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NE Code § 2-1208.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1208.03 - Exotic wagering; terms, defined.

2-1208.03.  Exotic wagering; terms, defined.For purposes of sections 2-1208.03 and 2-1208.04, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Exotic wagers shall mean daily double, exacta, quinella, trifecta, pick six, and other similar types of bets which are approved by the commission;(2) Gross exotic daily receipts shall mean the total sum of all money wagered, on a daily basis, by means of exotic wagers at race meets;(3) Race meet shall mean any exhibition of racing of horses at which the parimutuel or certificate method of wagering is used;(4) Racetrack shall mean any racetrack licensed by the commission to conduct race meets; and(5) Recipient track shall mean a racetrack with a total annual parimutuel handle, based on the previous racing year, of twelve million dollars or less.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1041, § 1;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 11.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021  Annotations For purposes of determining a racetrack's eligibility to receive funds from the track distribution fund, the State Racing Commission must include the total dollar amount of all wagers placed at the track over the course of a calendar year, including amounts wagered on races which are simulcast to the track from another location. State Bd. of Ag. v. State Racing Comm., 239 Neb. 762, 478 N.W.2d 270 (1992).
NE Code § 2-1208.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1208.04 - Exotic wagering; withholding; Track Distribution Fund; created; distributed; investment.

2-1208.04.  Exotic wagering; withholding; Track Distribution Fund; created; distributed; investment.(1) Racetracks shall separately account for their gross exotic daily receipts. For all meets commencing after July 16, 1994, any racetrack that had for its previous race meet a total parimutuel handle of less than fifty million dollars shall withhold an amount equal to one-half of one percent of such receipts and any racetrack that had for its previous race meet a total parimutuel handle of fifty million dollars or more shall withhold an amount equal to one percent of such receipts, except that for all meets commencing on or after January 1, 1995, each racetrack shall withhold an amount equal to one-fourth of one percent of such receipts, which amount shall be deducted from purses at the withholding track. Such amount withheld shall be paid to the commission on the last day of each month during each race meeting for deposit in the Track Distribution Fund, which fund is hereby created.(2) The fund shall be distributed monthly to recipient racetracks which conduct wagering by the parimutuel method on thoroughbred horseracing. Such racetracks shall receive the percentage which the total number of days of horseraces run at such racetrack in the year of distribution bears to the total number of days of horseraces run at all such racetracks in the year of distribution. Before January 1, 1995, one-half of the amount received under this subsection by a racetrack shall be used to supplement purses at the track, and on and after January 1, 1995, the entire amount received by a racetrack shall be used to supplement purses at the track.(3) Any money in the Track Distribution Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. Any money in the fund which is not distributed at the end of the calendar year shall be available for expenditure by the commission to defray its expenses pursuant to section 2-1209.(4) The assessment required by this section shall be in addition to the assessments, taxes, and fees required by Chapter 2, article 12.Source   Laws 1986, LB 1041, § 2;   Laws 1987, LB 467, § 2;   Laws 1994, LB 1354, § 2;   Laws 1995, LB 7, § 4;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 12.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-1209 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1209 - Funds; disbursement.

2-1209.  Funds; disbursement.Out of the funds received pursuant to section 2-1208, the expenses of the commissioners, the compensation and reasonable expenses of the executive director, assistants, and employees, and the other reasonable expenses of the commission related to the regulation of horseracing, including suitable furniture, equipment, supplies, and office expenses, shall first be paid. Sums paid out by the commission shall be subject to the general policy for disbursement of funds by agencies of the state, including regular audit.Source   Laws 1935, c. 173, § 9, p. 633;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-1509;   R.S.1943, § 2-1209;   Laws 1994, LB 1153, § 5;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 13.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021
NE Code § 2-1211 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1211 - Licensees; records; reports; audit.

2-1211.  Licensees; records; reports; audit.Every corporation or association licensed under sections 2-1201 to 2-1218 shall so keep its books and records as to clearly show the total number of admissions to races conducted by it on each racing day, including the number of admissions upon free passes or complimentary tickets, and the amount received daily from admission fees and the total amount of money wagered during the race meeting, including wagers at locations to which its races were simulcast and at races which it received via simulcast from other racetracks, and shall furnish to the commission such reports and information as it may require with respect thereto. At the end of each race meeting, the licensee shall furnish to the commission and the Governor a complete audit by a certified public accountant detailing all expenses and disbursements. Such audit shall be in the form specified by the commission and shall be filed on or before February 1 following such meet.Source   Laws 1935, c. 173, § 11, p. 634;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-1511;   R.S.1943, § 2-1211;   Laws 1965, c. 10, § 2, p. 125;   Laws 1994, LB 1153, § 6;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 14.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021
NE Code § 2-1213.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1213.01 - Sunday horseracing; submission of question; election; manner.

2-1213.01.  Sunday horseracing; submission of question; election; manner.The voters of any county shall have the right to vote on the question of prohibiting or allowing the conducting of racing on Sunday within such county. The question may be submitted at any general state election whenever petitions calling for its submission, signed by at least ten percent of the number of persons voting in the county at the last preceding general state election, are presented to the county clerk or election commissioner not less than thirty days prior to the date of such election. The question shall be placed on the ballot in substantially the following form: SHALL RACING ON SUNDAY BE CONDUCTED IN THE COUNTY OF .................. .... YES .... NO A majority of the voters voting on the issue shall determine such issue.Source   Laws 1978, LB 867, § 2;   Laws 1981, LB 136, § 2.
NE Code § 2-1214 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1214 - Sections, how construed.

2-1214.  Sections, how construed.No part of sections 2-1201 to 2-1218 shall be construed to apply to horseracing or horserace meetings at any state or county fair or elsewhere unless the parimutuel system of wagering hereinbefore described is used or intended to be used in connection therewith; but no person, association or corporation shall hold, conduct or operate any such race or meeting in connection with which said parimutuel system is used or intended to be used without a license as hereinbefore provided.Source   Laws 1935, c. 173, § 14, p. 635;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-1514;   R.S.1943, § 2-1214.
NE Code § 2-1215 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1215 - Violations; penalty.

2-1215.  Violations; penalty.Any person, corporation, or association holding or conducting any horserace or horserace meeting in connection with which the parimutuel system of wagering is used or to be used, without a license duly issued by the commission; or any person, corporation, or association holding or conducting horseraces or horserace meetings in connection with which any wagering is permitted otherwise than in the manner specified in sections 2-1201 to 2-1218; or any person, corporation, or association violating any of the provisions of sections 2-1201 to 2-1218 or any of the rules and regulations prescribed by the commission, shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1935, c. 173, § 15, p. 635;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-1515;   R.S.1943, § 2-1215;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 13;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 16.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021
NE Code § 2-1216 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1216 - Parimutuel wagering legalized; fees paid, how construed.

2-1216.  Parimutuel wagering legalized; fees paid, how construed.The parimutuel system of wagering on the results of horseraces, when conducted within the racetrack enclosure at licensed horserace meetings, shall not under any circumstances be held or construed to be unlawful, any other statutes of the State of Nebraska to the contrary notwithstanding. The money inuring to the commission under sections 2-1201 to 2-1218 relating to horseracing from permit fees or from other sources shall never be considered as license money. It is the intention of the Legislature that the funds arising under such sections be construed as general revenue to be appropriated and allocated exclusively for the specific purposes set forth in such sections.Source   Laws 1935, c. 173, § 20, p. 637;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-1516;   R.S.1943, § 2-1216;   Laws 1992, LB 718, § 5;  Laws 2014, LB656, § 5;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 17.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021
NE Code § 2-1217 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1217 - Drugging of horses prohibited.

2-1217.  Drugging of horses prohibited.It shall be unlawful for any person to use or permit to be used a narcotic of any kind to stimulate or retard any horse that is to run in a race in this state to which the provisions of sections 2-1201 to 2-1218 apply, or for a person having the control of such horse and knowledge of such stimulation or retardation to allow it to run in any such race. The owners of such horse and their agents or employees shall permit any member of the commission or any person appointed by the commission for that purpose to make such tests as the commission deems proper in order to determine whether any such animal has been so stimulated or retarded. The findings of the commission that a horse has been stimulated or retarded by a narcotic or narcotics shall be prima facie evidence of such fact.Source   Laws 1935, c. 173, § 21, p. 638;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-1517;   R.S.1943, § 2-1217;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 18.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021
NE Code § 2-1218 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1218 - Violation; penalty.

2-1218.  Violation; penalty.Any person who shall violate any provisions of section 2-1217 shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1935, c. 173, § 22, p. 638;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-1518;   R.S.1943, § 2-1218;   Laws 1977, LB 40, § 14.
NE Code § 2-1219 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1219 - Commission; members; employees; activities prohibited; conflict of interest; penalty.

2-1219.  Commission; members; employees; activities prohibited; conflict of interest; penalty.(1) When any matter comes before the commission that may cause financial benefit or detriment to a member of the commission, a member of his or her immediate family, or a business with which the member is associated, which is distinguishable from the effects of such matter on the public generally or a broad segment of the public, such member shall take the following actions as soon as he or she is aware of such potential conflict or should reasonably be aware of such potential conflict, whichever is sooner:(a) Prepare a written statement describing the matter requiring action or decision and the nature of the potential conflict;(b) Deliver a copy of the statement to the executive director of the commission; and(c) Recuse himself or herself from taking any action or making any decision relating to such matter in the discharge of his or her official duties as a member of the commission.(2) No horse in which any employee of the commission has any interest shall be raced at any meet under the jurisdiction of the commission.(3) No employee of the commission shall have a pecuniary interest or engage in any private employment in a profession or business which is regulated by or interferes or conflicts with the performance or proper discharge of the duties of the commission.(4) No employee of the commission shall wager or cause a wager to be placed on the outcome of any race at a race meeting which is under the jurisdiction and supervision of the commission.(5) No employee of the commission shall have a pecuniary interest or engage in any private employment in a business which does business with any racing association licensed by the commission or in any business issued a concession operator license by the commission.(6) Any commission employee violating this section shall forfeit his or her employment.(7) The commission shall include in its rules and regulations prohibitions against actual or potential specific conflicts of interest on the part of racing officials and other individuals licensed by the commission.Source   Laws 1965, c. 10, § 1, p. 125;   Laws 1980, LB 939, § 5;  Laws 2010, LB861, § 2;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 19.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021
NE Code § 2-1220 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1220 - Racehorses; fraudulent acts; penalty.

2-1220.  Racehorses; fraudulent acts; penalty.It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly and willfully to falsify, conceal, or cover up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact, or make any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or representations, or make or use any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry regarding the prior racing record, pedigree, identity or ownership of a registered animal in any matter related to the breeding, buying, selling, or racing of such animal. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than five years, or be both so fined and imprisoned.Source  Laws 1973, LB 178, § 2.
NE Code § 2-1221 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1221 - Accepting anything of value to be wagered, transmitted, or delivered for wager; delivering off-track wagers; prohibited; penalty.

2-1221.  Accepting anything of value to be wagered, transmitted, or delivered for wager; delivering off-track wagers; prohibited; penalty.Except as provided in section 2-1207, whoever directly or indirectly accepts anything of value to be wagered or to be transmitted or delivered for wager in any parimutuel system of wagering on horseraces or delivers anything of value which has been received outside of the enclosure of a racetrack holding a race meet licensed under sections 2-1201 to 2-1247 to be placed as wagers in the parimutuel pool within such enclosure shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1977, LB 273, § 1;   Laws 1978, LB 748, § 1;   Laws 1984, LB 915, § 1;   Laws 1987, LB 1, § 10;   Laws 1992, LB 718, § 6;  Laws 2014, LB656, § 6;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 20.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021  Annotations  Statute upheld as constitutional against attacks that it violates the constitutional right to freely contract, is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad, and denies equal protection of the law. Midwest Messenger Assn. v. Spire, 223 Neb. 748, 393 N.W.2d 438 (1986). A racetrack messenger service, whether or not it actually engages in gambling, is so intertwined with gambling that it falls within the state's plenary police power to regulate gaming activity. Pegasus of Omaha, Inc. v. State, 203 Neb. 755, 280 N.W.2d 64 (1979). Prohibition by the Legislature of operation of a racetrack messenger service bears a reasonable relationship to the legitimate state interest in the regulation of gambling. No constitutional provision renders such prohibition unlawful. Pegasus of Omaha, Inc. v. State, 203 Neb. 755, 280 N.W.2d 64 (1979). This statute regulates commercial and business affairs of the state and, therefore, must be held valid under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment because it does bear a rational relation to a legitimate state objective. Nebraska Messenger Services Ass'n v. Thone, 611 F.2d 250 (8th Cir. 1979). This section only prohibits messenger services which deliver wagers to the race track for a fee; it does not prevent reasonable use of the messenger service's property. Therefore, the prohibitory effect of this section is not sufficient to render it an unconstitutional taking under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Nebraska Messenger Services Ass'n v. Thone, 478 F.Supp. 1036 (D. Neb. 1979). Under this section, the state may prohibit any person from placing monies of another into a parimutuel wagering pool for a fee, and since this does not involve a "fundamental right", but rather is a regulation of commercial and business affairs of the state and since the state has some rational basis, this section is not invalid under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution. Nebraska Messenger Services Ass'n v. Thone, 478 F.Supp. 1036 (D. Neb. 1979).
NE Code § 2-1222 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1222 - Racing and Gaming Commission's Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

2-1222.  Racing and Gaming Commission's Cash Fund; created; use; investment.There is hereby created the Racing and Gaming Commission's Cash Fund from which shall be appropriated such amounts as are available therefrom and as shall be considered incident to the administration of horseracing by the State Racing and Gaming Commission's office. The fund shall contain all license fees and gross receipt taxes collected by the commission as provided under sections 2-1203, 2-1203.01, and 2-1208 relating to horseracing but shall not include taxes collected pursuant to section 2-1208.01, and such fees and taxes collected shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Racing and Gaming Commission's Cash Fund. Money in the fund may be transferred to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. The State Treasurer shall transfer one hundred fifty thousand dollars from the fund to the General Fund on or before June 15, 2018, on such dates and in such amounts as directed by the budget administrator of the budget division of the Department of Administrative Services. Any money in the Racing and Gaming Commission's Cash Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source   Laws 1980, LB 939, § 6;   Laws 1992, LB 718, § 7;   Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 4;  Laws 2014, LB656, § 7;  Laws 2017, LB331, § 16;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 21.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 2-1223 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1223 - Licensees; exempt from Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act.

2-1223.  Licensees; exempt from Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act.Those corporations or associations eligible for licenses to conduct horseracing by the parimutuel method as defined in section 2-1204, shall be exempt from the provisions of the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act.Source  Laws 1980, LB 939, § 7.Cross References  Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, see section 69-1329.
NE Code § 2-1224 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1224 - Simulcast; authorized; legislative findings.

2-1224.  Simulcast; authorized; legislative findings.(1) The Legislature finds that:(a) The horseracing, horse breeding, and parimutuel wagering industry is an important sector of the agricultural economy of the state, provides substantial revenue for state and local governments, and employs many residents of the state;(b) The simultaneous telecast of live audio and visual signals of horseraces conducted within the state on which parimutuel betting is permitted holds the potential to strengthen and further these economic contributions and it is in the best interest of the state to permit such live telecasts;(c) Permitting parimutuel wagering on the results of horseracing conducted at racetracks outside the state also holds the potential to strengthen and further these economic contributions and it is in the best interest of the state to permit such wagering; and(d) No simulcast or interstate simulcast shall be authorized which would jeopardize present live racing, horse breeding, or employment opportunities or which would infringe on current operations or markets of the racetracks which generate significant revenue for local governments in the state.(2) The Legislature hereby authorizes the telecasts of horseraces conducted within the state on which parimutuel wagering shall be permitted and interstate simulcasting under rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission in the manner and subject to the conditions provided in sections 2-1207 and 2-1224 to 2-1229.Source   Laws 1987, LB 708, § 1;   Laws 1989, LB 591, § 4;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 22.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021
NE Code § 2-1225 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 2 - Agriculture|2-1225 - Terms, defined.

2-1225.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 2-1207 and 2-1224 to 2-1229, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Commission shall mean the State Racing and Gaming Commission;(2) Interstate simulcast shall mean parimutuel wagering at any licensed racetrack within the state on the results of any horserace conducted outside the state;(3) Licensed horserace meeting shall include, but not be limited to, licensed racetracks at which simulcasts or interstate simulcasts are conducted;(4) Operator shall mean any licensee issued a license under sections 2-1201 to 2-1223 operating a simulcast facility in accordance with sections 2-1224 to 2-1229;(5) Receiving track shall mean any track which displays a simulcast which originates from another track or which conducts interstate simulcasts;(6) Sending track shall mean any track from which a simulcast or interstate simulcast originates;(7) Simulcast shall mean the telecast of live audio and visual signals of any horserace conducted in the state for the purpose of parimutuel wagering;(8) Simulcast facility shall mean a facility within the state which is authorized to display simulcasts for parimutuel wagering purposes under sections 2-1224 to 2-1227 or to conduct interstate simulcasts under sections 2-1228 and 2-1229; and(9) Track shall mean the grounds or enclosures within which horseraces are conducted by licensees authorized to conduct such races in accordance with sections 2-1201 to 2-1223.Source   Laws 1987, LB 708, § 2;   Laws 1989, LB 591, § 5;  Laws 2021, LB561, § 23.   Effective Date: May 26, 2021