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CA Bus & Prof Code § 19617.6 (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 19617.6.

19617.6.  (a) Since the purpose of this chapter is to encourage agriculture and the breeding of horses in this state, a sum equal to 10 percent of the first money of each purse won by a registered California-bred horse at a harness racing meeting shall be paid by the licensee conducting the meeting to the owner of the horse. This section applies to any California-bred standardbred horse for all races except the California Standardbred Sires Stakes races, other stakes races designed for California-bred standardbred horses, and late closing events and series conducted at the harness racing meetings in California.(b) Each licensee conducting a harness race meeting shall pay the sums required to be paid in subdivision (a) out of the amount deducted for purses pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19612, Section 19612.6, and subdivision (d) of Section 19616.1.(c) Funds paid to owners of California-bred standardbred horses pursuant to this section shall be distributed by the licensed harness racing association no later than 30 calendar days after the conclusion of the racing meeting.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 12, Sec. 2. Effective April 1, 1998.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19617.75 (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 19617.75.

19617.75.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the breeding and ownership of quarter horses for racing is an industry that has proven to be beneficial to the welfare of the state’s economic growth. The Legislature further finds and declares that an annual California-bred Quarter Horses Championship races program will further expand and improve the quality of mares bred to California stallions and promote ownership of quality breeding stock in the State of California, which thereby will establish a foundation for expanded investment in this great industry.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that in addition to the awards, premiums, and payments provided for in Section 19617.7, the official registering agency for quarter horses shall establish a separate, segregated account for the deposit of funds distributed to it pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 19605.7 and subdivision (c) of Section 19605.71. Moneys in this fund shall be used to supplement purses in the annual California-bred Quarter Horse Championship races, to be established pursuant to regulation of the California Horse Racing Board. The distribution of these purse moneys among these races shall be made pursuant to mutual agreement between the quarter horse association and the registering agency. On June 1 of each year, the official registering agency shall provide the board with an annual report accounting for the current and projected balance of this separate fund. Furthermore, it is the intent of the Legislature that the authorization for this fund be retroactive from June 1, 2000, so as to enable the running of the 2001 California-bred Quarter Horse Championship races.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 65, Sec. 3. Effective July 16, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19618 (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 19618.

19618.  (a) Except as provided in Article 9.2 (commencing with Section 19605), no person licensed under this chapter to conduct a racing meeting shall pay or distribute to, or on behalf of, any horse owner, any agent, or person or organization representing any horse owner or owners, purses, or any other type of consideration to, or for, the benefit of horsemen, other than that expressly provided in this chapter.(b) Except as provided in Article 9.2 (commencing with Section 19605), no horse owner, any agent, or person or organization representing any horse owner or owners, shall receive, solicit, or obtain from any person licensed under this chapter to conduct a race meeting, purses, or any other type of consideration to, or for, the benefit of horsemen, other than that expressly provided in this chapter.(c) No plaque, cup, tray, ribbon, trophy, or similar award given in recognition of achievement or special event is deemed to be consideration for the purpose of subdivisions (a) and (b).(d) Subdivisions (a) and (b) do not apply to any payment by an association in connection with any match race or special racing event.(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or (b), or any other provision of law, the horsemen’s organization that represents the horsemen participating in a racing meeting and a licensed racing association may enter into an agreement which provides for the division of, and sharing by the organization and the association of, the interest earned on the association’s paymaster accounts during racing meetings conducted prior to, during, or subsequent to, 1990, if both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The agreement is filed with the board.(2) The share of earned interest allocated to the horsemen’s organization is used exclusively for the benefit of horsemen, including, among other purposes, purses.(f) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or (b), or any other provision of law, the horsemen’s organization that represents the horsemen participating in a racing meeting and a licensed racing association may enter into an agreement that provides for the supplementing of purses due to the impact, if any, of activities regulated pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 19800) that are conducted on the association’s property during a race meeting, if both of the following conditions are satisfied:(1) The agreement is approved by the board.(2) Any sum agreed to pursuant to this subdivision is used exclusively to supplement purses.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 127, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19618.1 (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 19618.1.

19618.1.  Subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 19618 shall not apply to any payment by a licensed harness racing association in the northern zone, or by any fair, in connection with promotional contests or sponsorship contributions.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 127, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19618.2 (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 19618.2.

19618.2.  Subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 19618 shall not apply to either of the following:(a) Any payment by a licensed quarter horse racing association in the southern zone, to horsemen participating in its race meeting.(b) Any payment by a licensed thoroughbred racing association in connection with funds contributed or authorized by the horsemen’s organization responsible for negotiating purse agreements on behalf of the horsemen participating in the racing meeting, including purse supplements, sponsorship contributions, or promotional funds.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 75, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19619.1 (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 19619.1.

19619.1.  With respect to harness meetings, all funds that are not distributed to horsemen as purses pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19612, Section 19612.6, and subdivision (d) of Section 19616.1 or as breeder awards pursuant to Sections 19567 and 19617.5 within 180 days after the conclusion of a licensed harness race meet or a portion of a split harness meet, shall be deposited into the account for the California Standardbred Sires Stakes Program established pursuant to Section 19619.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 748, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19619.2 (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 19619.2.

19619.2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, funds may be made available to supplement the purses distributed by the California Standardbred Sires Stakes Program from purse funds generated pursuant to Sections 19612, 19612.2, 19612.3, and 19612.6 upon agreement by the recognized harness horsemen’s organization and the harness racing association conducting the live racing meeting.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19619.6 (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 19619.6.

19619.6.  Every association or fair that provides a live audiovisual signal of its program to a satellite wagering facility pursuant to Sections 19608 and 19608.1 shall cooperate with the operator of the satellite wagering facility with respect to arrangements with the ontrack totalizator company for access to its ontrack totalizator system for purposes of combining parimutuel pools.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 57, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19619.7 (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 19619.7.

19619.7.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no later than July 1, 2008, the board shall provide that the jockey who rides the horse that finishes in fourth place in a thoroughbred horse race shall be entitled to a reasonable riding fee, not to exceed 2 percent of the owner’s share of the purse, provided that the riding fee is no greater than that earned by the jockeys whose horses finish second and third in the same race.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 605, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19620 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 10 - Revenue|Section 19620.

19620.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the Department of Food and Agriculture is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the Fair and Exposition Fund, administering allocations from the fund to the network of California fairs, as defined in Sections 19418 to 19418.3, inclusive, and providing oversight of activities carried out by each California fair.(b) Oversight shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Monitoring the solvency of the Fair and Exposition Fund.(2) Distributing available state resources to the network of California fairs based on criteria for state allocations approved by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. The criteria for the distribution of available state resources to the network of California fairs shall not include a consideration of the structure that governs the fair.(3) Creating a framework for administration of the network of California fairs allowing for maximum autonomy and local decisionmaking authority, and conducting, or causing to be conducted, annual fiscal audits and periodic compliance audits.(4) Conducting fiscal and performance audits of county fairs and citrus fruit fairs that are requested by the fair that is the subject of the audit, and that the Department of Food and Agriculture deems to be necessary.(5) Guiding and providing incentives to fairs to seek matching funds and generate new revenue from a variety of sources.(6) Supporting continuous improvement of fair programming to ensure that California fairs remain highly relevant community institutions.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 181, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19620.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 10 - Revenue|Section 19620.1.

19620.1.  From the total revenue received by the department, exclusive of money received pursuant to Sections 19640 and 19641, the Legislature shall annually appropriate to the department those sums as it deems necessary for the following purposes:(a) For the oversight of the network of California fairs receiving money from the fund.(b) For the auditing of all district agricultural association fairs, county fairs, and citrus fruit fairs.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 2, Sec. 6. (AB 95) Effective March 24, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19620.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 10 - Revenue|Section 19620.2.

19620.2.  (a) Any unallocated balance from Sections 19606.1 and 19620.1, revenue deposited into the Fair and Exposition Fund pursuant to Section 19614, and funding appropriated by the Legislature or otherwise designated for California fairs pursuant to this chapter or any other law is hereby appropriated without regard to fiscal years for allocation by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture for capital outlay to California fairs for fair projects involving public health and safety, for fair projects involving major and deferred maintenance, for fair projects necessary due to any emergency, for projects that are required by physical changes to the fair site, for projects that are required to protect the fair property or installation, such as fencing and flood protection, and for the acquisition or improvement of any property or facility that will serve to enhance the operation of the fair.(b) A portion of the funds subject to allocation pursuant to subdivision (a) may be allocated to California fairs for general operational support. It is the intent of the Legislature that these moneys be used primarily for those fairs whose sources of revenue may be limited for purposes specified in this section.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 808, Sec. 1. (SB 368) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19620.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 10 - Revenue|Section 19620.3.

19620.3.  The Horse and Jockey Safety and Welfare Account is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Sections 19606.1, 19616.51, 19620, 19620.1, and 19632, Section 13340 of the Government Code, or any other law, moneys from license fees imposed pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 19460) shall be deposited in the Horse and Jockey Safety and Welfare Account and be continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for allocation by the Department of Finance to the board for equine safety measures to improve the integrity and safety of horse racing that shall include, but are not limited to, contracting for additional state veterinarians, stewards, and infrastructure support related to the safety and welfare of racehorses and jockeys.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 251, Sec. 8. (AB 1974) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19621 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 10 - Revenue|Section 19621.

19621.  Notwithstanding any other law, neither the state nor the Department of Food and Agriculture is liable for any contract or tort of, or any action taken or any failure to act by, any fair in the network of California fairs that does not comply with the requirements of Section 19622.2.No member of the fair board, or any employee or agent thereof, is personally liable for the contracts or actions of the fair board, and no member of the fair board or employee or agent thereof is responsible individually in any way to any other person for error in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of commission or omission, as principal, agent, or employee, except for his or her own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. No member of the fair board shall be held responsible individually for any act or omission of any other member of the fair board. The liability of the members of the fair board is several and not joint, and no member is liable for the default of any other member.(Added by renumbering Section 19621.1 by Stats. 2011, Ch. 2, Sec. 9. (AB 95) Effective March 24, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19621.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 10 - Revenue|Section 19621.1.

19621.1.  (a) The Secretary of Food and Agriculture shall prepare and submit to the Department of Finance an estimate of revenue to be deposited in the fund and allocations to be made from the fund for each fiscal year.The Director of Finance may authorize short-term, cashflow loans from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the Fair and Exposition Fund if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The loan will be repaid during the same fiscal year in which it is made.(2) No loan exceeds the amount remaining to be allocated in any fiscal year or 75 percent of the revenue estimated to be deposited in the Fair and Exposition Fund during the remainder of the fiscal year.(b) The Secretary of Food and Agriculture shall notify the Controller when loans under this section are no longer required and any unnecessary loan funds shall be returned to the General Fund.(Added by renumbering Section 19621.3 by Stats. 2011, Ch. 2, Sec. 11. (AB 95) Effective March 24, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19622 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 10 - Revenue|Section 19622.

19622.  (a) In order to maintain their eligibility to receive funds or to utilize state assets, the fairs specified in Section 19418 shall do all of the following:(1) File an annual statement of operations with the Department of Food and Agriculture.(2) Conduct an annual fair that includes agriculture and other community-relevant exhibits and competitions.(b) The Department of Food and Agriculture may withhold or restrict allocations to fairs that do not comply with this section or the fiscal standards or administrative standards established by the department. The department shall establish an appeal process for fairs regarding funds that are withheld or restricted.(Added by renumbering Section 19622.1 by Stats. 2011, Ch. 2, Sec. 12. (AB 95) Effective March 24, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19622.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 10 - Revenue|Section 19622.1.

19622.1.  (a) The authority of the Department of Food and Agriculture shall include, but is not limited to, requiring the California Exposition and State Fair to meet all applicable standards prescribed by the department.(b) The department may delegate approval authority for such matters as the department may determine to the Board of Directors of the California Exposition and State Fair if the fair complies with this section.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may assume all rights, duties, and powers of the Board of Directors of the California Exposition and State Fair if the department determines there is insufficient fiscal or administrative control. The board of directors shall again exercise these rights, duties, and powers when the department determines that the fair has been restored to solvency and is in compliance with this section.(d) The department may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an order appointing the department, or a person designated by the department, as a receiver if it determines that the California Exposition and State Fair is insolvent, or is in imminent danger of insolvency. The court shall appoint a receiver upon showing that the fair is insolvent, or is in imminent danger of insolvency.(e) For the purposes of this section, “insolvency” means that the California Exposition and State Fair is unable to discharge its debts as they become due in the usual course of business.(f) The General Fund and the Fairs and Exposition Fund shall be held harmless from any debts, liabilities, settlements, judgments, or liens incurred by the California Exposition and State Fair, including any deficiency in operating funds.(Added by renumbering Section 19622.2 by Stats. 2011, Ch. 2, Sec. 13. (AB 95) Effective March 24, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19622.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 10 - Revenue|Section 19622.2.

19622.2.  (a) The authority of the Department of Food and Agriculture shall include, but is not limited to, requiring district agricultural associations to meet all applicable standards prescribed by the Department of Food and Agriculture.(b) The department may delegate approval authority for such matters as the department may determine to the board of directors if the board complies with this section.(c) Notwithstanding any other law, and in order to protect the integrity of the Fair and Exposition Fund, the department may assume any or all rights, duties, and powers of the board of directors of a district agricultural association if the department reasonably determines that there is insufficient fiscal or administrative control. The board of directors shall again exercise these rights, duties, and powers when the department determines that the fair is in compliance with this section.(d) The department may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an order appointing the department, or a person designated by the department, as a receiver if it determines that the fair is insolvent, or is in imminent danger of insolvency. The court shall appoint a receiver upon a showing that the fair is insolvent, or is in imminent danger of insolvency.(e) For the purposes of this section, “insolvency” means that the district agricultural association is unable to discharge its debts as they become due in the usual course of business.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 16. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19622.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 10 - Revenue|Section 19622.3.

19622.3.  The authority of the Department of Food and Agriculture shall include, but is not limited to, requiring county fairs and citrus fruit fairs to do all of the following:(a) Meet all applicable standards prescribed by the Department of Food and Agriculture.(b) Submit to the department for review and approval every five years a written agreement specifying the operational, financial, and administrative responsibilities between the entity producing the fair and the host county, or the host agency.(Added by renumbering Section 19622.4 by Stats. 2011, Ch. 2, Sec. 15. (AB 95) Effective March 24, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19623 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 10 - Revenue|Section 19623.

19623.  Funds appropriated from the Fair and Exposition Fund may be expended for the payment of premiums, for capital outlay purposes, including the purchase of land and equipment for construction and improvements, and for the general support and maintenance of the network of California fairs and for the department’s oversight of the network of California fairs.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1110, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1997.)