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MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-511 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part II - Mile Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-511 - Racing Days

    (a)    (1)    On or before December 1, the Commission shall award all racing days for the next calendar year.        (2)    However, the Commission may meet after December 1 to award racing days that are requested in applications.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission may award for any calendar year up to the number of racing days requested by an applicant.        (2)    The Commission shall award at least 180 live racing days combined between Laurel Park in Anne Arundel County and Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore City in each calendar year unless:            (i)    otherwise agreed to by a majority of the racing licensees, the organization that represents the majority of licensed thoroughbred owners and trainers in the State, and a group that represents a majority of the thoroughbred breeders in the State; or            (ii)    the racing licensee is prevented by weather, acts of God, or other circumstances beyond the racing licensee’s control.    (c)    The decision of the Commission on the award of a racing day is final.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-512 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part II - Mile Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-512 - Transfer of Race Meetings

    Subject to the hearing provisions of § 11-513 of this subtitle, the Commission may authorize a licensee to transfer a race meeting from the licensee’s own track to another track:         (1)    on receipt of the appropriate license fees; and        (2)    with the express consent of the owner or lessee of the track to which the transfer is made.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-513 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part II - Mile Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-513 - Hearing for Increased or Transferred Days

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commission shall hold a public hearing before the Commission awards, for racing at a particular track, racing days that:        (1)    total at least 3 more than those awarded for racing at that track in the previous calendar year; or        (2)    result from the transfer of racing days to that track from another track in the same year.    (b)    The Commission shall:        (1)    hold the hearing not more than 10 miles from the track where the racing is to be held; and        (2)    allow any person to testify.    (c)    The Commission:        (1)    at least 15 days before the hearing, shall have notice of the hearing published in at least 1 newspaper with a substantial circulation in the county where the track is located; and        (2)    shall try to give notice of the hearing to any public unit or private organization that has made a written request for notice.    (d)    (1)    If the transfer of racing days from one track to another becomes necessary due to fire, flood, mechanical failure, or any other similar circumstance deemed by the Commission to constitute an emergency:            (i)    the racing days may be transferred immediately; and            (ii)    as soon as practicable, the Commission shall provide notice of a hearing and conduct a hearing pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.        (2)    As soon as the track and the facilities of the licensee from which race days were transferred under paragraph (1) of this subsection are in a condition to continue racing and pari–mutuel betting, any remaining days of the meet that was being conducted when the days were transferred shall be held at the track from which the days were transferred.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-514 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part II - Mile Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-514 - Takeout, Specific Wagers, and Winnings

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a licensee shall deduct from the handle:        (1)    all the breakage;        (2)    not more than 18% from each regular mutuel pool;        (3)    not more than 21% from each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses; and        (4)    not more than 25.75% from each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses.    (b)    (1)    For specific wagers authorized under regulations adopted by the Commission, a licensee shall deduct from the handle:            (i)    all the breakage; and            (ii)    not more than 40% from each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses.        (2)    A licensee may offer the wagers described in this subsection only with the consent of:            (i)    the Commission;            (ii)    the group that represents a majority of the owners and trainers licensed in the State; and            (iii)    the group that represents a majority of the breeders in the State.    (c)    Money that remains after deductions are made under subsection (a) of this section shall be returned as winnings to successful bettors.    (d)    (1)    The amount deducted by the licensee under subsection (a) of this section shall be the sum of the allocations provided in § 11–515 of this subtitle, unless otherwise provided in a written agreement signed by the authorized representatives of:            (i)    the licensee;            (ii)    the group that represents a majority of the owners and trainers licensed in the State at the time the agreement is signed; and            (iii)    the group that represents a majority of the breeders in the State at the time the agreement is signed.        (2)    Nothing in this subsection may be construed to permit the licensee to in any way alter the mandatory takeout allocated to the Commission for the State tax.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-515 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part II - Mile Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-515 - Allocation of Takeout

    (a)    Except as provided in § 11-516 of this subtitle, the takeout that a licensee deducts from the handle of a race shall be allocated in accordance with this section.    (b)    A licensee shall:        (1)    keep 50% of the breakage;        (2)    allocate 45% of the breakage for purses; and        (3)    allocate 5% of the breakage to the Maryland-Bred Race Fund.    (c)    From the amount that a licensee deducts from each regular mutuel pool, the licensee shall:        (1)    keep 7.70% of each regular mutuel pool, from which the licensee shall pay 0.25% of each regular mutuel pool to the Maryland Race Track Employees Pension Fund;        (2)    allocate 0.32% of each regular mutuel pool to the Commission for State tax;        (3)    allocate 1.10% of each regular mutuel pool to the Maryland-Bred Race Fund;        (4)    allocate 7.70% of each regular mutuel pool for purses;        (5)    allocate 0.18% of each regular mutuel pool as an additional amount for purses; and        (6)    allocate 1% of each regular mutuel pool paid to the Maryland Million, Ltd., for purses of Maryland Million races.    (d)    From the amount that a licensee deducts from each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses, the licensee shall:        (1)    keep 8.70% of each multiple mutuel pool, from which the licensee shall pay 0.25% of each multiple mutuel pool to the Maryland Race Track Employees Pension Fund;        (2)    allocate 0.32% of each multiple mutuel pool to the Commission for State tax;        (3)    allocate 1.10% of each multiple mutuel pool to the Maryland-Bred Race Fund;        (4)    allocate 8.70% of each multiple mutuel pool for purses;        (5)    allocate 0.18% of each multiple mutuel pool as an additional amount for purses; and        (6)    allocate 2% of each multiple mutuel pool paid to the Maryland Million, Ltd., for purses of Maryland Million races.    (e)    From the amount that a licensee deducts from each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses, the licensee shall:        (1)    keep 11.70% of each multiple mutuel pool, from which the licensee shall pay 0.25% of each multiple mutuel pool to the Maryland Race Track Employees Pension Fund;        (2)    allocate 0.32% of each multiple mutuel pool to the Commission for State tax;        (3)    allocate 1.10% of each multiple mutuel pool to the Maryland-Bred Race Fund;        (4)    allocate 11.70% of each multiple mutuel pool for purses;        (5)    allocate 0.18% of each multiple mutuel pool as an additional amount for purses; and        (6)    allocate 0.75% of each multiple mutuel pool paid to the Maryland Million, Ltd., for purses of Maryland Million races.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-515.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part II - Mile Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-515.1 - Amount of Takeout

    (a)    Notwithstanding § 11-515 of this subtitle, the amount of the takeout relating to purses, the Maryland-Bred Race Fund, and the amount retained by the licensee may be allocated in accordance with the terms of a written agreement signed by the authorized representatives of:        (1)    the licensee;        (2)    the group that represents a majority of the owners and trainers licensed in the State at the time the agreement is signed; and        (3)    the group that represents a majority of the breeders in the State at the time the agreement is signed.    (b)    Nothing in this section may be construed to permit the licensee to in any way alter the mandatory takeout allocated to the Commission for the State tax.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-516 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part II - Mile Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-516 - Takeout Allocation if Preakness Is Transferred or Sold

    If the Preakness Stakes is transferred otherwise than under § 11-520(b) of this subtitle or if it is sold to a buyer other than the State, the takeout of the mutuel pools on each race held thereafter shall be allocated as follows:         (1)    to the Maryland-Bred Race Fund, 1% of each mutuel pool;        (2)    to the Commission, for State tax, 4.09% of each mutuel pool;        (3)    to purses, 5% of each regular mutuel pool, 8% of each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses, and 14% of each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses; and        (4)    to the licensee, 6.91% of each regular mutuel pool and 5.91% of each multiple mutuel pool, from which the licensee shall pay 0.25% of all pools to the Maryland Race Track Employees Pension Fund.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-518 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part II - Mile Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-518 - Distribution of Open Purses

    (a)    In this section, “open purse” means any purse, except for one offered in a race funded by the Maryland-Bred Race Fund.    (b)    The Commission may direct a deduction from open purse money of 0.25% of all mutuel pools to be paid to the Maryland Backstretch Employees Pension Fund.    (c)    Subject to the approval of the Commission, the licensees and an organization that represents a majority of the owners and trainers in the State shall agree on a formula for distributing open purse money.    (d)    The formula shall distribute approximately 85% of the open purse money to the overnight races of the current year and approximately 15%, but not more than 17%, to the stakes races of the current year.    (e)    The organization that represents a majority of the owners and trainers in the State shall set an amount not less than 1% but not more than 2% that shall be deducted from all open purses and paid to the organization.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-519 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part II - Mile Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-519 - Bowie Race Course Training Center

    (a)    Until the conveyance required under subsection (d) of this section, the owner of the Bowie Race Course Training Center shall operate the Center as a thoroughbred training facility to provide more stall space for a race meeting that a licensee holds.    (b)    Until the conveyance required under subsection (d) of this section, the owner of the Bowie Race Course Training Center is responsible for the cost to improve, maintain, and operate the Center.    (c)    As long as the Bowie Race Course Training Center is used for the purpose specified in subsection (a) of this section, the Commission shall have general regulatory jurisdiction over the Center to:        (1)    provide enough stalls;        (2)    maintain safe operating conditions;        (3)    require the owner of the Center to submit an annual operating financial statement; and        (4)    order reasonable improvements.    (d)    (1)    (i)    On or before December 31, 2023, the owner of the Bowie Race Course Training Center shall convey the Bowie Race Course Training Center property to the City of Bowie “as is”, with all defects that may exist, whether known or unknown, and without any express or implied warranty, guarantee by, or recourse against the conveyor of the property.            (ii)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conveyor of the Bowie Race Course Training Center property shall be held harmless against any and all claims and risks, now or in the future, arising directly or indirectly from, or in any way related to, the condition of the property or conveyance, with all those claims and risks assumed by the City of Bowie.        (2)    The portion of the Bowie Race Course Training Center property transferred to the City of Bowie that is within 100 feet of the top of the Patuxent River bank shall be used for passive recreational activities, including hiking, wildlife viewing, picnicking, and walking.        (3)    The portion of the Bowie Race Course Training Center property transferred to the City of Bowie not described under paragraph (2) of this subsection may:            (i)    be used only for active recreational activities, including baseball, football, soccer, and cricket; and            (ii)    have only one structure that is up to 50,000 square feet constructed on the property.        (4)    On or before January 1, 2021, the City of Bowie shall enter into a joint use agreement, including an easement, with Bowie State University for the future use of the property described under paragraph (3) of this subsection.        (5)    The City of Bowie and Bowie State University shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the final terms of the joint use agreement entered into under this subsection.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-520 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part II - Mile Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-520 - Transfer or Sale of Preakness Stakes

    (a)    The requirements of this section are established in recognition of the significance of the Preakness Stakes to the State.    (b)    The Preakness Stakes may be transferred to another track in the State only as a result of a disaster or emergency.    (c)    If the Preakness Stakes is transferred out of the State, the Commission may:        (1)    revoke any racing days awarded to the Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City, Inc., or its successor; and        (2)    award these racing days to another licensee, notwithstanding § 11-511(b) of this subtitle.    (d)    (1)    If the Preakness Stakes is offered for sale, the State has the option to buy the Preakness Stakes for the amount of any offer that the licensee wishes to accept.        (2)    Within 30 days after receiving an offer that it wishes to accept, the licensee shall give the State notice of the offer.        (3)    If the State wishes to exercise the option, it shall so notify the licensee within 60 days after it receives the notice.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-522 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part II - Mile Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-522 - Live Racing of Arabian Breed Horses

    (a)    In this section, “Arabian breed horse” means a horse that:        (1)    is a purebred Arabian breed horse; and        (2)    has a valid certificate of registry with the Arabian Jockey Club of America.    (b)    A licensee at Pimlico Race Course may conduct live racing of Arabian breed horses if:        (1)    no more than one Arabian breed race is conducted per day;        (2)    no more than three Arabian breed races are conducted during a race meet;        (3)    an Arabian breed race is conducted in addition to, and not in place of, an existing thoroughbred race;        (4)    an Arabian breed race does not reduce the number of thoroughbred races conducted by the licensee per racing day;        (5)    the purse for an Arabian breed race is:            (i)    not funded by the thoroughbred purse account; and            (ii)    funded by the licensee or the sponsor of the Arabian horse race;        (6)    the takeout provisions of §§ 11–514 and 11–515 of this subtitle are applied to the race;        (7)    the licensee pays all taxes and fees associated with the Arabian breed race that would otherwise be due on a thoroughbred race; and        (8)    the Arabian breed race is approved by the State Racing Commission.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-522.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part II - Mile Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-522.1 - Maryland International Thoroughbred Race at Laurel Park

    (a)    (1)    There is a Maryland International thoroughbred race conducted by a licensee at Laurel Park.        (2)    The Maryland International is a graded stakes race run on a turf track.    (b)    The purse for the Maryland International shall be funded by the Special Fund established under § 11–402 of this title.    (c)    The takeout provisions of this subtitle shall apply to the Maryland International.    (d)    The licensee shall pay all taxes and fees associated with the Maryland International that would otherwise be imposed for a thoroughbred race.    (e)    The Maryland International shall be conducted only with the approval of the Commission.    (f)    The licensee may make the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency a sponsor of the Maryland International under terms agreed on by the licensee and the Agency.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-523 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part III - Special Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-523 - "State Fair Society" Defined

    In this part, “State Fair Society” means the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-524 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part III - Special Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-524 - State Fair Society -- in General

    (a)    (1)    The Commission shall issue a special thoroughbred racing license to the State Fair Society to hold a race meeting.        (2)    The race meeting shall:            (i)    last not more than 10 days in a calendar year;            (ii)    be held with or for the benefit of the State Fair or a county fair or agricultural exhibition; and            (iii)    comply with this title.    (b)    The State Fair Society shall pay to the county treasurer of the county where the fair or exhibition is held, for the use of the county, a fee of $50 for each racing day of the race meeting.    (c)    The Commission may authorize the State Fair Society to transfer a race meeting from the State Fair Society’s own track to the track of a mile thoroughbred racing licensee:        (1)    on receipt of the appropriate license fees; and        (2)    with the express consent of the owner or lessee of the track to which the transfer is made.    (d)    If the State Fair Society ends special thoroughbred racing at the Timonium Race Course, the racing days that were awarded to it may be awarded to a mile thoroughbred licensee on the same terms as the additional racing days under § 11-511 of this subtitle.    (e)    If racing is discontinued at the Timonium Race Course:        (1)    compensation may not be paid to the State Fair Society to offset revenue loss from the discontinuance of racing; and        (2)    payment of the grant to Baltimore County under § 11-403 of this title shall end.
MD. Business Regulation Code Ann. §  11-525 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Business Regulation|Title 11 - Horse Racing|Subtitle 5 - Thoroughbred Racing|Part III - Special Thoroughbred Racing|Section 11-525 - State Fair Society -- Allocation of Takeout

    (a)    On all races the State Fair Society holds each year, the State Fair Society may keep:        (1)    10.25% of each regular mutuel pool;        (2)    10.25% of each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses;        (3)    10.25% of the money bet in the first race of the day with a multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses;        (4)    14% of the money bet in every other race with a multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses; and        (5)    50% of the breakage.    (b)    (1)    Within 5 days after the end of a race meeting the State Fair Society each year shall pay to the Commission, from the State Fair Society’s share of the takeout, a 3.5% State tax on the handle for the race meeting.        (2)    However, the State Fair Society is exempt from paying the tax on the handle for all racing days held at Timonium Race Course during the State Fair.        (3)    The Commission promptly shall pay the tax collected under this subsection to the Comptroller.    (c)    For each race that the State Fair Society holds, the State Fair Society shall allocate to purses:        (1)    5% of each regular mutuel pool;        (2)    7% of each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses;        (3)    13% of the money bet in the first race of the day with a multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses;        (4)    9.25% of the money bet in every other race with a multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses; and        (5)    45% of the breakage.    (d)    The State Fair Society shall allocate to the Maryland-Bred Race Fund:        (1)    5% of the breakage; and        (2)    1.50% of the mutuel pools.    (e)    The State Fair Society shall allocate 0.25% of the mutuel pools to the Maryland Race Track Employees Pension Fund.