11-65-4
Section 11-65-4 Elections required to approve incorporation of commission and conduct
of racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon. (a) No commission shall be incorporated for a
Class 1 municipality and no horse racing or greyhound racing or pari-mutuel wagering thereon
shall be permitted in such municipality pursuant to this chapter unless the incorporation
of such commission, together with the conduct of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon
or greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon or both such activities, shall have been
authorized by an election held in the host county in which such incorporation and such racing
and wagering activities shall have been approved by both (i) a majority of the votes cast
in such election by voters who reside in the host county (including those voters who reside
in the sponsoring municipality) and (ii) a majority of the votes cast in such election by
voters who reside in the commission municipal jurisdiction. In order to authorize the...
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11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds
and declares as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found
and determined that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing
events and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental
and charitable purposes, provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit
the businesses related to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout
the surrounding areas of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any
Class 1 municipality to determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel
wagering thereon will be permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality
in which horse racing is approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to
provide for the establishment of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...

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11-65-35
Section 11-65-35 Concerning certain taxes. The state horse wagering fee, the commission
horse wagering fee, and any other fees or taxes imposed by this chapter shall constitute all
license, privilege, and excise taxes that may be imposed on horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering
thereon conducted pursuant to this chapter, and no other license or excise tax may be imposed
on such activities by the state or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision
thereof. The state dog racing privilege tax, the commission greyhound wagering fee, and any
other fees or taxes imposed by this chapter shall constitute all license, privilege, and excise
taxes that may be imposed on greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon conducted pursuant
to this chapter, and no other license, privilege, or excise tax may be imposed on such activities
by the state or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof. Nothing
in this chapter, however, shall be construed to confer any...
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11-65-10
Section 11-65-10 Powers and duties of commission. When authorized by one or more elections
as provided in Section 11-65-4, a commission shall have the powers and duties necessary
to license, regulate, and supervise horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound
racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon within the commission municipal jurisdiction, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the powers and duties hereinafter set forth
in this section or in other sections of this chapter. (1) A commission shall have succession
in perpetuity, subject only to the provisions of this chapter as it may be amended from time
to time. (2) A commission shall have the power to sue and be sued in its own name in civil
suits and actions and to defend suits against it. (3) A commission shall have the power to
adopt and make use of an official seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) A commission
shall have the power to adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations and...
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11-65-30.1
Section 11-65-30.1 Commission greyhound racing days. (a) During each calendar year,
a greyhound racing operator shall be required to designate three racing days ("commission
racing days") on which such operator will conduct a performance or program of greyhound
racing and will pay to the commission the "gross profit" (as hereafter defined in
this section) derived by the operator on such days from greyhound racing and pari-mutuel
wagering thereon, including the sale of food, drink, programs and other items to the public
in attendance and charges made for parking. In the event that a greyhound racing operator
conducts greyhound racing for only part of a calendar year, one racing day shall be required
for each period of four months or portion thereof in which such operator conducts greyhound
racing during such calendar year. A greyhound racing operator shall be required to designate
and conduct four commission racing days in any calendar year, beginning with the calendar
year next...
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11-65-2
Section 11-65-2 Definitions. (a) The following words and phrases used in this chapter,
and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise, have the following respective meanings: (1) ALABAMA-BRED. When this term
is used with reference to a horse, it means a horse which is registered in the registry designated
and administered by a commission in accordance with such rules concerning domicile and registration
requirements as may be established by such commission and which is either (i) foaled from
a mare domiciled in the state during the 10-year period beginning with January 1, 1991, or
(ii) sired by an Alabama stallion and foaled from a mare domiciled in the state at any time
after the expiration of such 10-year period. (2) ALABAMA STALLION. A stallion which is standing
in the state at the time he is bred to the dam of an Alabama-bred horse, which is registered
with a commission, and which is owned or leased by a resident of...
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11-65-36
Section 11-65-36 Application of net commission revenues. All commission horse wagering
fees, commission greyhound wagering fees, and other fees, commissions, and moneys, including
fines and forfeitures, to which a commission shall be entitled under the provisions of this
chapter shall be paid to the treasurer of such commission and shall be deposited by said treasurer
to the account of such commission. Except for the gross profits of any commission racing day
and the commission greyhound wagering fee referable to greyhound racing on such day that may
be set aside for specific public entities or charitable organizations pursuant to Section
11-65-30.1(c), all such moneys to which a commission shall be entitled that remain after (i)
the payment of all expenses incurred in the administration of this chapter, including (without
limitation thereto) the payment of the salaries and expenses of the members and employees
of such commission, and (ii) the deposit into the breeding fund of all...
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11-65-20
Section 11-65-20 Terms of operator's license. (a) An operator's license issued under
this chapter, whether for horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon or for greyhound racing
and pari-mutuel wagering thereon, shall be for an initial period of 20 years, but shall be
subject to renewal as provided in this section. A commission shall have no power to
modify the terms of an operator's license, once issued, without the prior written consent
of the holder of such license. An operator's license shall be reviewed annually, but such
license shall be revocable by the commission only if the holder thereof shall not be in compliance
with the provisions of this chapter or the valid rules, regulations and orders of the commission
and such noncompliance shall have continued for 60 days after written notice shall be given
to such holder by the commission stating the circumstances of noncompliance and demanding
corrective action. (b) A commission issuing an operator's license shall state therein...
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11-65-3
Section 11-65-3 Class 1 municipality authorized to create racing commission; status
of commission; powers and duties generally; disposition of fees; jurisdiction of State Ethics
Commission. A commission is authorized to be created in accordance with the provisions of
this chapter for each Class 1 municipality, as Class 1 municipality is defined in Section
11-40-12 or any successor provision of law. Any commission created for any sponsoring municipality
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be named "The ______ (the name of the
sponsoring municipality shall be inserted in the blank) Racing Commission" and shall
be a public corporation having a legal existence separate and apart from the state and any
county, municipality, or political subdivision thereof. A commission shall be vested with
the powers and duties specified in this chapter and all other powers necessary and proper
to enable it to execute fully and effectively the purposes of this chapter. Anything contained
in...
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11-65-14
Section 11-65-14 Commission licenses required for certain activities; conditions relating
to award and use of licenses. (a) No person shall construct or establish a horse racetrack
or racing facility where horse races are to be held and pari-mutuel wagering permitted, or
own, lease, or otherwise have the use and enjoyment of, any such racetrack or racing facility
in the commission municipal jurisdiction unless such person has obtained a horse racing facility
license issued by a commission in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, which license,
when granted or transferred to the holder thereof, shall authorize such holder to construct,
establish, own, lease, or otherwise have the use and enjoyment of, a horse racetrack or racing
facility in the commission municipal jurisdiction where horse races can be lawfully held and
pari-mutuel wagering thereon permitted, all subject to and in compliance with the provisions
of this chapter. (b) No person shall conduct any pari-mutuel...
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