California § 19612.6. 19612.6. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 101.)

California Statutes

§ 19612.6. — 19612.6. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 101.)

California § 19612.6.

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Div. 8.DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS

Ch. 4.CHAPTER 4. Horse Racing

Art. 9.5.ARTICLE 9.5. License Fees, Commissions, and Purses

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(a)

(1)For harness meetings, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee shall be distributed equally between commissions and purses. For quarter horse, Appaloosa, and muleracing meetings, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee pursuant to Section 19612 shall be distributed between commissions and purses as agreed to by the association conducting the meeting and the organization representing the horsemen or mulemen participating in the meeting. For fair meetings conducted pursuant to Section 19549, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee pursuant to Section 19612 shall be distributed 48 percent to commissions and 52 percent to purses.

(2)Every association which conducts a racing meeting pursuant to Section 19549 shall, in

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(a)
(1)
For harness meetings, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee shall be distributed equally between commissions and purses. For quarter horse, Appaloosa, and muleracing meetings, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee pursuant to Section 19612 shall be distributed between commissions and purses as agreed to by the association conducting the meeting and the organization representing the horsemen or mulemen participating in the meeting. For fair meetings conducted
pursuant to Section 19549, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee pursuant to Section 19612 shall be distributed 48 percent to commissions and 52 percent to purses.
(2)
Every association which conducts a racing meeting pursuant to Section 19549 shall, in addition, deduct from its parimutuel pools the amount specified in subdivision (d) of Section 19614.
(b)
If an association qualified to operate its meeting pursuant to this section conducts two separate programs of racing on any day, each such program shall be considered a separate racing day for purposes of determining the daily handle and computing the distribution of license fees, commissions, and purses thereon. For the purposes of this subdivision, a program shall consist of at least nine races.
(c)
In addition to any deductions pursuant
to this section, every association conducting a racing meeting pursuant to Section 19549.1 shall also deduct an additional 1 percent of its parimutuel pools to be distributed as commissions.
(d)
In addition to any deductions pursuant to this section, every association conducting a racing meeting pursuant to Section 19549.1 shall also deduct an additional 2 percent of its exotic parimutuel pools to be distributed equally as commissions and purses.