N.Y. PML Law § 325

§ 325. County, town and agricultural fairs and harness race meetings\nnot licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting. Pari-mutuel betting on\nharness races at any county, town, agricultural or other fair held\nwithin the state, shall not be authorized and no lottery, pool-selling,\nbookmaking, or any other kind of gambling upon the result of races,\nheats or contests of speed of harness horses allowed at such fair or at\nany harness race meeting conducted in the state, except such as may be\nlicensed to operate pari-mutuel betting pursuant to the provisions of\nsections two hundred twenty-two through seven hundred five of this\nchapter which said form of betting as herein provided shall alone be\nlegalized and allowed.\n Every corporation, society or association conducting racing without\nlicense for pari-mutuel betting shall cause to be posted conspicuously\nupon the grounds whereon such races or racing is held, printed notices\nor placards in legible type to the effect that all disorderly conduct,\npool-selling, bookmaking or any other kind of gambling upon the result\nof heats or races or contests of speed of harness horses is prohibited.\n In the event that the officers or directors of any corporation,\nassociation or society conducting a harness race meeting without\npari-mutuel betting, including the officers and directors of county,\ntown and agricultural fairs shall comply with the foregoing provisions\ncontained in this section regarding the posting of notices then no\ndirector or officer thereof shall be personally liable for the\nimposition of any fine or to prosecution, or in any manner held liable\nfor any violation, by a person other than himself, of the provisions of\nlaw relative to bookmaking or other gambling unless knowingly permitted\nby him, nor shall the maintaining of a racetrack nor the holding or\nconducting of harness races thereon be construed or held to be a\nviolation of any of the provisions of any general or special law, penal\nor otherwise.\n