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MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-526 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part III - Special Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-526 - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

    (a)    In this section, “Park and Planning Commission” means the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.    (b)    The State Racing Commission shall issue a special thoroughbred racing license to the Park and Planning Commission to hold racing in 4 one-day race meetings at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center.    (c)    The racing days shall be held:        (1)    on dates that the Park and Planning Commission chooses and the State Racing Commission approves;        (2)    on dates when a mile thoroughbred racing licensee does not hold a race; and        (3)    in connection with or for the benefit of a county fair or equestrian exhibition or activity.    (d)    (1)    The Park and Planning Commission shall deduct from the handle:            (i)    17% of all money bet in each regular mutuel pool;            (ii)    19% of all money bet in each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses; and            (iii)    25% of all money bet in each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses.        (2)    The Park and Planning Commission shall pay to the Maryland Equestrian Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization:            (i)    from the amount deducted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, 8% of the total amount bet in all of the mutuel pools; and            (ii)    any profit from admission fees or other receipts, less expenses from the operation of racing days.        (3)    On races that the Park and Planning Commission holds each year, the Park and Planning Commission shall allocate for purses:            (i)    5% of each regular mutuel pool;            (ii)    7% of each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses;            (iii)    13% of the money bet in the first race of the day with a multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses; and            (iv)    9.25% of the money bet in every other race with a multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses.    (e)    Repealed.    (f)    An officer of the Park and Planning Commission may not receive a salary or dividends from racing authorized under this section.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-529 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-529 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Advisory Committee” means the Maryland-Bred Race Fund Advisory Committee.    (c)    “Fund” means the Maryland-Bred Race Fund.    (d)    “Fund Race” means a race funded by the Maryland-Bred Race Fund.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-530 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-530 - Established

    There is a Maryland-Bred Race Fund.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-531 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-531 - Advisory Committee -- Established

    There is a Maryland-Bred Race Fund Advisory Committee, under the jurisdiction of the Commission, in the Department.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-532 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-532 - Advisory Committee -- Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Advisory Committee consists of 5 members appointed by the Commission with the approval of the Secretary.        (2)    Of the 5 members of the Advisory Committee:            (i)    2 shall be members of and recommended by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association;            (ii)    1 shall be recommended by the mile thoroughbred racing licensees;            (iii)    1 shall be recommended by the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc.; and            (iv)    1 shall be a member of and appointed by the Commission.    (b)    (1)    The term of a member of the Advisory Committee is 1 year and begins on June 1.        (2)    If the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, the mile thoroughbred racing licensees, or the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc., by June 1 fails to recommend an individual to be a member of the Advisory Committee, the Commission with the approval of the Secretary shall appoint the member.        (3)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.        (4)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.    (c)    The Governor may remove a member of the Advisory Committee for incompetence or misconduct.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-533 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-533 - Chairman

    (a)    The member of the Commission who is on the Advisory Committee is the chairman of the Advisory Committee.    (b)    The term of the chairman of the Advisory Committee is 1 year.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-534 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-534 - Meetings; Compensation

    (a)    The Advisory Committee shall determine the times and places of its meetings.    (b)    A member of the Advisory Committee:        (1)    may not receive compensation; but        (2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-535 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-535 - Administration of Fund

    (a)    The Commission shall:        (1)    administer the Fund and the Maryland-Bred Race Program with the help and advice of the Advisory Committee; and        (2)    order each payment that is to be made from the Fund.    (b)    The Commission shall:        (1)    deposit the money allocated to the Fund by each mile thoroughbred racing licensee and the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc., into at least 1 bank or trust company in the State; and        (2)    require the bank or trust company to secure the Fund by collateral.    (c)    Within 5 days after a race meeting ends, the licensee shall pay to the Commission, to be held in the Fund, all money that is allocated to the Fund under this title but that was not disbursed during the race meeting.    (d)    On recommendation of the Advisory Committee, the Commission may allocate a portion of the Fund to races that are restricted to horses conceived, but not necessarily foaled, in Maryland.    (e)    If the Commission uses ordinary care to choose the depository bank or trust company, the members are not personally liable for loss to the Fund because of failure, insolvency, or other fault of the depository bank or trust company.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-536 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-536 - Running of Fund Races

    (a)    Each mile thoroughbred racing licensee and the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc., shall provide for the running of races known as the Maryland-Bred Fund Races.    (b)    The Commission may approve the running of a Maryland-Bred Fund Race at a thoroughbred track outside the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-537 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-537 - Registration Required for Fund Race

    A horse shall be registered with the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, Inc., before the horse may start in a Fund Race.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-538 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-538 - Qualifications to Register

    A horse may be registered with the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, Inc., only if the horse was foaled in Maryland as shown by a foal certificate from the Jockey Club and:         (1)    the breeder of the horse has maintained a place of abode in Maryland for more than 9 months immediately before registration;        (2)    the breeder of the horse keeps breeding stock continually in Maryland;        (3)    the horse was conceived in Maryland during the previous season; or        (4)    the horse’s dam was sent to Maryland to foal and after foaling was covered by a Maryland stallion during the season of the horse’s birth.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-539 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-539 - Conditions Set by Commission

    (a)    On recommendation of the Advisory Committee, the Commission shall set:        (1)    the number of Fund Races;        (2)    the amount of each purse;        (3)    the date of each Fund Race;        (4)    the location of each Fund Race held outside the State;        (5)    the distance of each Fund Race;        (6)    each breeder’s award, including awards for races in the State and outside the State; and        (7)    any other condition needed to carry out the purpose of the Fund.    (b)    The Commission shall set the amount of each purse and the conditions for each Fund Race in time to allow a licensee who provides for a Fund Race to include the purse and conditions in the stake book and condition book of the licensee.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-540 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-540 - Purses

    (a)    A licensee who provides for a Fund Race:        (1)    need not contribute an amount greater than the allocation to the Fund set under § 11-515 or § 11-525 of this subtitle; but        (2)    may add to any purse in a Fund Race.    (b)    A purse, authorized under this part and paid in a Fund Race, is specifically excluded from breeders’ bonuses, purses, or stakes that are paid or offered by licensees in races other than Fund Races as determined by agreement or formula between a licensee and an organization that represents a majority of the owners and trainers.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-541 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part IV - Maryland-Bred Race Fund|Section 11-541 - Cancellation

    (a)    If there are fewer than 5 separate qualified entries in a Fund Race, the Commission shall cancel the Fund Race.    (b)    If the Commission cancels a Fund Race, the Commission shall give notice to the licensee in time to allow the licensee to schedule a substitute race.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part I - Definition; General Provisions|Section 11-601 - "Average Handle" Defined

    In this subtitle, “average handle” means the daily average amount bet in a year.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part I - Definition; General Provisions|Section 11-602 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle applies only to harness racing licenses and to licensees who have been awarded racing days to hold harness racing.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part I - Definition; General Provisions|Section 11-603 - Harness Racing Limited to Standardbred Horses

    A licensee may hold harness racing only with standardbred horses.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part I - Definition; General Provisions|Section 11-604 - Three Harness Judges Required

    Three harness judges shall officiate at each race that a licensee holds.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part I - Definition; General Provisions|Section 11-605 - Sunday Racing Authorized

    If the Commission approves, harness racing may be held on a Sunday.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part I - Definition; General Provisions|Section 11-606 - Racing After 2 a.m

    A licensee may not hold live harness racing after 2 a.m. unless circumstances beyond the control of the licensee cause a delay.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-608 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part II - Harness Racing Licensees|Section 11-608 - Notice of License and Fees

    (a)    Subject to § 11-610 of this subtitle, if an applicant qualifies for a license under this title, the Commission shall send the applicant a notice stating:        (1)    the fact that the applicant has qualified for a license;        (2)    the dates of the race meeting awarded;        (3)    the total number of racing days awarded; and        (4)    the kind of racing to be held.    (b)    Before the Commission may issue a license to a person, the person shall pay to the Commission a license fee of $25 for each racing day of the race meeting.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-609 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part II - Harness Racing Licensees|Section 11-609 - Harness Racing Restrictions

    The Commission may not issue:         (1)    licenses to more than 3 racing associations;        (2)    a license for use in Carroll, Dorchester, Frederick, Montgomery, or Wicomico County; or        (3)    more than 1 license for use in any 1 county.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-610 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part II - Harness Racing Licensees|Section 11-610 - Racing Days

    (a)    The Commission may award for any calendar year up to the number of racing days requested by an applicant.    (b)    The decision of the Commission on the award of a racing day is final.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-611 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part II - Harness Racing Licensees|Section 11-611 - Transfer of Race Meetings

    Subject to the hearing provisions of § 11–612 of this part, the Commission may authorize a licensee to transfer a race meeting from the licensee’s own track to another track:        (1)    on receipt of the appropriate license fees; and        (2)    with the express consent of the owner or lessee of the track to which the transfer is made.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-612 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part II - Harness Racing Licensees|Section 11-612 - Hearing for Increased or Transferred Days

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commission shall hold a public hearing before the Commission awards, for racing at a particular track, racing days that:        (1)    total at least 3 more than those awarded for racing at that track in the previous calendar year; or        (2)    result from the transfer of racing days to that track from another track in the same year.    (b)    The Commission shall:        (1)    hold the hearing not more than 10 miles from the track where the racing is to be held; and        (2)    allow any person to testify.    (c)    The Commission:        (1)    at least 15 days before the hearing, shall have notice of the hearing published in at least 1 newspaper with a substantial circulation in the county where the track is located; and        (2)    shall try to give notice of the hearing to any public unit or private organization that has made a written request for notice.    (d)    (1)    If the transfer of racing days from one track to another becomes necessary due to fire, flood, mechanical failure, or any other similar circumstance deemed by the Commission to constitute an emergency:            (i)    the racing days may be transferred immediately; and            (ii)    as soon as practicable, the Commission shall provide notice of a hearing and conduct a hearing pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.        (2)    As soon as the track and the facilities of the licensee from which race days were transferred under paragraph (1) of this subsection are in a condition to continue racing and pari–mutuel betting, any remaining days of the meet that was being conducted when the days were transferred shall be held at the track from which the days were transferred.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-613 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part II - Harness Racing Licensees|Section 11-613 - Takeout and Winnings

    (a)    (1)    A licensee whose average handle is $150,000 or less shall keep the breakage.        (2)    A licensee whose average handle is over $150,000 shall:            (i)    allocate 50% of the breakage to the Sires Stakes Program; and            (ii)    keep 50% of the breakage to pay for personnel-related expenses, physical improvements, track maintenance, and indebtedness related to the track, including indebtedness for clubhouse and grandstand construction.    (b)    If an average handle is over $600,000, the takeout shall be:        (1)    17% from each regular mutuel pool;        (2)    19% from each multiple mutuel pool for 2 horses; and        (3)    25% from each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses.    (c)    If the average handle is $600,000 or less, the takeout shall be:        (1)    not more than 18.75% from each regular mutuel pool;        (2)    not more than 20.75% from each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses; and        (3)    not more than 26.75% from each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses.    (d)    Money that remains after deductions are made under this section shall be returned as winnings to successful bettors.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-614 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part II - Harness Racing Licensees|Section 11-614 - Average Handle Over $600,000 -- General Takeout Allocation

    A licensee whose average handle is over $600,000 shall:         (1)    allocate 0.50% of each mutuel pool to the Commission as State tax;        (2)    allocate 0.25% of each mutuel pool to the Maryland Harness Track Employees Pension Fund;        (3)    keep 16.25% of each regular mutuel pool;        (4)    keep 18.25% of each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses; and        (5)    keep 24.25% of each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-615 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part II - Harness Racing Licensees|Section 11-615 - Average Handle Over $600,000 -- Allocation of Licensee's Takeout Share

    (a)    From a licensee’s share of the takeout on each mutuel pool, the licensee whose average handle is over $600,000 shall allocate equally to the Sires Stakes Program and the Foaled Stakes Program of the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund the following amounts:        (1)    on the first $125,000 of the average handle:            (i)    0.50% of each regular mutuel pool;            (ii)    0.50% of each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses; and            (iii)    1% of each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses.        (2)    on the rest of the average handle:            (i)    1% of each regular mutuel pool;            (ii)    1% of each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses; and            (iii)    1.5% of each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses.    (b)    From the licensee’s share of the takeout, the licensee shall allocate 0.50% on the part of an average handle over $150,000 to pay for:        (1)    purses;        (2)    personnel–related expenses, physical improvements, track maintenance, and indebtedness related to the track, including indebtedness for clubhouse and grandstand construction; and        (3)    maintenance of proper living conditions in the backstretch.    (c)    (1)    From the licensee’s share of the takeout, the licensee shall allocate 0.25% of each mutuel pool to improve the facilities and services of the track and to increase marketing activity, so as to promote:            (i)    increased attendance and pari–mutuel betting; and            (ii)    enhanced well–being of the standardbred racing industry.        (2)    The General Assembly, by statute, may direct that the Commission not award in the following calendar year part or all of the racing days authorized under § 11–610 of this part to the licensee if the General Assembly finds that:            (i)    the proposed use of the allocation under this subsection is inconsistent with the purposes specified in this section; or            (ii)    the licensee has not spent the allocation in a way that is consistent with the proposal.    (d)    From the licensee’s share of the takeout on each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses, the licensee shall allocate at least 1% of the mutuel pool as follows:        (1)    one–half to purses; and        (2)    one–half to personnel–related expenses, physical improvements, track maintenance, and indebtedness related to the track, including indebtedness for clubhouse and grandstand construction.    (e)    From the licensee’s share of the takeout on each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses, a licensee shall allocate at least 6.5% of each mutuel pool as follows:        (1)    one–half to purses; and        (2)    one–half to personnel–related expenses, physical improvements, track maintenance, and indebtedness related to the track, including indebtedness for clubhouse and grandstand construction.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-616 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part II - Harness Racing Licensees|Section 11-616 - Average Handle of $600,000 or Less -- General Takeout Allocation

    A licensee whose average handle is $600,000 or less shall:        (1)    allocate 0.32% of each mutuel pool to the Commission as State tax;        (2)    subject to § 11–618 of this part, allocate 0.25% of each mutuel pool to the Maryland Harness Track Employees Pension Fund;        (3)    allocate for purses 0.18% of each mutuel pool, or an amount that is otherwise agreed to by the licensee and the organization representing a majority of the harness owners and trainers in the State, which shall provide revenue in addition to any other funds set aside for purses by private parties;        (4)    keep 18.00% of each regular mutuel pool;        (5)    keep 20.00% of each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses; and        (6)    keep 26.00% of each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-618 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part II - Harness Racing Licensees|Section 11-618 - Pension Fund Exemption for Average Handle of $125,000 or Less

    A licensee whose average handle is $125,000 or less is exempt from paying 0.25% of each mutuel pool to the Maryland Harness Track Employees Pension Fund.