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CA Bus & Prof Code § 19614 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 9.5 - License Fees, Commissions, and Purses|Section 19614.

19614.  (a) Notwithstanding Sections 19611 and 19612, and except for an association that qualifies pursuant to Section 19612.6, for a fair conducting a live racing meeting, 1 percent of the total amount handled on live races, excluding wagering at a satellite facility, shall be retained by the fair association for payment to the state as a license fee.(b) Additionally, 0.48 percent of the total amount handled on live racing, excluding wagering at a satellite facility, shall be deposited with the official registering agency pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19617.2, and shall thereafter be distributed in accordance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of Section 19617.2.(c) (1) After distribution of the applicable amounts as set forth in subdivisions (a) and (b) and the payments made pursuant to other relevant sections of this chapter, all funds remaining from the deductions provided in Section 19610 shall be distributed 47.5 percent as commissions and 52.5 percent as purses. From the amount distributed as thoroughbred purses, a sum equal to 0.07 percent of the total handle shall be held by the association to be deposited with the official registering agency pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19617.2, and shall thereafter be distributed in accordance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of Section 19617.2.(2) Any additional amount generated for purses and not distributed during the previous corresponding meeting shall be added to the purses at the current meeting.(d) In addition to the amounts deducted pursuant to Section 19610, any fair racing association shall deduct 1 percent from the total amount handled in its daily conventional and exotic parimutuel pools. The additional 1 percent shall be deposited in the Fair and Exposition Fund and is hereby appropriated for the purposes specified in Section 19630, except as specified in subdivision (e).(e) (1) A fair conducting a live racing meeting at a fair in the northern zone or a joint powers authority designated by a fair racing association in the northern zone involved in conducting live racing meetings at fairs in the northern zone may retain the funds described in subdivision (d) for the purposes of improving a fair enclosure, racetrack maintenance, safety at fairs, or other similar activities if both of the following conditions are satisfied:(A) The administrative costs do not exceed 7.5 percent of the funds retained.(B) An annual audit of the funds is conducted by an independent third party to ensure compliance with the law and approved standards and policies that shall be filed with the Department of Food and Agriculture, the board, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization.(2) This subdivision shall apply retroactively to January 1, 2016.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 817, Sec. 2. (AB 460) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19614.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 9.5 - License Fees, Commissions, and Purses|Section 19614.2.

19614.2.  (a) In addition to the amounts otherwise deducted pursuant to this chapter, a fair, or an association conducting its meeting pursuant to Section 19549.1, may deduct from the total amount handled in daily double, quinella, exacta, and other multiple wagering pools approved by the board up to 3 percent thereof to be distributed as additional commissions and purses in the current year of the fair meet. Of the amount deducted, if any, 52.5 percent shall be distributed as additional purses and 47.5 percent shall be distributed as additional commissions. From the amount distributed as thoroughbred purses, a sum equal to 0.07 percent of the total amount handled shall be held by the association to be deposited with the official registering agency pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19617.2, and shall thereafter be distributed in accordance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of Section 19617.2.(b) At least 30 days prior to the commencement of its meeting, the association shall file with the board a statement of the additional deduction to be made pursuant to subdivision (a). Except with the consent of the board, the amount of the deduction shall not be changed during the course of the meeting.(c) From the amount deducted for quarter horse purses under subdivision (a), a sum equal to 25 percent thereof shall be paid as breeder premiums and owners’ and stallion awards as provided in Section 19617.7, shall be deposited with the official registering agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19617.7, and shall thereafter be distributed in accordance with subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of Section 19617.7.(d) From the amount deducted for Arabian horse purses under subdivision (a), a sum equal to 13.33 percent thereof shall be held by the association to be deposited with the official registering agency, pursuant to Section 19617.8, and thereafter shall be distributed in accordance with Section 19617.8. The board shall designate the officially recognized organization representing Arabian horsemen to administer this subdivision and to distribute premiums. The organization may, with the approval of the board, make a deduction for expenses of up to, but not to exceed, 10 percent of the total awards fund.(e) From the amount deducted for Appaloosa horse purses under subdivision (a), a sum equal to 13.33 percent thereof shall be paid as breeder premiums and owners’ and stallion awards as provided in Section 19617.9, and shall be deposited with the official registering agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19617.9, and shall thereafter be distributed in accordance with subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of Section 19617.9.(f) Amounts distributed pursuant to this section are derived from owners’ purses.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 106. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19614.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 9.5 - License Fees, Commissions, and Purses|Section 19614.3.

19614.3.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a racing association and the organization representing horsemen may agree to reduce the portion deducted from the parimutuel pool for purses and commissions, provided that the change only affect funds available for purses and commissions.(b) Any collective bargaining agreement that is premised in part on the amount of commissions earned shall continue to be calculated based on the amount of commissions that would have been earned had this section not become law.(c) An agreement by a horsemen’s organization and a racing association to reduce the portion deducted from the parimutuel pool for purses and commissions is subject to the approval of the California Horse Racing Board, and may not be approved unless notice has been given to any labor organization that could be affected by the agreement.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 924, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19614.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 9.5 - License Fees, Commissions, and Purses|Section 19614.4.

19614.4.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in addition to any amounts provided for purses by any other provision of this chapter, from the amount deposited with the official registering agency for distribution pursuant to Section 19617.2, the official registering agency shall make the following distributions as owners’ premiums:(1) An amount equal to 20 percent of the winner’s share of the purse for a qualifying race, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 19617, shall be distributed as an owner premium to the owner of a registered California-bred thoroughbred horse conceived by a registered eligible thoroughbred stallion, as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 19617, which finishes first in the race.(2) An amount equal to 10 percent of the winner’s share of the purse for a qualifying race, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 19617, shall be distributed as an owner premium to the owner of a registered California-bred thoroughbred horse that finishes first in the race and that was not conceived by a registered eligible thoroughbred stallion as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 19617, which finishes first in the race.(b) The official registering agency shall develop a policy for the payment of owner premiums pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) in the event of a dead heat that involves one or more registered California-bred horses.(c) From the amounts distributed as purses pursuant to this chapter, the organization responsible for negotiating purse agreements on behalf of thoroughbred horsemen participating in racing meetings, at its discretion, may pay an owner’s premium for a qualifying race, as defined by the organization, to the owner of a registered California-bred thoroughbred that finishes first through fifth in the qualifying race. Notwithstanding the foregoing, these payments shall be not less than the amount of the total payments made by the organization in 1998, and the discretion accorded the organization pursuant to this subdivision shall be exercised on a statewide basis for all racing meetings.(d) The organization responsible for negotiating purse agreements on behalf of thoroughbred horsemen participating in racing meetings shall pay, from purse revenues generated, to the official registering agency for the purpose of the California-bred bonus program an amount equal to the amount determined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 19617.2, not to exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) annually, and that amount shall be used for California-bred incentive awards.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 550, Sec. 1. (AB 1578) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19614.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 9.5 - License Fees, Commissions, and Purses|Section 19614.6.

19614.6.  Notwithstanding Section 19614, any county fair in the central zone that conducted fair racing meetings prior to January 1, 1980, commencing with the 2006 racing season, may retain that portion of the license fee applicable to its live racing meeting that exceeds the amount of license fees paid during its 2004 live racing meeting for payment of a capital expense loan incurred for the purpose of improving its facilities for horse racing. The license fee retention shall be applicable only during the loan period, only in an amount equal to the loan payments, and only if all the moneys retained are used to pay off the loan for those capital expenses. Any portion of the license fee in excess of the amount needed to make loan payments pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Fair and Exposition Fund. However, if after the effective date of this section, the rate of the license fee imposed on fairs is reduced, the county fair may retain that portion of the license fee applicable to its live racing meeting that exceeds the amount of the license fees that would have been paid on its 2004 live racing meeting at the reduced rate.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 918, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19615 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 9.5 - License Fees, Commissions, and Purses|Section 19615.

19615.  (a) The board shall provide a method for estimating the aggregate handle for each association’s proposed race meeting. Estimates may be revised during the course of the meeting. Based upon the estimate, each association shall pay its license fee weekly, and purses shall be reasonably allocated over the period of the association’s anticipated race meeting pursuant to a purse program developed by the association in consultation with the horsemen’s organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings subject to approval of the board. (b) Within seven days after the close of a race meeting, an association shall pay any license fee theretofore unpaid, or shall have refunded to it any excess license fee theretofore paid. (c) If, at the close of a thoroughbred racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency not in excess of an amount agreed upon between the association and the horsemen’s organization contracting with the association with respect to the conduct of racing meetings shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year. Any deficiency in excess of the amount agreed upon shall be distributed as provided in the agreement. (d) If, at the close of any other racing meeting, it is determined that the association conducting the meeting has not made payments to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses in an amount equaling the percentages set forth in this chapter, any excess shall be deducted from, and any deficiency shall be added to, the amount the association is required to pay to or for the benefit of owners and breeders of horses at its racing meeting in the following calendar year. (e) Any two associations conducting a meeting pursuant to Section 19612 or 19612.6 may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing the horsemen all agree. (f) Any associations conducting a harness meeting in the northern zone, including an association conducting any meeting pursuant to Section 19549.3, may, with the approval of the board, combine their excesses or deficiencies from prior meetings if the associations and the organizations representing horsemen all agree.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 139, Sec. 2. Effective July 22, 1991.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19616 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 9.5 - License Fees, Commissions, and Purses|Section 19616.

19616.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, wagers accepted on out-of-state or out-of-country races pursuant to Sections 19596 and 19596.2, or on any multiple race exotic wager involving out-of-state races that is designated as a national wager, but not included in the parimutuel pool or pools of the entity conducting the out-of-state or out-of-country racing, shall be placed in a separate parimutuel pool or pools and shall be distributed as provided by this section.(b) Each association accepting wagers on an out-of-state or out-of-country race shall deduct a percentage of the amount handled in its conventional and exotic parimutuel pools that is equal to the percentage deducted from the amount handled by the association in its parimutuel pools at its racing meeting.(c) Each association shall pay a state license fee and make other distributions in accordance with Section 19601.(d) The amount remaining from the deduction under subdivision (b), after payment of the state license fee and the contractual payment to the out-of-state host racing association, shall be distributed in accordance with applicable provisions of Section 19601.(e) From the amount distributed under subdivision (d) for Appaloosa purses, a sum equal to 13.33 percent thereof shall be held by the association to be deposited with the official registering agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19617.9, and shall thereafter be distributed in accordance with subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of Section 19617.9.(f) From the amount distributed under subdivision (d) for quarter horse purses, a sum equal to 13.33 percent thereof shall be held by the association to be deposited with the official registering agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19617.7, and shall thereafter be distributed in accordance with subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of Section 19617.7.(g) From the amount distributed under subdivision (d) for Arabian purses, a sum equal to 13.33 percent thereof shall be held by the association to be deposited with the official registering agency, pursuant to Section 19617.8, and shall thereafter be distributed in accordance with Section 19617.8.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 335, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19616.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 9.5 - License Fees, Commissions, and Purses|Section 19616.2.

19616.2.  (a) Except as provided in Section 19616.1, an association conducting wagering on an out-of-state feature race that is included in the parimutuel pool of the out-of-state entity conducting the out-of-state racing shall deduct a percentage equal to the percentage deducted from the amount handled by the association in its parimutuel pools at its racing meeting.(b) An association that accepts wagers in a common parimutuel pool on an out-of-state feature race and deducts a percentage equal to that deducted from the amount handled by the association in its parimutuel pool at its racing meeting, as specified in subdivision (a), shall calculate payments on winning tickets as provided in Section 19602.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 644, Sec. 2. Effective September 14, 1992.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19616.52 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 9.5 - License Fees, Commissions, and Purses|Section 19616.52.

19616.52.  Notwithstanding Section 19616.51, in lieu of all amounts payable prior to July 1, 2009, pursuant to Section 19616.51, as that section existed prior to July 1, 2009, from amounts generated by parimutuel wagering on horse races, the sum of five million five hundred thousand dollars ($5,500,000) shall be paid by racing associations and fairs from the amount available for commissions, purses, and breeder awards, as determined by the board, into the State Treasury to the credit of the Fair and Exposition Fund over a period of six years. Commencing with the 2009–10 fiscal year, one-sixth of the sum shall be payable equally for six successive fiscal years. The proportionate share to be paid by each racing association and fair and the method of payment shall be determined by a formula approved by the board in consultation with the industry.(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 12, Sec. 2. Effective July 28, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19617.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 9.5 - License Fees, Commissions, and Purses|Section 19617.4.

19617.4.  (a) The official registering agency shall invest the funds deposited with it, and the interest earned on those deposits shall be a part of the total deposits distributable under subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 19617.2.(b) In the event there are insufficient funds to make the distributions described in Section 19617.2, there shall be no additional assessments made against any association or the state to fund the deficiencies.(c) Any award or premium remaining uncollected for two consecutive years from that date of disbursement shall be deemed null and void. The official registering agency shall deposit the amount of the uncollected award or premium into the breeder fund existing at that time.(d) Any dispute with respect to a breeder award, owner premium, or stallion award shall be decided by the official registering agency, which may demand and inspect any registration certificate or record, or require the submission of claims forms, affidavits, and declarations or make that inspection and require submissions of that information. The decision of the official registering agency shall be subject to review by the board pursuant to subdivision (e).(e) A decision made by the official registering agency with respect to a breeder award, owner premium, or stallion award may be appealed to the board. The appeal shall be submitted in writing to the board in such manner and at such time as to permit the board, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, to determine the appeal prior to the time at which distribution of that award or premium is to be made. The board’s decision on this matter shall be final and binding upon all parties.(f) The official registering agency shall report annually to the board, which in turn shall report annually to the Governor and Legislature, with respect to the funds deposited pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19617.2.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1019, Sec. 9.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19617.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 9.5 - License Fees, Commissions, and Purses|Section 19617.5.

19617.5.  (a) Any association conducting a quarter horse or harness racing meeting shall pay the sums required to be paid by Section 19567 out of the amounts deducted from the parimutuel pool for license fees, commissions, and purses in the same proportion as the distribution of the license fees, commissions, and purses.Those sums deducted for quarter horse meetings shall be deposited with the official registering agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19617.7 and shall thereafter be distributed in accordance with subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of Section 19617.7.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any association conducting a fair racing meeting other than a harness meeting or conducting a mixed breed meeting shall deduct an additional 0.34 of 1 percent of the total amount handled in its daily conventional and exotic parimutuel pools for all races for payment of breeder and stallion awards provided for in this chapter. Following the close of the meeting, the respective official registering agency or officially recognized horsemen’s organization shall distribute the amounts so deducted as follows:(1) With respect to thoroughbred races, the amounts deducted shall be paid as breeder awards, owners’ premiums, and stallion awards as provided in Section 19617.2.(2) With respect to quarter horse races, the amounts deducted shall be paid as breeder premiums, and owners’ and stallion awards, as provided in Section 19617.7.(3) With respect to Arabian races, the amounts deducted shall be paid as breeder premiums, and owners’ and stallion awards as provided in Section 19617.8.(4) With respect to Appaloosa races, the amounts deducted shall be paid as breeder premiums, and owners’ and stallion awards, as provided in Section 19617.9.(5) With respect to paint horse races, the amounts deducted shall be paid as breeder and owners’ premiums, and stallion awards, as provided in Section 19617.3.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2004.)