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LA Rev Stat § 4:185.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§185.1. Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; audit

RS 185.1 - Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; audit A. The Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, including its operations and programs, Horsemen's Alliance Holding Inc., Horsemen's Insurance Alliance, SPC, Louisiana Horsemen's Pension Trust, and Louisiana Horsemen's Medical Benefit Trust, and any other existing or future operations and programs of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, shall, at the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's expense, annually submit an audit to the legislative auditor that has been prepared by an auditing firm approved by the legislative auditor. Each audit shall be submitted to the legislative auditor within six months of the end of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association's fiscal year and the end of each operations' and programs' fiscal year. B. The engagement letter for the auditing firm proposed by the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association shall be subject to the prior approval of the legislative auditor. C. The audits shall be performed in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and the Louisiana Governmental Audit Guide. D. The requirements of this Section shall apply to all fiscal years of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and its operations and programs beginning on or after January 1, 2009. E. Notwithstanding Subsection D of this Section, the Legislative Audit Advisory Council may order additional audits of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and its operations and programs. These audits shall be performed by the legislative auditor after an initial review by the legislative auditor, including but not limited to the legislative auditor conferring with management of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association for the purpose of permitting management to submit information and documentation that management believes relevant, and upon a finding of cause by the council following a hearing with due notice to and opportunity for the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association to participate therein. F. The requirements of this Section shall be in addition to the audit of the Horsemen's Bookkeeper Account provided for in R.S. 4:185(C) and in addition to the audit of the Horsemen's Workers' Compensation Insurance Program provided for in R.S. 4:251(C). Acts 2010, No. 630, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:186 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§186. Entering horse under another name

RS 186 - Entering horse under another name A. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to enter or cause to be entered any horse for competition or knowingly to compete with any horse entered for competition under any name other than its true name for any prize, purse, premium stake, or sweepstakes offered or given by any agricultural or other society, association, or persons in the state where such prize, purse, premium stake, or sweepstakes is to be decided by a contest of speed. B. The true name of any horse for the purpose of entry for competition or performance in any contest of speed shall be the name under which the horse has publicly performed and shall not be changed after having once so performed or contested for a prize, purse, premium stake, or sweepstakes except as provided by the code of printed rules of the society or association under which the contest is advertised to be conducted. C. The official records of any disputed contest of speed shall be received in all courts as evidence upon the trial of any person alleged to have violated the provisions of this Section. D. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not less than one year at hard labor nor more than five years at hard labor, or both. Acts 1985, No. 641, §1, eff. July 16, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 4:191 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§191. Exclusion, ejection; initial remedy; procedure

RS 191 - Exclusion, ejection; initial remedy; procedure A. If a person is excluded from or ejected from any race track, race meeting, race, or any establishment licensed to operate or conduct any exotic wagering or pari-mutuel wagering or pools by a majority of the stewards of a race track, association or establishment the person shall exhaust all administrative remedies before the commission prior to instituting any legal action seeking judicial relief. B. The owner or officer of a race track, association, or licensed establishment shall notify the commission in writing of any person's exclusion or ejection within three calendar days after the day on which the exclusion or ejection occurred, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays. The notice shall include the name of the person excluded or ejected and any other pertinent information about the person and the date and approximate time when, and place where, the exclusion or ejection occurred and the reason therefor. Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:192 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§192. Hearing; determination; order

RS 192 - Hearing; determination; order A. The person excluded or ejected may demand a public administrative hearing by giving to the commission written notice of his exclusion or ejection within ten calendar days after its occurrence, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays. Upon receipt of the notice of the aggrieved person, the commission shall call and hold a hearing at the next regular meeting of the commission which is held not sooner than fifteen days after receipt of such notice. If the aggrieved person requests an expedited hearing, the hearing shall be set not less than ten days after the receipt of the request for the expedited hearing, and if the commission does not hold the hearing within ten days, the aggrieved person may proceed with his other legal remedies as provided in this Chapter. If the commission and the person demanding a hearing mutually agree, the hearing may be held at any time. B. The commission, upon the evidence received at the hearing and the merits of the testimony, shall determine whether the person was lawfully excluded or ejected in accordance with its rules and regulations provided for in R.S. 4:193, and shall enter its decision in its record of official proceedings. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or officer to show that the person was excluded or ejected in accordance with such rules and regulations. C. If the determination of the commission is that the action to exclude or eject was lawful, the commission shall order the person excluded or ejected for a specified time from all race tracks, race meetings, races, or licensed establishments that are under the commission's regulatory powers. If the commission determines that the exclusion or ejection was unlawful, the commission shall order the owner or officer of the race track, association, or licensed establishment to allow said person to enter the premises and participate in any race. All orders shall be subject to review by a court of competent jurisdiction. Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:193 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§193. Categories of persons subject to exclusion and ejection; civil liberties

RS 193 - Categories of persons subject to exclusion and ejection; civil liberties  A. The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations establishing categories of persons who may be excluded or ejected from a track, race meeting, race, or licensed establishment. Such categories shall include, but shall not be limited to, categories of persons:  (1) Who are not of age.  (2) Who have been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United States, this state or any other state or country, or any crime or offense involving moral turpitude.  (3) Who are career or professional offenders as defined by regulation of the commission.  (4) Who are of notorious or unsavory reputation or whose presence, in the opinion of the commission, would be inimical to the state of Louisiana and its citizens or to the track, meeting, race, or licensed establishment, or to both.  (5) Who have had a license or permit refused, suspended or withdrawn under R.S. 4:152.  B. No person may be excluded or ejected on account of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, as defined in R.S. 51:2232, or gender.  C. No permittee in good standing shall be denied access to or racing privileges at any racing facility except in accordance with the rules of the Louisiana State Racing Commission.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 629, §1; Acts 1993, No. 820, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:194 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§194. Notification of order

RS 194 - Notification of order The commission shall notify all race tracks, associations, and licensed establishments in the state, and the state police, and local law enforcement officials who exercises law enforcement powers where a race track is located, of its order, naming the person excluded or ejected and giving the reason for the order. The commission shall maintain a list of all persons determined to have been lawfully excluded or ejected, with each person's age, birthdate, driver's license number, social security number, last known residential and business addresses, the date of the exclusion or ejection, and the name of the race track, the date and the reason for the determination and any other information deemed necessary, including the time specified in the order. Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:195 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§195. Requirements to exclude, eject certain persons; penalties for failure to act

RS 195 - Requirements to exclude, eject certain persons; penalties for failure to act Any owner, official, supervisor, or employee of a race track, association, or a licensed establishment shall keep from the premises where he conducts his business or performs his employment any person whom he knows is ordered by the commission to be excluded or ejected. The commission may revoke, limit, condition, or suspend the license of or impose a fine on, any individual or licensee in accordance with laws of the state and rules and regulations of the commission, if the licensee or person knowingly and wilfully fails to act to exclude or eject any person whom he knows is ordered by the commission to be excluded or ejected. Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:196 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§196. Unlawful entry; penalty

RS 196 - Unlawful entry; penalty Any person who is ordered by the commission to be excluded or ejected from race tracks, race meetings, races, and licensed establishments properly is guilty of a misdemeanor if he thereafter enters such premises, and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:197 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§197. Standards for commission; APA

RS 197 - Standards for commission; APA A. The commission shall adopt the rules under R.S. 4:191 through R.S. 4:197 to protect and promote the public interest, including the orderly and efficient conduct of horse racing, fairness and justice in horse racing, and the peaceful enjoyment of horse racing by the members of the public. B. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 4:191 through R.S. 4:197, the commission's hearings, practice, procedures, determinations, and orders shall be governed by Chapter 13 of Title 49. Added by Acts 1981, No. 779, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:198 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§198. Disclosure of source of purses and purse supplements

RS 198 - Disclosure of source of purses and purse supplements Each racing association shall disclose, in writing in the condition book maintained by it, the source of all purses and purse supplements to be distributed by it on each racing day. Acts 1992, No. 1028, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:199 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§199. Sports Wagering Purse Supplement Fund; creation

RS 199 - Sports Wagering Purse Supplement Fund; creation  A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Sports Wagering Purse Supplement Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".  B. Any appropriation by the legislature to the Louisiana State Racing Commission from the fund shall be utilized to supplement purses as provided in this Section.  C. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investments of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.  D. Monies in the fund shall only be withdrawn pursuant to an appropriation by the legislature solely to implement the provisions of this Section.  E. Each fiscal year, the commission shall allocate any appropriations received pursuant to R.S. 27:625(G)(4) as follows:  (1) Two-thirds of the funds appropriated to the commission pursuant to this Paragraph shall be allocated and provided to the licensed racing associations in the state which conduct live horse racing on the basis of the proportion of the number of thoroughbred race days each association conducted for the preceding year bears to the total number of thoroughbred race days conducted statewide for the preceding year, and such funds shall be used solely to supplement purses in accordance with a schedule or formula established by the purse committee of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association on Louisiana-bred thoroughbred races.  (2) One-third of the funds appropriated to the commission pursuant to this Paragraph shall be allocated and provided to the licensed racing associations in the state which conduct live horse racing on the basis of the proportion of the number of quarter horse race days each association conducted for the preceding year bears to the total number of quarter horse race days conducted statewide for the preceding year, and such funds shall be used solely to supplement purses in accordance with a schedule or formula established by the purse committee of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association on Louisiana-bred quarter horse races.  Acts 2021, No. 435, §2, eff. June 21, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 4:201 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§201. Purpose

RS 201 - Purpose The purpose of this Part is to focus national attention on and enhance the horse breeding industry in the state by establishing a special day of racing to display Louisiana bred champions. Acts 1990, No. 884, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:202 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§202. Louisiana Champions Day; creation; racing program; funding

RS 202 - Louisiana Champions Day; creation; racing program; funding A. Beginning in 1991, and every year thereafter, the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association is hereby authorized to hold a special day of racing devoted solely to Louisiana bred horses to be known as "Louisiana Champions Day". Louisiana Champions Day shall be held in November or December of each year; the date and location of which shall be determined by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association in consultation with the Louisiana Quarterhorse Breeders Association. B.(1) The racing program on Louisiana Champions Day shall consist of seven races for thoroughbreds and three races for quarterhorses. (2) The conditions of each race shall be determined by the appropriate breeders association. C. Louisiana Champions Day purses shall be determined for each race by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association after consultation with the Louisiana Quarterhorse Breeders Association and shall be funded as follows: (1) Purses offered by participating racing associations. (2) Matching funds from the appropriate breeders association. (3) Corporate contributions. (4) Funds made available pursuant to R.S. 4:203 and any other applicable provision of law. (5) Any other donations, bequests, or contributions made available for that purpose. Acts 1990, No. 884, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:203 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§203. Louisiana Champions Day Account; funding; use; audit

RS 203 - Louisiana Champions Day Account; funding; use; audit A. All fees from pari-mutuel wagering due pursuant to R.S. 4:161, 161.1, 161.2, 163.1, 166, 166.1, 166.2, 166.3, and 218 from races held on Kentucky Derby Day, Preakness Day, and Belmont Stakes Day shall be paid instead to the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association and placed in an interest-bearing account to be known as the "Louisiana Champions Day Account" for use at the next Louisiana Champions Day. B. If no Louisiana Champions Day is held within eighteen months of the receipt of such funds each year, the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association shall remit any and all monies received pursuant to this Section to the state treasurer for deposit in the state general fund. C. Monies derived pursuant to this Section may only be used for Louisiana Champions Day and shall be over and above those provided for from other sources as provided in R.S. 4:202. D. The Louisiana Champions Day Account shall be subject at all times to audit by the legislative auditor or by a certified public accountant approved by the legislative auditor, the expenses of such audit to be paid by the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Acts 1990, No. 884, §1; Acts 1992, No. 2, §1, eff. April 30, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 335, §1; Acts 1999, No. 481, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:211 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§211. Definitions

RS 211 - Definitions  Unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them below:  (1) "Eligible applicants" means the primary licensee fulfilling the licensure criteria described in this Part.  (2) "Exotic wagers" or "exotic wagering pools" include all pari-mutuel pools except the win, place, or show pools conducted at each race meeting in the state. Examples of exotic wagering pools in common usage are daily double pools, exacta pools, trifecta pools, twin trifecta pools, pick-six pools, and quinella pools.  (3) "Host track" means the Louisiana track at which the race is run.  (4) "Net commission" means the commission retained by a licensee on pari-mutuel wagers on historical horse races, less breakage, settlements, and taxes applicable to such wagers.  (5) "Offtrack wagering facility" means the licensed and authorized location where offtrack wagers may be accepted.  (6) "Pari-mutuel facility" means any pari-mutuel race track conducting race meetings during the 1986-87 racing season and licensed prior to the effective date of this Part.  (7) "Parish seat" means the facility, courthouse, meeting hall, etc., at which the parish governing authority meets on a regular basis in an official capacity.  (8) "Primary licensee" means the licensed association conducting the majority of race days at a pari-mutuel facility.  Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021.
LA Rev Stat § 4:212 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§212. Offtrack wagering; authorization

RS 212 - Offtrack wagering; authorization The Louisiana State Racing Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, is hereby authorized to license offtrack wagering in this state and shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary for the efficient administration of offtrack wagering in this state. Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987.
LA Rev Stat § 4:212.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§212.1. Toll-free telephone assistance for compulsive gamblers; posting of signs on premises

RS 212.1 - Toll-free telephone assistance for compulsive gamblers; posting of signs on premises The commission shall require the posting of one or more signs on licensed premises at each point of entry into areas where authorized gaming is conducted, authorized gaming devices are located, or authorized wagering on the results any horse race is conducted to inform patrons of a toll-free telephone number available to provide information and referral services regarding compulsive or problem gambling. Failure by the owner of the licensed premises to post and maintain such a sign or signs shall be cause for the imposition of a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars per day. Acts 1997, No. 1192, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:213 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§213. Offtrack wagering facilities; establishment

RS 213 - Offtrack wagering facilities; establishment  In addition to the rights granted in R.S. 4:149.2, any association licensed by the commission may conduct pari-mutuel wagering and engage in all necessary activities to establish appropriate offtrack wagering facilities to accomplish this purpose. Such activities shall include, but not be limited to:  (1) Live simulcast of races from the host track.  (2) Historical horse racing on the premises of offtrack wagering facilities via dedicated machines or personal mobile devices.  (3) Construction or leasing of offtrack wagering facilities.  (4) Sale of goods and beverages.  (5) Advertising and promotion.  (6) All other related activities.  Acts 1987, No. 203, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1990, No. 559, §1, eff. July 19, 1990; Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021.