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IA Code § 99B.54 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING|Section 99B.54 - Electrical or mechanical amusement devices — criminal penalties.

99B.54 Electrical or mechanical amusement devices — criminal penalties.   1. A person who violates any provision of section 99B.52 or 99B.53, except as specified in subsection 2, commits a serious misdemeanor.   2. A person who violates any provision of section 99B.52, subsection 2 or 6; or section 99B.53, subsection 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, or 13, shall be subject to the following:   a. For a first offense under an applicable subsection, the person commits a simple misdemeanor, punishable as a scheduled violation pursuant to section 805.8C, subsection 4, paragraph “b”.   b. For a second or subsequent offense under the same applicable subsection, the person commits a serious misdemeanor.   3. Notwithstanding any provision of section 99B.52 or 99B.53 to the contrary, the following shall apply:   a. An individual other than an owner or distributor of an amusement device may operate an amusement device, whether or not the amusement device is owned, possessed, or offered for use in compliance with section 99B.52 or 99B.53.   b. A distributor shall not be liable for a violation of section 99B.52 or 99B.53 unless the distributor or an employee of the distributor intentionally violates a provision of section 99B.52 or 99B.53.  2015 Acts, ch 99, §45  Referred to in §805.8C(4)(b)
IA Code § 99B.56 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING|Section 99B.56 - Electrical or mechanical amusement device manufacturers, distributors, and for-profit owners — registration.

99B.56 Electrical or mechanical amusement device manufacturers, distributors, and for-profit owners — registration.   1. A person engaged in business in this state as a manufacturer, distributor, or for-profit owner of electrical or mechanical amusement devices required to be registered as provided in section 99B.53 shall register with the department. Each person who registers with the department under this section shall pay an annual registration fee in an amount as provided in subsection 2. Registration shall be submitted on application forms designated by the department that shall contain the information required by the department by rule. The department shall adopt rules establishing the criteria for approval or denial of a registration application and providing for the submission of information to the department by a person registered pursuant to this section if information in the initial registration is changed, including discontinuing the business in this state.   2. For purposes of this section, the annual registration fee shall be as follows:   a. For a manufacturer, two thousand five hundred dollars.   b. For a distributor, five thousand dollars.   c. For an owner of no more than four electrical or mechanical amusement devices registered as provided in section 99B.53 at a single location or premises that is not a qualified organization, two thousand five hundred dollars.  2003 Acts, ch 147, §2, 7  CS2003, §99B.10A  2004 Acts, ch 1118, §4, 11; 2007 Acts, ch 173, §3, 4; 2015 Acts, ch 99, §20, 56  C2016, §99B.56  Referred to in §99B.53, 99B.55, 99B.58
IA Code § 99B.57 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING|Section 99B.57 - Registered electrical or mechanical amusement devices — persons under twenty-one — penalties.

99B.57 Registered electrical or mechanical amusement devices — persons under twenty-one — penalties.   1. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not participate in the operation of a registered electrical or mechanical amusement device. A person who violates this subsection commits a scheduled violation under section 805.8C, subsection 4.   2. A person owning or leasing a registered electrical or mechanical amusement device, or an employee of a person owning or leasing a registered electrical or mechanical amusement device, who knowingly allows a person under the age of twenty-one years to participate in the operation of a registered electrical or mechanical amusement device, or a person who knowingly participates in the operation of a registered electrical or mechanical amusement device with a person under the age of twenty-one years, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.   3. For purposes of this section, “registered electrical or mechanical amusement device” means an electrical or mechanical amusement device required to be registered as provided in section 99B.53.  2004 Acts, ch 1118, §6, 11  C2005, §99B.10C  2007 Acts, ch 173, §8; 2015 Acts, ch 99, §22, 56  C2016, §99B.57  Referred to in §99B.55, 805.8C(4)(a)
IA Code § 99B.58 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING|Section 99B.58 - Electrical or mechanical amusement devices — special fund.

99B.58 Electrical or mechanical amusement devices — special fund.   Fees collected by the department pursuant to sections 99B.53 and 99B.56 shall be deposited in a special fund created in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the department of inspections and appeals and the department of public safety for administration and enforcement of this subchapter, including employment of necessary personnel. The distribution of moneys in the fund to the department of inspections and appeals and the department of public safety shall be pursuant to a written policy agreed upon by the departments. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state.  2005 Acts, ch 106, §8  CS2005, §99B.10D  2015 Acts, ch 99, §23, 56  C2016, §99B.58
IA Code § 99B.59 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING|Section 99B.59 - Reserved.

99B.59 Reserved. Reserved.
IA Code § 99B.61 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING|Section 99B.61 - Bona fide contests.

99B.61 Bona fide contests.   1. A person may conduct, without a license, any of the contests specified in subsection 2, and may offer and pay awards to persons winning in those contests whether or not entry fees, participation fees, or other charges are assessed against or collected from the participants, if all of the following requirements are met:   a. A gambling device is not used in conjunction with or incident to the contest.   b. The contest is not conducted in whole or in part on or in any property subject to chapter 297, relating to schoolhouses and schoolhouse sites, unless the contest and the person conducting the contest has the express written approval of the governing body of that school district.   c. The contest is conducted in a fair and honest manner.   d. A contest shall not be designed or adapted to permit the operator of the contest to prevent a participant from winning or to predetermine who the winner will be.   e. The object of the contest must be attainable and possible to perform under the rules stated.   f. If the contest is a tournament, the tournament operator shall prominently display all tournament rules.   2. A contest, including a contest in a league or tournament, is lawful only if it falls into one of the following event categories:   a. Athletic or sporting events. Events in this category include basketball, volleyball, football, baseball, softball, soccer, wrestling, swimming, track and field, racquetball, tennis, squash, badminton, table tennis, rodeos, horse shows, golf, bowling, trap or skeet shoots, fly casting, tractor pulling, rifle, pistol, musket, or muzzle-loader shooting, billiards, darts, archery, and horseshoes.   b. Racing and skill-type events. Events in this category include horse races, harness racing, ski, airplane, snowmobile, raft, boat, bicycle, and motor vehicle races.   c. Arts and crafts-type events. Events in this category include cooking, horticulture, livestock, poultry, fish or other animals, artwork, hobbywork, and craftwork, except those prohibited by chapter 717A.   d. Card game-type and board game-type events. Events in this category include cribbage, bridge, euchre, chess, checkers, dominoes, and pinochle.   e. Trivia and trading card events.   f. Video game-type and video sporting-type events. Events in this category include pinball games, video games, and video machine golf tournament games, where skill is the predominant factor in determining the result of play and tournament scores. To be lawful, a player shall operate a video machine with a device which directly impacts the results of the game.   3. A poker, blackjack, craps, keno, or roulette contest, league, or tournament shall not be considered a bona fide contest under this section.  [C75, §99B.11, 726.13; C77, 79, 81, §99B.11]  2000 Acts, ch 1231, §36; 2002 Acts, ch 1068, §13; 2004 Acts, ch 1056, §1, 10; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §365; 2005 Acts, ch 106, §9; 2015 Acts, ch 99, §24, 56  C2016, §99B.61  Referred to in §99B.45
IA Code § 99B.62 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING|Section 99B.62 - Game nights — licensing exceptions.

99B.62 Game nights — licensing exceptions.   1. A person other than a qualified organization may lawfully conduct a game night without a license, and may award cash or merchandise prizes, under the following conditions:   a. A bona fide social, employment, or trade or professional association relationship exists between the sponsors and the participants.   b. The participants pay no consideration of any nature, either directly or indirectly, to participate in the games.   c. All money, play money, or other items of no intrinsic value which may be wagered are provided to the participant free, and the sponsor conducting the game receives no consideration, either directly or indirectly, other than goodwill.   d. The games may be conducted at any location, except at a fair or a location for which a license is required pursuant to section 99B.31.   e. During the entire time activities permitted by this subsection are being engaged in, no other gambling is engaged in at the same location.   2. A person or an organization may sponsor one or more game nights using play money for participation by students without the person or organization obtaining a license otherwise required by this chapter if the person or organization obtains prior approval for the game night from the board of directors of the accredited public school or the authorities in charge of the nonpublic school accredited by the state board of education for whose students the game night is to be held.   3. A gambling device intended for use or used as provided in this section is exempt from the provisions of section 725.9, subsection 2.  2015 Acts, ch 99, §46  Referred to in §99B.26
IA Code § 99D.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99D - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING|Section 99D.1 - Short title.

99D.1 Short title.   This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Iowa Pari-mutuel Wagering Act”.  83 Acts, ch 187, §1
IA Code § 99D.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99D - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING|Section 99D.2 - Definitions.

99D.2 Definitions.   As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Applicant” means an individual applying for an occupational license or the officers and members of the board of directors of a nonprofit corporation applying for a license to conduct a race where pari-mutuel wagering would be permitted under this chapter.   2. “Breakage” means the odd cents by which the amount payable on each dollar wagered in a pari-mutuel pool exceeds a multiple of ten cents.   3. “Claimant agency” means a public agency as defined in section 8A.504, subsection 1, or the state court administrator as defined in section 602.1101.   4. “Commission” means the state racing and gaming commission created under section 99D.5.   5. “Holder of occupational license” means a person licensed by the commission to perform an occupation which the commission has identified as requiring a license to engage in within the racing industry in Iowa.   6. “Licensee” means a nonprofit corporation licensed under section 99D.9.   7. “Pari-mutuel wagering” means the system of wagering described in section 99D.11.   8. “Race”, “racing”, “race meeting”, “track”, and “racetrack” refer to dog racing and horse racing, including but not limited to quarterhorse, thoroughbred, and harness racing, as approved by the commission.   9. “Racetrack enclosure” means all real property utilized for the conduct of a race meeting, including the racetrack, grandstand, concession stands, offices, barns, kennels and barn areas, employee housing facilities, parking lots, and any additional areas designated by the commission. “Racetrack enclosure” also means all real property utilized by a licensee under this chapter who is not required to conduct live racing pursuant to the requirements of section 99D.9A, on which pari-mutuel wagering on simultaneously telecast horse or dog races may be conducted and lawful gambling is authorized and licensed as provided in this chapter and chapter 99F.   10. “Wagering area” means that portion of a racetrack in which a licensee may receive wagers of money from a person present in a licensed racetrack enclosure on a horse or dog in a race selected by the person making the wager as designated by the commission.  83 Acts, ch 187, §2; 84 Acts, ch 1265, §1; 84 Acts, ch 1266, §3; 89 Acts, ch 67, §23; 97 Acts, ch 9, §1; 2004 Acts, ch 1136, §2, 3; 2005 Acts, ch 3, §24; 2008 Acts, ch 1172, §1; 2014 Acts, ch 1036, §15; 2014 Acts, ch 1126, §1  Referred to in §99F.1, 99F.4, 99F.9  For future amendment to subsection 3 effective upon the later of January 1, 2021, or the effective date of rules adopted by the department of revenue to implement 2020 Acts, ch 1064, see 2020 Acts, ch 1064, §4, 28; 2020 Acts, ch 1118, §73, 74
IA Code § 99D.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99D - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING|Section 99D.3 - Scope of provisions.

99D.3 Scope of provisions.   This chapter does not apply to horse-race or dog-race meetings unless the pari-mutuel system of wagering is used or intended to be used in connection with the horse-race or dog-race meetings. If the pari-mutuel system is used or intended to be used a person shall not conduct a race meeting without a license as provided by section 99D.9.  83 Acts, ch 187, §3
IA Code § 99D.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99D - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING|Section 99D.4 - Pari-mutuel wagering legalized.

99D.4 Pari-mutuel wagering legalized.   The system of wagering on the results of horse or dog races as provided by this chapter is legal, when conducted within the racetrack enclosure at a licensed horse-race or dog-race meeting.  83 Acts, ch 187, §4
IA Code § 99D.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99D - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING|Section 99D.5 - Creation of state racing and gaming commission.

99D.5 Creation of state racing and gaming commission.   1. A state racing and gaming commission is created within the department of inspections and appeals consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate, and who shall serve not to exceed a three-year term at the pleasure of the governor. The term of each member shall begin and end as provided in section 69.19.   2. A vacancy on the commission shall be filled as provided in section 2.32.   3. Not more than three members of the commission shall belong to the same political party. A member of the commission shall not have a financial interest in a racetrack.   4. Commission members are each entitled to receive an annual salary of ten thousand dollars. Members shall also be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties to a maximum of thirty thousand dollars per year for the commission. Each member shall be covered by the blanket surety bond of the state purchased pursuant to section 8A.321, subsection 12.   5. a. A member or a holder of an official’s license shall not knowingly:   (1) Have a pecuniary, equitable, or other interest in or engage in a business or employment which would be a conflict of interest or interfere or conflict with the proper discharge of the duties of the commission including any of the following:   (a) A business which does business with a licensee.   (b) A business issued a concession operator’s license.   (2) Participate directly or indirectly as an owner, owner-trainer, trainer of a horse or dog, or jockey of a horse in a race meeting conducted in this state.   (3) Place a wager on an entry in a race or on a gambling game operated on an excursion gambling boat or gambling structure.   b. A violation of this subsection is a serious misdemeanor. In addition, the individual may be subject to disciplinary actions pursuant to the commission rules.   6. a. A member, employee, or appointee of the commission, spouse of a member, employee, or appointee of the commission, or a family member related within the second degree of affinity or consanguinity to a member, employee, or appointee of the commission shall not do either of the following:   (1) Hold an occupational license except an official’s license.   (2) Enter directly or indirectly into any business dealing, venture, or contract with an owner or lessee of a racetrack.   b. A member who knowingly approves of a violation of this subsection is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.  83 Acts, ch 187, §5, 36; 84 Acts, ch 1266, §4, 5; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §713, 714; 88 Acts, ch 1267, §17; 89 Acts, ch 67, §24, 25; 89 Acts, ch 83, §21; 89 Acts, ch 231, §30; 91 Acts, ch 266, §21; 92 Acts, ch 1203, §2; 2004 Acts, ch 1136, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 177, §15; 2007 Acts, ch 188, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201  Referred to in §99B.13, 99B.42, 99D.2, 99E.1, 99F.1  Confirmation, see §2.32
IA Code § 99D.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99D - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING|Section 99D.6 - Headquarters, meetings, and election of chairperson — administrator — employees.

99D.6 Headquarters, meetings, and election of chairperson — administrator — employees.   1. The commission shall have its headquarters in the city of Des Moines and shall meet in July of each year and at other times and places as it finds necessary for the discharge of its duties. The commission shall elect in July of each year one of its members as chairperson for the succeeding year.   2. The commission shall appoint an administrator of the commission subject to confirmation by the senate. The administrator shall serve a four-year term. The term shall begin and end in the same manner as set forth in section 69.19. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as a full-term appointment is made. The administrator shall be covered by the blanket surety bond of the state purchased pursuant to section 8A.321, subsection 12. The compensation and employment terms of the administrator shall be set by the governor, taking into consideration the level of knowledge and experience of the administrator. The administrator shall keep a record of the proceedings of the commission and preserve the books, records, and documents entrusted to the administrator’s care.   3. The administrator may hire other assistants and employees as necessary to carry out the commission’s duties. Employees in the positions of equine veterinarian, canine veterinarian, and equine steward shall be exempt from the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV, and shall not be covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Some or all of the information required of applicants in section 99D.8A, subsections 1 and 2, may also be required of employees of the commission if the commission deems it necessary.  83 Acts, ch 187, §6; 84 Acts, ch 1265, §2; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §715; 87 Acts, ch 115, §17; 89 Acts, ch 231, §31; 2004 Acts, ch 1136, §5, 65; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §26; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §18  Referred to in §99D.10  Confirmation, see §2.32
IA Code § 99D.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION|Chapter 99D - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING|Section 99D.8 - Horse or dog racing licenses — applications.

99D.8 Horse or dog racing licenses — applications.   1. A qualifying organization, as defined in section 513(d)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, as defined in section 422.3, exempt from federal income taxation under sections 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), or 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code or a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state, whether or not it is exempt from federal income taxation, which is organized to distribute funds for educational, civic, public, charitable, patriotic, or religious uses, as defined in section 99B.1, or which regularly conducts an agricultural and educational fair or exposition for the promotion of the horse, dog, or other livestock breeding industries of the state, or an agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the state, may apply to the commission for a license to conduct horse or dog racing. The application shall be filed with the administrator of the commission at least sixty days before the first day of the horse race or dog race meeting which the organization proposes to conduct, shall specify the day or days when and the exact location where it proposes to conduct racing, and shall be in a form and contain information as the commission prescribes.   2. If any part of the net income of a licensee is determined to be unrelated business taxable income as defined in sections 511 through 514 of the Internal Revenue Code, or is otherwise taxable, the licensee shall be required to distribute such amount to political subdivisions in the state and organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in the county in which the licensee operates.   3. An organization which meets the requirements of this section, as amended, on or before July 1, 1988, shall be considered to have met the requirements of this section on the date that its initial application was originally filed.  83 Acts, ch 187, §8; 88 Acts, ch 1243, §1; 95 Acts, ch 176, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 99, §50; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76  Referred to in §99D.9, 99D.10