Indiana § 4-35-8.7-3 Gaming integrity fund; uses of money in the fund; appropriation

Indiana Statutes

§ 4-35-8.7-3 — Gaming integrity fund; uses of money in the fund; appropriation

Indiana § 4-35-8.7-3

Art. 35GAMBLING GAMES AT RACETRACKS

Ch. 8.7Gaming Integrity Fee

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Ind. Code § 4-35-8.7-3 (2026).

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(a)The gaming integrity fund is established.

(b)The fund shall be administered by the Indiana horse racing commission.

(c)The fund consists of gaming integrity fees deposited in the fund under this chapter and money distributed to the fund under IC 4-35-7-12.5 and IC 4-35-7-15. For each licensee, the Indiana horse racing commission shall annually transfer:

(1)seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000); multiplied by

(2)the number of racetracks operated by the licensee; from the fund to the Indiana state board of animal health to be used by the state board to pay the costs associated with equine health and equine care programs under IC 15-17.

(d)The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other p

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(a) The gaming integrity fund is established.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the Indiana horse racing
commission.
(c) The fund consists of gaming integrity fees deposited in the fund
under this chapter and money distributed to the fund under IC 4-35-7-12.5 and IC 4-35-7-15. For each licensee, the Indiana horse
racing commission shall annually transfer:
(1) seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000); multiplied by
(2) the number of racetracks operated by the licensee;
from the fund to the Indiana state board of animal health to be used by
the state board to pay the costs associated with equine health and
equine care programs under IC 15-17.
(d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public funds may be invested.
(e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert
to the state general fund.
(f) Money in the fund may be used by the Indiana horse racing
commission only for the following purposes:
(1) To pay the cost of taking and analyzing equine biological
samples under IC 4-31-12-6(b) or another law or rule and the cost
of any supplies related to the taking or analysis of biological
samples.
(2) To pay dues to the Drug Testing Standards and Practices
(DTSP) Committee of the Association of Racing Commissioners
International.
(3) To provide grants for research for the advancement of equine
drug testing. Grants under this subdivision must be approved by
the Drug Testing Standards and Practices (DTSP) Committee of
the Association of Racing Commissioners International or by the
Racing Mediation and Testing Consortium.
(4) To pay the costs of post-mortem examinations under IC 4-31-12-10.
(5) To pay other costs incurred by the commission to maintain the
integrity of pari-mutuel racing.
(g) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the Indiana
horse racing commission to carry out the purposes described in
subsection (f).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.233-2007, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.142-2009, SEC.27; P.L.229-2011, SEC.61; P.L.213-2015, SEC.54; P.L.149-2016, SEC.15; P.L.217-2017, SEC.43; P.L.268-2017, SEC.37; P.L.86-2018, SEC.10; P.L.168-2019, SEC.22.