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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
Section 11-65-30 Commission wagering fees. (a) Each horse racing operator shall pay to the
treasurer of the commission licensing such operator a commission horse wagering fee for each
calendar year during which it conducts any horse racing events. The amount of the commission
horse wagering fee for an operator for a given calendar year shall be equal to the sum of
(i) two percent of the horse racing handle of such operator for such calendar year to the
extent that such handle does not exceed $150,000,000.00 and (ii) four percent of the portion
of the horse racing handle of such operator for such calendar year that exceeds $150,000,000.00.
Each operator shall make payment of its commission horse wagering fee for each calendar year
to the treasurer of the licensing commission in monthly installments. For each calendar year,
the monthly installment referable to any month (other than the month during which the final
racing event for such calendar year shall be conducted) shall be equal to...
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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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11-65-1
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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11-65-34
Section 11-65-34 Horse breeding fund. Each commission shall establish a special fund to promote
the breeding, raising, and racing of horses in the state, which shall be known as "The
___ [name of the sponsoring municipality] Racing Commission Breeding and Development Fund."
Each horse racing operator shall pay to its licensing commission a breeding fund fee for each
month during which it conducts any horse racing events. For each horse racing operator, the
breeding fund fee for any month shall be an amount equal to one-half of one percent [or, in
the case of any such fee referable to any month during the period of three years immediately
following such operator's receipt of an operator's license, one-quarter of one percent] of
the horse racing handle for such operator for such month. The breeding fund fee payable by
a horse racing operator for a given month shall be paid to the treasurer of the commission
licensing such operator before the end of the succeeding month. All breeding...
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11-65-32.1
Section 11-65-32.1 Televised racing and pari-mutuel wagering; pari-mutuel pools and takeout;
construction. (a) Televised Racing Events in Alabama and Pari-Mutuel Wagering Thereon. The
provisions of Section 11-65-32 to the contrary notwithstanding, any person now or hereafter
licensed by a racing commission in a Class 1 municipality (the "commission") to
conduct live horse racing or live greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering on either thereof
(the "racing operator") shall have the right, subject to the reasonable regulatory
authority of the commission, (1) to cause live horse racing events and live greyhound racing
events conducted at the racetrack in such Class 1 municipality (the "Class 1 racetrack")
to be transmitted by television to racetracks located elsewhere in the State of Alabama (as
well as to the locations in other states and foreign countries permitted by said Section 11-65-32)
and there made available for public viewing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and (2) to cause...
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11-65-17
Section 11-65-17 Terms of horse racing facility license. (a) A horse racing facility license
issued under this chapter shall be for a period of 20 years, but shall be reviewed annually.
A commission issuing such license shall state therein the person to whom such license is issued,
the duration of such license, the location of the racing facility thereby licensed to be used
for horse racing, and such other conditions of the license and related information as the
commission shall deem proper. A commission shall have no power to modify the terms of a horse
racing facility license, once issued, without the prior written consent of the holder of such
license. A horse racing facility 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...
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45-44-151
Section 45-44-151 Televised racing events and parimutuel wagering thereon. The provisions of
Part 1 to the contrary notwithstanding, any person now or hereafter licensed by the Macon
County Racing Commission to conduct live greyhound racing and parimutuel wagering thereon,
a racing operator shall have the right, subject to the reasonable regulatory authority of
the commission: (1) To cause live greyhound racing events conducted at the racetrack in Macon
County under the jurisdiction of the commission, or the Macon County racetrack, to be transmitted
by television to racetracks located elsewhere in the State of Alabama and to locations in
other states and foreign countries and there made available for public viewing and parimutuel
wagering thereon and; (2) To cause televised horse racing events and greyhound racing events
held at racetracks located elsewhere in the State of Alabama and in other states and foreign
countries to be received at the Macon County racetrack and there made...
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11-65-15
Section 11-65-15 Application for horse racing facility license. Any person desiring to obtain
a horse racing facility license through issuance thereof by a commission, or through transfer
of an outstanding license, shall file with the appropriate commission an application for such
license. Such application shall be filed at the time and place prescribed by such commission
and shall be in such form and contain such information as may be prescribed by such commission,
including the following: (1) The name and address of such person; if a corporation, the state
of its incorporation and the full name and address of each officer and director thereof; if
a foreign corporation, whether it is qualified to do business in the state; and if a partnership
or joint venture, the name and address of each general partner thereof; (2) The name, and
every address for the period of five years immediately preceding the date of such application,
of each stockholder or member of such corporation, or each...
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22-35-5
Section 22-35-5 Fee; withdrawals; disposition of funds; liability for clean-up costs; audit.
(a) Every owner of an underground or aboveground storage tank as defined in this chapter shall
pay an Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund fee as established by the provisions
of this chapter to be paid to the department. During the first year next following October
1, 1988, the amount of the annual Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund fee
shall be one hundred dollars ($100). Thereafter, the commission, upon recommendation of the
management board, shall set such an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150)
per year per regulated tank. Should the fund become depleted due to claims being greater than
amounts provided by tank fees, the commission shall be empowered to make special assessments
of tank fees to protect the financial integrity of the fund. Provided the total tank fees
and special assessments for any fiscal year do not exceed one hundred fifty...
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