2014 New York Laws
PML - Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Article 3 - (301 - 336) HARNESS RACING AND BREEDING
308 - Officials at harness horse race meetings.

  308.  Officials  at  harness horse race meetings. 1. At all harness
  race meetings licensed  by  the  state  racing  and  wagering  board  in
  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  sections  two  hundred twenty-two
  through seven hundred five of this chapter qualified judges and starters
  shall be designated  by  the  state  racing  and  wagering  board.  Such
  officials  shall  enforce  the rules and regulations of the state racing
  and wagering board and shall  render  regular  written  reports  of  the
  activities  and  conduct  of  such race meetings to the state racing and
  wagering board.
2. The licensed racing corporations shall reimburse the  state  racing
  and  wagering  board  for  the  per diem cost to the board to employ one
  associate judge and the starter to serve at harness race  meetings.  The
  board  shall  notify  such  licensed racing corporations of the per diem
  cost of the associate judge and the starter prior to  the  beginning  of
  each  month. Payment of the reimbursement required by this section shall
  be made to the board by each entity required to make  such  payments  on
  the  last  business  day  of  each  month  and shall cover all the costs
  incurred during that month. A penalty of five percent  of  payment  due,
  and  interest  at the rate of one percent per month calculated from such
  last day of each month to the date of the payment of the per  diem  cost
  shall  be  payable in case any per diem cost imposed by this subdivision
  is not paid when due. The board shall promulgate rules  and  regulations
  to ensure the proper reimbursement of such costs.
3.  The board shall pay into the racing regulation account, as defined
  in section ninety-nine-i of the  state  finance  law,  under  the  joint
  custody  of  the  comptroller  and  the  board,  the total amount of the
  reimbursements collected pursuant to this section. With the approval  of
  the  director  of  the  budget,  monies  utilized  to  pay the costs and
  expenses of the operations of the  board  shall  be  paid  out  of  such
  account  on  the  audit  and  warrant  of  the  comptroller on vouchers,
  certified and approved by the director of the division of the budget  or
  his or her duly designated official.
4. Any associate judge and starter whose per diem costs are reimbursed
  by  a  licensed  racing  corporation shall remain employees of the state
  racing and wagering board and shall retain all the rights and privileges
  of their current civil service jurisdictional classification and  status
  and collective bargaining unit representation.