any stallion, mare or foal
13is found by the Director of the Department of Agriculture or
14his authorized agent to have willfully violated any provision
15of this Act or to have made any false statements concerning
16such person's stallion, mare or foal, then no animal owned by
17such person is eligible to participate in any events conducted
18pursuant to Sections 30 and 31.
19    (e) Any person who is served with a subpoena, issued by the
20Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized
21agent, to appear and testify or to produce documents and who
22refuses or neglects to testify or produce documents relevant to
23the investigation, as directed in the subpoenas, may be
24punished as provided in this Section.
25    (f) Any circuit court of this State, upon petition by the
26Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorized

 

 

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1agent, may compel the attendance of witnesses, the production
2of documents and giving the testimony required by this Section
3in the same manner as the production of evidence may be
4compelled in any other judicial proceeding before such court.
5Any person who willfully swears or affirms falsely in any
6proceeding conducted pursuant to this Section is guilty of
7perjury.
8    (g) The fees of witnesses for attendance and travel in the
9course of any investigation shall be the same as the fees of
10witnesses before the circuit courts of this State.
11    (h) The Department shall have authority to promulgate rules
12and regulations for the enforcement of Sections 30, 31 and 33.1
13of this Act. Conditions and purses shall not be subject to
14Section 5-40 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act but
15shall be set and published from time to time.
16(Source: P.A. 88-45; 89-16, eff. 5-30-95.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.".