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11-65-38
Section 11-65-38 Disqualification due to gambling activities. No person who engages in the
practice of professional gambling on horse races or greyhound races, or in the practice of
making gambling or wagering books on such races, or who knowingly takes any part in such practice,
shall be eligible as an applicant for any horse racing facility license or any operator's
license to conduct horse racing or greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon under
the provisions of this chapter, or to be connected with such licensed activities in any capacity,
and any corporation, partnership, or other entity which has an officer, director, stockholder,
partner, or executive or who employs any person who engages in such practices shall likewise
be ineligible as a licensee, and each commission is hereby empowered to inquire into such
matters in entertaining any such application and otherwise in administering this chapter.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-131, p. 159, §38; Acts 1991, No. 91-187, p. 246,...
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11-65-23
Section 11-65-23 Permits required for certain individuals and companies. No person, firm, corporation,
or partnership shall participate in any horse racing or greyhound racing subject to the jurisdiction
of a commission or in the conduct of any racing event or pari-mutuel wagering thereon, whether
as a horse owner, greyhound owner, trainer, jockey, exercise boy, groom, stable foreman, kennel
foreman, valet, veterinarian, agent, pari-mutuel employee, concessionaire, or employee thereof,
or as an employee of the operator, or enter the racetrack enclosure for either horse racing
or greyhound racing in any capacity other than as a spectator, unless such person or the firm,
corporation or partnership employing such person possesses a permit therefor from the commission
and complies with the provisions of this chapter and all reasonable rules and regulations
of such commission. No permit issued under this section shall be transferable. The provisions
of this section which require a...
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11-65-44
Section 11-65-44 Presence of underage persons prohibited. No person under 19 years of age shall
be employed for any purpose in or about a racing facility where either horse racing or greyhound
racing is conducted pursuant to any license issued by a commission under the provisions of
this chapter, except in a job which does not allow or require contact with members of the
public engaged in wagering activities, such as the job of groom, animal exerciser, stable
attendant, parking attendant, or office worker. No person under 19 years of age shall be admitted
to performances of horse racing or greyhound racing which are the subject of pari-mutuel wagering
at any such racing facility, nor shall any person under 19 years of age be permitted to wager
on any horse race or greyhound race conducted at such racing facility, nor shall any person
employed by an operator accept a wager on any horse race or greyhound race from any person
under 19 years of age. (Acts 1984, No. 84-131, p. 159, §44;...
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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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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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11-65-7
Section 11-65-7 General provisions respecting members of commission. No member shall vote on
or participate in the discussion or consideration of any matter coming before a commission
in which he, his immediate family, or any business enterprise with which he is associated
has any direct or indirect pecuniary interest; provided, however, that when any such matter
is brought before a commission, any member having an interest therein which may be in conflict
with his obligations as a member shall immediately make a complete disclosure to such commission
of any direct or indirect pecuniary interest he may have in such matter prior to removing
himself and withdrawing from the commission's deliberations and vote on the matter presented.
In furtherance, and not in limitation of the foregoing provision, no member or employee of
a commission, and no spouse, child, parent, brother, or sister of any such member or employee,
(1) shall have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in any racing...
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11-65-25
Section 11-65-25 Review of applications for permits. A commission shall promptly consider any
application for a permit submitted to it and shall issue or deny such permit based on the
information in the application and all other information before it, including the results
of any investigation it deems appropriate. If an application for a permit is approved, the
commission approving such application shall issue a permit which shall be valid for one year
and shall contain such information as the commission deems appropriate. A commission shall
deny any such application and refuse to issue a permit, which denial shall be final unless
an appeal is taken under the provisions of this chapter, if it finds that the issuance of
such permit to the applicant therefor would not be in the interest of the applicant, the people
of the sponsoring municipality, or the integrity or reputation of the horse racing industry
or the greyhound racing industry in the sponsoring municipality, or that the...
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45-32-150.12
Section 45-32-150.12 Pari-mutuel wagering; hours of racetrack operation and number of races.
(a) The commission shall make rules governing, permitting, and regulating the wagering on
dog races under the form of mutuel wagering by patrons known as pari-mutuel wagering, which
method shall be legal to the extent that and so long as, the same is carried on and conducted
strictly in conformity with this part, and not otherwise. Only the persons, associations,
or corporations receiving a license from the commission shall have the right or privilege
to conduct this type of wagering and the licenses shall restrict and confine this form of
wagering to a space within the race meeting grounds. All other forms of wagering on the result
of dog races shall continue to be illegal, and any or all wagering outside of the enclosure
of such races, where such races shall have been licensed by the commission shall be illegal.
(b) No person or corporation shall directly or indirectly purchase pari-mutuel...
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45-49-151.14
Section 45-49-151.14 Tax due on pari-mutuel pools; distribution of contributions; capital improvement
fund. (a) Every licensee conducting race meetings pursuant to this subpart shall pay to the
racing commission for its use, a tax on the total contributions to all pari-mutuel pools conducted
or made on a racetrack licensed under this subpart in an amount equal to eight percent until
April 17, 1992, and seven percent thereafter. Except as otherwise provided in this subpart,
the commission of a licensee on a pari-mutuel pool shall not exceed 19 percent of the amount
contributed to the pari-mutuel pool, including the tax provided in this section. In addition
to the 19 percent commission authorized to be withheld from pari-mutuel pools, the licensee
may deduct an additional two percent commission from all pari-mutuel betting pools in which
the bettors are required to select three or more dogs. After the deduction of the tax percentages
for the use of the racing commission, the percentage...
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33-18-1
Section 33-18-1 Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees
to the following interstate compact known as the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact:
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact The States of Alabama and Georgia and the United
States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon
enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress
of the United States. Short Title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa
River Basin Compact" and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACT
Compact" or "compact." Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States
of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes
of promoting interstate comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably
apportioning the surface waters of the ACT, engaging in water planning,...
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