New York Laws
Article 3 - Harness Racing and Breeding
325 - County, Town and Agricultural Fairs and Harness Race Meetings Not Licensed to Conduct Pari-Mutuel Betting.

§ 325. County, town and agricultural fairs and harness race meetings
not licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting. Pari-mutuel betting on
harness races at any county, town, agricultural or other fair held
within the state, shall not be authorized and no lottery, pool-selling,
bookmaking, or any other kind of gambling upon the result of races,
heats or contests of speed of harness horses allowed at such fair or at
any harness race meeting conducted in the state, except such as may be
licensed to operate pari-mutuel betting pursuant to the provisions of
sections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this
chapter which said form of betting as herein provided shall alone be
legalized and allowed.

Every corporation, society or association conducting racing without
license for pari-mutuel betting shall cause to be posted conspicuously
upon the grounds whereon such races or racing is held, printed notices
or placards in legible type to the effect that all disorderly conduct,
pool-selling, bookmaking or any other kind of gambling upon the result
of heats or races or contests of speed of harness horses is prohibited.

In the event that the officers or directors of any corporation,
association or society conducting a harness race meeting without
pari-mutuel betting, including the officers and directors of county,
town and agricultural fairs shall comply with the foregoing provisions
contained in this section regarding the posting of notices then no
director or officer thereof shall be personally liable for the
imposition of any fine or to prosecution, or in any manner held liable
for any violation, by a person other than himself, of the provisions of
law relative to bookmaking or other gambling unless knowingly permitted
by him, nor shall the maintaining of a racetrack nor the holding or
conducting of harness races thereon be construed or held to be a
violation of any of the provisions of any general or special law, penal
or otherwise.