Horse racing: northern zone: vanning of starters.

Existing law requires the California Horse Racing Board to determine the number of usable stalls that each association or fair is required to make available and maintain in order to conduct a racing meeting. Existing law divides the state into 3 geographical zones for purposes of regulating horse racing, including the northern zone, as specified, and, with respect to racing meetings conducted in the northern zone, requires the association or fair conducting the meeting to provide all stabling required by the board without cost to participating horsemen. Existing law requires, with respect to northern zone thoroughbred meetings only, the association conducting the meeting to provide, at the option of the horse owner, vanning of participating racehorses from any board-approved offsite stabling facility in the northern zone. This bill would delete the latter requirement and instead authorize with respect to the northern zone and subject to the availability of the specified funds, at the option of the horse owner, vanning of participating racehorses from any board-approved offsite stabling facility.