N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law § 702: Committee

§ 702. Committee. The Harry M. Zweig memorial fund for equine research

committee is established for the purpose of administering the funds. The

committee shall consist of not less than nine and not more than fifteen

members including but not limited to:

1. the chair of the commission, or his or her designee;

2. the dean of New York state veterinary college at Cornell, or his or

her designee;

3. a member or the executive director of the agriculture and New York

state horse breeding development fund to be nominated by such fund;

4. a member or the executive director of the New York state

thoroughbred breeding and development fund to be nominated by such fund;

and

5. other bona fide residents of the state who have a cogent interest

in the racing and breeding industry in the state of which at least five

shall be New York breeders, owners, trainers or veterinarians in equine

practice.

The committee as so constituted pursuant to rules and regulations of

the commission is hereby continued, and shall establish its own by-laws

which will include a system for electing its own officers and for

perpetuating its membership, providing for the terms of its members,

their replacement and succession, and such other administrative details

as it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article. The

commission shall review such by-laws and amendments thereto prior to

their implementation.