Rep. Jay Hoffman

Filed: 4/19/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 335

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 335, AS AMENDED,
3with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No.
42, on page 1, line 5, by replacing "and 27" with "27, and 31";
5and
 
6on page 51, immediately below line 19, by inserting the
7following:
 
8    "(230 ILCS 5/31)  (from Ch. 8, par. 37-31)
9    Sec. 31. (a) The General Assembly declares that it is the
10policy of this State to encourage the breeding of standardbred
11horses in this State and the ownership of such horses by
12residents of this State in order to provide for: sufficient
13numbers of high quality standardbred horses to participate in
14harness racing meetings in this State, and to establish and
15preserve the agricultural and commercial benefits of such
16breeding and racing industries to the State of Illinois. It is

 

 

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1the intent of the General Assembly to further this policy by
2the provisions of this Section of this Act.
3    (b) Each organization licensee conducting a harness racing
4meeting pursuant to this Act shall provide for at least two
5races each race program limited to Illinois conceived and
6foaled horses. A minimum of 6 races shall be conducted each
7week limited to Illinois conceived and foaled horses. No horses
8shall be permitted to start in such races unless duly
9registered under the rules of the Department of Agriculture.
10    (c) Conditions of races under subsection (b) shall be
11commensurate with past performance, quality and class of
12Illinois conceived and foaled horses available. If, however,
13sufficient competition cannot be had among horses of that class
14on any day, the races may, with consent of the Board, be
15eliminated for that day and substitute races provided.
16    (d) There is hereby created a special fund of the State
17Treasury to be known as the Illinois Standardbred Breeders
18Fund.
19    During the calendar year 1981, and each year thereafter,
20except as provided in subsection (g) of Section 27 of this Act,
21eight and one-half per cent of all the monies received by the
22State as privilege taxes on harness racing meetings shall be
23paid into the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund.
24    (e) The Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund shall be
25administered by the Department of Agriculture with the
26assistance and advice of the Advisory Board created in

 

 

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1subsection (f) of this Section.
2    (f) The Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund Advisory Board
3is hereby created. The Advisory Board shall consist of the
4Director of the Department of Agriculture, who shall serve as
5Chairman; the Superintendent of the Illinois State Fair; a
6member of the Illinois Racing Board, designated by it; a
7representative of the largest association of Illinois
8standardbred owners and breeders Illinois Standardbred Owners
9and Breeders Association, recommended by it; a representative
10of a statewide association representing agricultural fairs in
11Illinois the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs,
12recommended by it, such representative to be from a fair at
13which Illinois conceived and foaled racing is conducted; a
14representative of the organization licensees conducting
15harness racing meetings, recommended by them; a representative
16of the Breeder's Committee of the association representing the
17largest number of standardbred owners, breeders, trainers,
18caretakers, and drivers, recommended by it; and a
19representative of the association representing the largest
20number of standardbred owners, breeders, trainers, caretakers,
21and drivers Illinois Harness Horsemen's Association,
22recommended by it. Advisory Board members shall serve for 2
23years commencing January 1, of each odd numbered year. If
24representatives of the largest association of Illinois
25standardbred owners and breeders, a statewide association of
26agricultural fairs in Illinois, the association representing

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1year in which the foal is conceived and that the owner of the
2stallion was for the 12 months prior, a resident of Illinois.
3The articles of agreement of any partnership, joint venture,
4limited partnership, syndicate, association or corporation and
5any bylaws and stock certificates must contain a restriction
6that provides that the ownership or transfer of interest by any
7one of the persons a party to the agreement can only be made to
8a person who qualifies as an Illinois resident.
9    2. Provide for the registration of Illinois conceived and
10foaled horses and no such horse shall compete in the races
11limited to Illinois conceived and foaled horses unless
12registered with the Department of Agriculture. The Department
13of Agriculture may prescribe such forms as may be necessary to
14determine the eligibility of such horses. No person shall
15knowingly prepare or cause preparation of an application for
16registration of such foals containing false information. A mare
17(dam) must be in the state at least 30 days prior to foaling or
18remain in the State at least 30 days at the time of foaling.
19Beginning with the 1996 breeding season and for foals of 1997
20and thereafter, a foal conceived by transported fresh semen may
21be eligible for Illinois conceived and foaled registration
22provided all breeding and foaling requirements are met. The
23stallion must be qualified for Illinois Standardbred Breeders
24Fund breeding at the time of conception and the mare must be
25inseminated within the State of Illinois. The foal must be
26dropped in Illinois and properly registered with the Department

 

 

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1of Agriculture in accordance with this Act.
2    3. Provide that at least a 5 day racing program shall be
3conducted at the State Fair each year, which program shall
4include at least the following races limited to Illinois
5conceived and foaled horses: (a) a two year old Trot and Pace,
6and Filly Division of each; (b) a three year old Trot and Pace,
7and Filly Division of each; (c) an aged Trot and Pace, and Mare
8Division of each.
9    4. Provide for the payment of nominating, sustaining and
10starting fees for races promoting the sport of harness racing
11and for the races to be conducted at the State Fair as provided
12in subsection (j) 3 of this Section provided that the
13nominating, sustaining and starting payment required from an
14entrant shall not exceed 2% of the purse of such race. All
15nominating, sustaining and starting payments shall be held for
16the benefit of entrants and shall be paid out as part of the
17respective purses for such races. Nominating, sustaining and
18starting fees shall be held in trust accounts for the purposes
19as set forth in this Act and in accordance with Section 205-15
20of the Department of Agriculture Law (20 ILCS 205/205-15).
21    5. Provide for the registration with the Department of
22Agriculture of Colt Associations or county fairs desiring to
23sponsor races at county fairs.
24    (k) The Department of Agriculture, with the advice and
25assistance of the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund Advisory
26Board, may allocate monies for purse supplements for such

 

 

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1races. In determining whether to allocate money and the amount,
2the Department of Agriculture shall consider factors,
3including but not limited to, the amount of money appropriated
4for the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund program, the number
5of races that may occur, and an organizational licensee's purse
6structure. The organizational licensee shall notify the
7Department of Agriculture of the conditions and minimum purses
8for races limited to Illinois conceived and foaled horses to be
9conducted by each organizational licensee conducting a harness
10racing meeting for which purse supplements have been
11negotiated.
12    (l) All races held at county fairs and the State Fair which
13receive funds from the Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund
14shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the United
15States Trotting Association unless otherwise modified by the
16Department of Agriculture.
17    (m) At all standardbred race meetings held or conducted
18under authority of a license granted by the Board, and at all
19standardbred races held at county fairs which are approved by
20the Department of Agriculture or at the Illinois or DuQuoin
21State Fairs, no one shall jog, train, warm up or drive a
22standardbred horse unless he or she is wearing a protective
23safety helmet, with the chin strap fastened and in place, which
24meets the standards and requirements as set forth in the 1984
25Standard for Protective Headgear for Use in Harness Racing and
26Other Equestrian Sports published by the Snell Memorial

 

 

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1Foundation, or any standards and requirements for headgear the
2Illinois Racing Board may approve. Any other standards and
3requirements so approved by the Board shall equal or exceed
4those published by the Snell Memorial Foundation. Any
5equestrian helmet bearing the Snell label shall be deemed to
6have met those standards and requirements.
7(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)".