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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11-65-37
Section 11-65-37 Conducting race without license prohibited; wagering on certain races prohibited. Any person who, directly or indirectly, holds any horse race or greyhound race without having procured an operator's license as prescribed in this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person wagering upon the results of such a race, except in the case of pari-mutuel wagering conducted by an operator in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction of any of the above misdemeanors in a court of competent jurisdiction, the penalty shall be a fine of not less than $1,000.00, nor more than $10,000.00, or imprisonment of not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both, such fine and imprisonment to be in the discretion of the court. (Acts 1984, No. 84-131, p. 159, §37; Acts 1991, No. 91-187, p. 246, §33.)...
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45-44-150.02
Section 45-44-150.02 Compensation and expenses of commission members. Commencing on June 1, 1996, the basic compensation of each member of the racing commission shall be two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per month. One member of the racing commission shall be required to be in attendance at the racetrack for each racing performance consisting of a designated number of races, although up to three members of the racing commission may be present for each performance. If a matinee performance consisting of a designated number of races and an evening performance consisting of a designated number of races occur on the same day, the matinee performance and the evening performance shall be deemed separate performances for purposes of compensating members of the racing commission for their attendance. Each member of the racing commission shall receive additional compensation of seventy-five dollars ($75) for each racing performance attended by such member in his or her official...
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11-65-47
Section 11-65-47 Applicability of chapter; severability of provisions. Insofar as the provisions of this chapter may be inconsistent with the provisions of any other law concerning activities and actions authorized by this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall control, it being specifically declared that any other provisions of existing law that prohibit or regulate horse racing or greyhound racing and gambling or pari-mutuel wagering thereon shall not be applicable to any activities or actions authorized by and regulated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter are expressly declared to be severable. If any provision of this chapter shall be adjudged to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction (including, without limitation thereto, any particular allocation of net commission revenues or other provision which, if not severed from this chapter, would cause it to be a local act in violation of any constitutional limitation or condition...
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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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11-65-6
Section 11-65-6 Incorporation of commission. The five persons initially designated as members of a commission shall become a corporation with the power and authority provided in this chapter by proceeding according to the provisions of this chapter. To become a corporation, the persons so designated shall present to the Secretary of State an application signed by them which shall contain the following: (1) A statement that the applicants propose to incorporate a commission pursuant to this chapter; (2) The name and principal residence of each of the applicants; (3) The date on which each applicant who is not an ex officio member was appointed as a member and the expiration date of the term for which he was appointed; (4) The term of office for each applicant who is an ex officio member; (5) The name of the proposed corporation, which shall be "The _____ [name of the sponsoring municipality] Racing Commission"; (6) The location of the principal office of the proposed corporation, which...
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11-65-33
Section 11-65-33 Racetrack admission fee. The governing body of a sponsoring municipality may by ordinance impose a fee on an operator licensed under this chapter to conduct either horse racing or greyhound racing in an amount equal to $.25 on each person paying for admission to any daily performance of horse racing or greyhound racing. The operator may collect the amount of such fee from the ticket purchaser in addition to the amount charged for the ticket of admission. Persons holding valid permits issued by a commission who are actually employed at a racing facility under the jurisdiction of such commission and spectators holding complimentary passes issued by an operator shall be exempt from the admission fee authorized by this section. (Acts 1984, No. 84-131, p. 159, §33; Acts 1991, No. 91-187, p. 246, §29.)...
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45-44-151.02
Section 45-44-151.02 State and local taxes. (a) The total parimutuel pools or handle bet by bettors placing their bets at the Macon County racetrack on greyhound racing events that are received by television from elsewhere shall be subject to the state privilege tax levied by Chapter 26A, Title 40, and to all local taxes on parimutuel wagering at the same rate, in the same manner, and on the same terms as are applicable to the local parimutuel tax on live greyhound racing conducted at the Macon County racetrack. The total handle bet at the Macon County racetrack on horse racing events that are received by television from elsewhere shall be subject to all of the following: (1) A local tax on parimutuel wagering that shall be levied at the same rates and calculated in the same manner as the commission horse wagering fee levied pursuant to Section 11-65-30 for horse racing conducted in Class 1 municipalities and shall be collected, administered, and distributed in the same manner and on...
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13A-11-16
Section 13A-11-16 Greyhounds used for racing to be put to death by lethal injection. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that animals that participate in greyhound racing on which pari-mutual wagering is conducted and animals that are bred and trained for greyhound racing be treated humanely, both on and off the racetrack, throughout the lives of the animals. (b) A greyhound bred, trained, or used for greyhound racing may not be put to death by any means other than lethal injection. A greyhound may not be removed from this state for the purpose of being destroyed. (c)(1) Any person who violates this section on the first offense shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (2) A person who violates this section on a second or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Act 2003-340, p. 849, §§1-3.)...
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11-65-27
Section 11-65-27 Licenses required for stewards and judges of races; appointment of stewards and judges. Any person desiring to act as a steward for any horse race conducted by a horse racing operator licensed by a commission pursuant to this chapter must obtain a steward's license from such commission. Likewise, any person desiring to act as a judge for any greyhound race conducted by a greyhound racing operator licensed by a commission pursuant to this chapter must obtain a judge's license from such commission. Each commission shall require each applicant for a steward's license or a judge's license, as the case may be, to pass one or more examinations on matters relating to the duties of stewards or judges. Such examinations shall be prepared and administered in accordance with rules and regulations to be adopted by the commission. The commission may establish other requirements, in addition to successful completion of such examinations, which must be met by any applicant in order...
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