13A-12-31
Section 13A-12-31 Legalized pari-mutuel betting not affected. The provisions of this article shall not apply to pari- mutuel betting at race meetings authorized by statute. All presently effective state statutes and laws and locally adopted ordinances and laws pursuant thereto legalizing, authorizing or allowing greyhound races and betting or wagering thereon are hereby expressly and specifically preserved, saved and excepted from any repealer provisions contained anywhere in the Criminal Code. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §6145.)...
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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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11-3A-2
Section 11-3A-2 Powers for public welfare, health, and safety; authorization; scope. (a) Except where otherwise specifically prohibited or provided for either heretofore or hereafter by general law or the constitution of this state and subject to the procedures and limitations set out in this chapter, the county commission of a county may provide for its property and affairs; and for the public welfare, health, and safety of the citizens throughout the unincorporated areas of the county by exercising certain powers for the protection of the county and public property under its control. The powers granted herein to provide for the public welfare, health, and safety of its citizens shall only include the following: (1) Abatement of weeds as a public nuisance as defined in Section 11-67-60. (2) Subject to the provisions of Section 6-5-127, control of animals and animal nuisances. (3) Control of litter as defined in subsection (b) of Section 13A-7-29, or rubbish as defined in subdivision...
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11-65-32
Section 11-65-32 Televised simulcast programming of racing events. (a) A commission shall have the power to adopt rules and regulations specifying the conditions under which an operator, as part of its licensed activity, may cause televised simulcast programming of racing events, including both horse racing and greyhound racing, held at racetracks located outside the state to be transmitted for public viewing to a racetrack facility within the sponsoring municipality which is under the jurisdiction of such commission and there made the subject of pari-mutuel wagering. Any provision of this chapter or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, no racing events, including both horse racing and greyhound racing, held at any location in the state (including a location in the sponsoring municipality) shall be televised to a racing facility subject to this chapter and made the subject of pari-mutuel wagering at such racing facility; provided, however, that an operator may use closed...
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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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11-65-20
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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36-26-14
Section 36-26-14 Deferred compensation plans for certain employees. (a) The personnel board may adopt, establish, and maintain a deferred compensation plan or plans, except under Internal Revenue Code Section 403 (b), for the employees of the State of Alabama or any city, town, county, or public entity or corporation organized pursuant to the laws of this state. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the employees of a county or political subdivision of the county participating in a plan, the employing county or political subdivision of the county shall approve participation in the plan. The personnel board may include in any such plan any provision that does not cause the plan to fail to qualify for its tax-favored treatment under the United States Internal Revenue Code, including, but not limited to, participant loans, unforeseeable emergency or hardship distributions, Roth deferrals, rollovers, transfers to purchase service credit, and distributions to purchase a retired public...
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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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40-26A-1
Section 40-26A-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them by this section except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Revenue of the State of Alabama. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Revenue. (3) PARI-MUTUEL. A system of betting on races whereby the winners divide the total amount bet, after deducting authorized taxes, fees and management expenses, in proportion to the sums wagered individually. (4) PARI-MUTUEL POOL. The total amount wagered under the pari-mutuel betting system in any particular race. (Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 88-952, p. 575, §1.)...
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45-32-150.13
Section 45-32-150.13 Tax due on pari-mutuel pools; distribution of contributions. Every licensee conducting race meetings under this part, shall pay to the ex-officio treasurer of the racing commission for the use of the commission, a tax in an amount equal to four percent of the total contributions to all pari-mutuel pools conducted or made on any race track licensed under this part. The commission of a licensee on a pari-mutuel pool shall in no event exceed 18 percent of the amount contributed to the pari-mutuel pool, which amount shall include the four percent tax heretofore provided. After the deduction of the four percent for the use of the commission and the percentage commission of the licensee, the remainder of the total contributions to each pool shall be divided among and redistributed to the contributors to such pools betting on the winning dog. The amount of each redistribution for each winning bet placed shall be determined by dividing the total amount remaining in the...
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