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CA Bus & Prof Code § 19610.6 (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 19610.6.

19610.6.  Notwithstanding Section 19605.71, and in lieu of any deduction under Section 19610.3 or 19610.4, the 22nd District Agricultural Association shall deduct an additional amount of 0.33 of 1 percent from the total parimutuel wagers placed at its satellite wagering facility.Forty percent of the amount deducted pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the City of Del Mar and 40 percent shall be distributed to the City of Solana Beach, if the respective city has elected to receive a distribution under this section. The remaining amounts deducted pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park Joint Powers Authority, which is established for the enhancement of the San Dieguito River Valley and Lagoon. If the San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park Joint Powers Authority is dissolved, the distribution of the remaining amounts deducted pursuant to this section shall be distributed to the County of San Diego. If the City of Del Mar or the City of Solana Beach has elected by ordinance to receive a distribution from a fair under this section, it shall not at any time thereafter assess or collect, with respect to an event conducted by that fair, any license or excise tax or fee, including, but not limited to, any admission, parking, or business tax, or any tax or fee levied solely upon the fair conducting satellite wagering or any patron thereof. Furthermore, a city electing to receive a distribution under this section shall provide ordinary and traditional municipal services, such as police services and traffic control, in connection with the satellite wagering. If an eligible city does not elect to receive a distribution under this section, the amount deducted shall be paid to the state as an additional license fee.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 239, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19610.8 (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 19610.8.

19610.8.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in lieu of any deduction and distribution provided for in this chapter, upon the joint request of the association or fair accepting the wager, and the organization representing the horsemen and horsewomen participating in the meeting of the association or fair accepting the wager, the board may set the total percentage deducted from the parimutuel pool for proposition wagers and any new type of wager introduced after January 1, 2004, in an amount of at least 10 percent and not more than 30 percent of the amount handled in the parimutuel pool for the wager. Three percent of the amount deducted shall be paid to the state as a license fee and, if the wager was placed at a satellite wagering facility or a location other than the host racing association, 8 percent of the amount deducted shall be paid to the satellite wagering facility or to the entity that processed the wager. Notwithstanding the foregoing and in lieu of the license fee set forth herein for proposition wagers, with regard to quarter horse racing only, the total wagers made in a proposition parimutuel pool are subject to the same license fee as exotic wagers on a live quarter horse race. In addition, with respect to thoroughbred racing only, 3 percent of the amount remaining after the payment of the state license fee and payment to a satellite wagering facility or an entity that processed the wager, if any, 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. Thereafter, for all kinds of racing, except quarter horse racing, the remaining amount shall be distributed 50 percent to the association conducting the racing meeting and 50 percent to the horsemen participating in the racing meeting as purses. With regard to quarter horse racing, commissions and purses shall be distributed in the amounts mutually agreed upon by the association conducting the meeting and the organization representing the horsemen and horsewomen.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 119, Sec. 3. Effective July 25, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19611 (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 19611.

19611.  (a) For every thoroughbred association conducting a live racing meeting in the northern zone, 1.3 percent of the total amount handled on live races, excluding wagering at a satellite facility, shall be retained by the association for payment to the state as a license fee.(b) For every thoroughbred association conducting a live racing meeting in the central or southern zone, 2 percent of the total amount handled on live races, excluding wagering at a satellite wagering facility, shall be retained by the association for payment to the state as a license fee.(c) Additionally, 0.54 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.(d) After distribution of the applicable amounts set forth in subdivision (a), (b), or (c), and the payments pursuant to other relevant sections of this chapter, all funds remaining from the deductions shall be distributed 51.9 percent as commissions and 48.1 percent as purses. From the amount distributed as 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.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 335, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19611.5 (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 19611.5.

19611.5.  (a) In addition to the amounts otherwise deducted pursuant to this chapter, every association other than a fair that conducts a thoroughbred race meeting 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 50 percent as commissions and 50 percent as purses. From the amount distributed as 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.(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.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 100. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19612 (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 19612.

19612.  (a) Except as otherwise provided, every association which conducts a quarter horse race meeting or a harness horse race meeting shall pay a daily license fee at the rate of 0.4 percent of its daily conventional and exotic parimutuel handle.(b) With respect to quarter horse meetings, all funds remaining from the deductions provided in Sections 19491, 19491.5, and 19610 after distribution of the license fee, shall be distributed 55 percent as commissions and 45 percent as purses. With respect to harness meetings, except for meetings conducted pursuant to Sections 19549.2 and 19549.6, the funds remaining from deductions provided in Section 19610, after distribution of the license fee, shall be distributed 59.5 percent as commissions and 40.5 percent as purses. For harness meetings conducted pursuant to Sections 19549.2 and 19549.6, the funds remaining from deductions provided in Section 19610, after distribution of the license fee, shall be distributed 50 percent as commissions and 50 percent as purses.(c) Every association that conducted a quarter horse or Arabian horse racing meeting in the southern zone during the daytime prior to January 1, 1979, and thereafter conducts the meeting at night, shall be entitled to the following license fee adjustment:For each 1 percent that the association’s average daily handle in the 1981 year, during the period from the commencement of the meeting to December 25, falls below its 1980 average daily handle during the same period, the amount of the license fee as set forth in subdivision (a) shall be reduced by 2 percent.(d) Any association qualified to operate its meetings pursuant to Section 19612.6 shall be entitled to continue to distribute license fees, commissions, and purses as provided by that section.(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), for every association that conducts a quarter horse meeting in the northern zone, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee shall be distributed between commissions and purses as agreed to by the association conducting the meeting and the organization representing the horsemen participating at the meeting. Every association conducting a quarter horse meeting in the northern zone may deduct an additional amount up to 1 percent of its conventional and exotic parimutuel pools to be distributed as commissions. The association may also deduct an additional 1 percent from the exotic parimutuel pools to be distributed as commissions and purses as agreed to by the association conducting the meeting and the organization representing the horsemen participating at the meeting.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 335, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19612.3 (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 19612.3.

19612.3.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to harness racing associations other than those conducting a meeting pursuant to Section 19612.6, an additional 1 percent of the parimutuel pool shall be retained and shall be distributed equally between purses and commissions.(b) With respect to harness racing associations conducting a meeting pursuant to Section 19549.2 or 19612.6, an additional 1 percent of the parimutuel pool shall be retained and shall be distributed as additional commissions.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 311, Sec. 11. Effective July 21, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19612.6 (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 19612.6.

19612.6.  (a) (1) For harness meetings, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee shall be distributed equally between commissions and purses. For quarter horse, Appaloosa, and muleracing meetings, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee pursuant to Section 19612 shall be distributed between commissions and purses as agreed to by the association conducting the meeting and the organization representing the horsemen or mulemen participating in the meeting. For fair meetings conducted pursuant to Section 19549, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee pursuant to Section 19612 shall be distributed 48 percent to commissions and 52 percent to purses.(2) Every association which conducts a racing meeting pursuant to Section 19549 shall, in addition, deduct from its parimutuel pools the amount specified in subdivision (d) of Section 19614.(b) If an association qualified to operate its meeting pursuant to this section conducts two separate programs of racing on any day, each such program shall be considered a separate racing day for purposes of determining the daily handle and computing the distribution of license fees, commissions, and purses thereon. For the purposes of this subdivision, a program shall consist of at least nine races.(c) In addition to any deductions pursuant to this section, every association conducting a racing meeting pursuant to Section 19549.1 shall also deduct an additional 1 percent of its parimutuel pools to be distributed as commissions.(d) In addition to any deductions pursuant to this section, every association conducting a racing meeting pursuant to Section 19549.1 shall also deduct an additional 2 percent of its exotic parimutuel pools to be distributed equally as commissions and purses.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 101. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19612.7 (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 19612.7.

19612.7.  With respect to a harness race meeting, in addition to any other distributions, a portion of the money allocated for purses pursuant to this chapter may be used to pay for obtaining, providing, or defraying the cost of workers’ compensation coverage for stable employees and drivers of licensed standardbred trainers. This portion of the purse money, if any, shall be specified in a written agreement between the racing association that conducts the live harness race meeting and the organization representing the horsemen participating at the race meeting, and shall be jointly administered by the racing association and the organization representing the horsemen. This agreement is subject to the approval of the board.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 923, Sec. 1. Effective September 26, 2002.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19612.8 (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 19612.8.

19612.8.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any association conducting a racing meeting shall pay not less than the actual amount necessary to cover the costs for compensation, including any fringe benefits, to stewards and official veterinarians and to cover the costs for that racing meeting, as provided by the board under Section 19518.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 102. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19612.9 (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 19612.9.

19612.9.  (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 19601, unclaimed refunds shall be distributed to the organization that is responsible for negotiating purse agreements, satellite wagering agreements, and all other business agreements on behalf of the horsemen participating in the racing meeting for the purpose of negotiating, in good faith, an agreement of at least three years’ duration with a jockeys’ organization to provide health and welfare benefits to California licensed jockeys, former California licensed jockeys, and their dependents if those persons contribute to the plan and do not receive welfare benefits pursuant to Section 19613.(2) The amount of money distributed annually pursuant to this section shall be held in trust solely for the purpose described in this section and shall not exceed four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($450,000), adjusted annually for inflation. The board shall determine the inflation adjustment based on an index quantifying changes in the cost of health insurance benefits.(3) If an agreement is not reached before the regular meeting of the board in November of any calendar year, the board, on its own motion, shall provide that the provisions of the existing agreement, if any, shall remain in effect until a subsequent agreement is reached.(b) The jockeys’ organization referred to in subdivision (a) shall represent a majority of the jockeys licensed by the board, and the board shall initially certify that the organization represents the majority of those licensed jockeys. The organization shall maintain an office in this state. The organization certified by the board shall provide an annual audit of the health and welfare fund established pursuant to this section. The organization shall make available to the board all records and documents necessary for the performance of its duties.(c) The jockeys’ organization certified by the board shall develop reasonable nondiscriminatory criteria for eligibility for health and welfare benefits.(d) The agreement shall be approved by the board and, if approved, no other entity licensed in this state shall be required to enter into an agreement for the purposes of this section.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 103. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19613.1 (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 19613.1.

19613.1.  (a) With respect to thoroughbred racing, except as provided in subdivision (b), the board shall determine which matters shall be the subject of negotiation and contract between the owners’ organization and the association, and which matters shall be the subject of negotiation and contract between the trainers’ organization and the association.(b) The owners’ organization shall generally be responsible for negotiating purse agreements, satellite simulcast agreements, and all other business agreements relating to the conduct of racing that affect the owners. The trainers’ organization shall generally be responsible for negotiating issues relating to the backstretch, track safety, and the welfare of backstretch employees.(c) The board shall resolve issues that are not settled between the associations and the organizations representing owners and trainers.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 62, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19613.2 (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 19613.2.

19613.2.  (a) Any horsemen’s, owners’, or trainers’ organization or organization representing horsemen, owners, or trainers shall be incorporated under the laws of the State of California in order to receive a distribution or deduction under this chapter. Each corporation shall represent a majority of the horsemen, owners, or trainers in the state with respect to the breed of horses the corporation represents. The board shall initially determine the organization that represents California horsemen with respect to each breed. Any distribution or deduction received by any of those organizations shall be used only for the benefit of California horsemen.(b) No portion of the amount distributed pursuant to Section 19613 to an owners’, trainers’, or horsemen’s organization shall be used for the purpose of making contributions to candidates for public office, or to urge or oppose any measure on the ballot. The organizations representing owners, trainers, and horsemen may expend no more than the amount reasonably necessary to represent its members before the Legislature and the board with respect to issues that directly affect services rendered to owners, trainers, and horsemen. The board shall annually review the budgets of the organizations representing owners, trainers, and horsemen and shall determine the appropriate amount to be expended for providing the representation authorized by this subdivision.(c) If an owners’, trainers’, or horsemen’s organization is conducting itself contrary to statute, regulation, or order of the board, the board may take disciplinary action against the organization, including ordering an association to withhold any distribution authorized pursuant to Section 19613.(d) Upon recognition by the board of a successor horsemen’s, owners’, or trainers’ organization or organization representing horsemen, owners, or trainers, the board shall apportion those assets that were generated pursuant to Section 19613 for the benefit of the horsemen and the successor organization.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19613.5 (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 19613.5.

19613.5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, of the amount deducted for license fees, commissions, and purses from parimutuel pools at a racing meeting an amount may be retained and distributed for payment of any actual losses sustained at the meeting on parimutuel minus pools prior to the distribution of license fees, commissions, and purses. The proportion of license fees, commissions, and purses distributed for payment of such parimutuel minus pools shall be in the same proportion as they would be distributed in the provision under which they were deducted.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 76, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19613.6 (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 19613.6.

19613.6.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the owners’ organization referred to in subdivision (a) of Section 19613.2 that represents thoroughbred owners may elect to contribute the purses from one race conducted annually by each licensed thoroughbred racing association or fair to a welfare fund. The contribution shall be used for the benefit of horsemen, and the trainers’ organization shall make an accounting to the board within one calendar year of the receipt of the contribution. The designation of a specific race from which the horsemen elect to contribute the purses is subject to the mutual agreement of the horsemen’s organization and the racing association or fair that conducts the race.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 62, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19613.8 (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 19613.8.

19613.8.  Within 60 days of a statewide majority of backstretch workers having chosen to be represented by an exclusive collective bargaining agent pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 19455) or any other law, and so long as a majority continues to be represented by the agent, that agent shall designate two representatives to replace two of the members if the CHBPA Pension Administrative Committee and the plan document shall be amended to provide for this representation.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 198, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2002.)