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MN Stat § 240.135 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.135 — Card Club Revenue.

240.135 CARD CLUB REVENUE. (a) From the amounts received from charges authorized under section 240.30, subdivision 4, the licensee shall set aside the amounts specified in this section to be used for purse payments. These amounts are in addition to the breeders fund and purse requirements set forth elsewhere in this chapter. (1) For amounts between zero and $6,000,000, the licensee shall set aside not less than ten percent to be used as purses. (2) For amounts in excess of $6,000,000, the licensee shall set aside not less than 14 percent to be used as purses. (b) From all amounts set aside under paragraph (a), the licensee shall set aside ten percent to be deposited in the breeders fund. (c) It is the intent of the legislature that the proceeds of the card playing activities authorized by this chapter be used to improve the horse racing industry by improving purses. The licensee and the horseperson's organization representing the majority of horsepersons who have raced at the racetrack during the preceding 12 months may negotiate percentages that exceed those stated in this section if the agreement is in writing and reviewed by the commission for compliance with this section. The commission shall annually review the financial details of card playing activities and determine if the present use of card playing proceeds is consistent with the policy established by this paragraph. If the commission determines that the use of the proceeds does not comply with the policy set forth herein, then the commission shall direct the parties to make the changes necessary to ensure compliance. If these changes require legislation, the commission shall make the appropriate recommendations to the legislature. History:  1999 c 206 s 6; 2015 c 77 art 4 s 15; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 8 s 9
MN Stat § 240.136 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.136 — Compulsive Gambling Notice.

240.136 COMPULSIVE GAMBLING NOTICE. A class B licensee who has been authorized to operate a card club must prominently post in the card club premises the toll-free telephone number established by the commissioner of human services in connection with the compulsive gambling program established under section 245.98. History:   1999 c 206 s 7
MN Stat § 240.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.14 — Racing Days.

240.14 RACING DAYS. Subdivision 1. Assignment of racing days. The commission shall assign racing days to each racetrack licensee authorized to conduct racing with pari-mutuel betting, and a licensee may conduct racing with pari-mutuel betting only on a racing day assigned by the commission. The assignment of racing days and times of racing to a facility licensed under section 240.06, subdivision 5a, may not prevent the commission from assigning to a racetrack in existence on January 1, 1987, the same or overlapping days or times. The commission may not assign non-standard-bred racing days for a racetrack licensed under section 240.06, subdivision 5a. The commission may assign racing days for up to three years beyond the year in which the assignment is made. Assignments of racing days in any year must be made by December 31 of the previous year, except that days may be assigned after that date to a licensee whose license is issued after that date. Subd. 1a.  [Repealed, 1991 c 336 art 1 s 33] Subd. 2. Hearing. A public hearing is required before the commission may: (1) make an assignment of racing days; (2) revise the assignment during the year; or (3) assign racing days to a licensee whose license is issued after the initial assignment. The commission may without a hearing assign one additional racing day to a licensee for each originally assigned racing day during the same racing meeting on which racing was not conducted for reasons beyond the licensee's control. Subd. 3. County fair racing days. The commission may assign to a class D licensee the following racing days: (1) those racing days, not to exceed ten racing days, that coincide with the days on which the licensee's county fair is running; and (2) additional racing days. Subd. 4. Rescinding of racing days. The commission may, after a public hearing, rescind one or more racing days assigned to a licensee if it determines that the licensee has not met or will not meet the terms of the license. A day or days so rescinded may be reassigned to another licensee. History:  1983 c 214 s 14; 1985 c 208 s 1; 1985 c 212 s 14; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 68 s 2; 1989 c 141 s 8; 1992 c 513 art 3 s 48
MN Stat § 240.155 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.155 — Reimbursement Accounts And Procedures.

240.155 REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNTS AND PROCEDURES. Subdivision 1. Reimbursement account credit. Money received by the commission as reimbursement for the costs of services provided by veterinarians, stewards, medical testing of horses, and fees received by the commission in the form of fees for regulatory services must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a racing reimbursement account in the special revenue fund, except as provided under subdivision 2. Receipts are appropriated, within the meaning of Article XI, section 1, of the Minnesota Constitution, to the commission to pay the costs of providing the services and all other costs necessary to allow the commission to fulfill its regulatory oversight duties required by this chapter and commission rule. If the major appropriation bills needed to finance state government are not enacted by the beginning of a fiscal biennium, the commission shall continue operations as required by this chapter and commission rule. Subd. 2. General fund credit. Money received by the commission as reimbursement for the compensation of a steward who is an employee of the commission for which a general fund appropriation has been made must be credited to the general fund. History:  1Sp1985 c 10 s 84; 1991 c 233 s 92; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 73; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 72; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 8 s 11
MN Stat § 240.1561 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.1561 — Appropriation For Ongoing Operation.

240.1561 APPROPRIATION FOR ONGOING OPERATION. If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation has not been enacted to appropriate money for the next biennium to the commissioner of management and budget for central accounting, procurement, payroll, and human resources functions, amounts necessary to operate those functions associated with operation of the Racing Commission under this chapter are appropriated for the next biennium from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget. As necessary, the commissioner may transfer a portion of this appropriation to other state agencies to support carrying out these functions. Any subsequent appropriation to the commissioner of management and budget for a biennium in which this section has been applied shall supersede and replace the funding authorized in this section. History:   1Sp2019 c 10 art 8 s 12
MN Stat § 240.17 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.17 — Local Option.

240.17 LOCAL OPTION. Subdivision 1. Cities. An issuance of a class A license for a location in a city is not effective until it has been approved by a majority vote of the city council. Failure to act on a license within 30 days of its referral to a city council by the commission constitutes approval. Subd. 2. Towns. An issuance of a class A license for a location in a town is not effective until it has been approved by a majority vote of the town board. Failure to act on a license within 30 days of its referral to the town board by the commission constitutes approval. Subd. 3. Unorganized territory. An issuance of a class A license for a location in unorganized territory is not effective until it has been approved by a majority vote of the county board. Failure to act on a license within 30 days of its referral to the county board by the commission constitutes approval. History:   1983 c 214 s 17
MN Stat § 240.19 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.19 — Contracts.

240.19 CONTRACTS. The commission shall by rule require that all contracts entered into by a class A, class B, or class D licensee for the provision of goods or services, including concessions contracts, be subject to commission approval. The rules must require that the contract include an affirmative action plan establishing goals and timetables consistent with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, chapter 363A. The rules may also establish goals to provide economic opportunity for disadvantaged and emerging small businesses, racial minorities, women, and disabled individuals. The commission may require a contract holder to submit to it documents and records the commission deems necessary to evaluate the contract. History:  1983 c 214 s 19; 1991 c 330 s 3; 1991 c 336 art 1 s 26; 1995 c 261 s 4
MN Stat § 240.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.20 — Appeals.

240.20 APPEALS. Appeals from a decision of the commission must be made in the manner prescribed by sections 14.63 to 14.68. History:   1983 c 214 s 20
MN Stat § 240.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.21 — Right Of Inspection.

240.21 RIGHT OF INSPECTION. The commission and its representatives, including representatives of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement, have the right to inspect the licensed premises of a licensee and to examine the licensee's books and other records at any time without a search warrant. History:  1983 c 214 s 21; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 334 art 1 s 13; 1997 c 129 art 2 s 15
MN Stat § 240.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.22 — Fines.

240.22 FINES. (a) The commission shall by rule establish a schedule of civil fines of up to $50,000 for a class C licensee and up to $200,000 for a class A, B, or D licensee for violations of laws related to horse racing or of the commission's rules. The schedule must be based on and reflect the culpability, frequency and severity of the violator's actions. The commission may impose a fine from this schedule on a licensee for a violation of those rules or laws relating to horse racing. The fine is in addition to any criminal penalty imposed for the same violation. Except as provided in paragraph (b), fines may be appealed to the commission according to its rules. Fines imposed by the commission must be paid to the commission and except as provided in paragraph (c), forwarded to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the state treasury and credited to a racing and card-playing regulation account in the special revenue fund and appropriated to the commission to distribute in the form of grants, contracts, or expenditures to support racehorse adoption, retirement, and repurposing. (b) If the commission issues a fine in excess of $10,000, the license holder has the right to request a contested case hearing under chapter 14, to be held as set forth in Minnesota Rules, chapter 1400. The appeal of a fine must be made in writing to the commission by certified mail or personal service. An appeal sent by certified mail must be postmarked within ten days after the license holder receives the fine order from the commission. An appeal sent by personal service must be received by the commission within ten days after the license holder receives the fine order from the commission. (c) If the commission is the prevailing party in a contested case proceeding, the commission may recover, from amounts to be forwarded under paragraph (a), reasonable attorney fees and costs associated with the contested case. History:  1983 c 214 s 22; 1985 c 212 s 20; 1987 c 69 s 3; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2015 c 77 art 4 s 19; 2016 c 183 s 15; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 8 s 17
MN Stat § 240.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.23 — Rulemaking Authority.

240.23 RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The commission has the authority, in addition to all other rulemaking authority granted elsewhere in this chapter to promulgate rules governing: (1) the conduct of horse races held at licensed racetracks in Minnesota, including but not limited to the rules of racing, standards of entry, operation of claiming races, filing and handling of objections, carrying of weights, and declaration of official results; (2) wired and wireless communications between the premises of a licensed racetrack and any place outside the premises; (3) information on horse races which is sold on the premises of a licensed racetrack; (4) liability insurance which it may require of all class A, class B, and class D licensees; (5) the auditing of the books and records of a licensee by an auditor employed or appointed by the commission; (6) emergency action plans maintained by licensed racetracks and their periodic review; (7) safety, security, and sanitation of stabling facilities at licensed racetracks; (8) entry fees and other funds received by a licensee in the course of conducting racing which the commission determines must be placed in escrow accounts; (9) affirmative action in employment and contracting by class A, class B, and class D licensees; (10) procedures for the sampling and testing of any horse that is eligible to race in Minnesota for substances or practices that are prohibited by law or rule; and (11) any other aspect of horse racing or pari-mutuel betting which in its opinion affects the integrity of racing or the public health, welfare, or safety. Rules of the commission are subject to chapter 14, the Administrative Procedure Act. History:  1983 c 214 s 23; 1991 c 330 s 4; 1991 c 336 art 1 s 27; 1995 c 261 s 5; 2015 c 77 art 4 s 20
MN Stat § 240.24 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.24 — Medication.

240.24 MEDICATION. Subdivision 1. Rules. The commission shall make and enforce rules governing medication and medical testing for horses running at licensed racetracks. The rules must provide that no medication, as the commission defines that term by rule, may be administered to a horse within 48 hours of a race it runs at a licensed racetrack. The rules must also provide that no horse participating in a race shall carry in its body any substance foreign to the natural horse. The commission shall by rule establish the qualifications for laboratories used by it as testing laboratories to enforce its rules under this section. Subd. 2. Exception. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the commission by rule shall allow the use of: (1) topical external applications that do not contain anesthetics or steroids; (2) food additives; (3) Furosemide or other pulmonary hemostatic agents if the agents are administered under the visual supervision of the veterinarian or a designee of the veterinarian employed by the commission; (4) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, provided that the test sample does not contain more than the regulatory threshold concentrations set by rule by the commission; and (5) medications and their metabolites, provided their use thereof does not exceed regulatory threshold concentrations set by rule by the commission. For purposes of this clause, "test sample" means any bodily substance including blood, urine, saliva, or other substance as directed by the commission, taken from a horse under the supervision of the commission veterinarian and in such manner as prescribed by the commission for the purpose of analysis. Subd. 2a. Reimbursement. Increased expenses related to the use of upgraded drug testing technologies and procedures are deemed to be necessary costs within the meaning of section 240.155 and the commission may be reimbursed for these expenses from receipts from card playing activities regulated by the commission. Subd. 3. Fees. The commission shall establish by rule a fee or schedule of fees that may be used to recover the costs of medical testing of horses running at racetracks licensed by the commission. Fees charged for the testing of horses shall cover the cost of the medical testing laboratory. Fee receipts shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the racing reimbursement account. History:  1983 c 214 s 24; 1985 c 211 s 2; 1985 c 212 s 21; 1Sp1985 c 10 s 85; 1987 c 69 s 4,5; 1991 c 336 art 2 s 6; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 74; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 43; 2001 c 59 s 2; 2008 c 318 art 2 s 1; 2012 c 279 s 3,4; 1Sp2021 c 12 art 2 s 15,16
MN Stat § 240.26 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.26 — Penalties.

240.26 PENALTIES. Subdivision 1. Felonies. A violation of the prohibition against accepting a bet in section 240.25, subdivision 1, a violation of section 240.25, subdivision 2, clause (1), and a violation of section 240.25, subdivisions 3, 4, and 7, is a felony. Subd. 2. Gross misdemeanors. A violation of the prohibition against placing a bet in section 240.25, subdivision 1, a violation of section 240.25, subdivision 2, clause (2), and a violation of section 240.25, subdivisions 5 and 6, is a gross misdemeanor. Subd. 3. Misdemeanors. A violation of any other provision of this chapter or of a rule or order of the commission for which another penalty is not provided is a misdemeanor. Subd. 4. Prosecution by attorney general. Notwithstanding section 388.051, subdivision 1, clause (3), the attorney general has primary jurisdiction to prosecute felony violations of section 240.25, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 7, and felony violations of section 240.25, subdivision 1, when the bet was allegedly accepted on the premises of a licensed racetrack. History:  1983 c 214 s 26; 1985 c 211 s 3; 1986 c 467 s 2,3; 1994 c 633 art 1 s 14
MN Stat § 240.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.27 — Exclusion Of Certain Persons.

240.27 EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PERSONS. Subdivision 1. Persons excluded. The commission may exclude from any and all licensed racetracks in the state a person who: (1) has been convicted of a felony under the laws of any state or the United States; (2) has had a license suspended, revoked, or denied by the commission or by the racing authority of any other jurisdiction; or (3) is determined by the commission, on the basis of evidence presented to it, to be a threat to the public safety or the integrity of racing or card playing in Minnesota. Subd. 2. Hearing; appeal. An order to exclude an unlicensed person from any or all licensed racetracks in the state must be made by the commission following a public hearing of which the person to be excluded must have had at least five days' notice. If present at the hearing, the person must be permitted to show cause why the exclusion should not be ordered. An appeal of the order may be made in the same manner as other appeals under section 240.20. Subd. 3. Notice to racetracks. Upon issuing an order excluding a person from any or all licensed racetracks, the commission shall send a copy of the order to the excluded person and to all racetracks or teleracing facilities named in it, along with other information as it deems necessary to permit compliance with the order. Subd. 4. Prohibitions. It is a gross misdemeanor for a person named in an exclusion order to enter, attempt to enter, or be on the premises of a racetrack named in the order while it is in effect, and for a person licensed to conduct racing or operate a racetrack knowingly to permit an excluded person to enter or be on the premises. Subd. 5. Exclusions by racetrack. A licensed racetrack may eject and exclude from its premises any person for any lawful reason. If a licensed racetrack excludes a person for a suspected or potential violation of law or rule, or if a licensed racetrack excludes any person for more than five days, the licensed racetrack shall provide the person's name and reason for the exclusion to the commission within 72 hours. History:  1983 c 214 s 27; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 336 art 1 s 29; 1994 c 633 art 1 s 15; 1995 c 261 s 6-9; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 8 s 18
MN Stat § 240.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.28 — Conflict Of Interest.

240.28 CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Subdivision 1. Financial interest. No person may serve on or be employed by the commission who has an interest in any corporation, association, or partnership which holds a license from the commission or which holds a contract to supply goods or services to a licensee or at a licensed racetrack, including concessions contracts. No member or employee of the commission may own, wholly or in part, or have an interest in a horse which races at a licensed racetrack in Minnesota. No member or employee of the commission may have a financial interest in or be employed in a profession or business which conflicts with the performance of duties as a member or employee. Subd. 2. Betting. No member or employee of the commission may bet or cause a bet to be made on a race at a licensed racetrack while serving on or being employed by the commission. No person appointed or approved by the director as a steward may bet or cause a bet to be made at a licensed racetrack during a racing meeting at which the person is serving as a steward. The commission shall by rule prescribe such restrictions on betting by its licensees as it deems necessary to protect the integrity of racing. Subd. 3. Violation. A violation of subdivisions 1 and 2 is grounds for removal from the commission or termination of employment. A bet made directly or indirectly by a licensee in violation of a rule made by the commission under subdivision 2 is grounds for suspension or revocation of the license. History:  1983 c 214 s 28; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 334 art 1 s 14; 1991 c 233 s 93; 1991 c 336 art 1 s 30; 1994 c 633 art 1 s 16
MN Stat § 240.29 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 240 - 240A — Sports|Chapter 240 — Pari-mutuel Horse Racing|Section 240.29 — Required Races.

240.29 REQUIRED RACES. Each holder of a class B or D license must declare and schedule, on each racing day it conducts, at least one race which is limited to horses which are Minnesota-bred or Minnesota-foaled. If there is not a sufficient number of such horses entered in the declared race to make up an adequate slate of entries, another similarly restricted race may be substituted. The commission shall by rule define "Minnesota-bred," "Minnesota-foaled," and "Minnesota-owned." History:  1983 c 214 s 29; 1985 c 212 s 24; 1989 c 141 s 10; 1991 c 336 art 1 s 31