HORSE RACING LAW OF 1995
Act 279 of 1995
AN ACT to license and regulate the conducting of horse race meetings in this state with pari-mutuel wagering on the results of horse races and persons involved in horse racing and pari-mutuel gaming activities at such race meetings; to create the office of racing commissioner; to prescribe the powers and duties of the racing commissioner; to prescribe certain powers and duties of the department of agriculture and the director of the department of agriculture; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to provide for the imposition of taxes and fees and the disposition of revenues; to impose certain taxes; to create funds; to legalize and permit the pari-mutuel method of wagering on the results of live and simulcast races at licensed race meetings in this state; to appropriate the funds derived from pari-mutuel wagering on the results of horse races at licensed race meetings in this state; to prescribe remedies and penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
History: 1995, Act 279, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1996
© 2009 Legislative Council, State of Michigan
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
| Section 431.301 | Section | Short title. |
| Section 431.302 | Section | Definitions. |
| Section 431.303 | Section | Office of racing commissioner; creation; powers and duties of racing commissioner. |
| Section 431.304 | Section | Racing commissioner; appointment; qualifications; individuals prohibited from wagering. |
| Section 431.305 | Section | Racing commissioner; oath of office. |
| Section 431.306 | Section | Racing commissioner; salary; appointment of deputy commissioners and state stewards as special deputies; powers and duties; employment of other personnel; record of proceedings and preservation of documents; annual report. |
| Section 431.307 | Section | Rules; security; sanctions; approval of certain extensions, additions, modifications, or improvements; compelling production of books, records, memoranda, data, and documents; removal of employee or official; compliance; failure of witness to appear or testify; false testimony as felony; penalty. |
| Section 431.308 | Section | Issuance of licenses; general classes; prohibition. |
| Section 431.309 | Section | Track license; issuance; validity; application; grant or denial of license; review; transfer to new racetrack owner; suspension or revocation of license; imposition of fine; appeal; additional license; prohibitions. |
| Section 431.309a | Section | Toll-free compulsive gaming helpline number; posting. |
| Section 431.310 | Section | Thoroughbred, standardbred, quarter horse, Appaloosa, American paint horse, or Arabian race meeting; live and simulcast horse races; race meeting license; application; filing; investigation to determine compliance; time restriction on conduct of certain live horse races. |
| Section 431.312 | Section | Applicants for certain license; live racing requirements. |
| Section 431.313 | Section | Contracts with certified horsemen's organizations. |
| Section 431.314 | Section | Grant or denial of application for race meeting license; conditions for simulcast authorization; charitable organization; imposition of fine or revocation or suspension of license; notice; appeal; maintenance of account for deposit of funds; issuance of 1999 race meeting dates. |
| Section 431.315 | Section | Statement of receipts; filing; certification; availability to public; preparation; review; remittance of money due state or other entities; licensure of person and racetrack required. |
| Section 431.316 | Section | Occupational license; issuance; persons required to be licensed; exception; conditions to licensure; additional requirements; fingerprints; duties and responsibilities of trainer; suspension of occupational license; notice; hearing; appeal; license fee. |
| Section 431.317 | Section | Lawful forms of pari-mutuel wagering; preapproval by racing commissioner required; use of totalisator or other device; commission retained by holder of race meeting license; definitions; retention and payment of breaks; payoff prices of tickets; “minus pool” defined; patron less than 18 years old prohibited; transaction within enclosure of race meeting. |
| Section 431.318 | Section | Simulcast; authorization; definition; “intertrack simulcast” and “interstate simulcast” explained; permit; conditions; wagering; pools; payment to horsemen's simulcast pool; transmission of simulcast signals; simulcasting other events prohibited. |
| Section 431.319 | Section | Payment into horsemen's simulcast pool; disposition; distribution; audit. |
| Section 431.319a | Section | Surrender, revocation, or escrow of license; disposition of purse pool money. |
| Section 431.320 | Section | Agriculture and equine industry development programs; fund; rules. |
| Section 431.321 | Section | Police, fire, and traffic protection. |
| Section 431.322 | Section | License fee and tax. |
| Section 431.323 | Section | Audits. |
| Section 431.324 | Section | Prohibited dissemination of racing information. |
| Section 431.325 | Section | Disclosure of certain information; confidentiality. |
| Section 431.326 | Section | Applicability of act to county or state fairs or agricultural or livestock exhibitions. |
| Section 431.327 | Section | Wagering prohibited; exception. |
| Section 431.328 | Section | Assessment or collection of tax or fees prohibited; exception. |
| Section 431.329 | Section | Aiding, assisting, or abetting violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| Section 431.330 | Section | Administration of drug or foreign substance. |
| Section 431.331 | Section | Prohibited acts; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; exceptions. |
| Section 431.332 | Section | Influencing or attempting to influence result of race or workout as felony; penalty. |
| Section 431.333 | Section | Information regarding violation of MCL 431.330, 431.331, or 431.332; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| Section 431.334 | Section | Additional penalties. |
| Section 431.335 | Section | Repeal of MCL 431.61 to 431.88. |
| Section 431.336 | Section | Effective date. |