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MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-619 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part II - Harness Racing Licensees|Section 11-619 - Driver's Fee Deducted From Purse

    A licensee shall:         (1)    deduct the fee for a driver from the purse of an owner; and        (2)    pay the fee to the driver not later than 7 work days after the last day of the month in which the driver earns the fee.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-620 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part II - Harness Racing Licensees|Section 11-620 - Estimated Taxes

    (a)    (1)    A licensee shall:            (i)    estimate daily the State tax on money bet; and            (ii)    pay to the Commission the estimated tax, to be credited against the total tax due at the close of the race meeting.        (2)    The first payment of estimated tax is due 33 days after the start of the race meeting and covers the estimated tax for the first 30 days of the race meeting.        (3)    The estimated daily tax for each later day of the race meeting shall be paid to the Commission not later than 72 hours after the close of racing for that day.        (4)    The total tax due for the race meeting shall be paid within 5 days after the close of the race meeting.    (b)    If the estimated tax paid by a licensee is less than 75% of the total tax due at the end of a race meeting, the Comptroller may assess a penalty of 25% of any additional tax due at the end of the race meeting.    (c)    The Commission promptly shall send to the Comptroller all taxes and estimated taxes it collects.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-623 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund|Section 11-623 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Advisory Committee” means the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund Advisory Committee.    (c)    “Fund” means the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund.    (d)    “Fund Race” means a race funded by the Maryland Standardbred Fund.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-624 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund|Section 11-624 - Fund -- Established

    There is a Maryland Standardbred Race Fund consisting of the Foaled Stakes Program and the Sires Stakes Program.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-625 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund|Section 11-625 - Advisory Committee -- Established

    There is a Maryland Standardbred Race Fund Advisory Committee, under the jurisdiction of the Commission, in the Department.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-626 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund|Section 11-626 - Advisory Committee -- Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Advisory Committee consists of members appointed by the Commission with the approval of the Secretary.        (2)    Of the members of the Advisory Committee:            (i)    1 shall be nominated by the chairman of the Commission and be another member of the Commission;            (ii)    1 shall be nominated by the chairman of the Commission to represent each harness racing licensee;            (iii)    2 shall be nominated by a majority vote of the organization that represents a majority of Standardbred Breeders in the State, and 1 of those recommended shall be a commercial breeder as defined by the Commission; and            (iv)    1 shall be nominated by a majority vote of the Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association, Inc.    (b)    A member of the Advisory Committee shall be a resident of the State.    (c)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to the chairman of the Advisory Committee.        (2)    The term of a member of the Advisory Committee is 4 years and begins on June 1.        (3)    A member of the Advisory Committee may serve multiple but not consecutive complete terms.        (4)    The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms in effect for members of the Advisory Committee on October 1, 1992.        (5)    If a member other than the 2 members nominated by the chairman of the Commission has not been nominated by June 1, the Commission, with the approval of the Secretary, shall nominate the member.        (6)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.        (7)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.    (d)    The Governor may remove a member of the Advisory Committee for incompetence or misconduct.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-627 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund|Section 11-627 - Chairman

    (a)    The member of the Commission who is on the Advisory Committee is the chairman of the Advisory Committee.    (b)    (1)    The term of the chairman of the Advisory Committee is 1 year.        (2)    At the end of a term, the chairman continues to serve until a successor is appointed.        (3)    A chairman who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.        (4)    An individual stops serving as chairman when the individual leaves the Advisory Committee.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-628 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund|Section 11-628 - Meetings; Compensation

    (a)    The Advisory Committee shall set 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. §  11-629 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund|Section 11-629 - Administration of Fund

    (a)    The Commission shall:        (1)    administer the Fund 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 by each licensee to the Fund into a 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, 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 was not disbursed during the race meeting.    (d)    If the Commission uses ordinary care to choose the depository bank or trust company, members are not personally liable for loss to the Fund because of failure, insolvency, or other fault of the depository.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-631 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund|Section 11-631 - Running of Fund Races

    Each licensee shall provide for the running of Fund Races.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-632 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund|Section 11-632 - Eligibility Requirements -- Foaled Stakes Program

    (a)    A horse shall be registered with the Advisory Committee before the horse may start in a race of the Foaled Stakes Program.    (b)    A horse may be registered with the Advisory Committee only if the horse was foaled in Maryland as shown by a foal certificate from the United States Trotting Association 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 during the previous season by the horse’s dam being covered by a Maryland stallion registered with the Advisory Committee; 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. §  11-633 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund|Section 11-633 - Eligibility Requirements -- Sires Stakes Program

    The offspring of a standardbred sire is eligible for the Sires Stakes Program if:         (1)    the sire is registered with the United States Trotting Association and with the Advisory Committee;        (2)    the sire was at stud in the State for a full breeding season; and        (3)    the offspring was conceived during that breeding season.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-634 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund|Section 11-634 - Regulations and Conditions

    (a)    A Fund Race shall be held in accordance with regulations that the Commission adopts on the recommendation of the Advisory Committee.    (b)    On recommendation of the Advisory Committee, the Commission shall set:        (1)    the number of Fund Races;        (2)    the amount of each purse and bonus;        (3)    the date of each Fund Race;        (4)    the distance of each Fund Race;        (5)    each breeder’s award;        (6)    nomination and registration procedures; and        (7)    any other condition needed to carry out the purpose of a Fund Race.    (c)    The Commission shall set the amount of each purse and the conditions for each Fund Race in time to allow a licensee to include the purse and conditions in the stake book and condition book of the licensee.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-635 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 6 - Harness Racing|Part III - Maryland Standardbred Race Fund|Section 11-635 - Purses

    (a)    A licensee 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. §  11-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part I - In General|Section 11-801 - Racing With Pari-Mutuel Betting Authorized

    The Commission may authorize a licensee to hold racing with pari-mutuel betting.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part I - In General|Section 11-802 - Lending Money for Betting

    (a)    A licensee may not lend or give money to a person for pari-mutuel betting.    (b)    The Commission may adopt regulations to enforce this section.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part I - In General|Section 11-803 - Winning Tickets Not Redeemed

    (a)    If a winning ticket is not redeemed within 1 year, the licensee into whose betting pool the bet was placed shall pay the amount needed to redeem the ticket to the Commission to be credited to the Special Fund under Subtitle 4 of this title.    (b)    Every year for the preceding calendar year, each licensee shall:        (1)    report to the Commission the amount payable to the Commission under this section; and        (2)    pay that amount to the Commission.    (c)    (1)    The license of a licensee shall be revoked if the licensee:            (i)    fails to report when money under this section is due; or            (ii)    knowingly or willfully submits a report that understates the amount due.        (2)    A licensee whose license is revoked under this subsection may not hold a license for at least 1 year.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part I - In General|Section 11-804 - Betting on Out-of-State Races

    (a)    The intent of this section is similar to that of the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, 15 U.S.C. §§ 3001 through 3007.    (b)    If the Commission approves, a licensee may contract to hold pari-mutuel betting on a race that is held at an out-of-state track where betting on racing is lawful.    (c)    Pari-mutuel betting under this section may only occur:        (1)    on a racing day when the Commission has authorized the licensee to hold racing; and        (2)    (i)    at the track of the licensee;            (ii)    at any track where pari-mutuel betting on races on the racing program of the licensee for that day is authorized; or            (iii)    at a satellite simulcast facility.    (d)    (1)    The breakage and takeout for pari-mutuel betting under this section shall be computed in the way normally applicable to pari-mutuel betting on racing the licensee holds.        (2)    From the takeout the licensee shall deduct:            (i)    the State tax on all mutuel pools;            (ii)    the amount to be paid under the contract to the out-of-state track; and            (iii)    the cost of transmission.        (3)    The licensee shall then allocate the rest of the takeout in the way applicable to the racing that the licensee holds.    (e)    A contract with an out-of-state track under this section is subject to the approval of the group that represents a majority of the owners and trainers who race horses at that track and the group that represents a majority of the applicable breeders in this State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-804.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part I - In General|Section 11-804.1 - Simulcasting to Other Jurisdictions

    (a)    Subject to the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, 15 U.S.C. §§ 3001 through 3007, a licensee may simulcast races held in this State to another jurisdiction where betting on racing is lawful.    (b)    All payments to the licensee under this section shall be allocated to the licensee, purses, and the applicable bred fund in the way agreed to by:        (1)    the licensee;        (2)    the group that represents a majority of the applicable owners and trainers licensed in the State; and        (3)    the group that represents a majority of the applicable breeders in the State.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-804.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part I - In General|Section 11-804.2 - Limitations for Certain Licenses

    Notwithstanding § 11-804(c) of this subtitle, a licensee in Allegany County may conduct pari-mutuel betting under § 11-804 of this subtitle on a day when the Commission has authorized the licensee to hold racing only:         (1)    at the track of the licensee;        (2)    at a satellite simulcast facility:            (i)    in which the licensee has majority ownership interest; and            (ii)    which complies with the requirements of § 11-825(a) of this subtitle; and        (3)    at a receiving track located more than 35 miles from any of Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course, and Rosecroft Raceway.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-805 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part I - In General|Section 11-805 - Telephone Betting

    (a)    Except for racing held by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the Commission may authorize telephone betting at any track where racing is authorized.    (b)    The breakage and takeout on all telephone betting shall be computed in the way normally applicable to pari-mutuel betting on racing the licensee holds.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-808 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part II - Intertrack Betting|Section 11-808 - General Provisions

    (a)    An employee of a receiving track is not considered an employee of the sending track because of this part.    (b)    The Commission has jurisdiction over all intertrack betting and other activities at a receiving track to the same extent as when live racing is held at the track.    (c)    The Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out this part.    (d)    Only a licensee may operate a receiving track or a sending track.    (e)    (1)    A receiving track shall transmit directly to the sending track all pari-mutuel information about the money bet at the receiving track.        (2)    A sending track shall incorporate this information with information on pari-mutuel betting at the sending track.    (f)    Money bet in intertrack betting shall be:        (1)    included in the applicable mutuel pools at the sending track; and        (2)    considered as if bet at the sending track.    (g)    (1)    The breakage, State tax, and takeout on all intertrack betting at a receiving track shall be computed in the way normally applicable to pari-mutuel betting on a race at the sending track.        (2)    The takeout shall be allocated in the same proportions that are normally applicable to racing held at the sending track, after deductions for:            (i)    the State tax;            (ii)    the amount to be kept by the receiving track under the simulcast agreement with the sending track; and            (iii)    the cost to the sending track of the transmission.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-809 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part II - Intertrack Betting|Section 11-809 - Mutuel Pools

    (a)    On a race that a licensee holds and simulcasts to an out-of-state facility or on a simulcast of a race that a licensee receives, the licensee may, with the approval of the Commission, combine bets made at the licensee’s track with bets of the same type made at the out-of-state facility where betting is lawful.    (b)    This section allows the creation of common mutuel pools for calculating odds and determining payouts.    (c)    Bets made at an out-of-state facility may not be considered part of the licensee’s mutuel pools for any purpose other than the purpose stated in subsection (b) of this section.    (d)    For races that are held by a licensee in this State and simulcast to an out-of-state facility, the takeout on bets made in this State that are commingled in a common mutuel pool shall be the takeout as prescribed for the licensee by this title.    (e)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title governing the amount of takeout, for a race that is held by an out-of-state facility and simulcast to a licensee in this State, the takeout on bets made in this State that are commingled in a common mutuel pool shall be, subject to the approval of the Commission, as agreed by the licensee and the out-of-state facility.    (f)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title governing the allocation of takeout, for a race that is held by an out-of-state facility and simulcast to a licensee in this State, the allocation of takeout on bets made in this State that are commingled in a common mutuel pool shall be, subject to the approval of the Commission, allocated in the following manner:        (1)    to the State for taxes on the handle of the licensee as provided under this title;        (2)    to the host racing association where live racing is conducted in an amount determined by the licensee and the out-of-state facility; and        (3)    the remainder to the licensee, the applicable pension funds created by this title, purse money, and the applicable bred fund in proportion to their respective shares of the takeout under this title.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-812 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part II - Intertrack Betting|Section 11-812 - Refund of Impact Aid

    (a)    A mile thoroughbred racing licensee operating a sending track shall pay to the Commission, within 10 days after each day of intertrack betting on thoroughbred racing at a receiving track, $1,000 of the impact aid to be paid to political subdivisions for intertrack betting for that day under § 11–404(c) and (d) of this title.    (b)    The licensee shall deduct from the takeout the payment under subsection (a) of this section and then shall allocate the rest of the takeout in the way normally applicable to racing at the sending track.    (c)    The Commission shall pay promptly to the Comptroller all money collected under this section.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-815 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part III - Satellite Simulcast Betting|Section 11-815 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Permit” means a permit granted under this part to hold satellite simulcast betting.    (c)    “Satellite simulcast betting” means:        (1)    pari-mutuel betting at a satellite simulcast facility in the State on a race that is simulcast from a sending track by a mile thoroughbred racing licensee, a harness racing licensee, or the State Fair Society; and        (2)    transmission of the pari-mutuel information regarding bets at the satellite simulcast facility to the sending track.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-816 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part III - Satellite Simulcast Betting|Section 11-816 - Satellite Simulcast Facilities

    (a)    The Commission may approve satellite simulcast facilities that may conduct satellite simulcast betting.    (b)    This part does not authorize satellite simulcast betting  at or through the direct use of  lottery terminals in the State.    (c)    The Commission has jurisdiction over all satellite simulcast betting and other activities at a satellite simulcast facility to the same extent as when live racing is held by a licensee.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-817 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 8 - Pari-Mutuel Betting|Part III - Satellite Simulcast Betting|Section 11-817 - Permit Required; Scope of Part

    (a)    A person must have a permit granted by the Commission whenever the person holds satellite simulcast betting.    (b)    Nothing in this Part III of this subtitle may preempt local zoning laws or ordinances.