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LA Rev Stat § 4:169 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§169. Licenses, registrations, fees for participating in racing

RS 169 - Licenses, registrations, fees for participating in racing A.(1) The following persons shall be required to take out a license from the commission, and the annual fee shall be as follows: Recording and registration fees Apprentice jockey $25.00 Assistant starter $25.00 Authorized agent $25.00 Colors $25.00 Duplicate $5.00 Exercise person $15.00 Groom $5.00 Hot walker $5.00 Jockey agent $35.00 Jockey $35.00 Outrider $25.00 Owner $25.00 Miscellaneous $5.00 Mutuel $5.00 Partnership $25.00 Plater $35.00 Pony person $25.00 Stable foreman $25.00 Stable name $50.00 Subagent $25.00 Trainer $25.00 Valet $25.00 Vendor $50.00 Veterinarian $100.00 (2) All licenses must be taken out forty-eight hours after arrival except out-of-state owners may be allowed not more than ten days. Licenses and registrations expire June thirtieth of each year and may be renewed by mailing full payment of the appropriate renewal license fee or renewal registration fee to the commission. (3) Effective July 1, 2013, owners, trainers, jockeys, jockey agents, exercise persons, and veterinarians may renew the annual license fee for up to a three-year period which shall expire June thirtieth of the third year. Colors may also be registered at the annual license amount for up to a three-year period to expire June thirtieth of the third year. B. It shall be the responsibility of each owner, trainer, jockey, jockey agent, exercise person, and veterinarian licensed under this Section to notify the commission if they become ineligible for a license or registration. C. All other persons not specifically provided for shall be required to take out an annual license. The amount of the license or occupational fee shall be twenty-five dollars. D. No person shall be eligible for an owner's or trainer's license if, during the term of such license, he would act as plater or veterinarian with horses racing under the jurisdiction of the commission. E. Each owner and/or trainer shall be held responsible for the licensing of each and every employee under his jurisdiction. F. Licenses, registrations, and fees for participating in racing shall be nonrefundable. G. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to duly sworn state or local law enforcement officers. Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 190, §1; Acts 1985, No. 830, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1987, No. 496, §1; Acts 1988, No. 822, §1; Acts 1992, No. 281, §1, eff. June 11, 1992; Acts 2013, No. 230, §1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 791, §2. [NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, No. 830, §2, EFF. JULY 23, 1985.] [NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, No. 496, §2.]
LA Rev Stat § 4:170 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§170. State and parish fair associations excepted; voters of parish may prohibit racing

RS 170 - State and parish fair associations excepted; voters of parish may prohibit racing The provisions of R.S. 4:141 through R.S. 4:168, and R.S. 4:171 through R.S. 4:180 do not apply to the running of horse races conducted by any state fair association or parish fair association which holds not more than one meeting annually and which restricts that annual meeting to three days or less. Further, the qualified voters of any parish may prohibit or exclude horse racing, or refuse or suspend any license granted under this Part to conduct racing within that parish, by a popular vote of its electorate and as provided by the forms and regulations presently obtaining in local option elections. Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:171 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§171. Holding race meet without license; illegal wagering; penalties

RS 171 - Holding race meet without license; illegal wagering; penalties A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter: (1) No person shall directly or indirectly hold any horse race meeting with pari-mutuel pools or pools making wagering on the results, without having first been licensed by the commission. (2) No person shall wager upon the results of a horse race, except in the pari-mutuel or mutuel method of wagering when conducted by a licensee upon its grounds or enclosure. B. Whoever violates this Section, or any Section of this Chapter for which a penalty is not herein expressly provided, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than six months, or both. Acts 1968, No. 554, §1; Acts 1990, No. 557, §1, eff. July 19, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 4:171.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§171.1. Transmission of racing information for illegal gambling purposes

RS 171.1 - Transmission of racing information for illegal gambling purposes A. It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit or communicate to another or receive or secure by any means whatsoever the results, changing odds, track conditions, jockey changes, or any other information relating to any horse race from any racetrack in this state, to any person, firm, or corporation located outside the confines of said racetrack, or to relay the same to any other person, firm, or corporation by word of mouth, by signal, or by use of telephone, telegraph, radio, or any other means, when the information is knowingly used or intended to be used for illegal gambling purposes, or in furtherance of such gambling. B. This Section shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the public welfare, health, peace, safety, and morals of the people of the state and all of the provisions herein shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of this purpose. C. Any person violating the provisions of this Section upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or be imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both, at the discretion of the court. D. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as amending or repealing the provisions of any other law or affecting any rule of the Louisiana Public Service Commission relating to the regulation of public utilities in the furnishing to others of any communication, wire service, or other similar service or equipment; it is intended that this Section shall be supplemental to other laws and a further aid in the elimination of transmission of information for illegal gambling purposes. Added by Acts 1970, No. 675, §1; Acts 1990, No. 883, §1, eff. July 25, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 4:171.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§171.2. Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 883, §2, eff. July 25, 1990.

RS 171.2 - Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 883, §2, eff. July 25, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 4:171.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§171.3. Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 883, §2, eff. July 25, 1990.

RS 171.3 - Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 883, §2, eff. July 25, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 4:173 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§173. Commissioners and stewards not liable in damages

RS 173 - Commissioners and stewards not liable in damages Both commissioners and stewards in the exercise of their duties and use of their discretion shall not be held liable for damages to an aggrieved person, even in the event of a mistake, as long as they acted in good faith, without malice or improper motive. Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:173.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§173.1. Owners not liable for third party damages; right of action

RS 173.1 - Owners not liable for third party damages; right of action A. No person, partnership, corporation, or other entity engaged in the breeding, training, or racing of thoroughbred or quarter horses in Louisiana shall be held liable for damages to a third party caused by a horse they own while such horse is in the care, custody, or control of a person other than the owner, unless such damages were caused by the gross negligence of the owner of the horse. B. The sole right of action for an employee of a person, other than the owner of the horse, who had care, custody, or control of such horse at the time damages were incurred shall be pursuant to the Louisiana Worker's Compensation Law. C. The right of action for all other third parties is restricted to the person, other than the owner of the horse, who had care, custody, or control of the horse at the time damages were incurred. Acts 1990, No. 711, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:174 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§174. Residence of employees of operator of racing meeting

RS 174 - Residence of employees of operator of racing meeting Eighty per cent of all employees of any person conducting a racing meeting under the provisions of this Part and operating under permits and supervision of the commission, excluding jockeys and judges, shall be citizens of Louisiana of five years residence and domicile. Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:174.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§174.1. Races restricted to out-of-state thoroughbreds; limitations

RS 174.1 - Races restricted to out-of-state thoroughbreds; limitations No racing association in this state shall allow more than two races at any one race meeting in which said races are restricted to thoroughbreds bred in any one or more states, other than Louisiana, or to thoroughbreds owned by persons residing in any one state, other than Louisiana, except that additional such races may be carded and run when specifically approved by the Louisiana State Racing Commission. Added by Acts 1974, No. 491, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:176 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§176. Limitation of time for presenting pari-mutuel tickets and disposition of unclaimed monies

RS 176 - Limitation of time for presenting pari-mutuel tickets and disposition of unclaimed monies  A. All pari-mutuel tickets evidencing the right to participate in pari-mutuel pools or the right to a refund must be presented for payment within ninety days after the close of the race meeting conducted by the licensee. The failure to present such a ticket within the prescribed time shall constitute a waiver of the right to participate in the pari-mutuel pool or the right to a refund. Thereafter, the holder of such ticket shall have no right to enforce payment thereof.  B. The sum held by any licensee for payment of outstanding winning pari-mutuel tickets and for refunding the price of pari-mutuel tickets shall be retained by such licensee for such purpose until the expiration of ninety days after the close of the race meeting conducted by the licensee. One hundred days after the close of any race meeting, the licensee shall each day accumulate the amount equal to the sum of the unclaimed monies that expire that day. On or before the fifteenth day of the first month following the end of a calendar-year quarter, the licensee shall remit less the amount of state tax paid by the licensee on such unclaimed monies, to the state treasurer for deposit into the Crime Victims Reparations Fund as provided for in R.S. 46:1816(B)(8) an amount equal to the accumulated total for the previous calendar-year quarter. Such funds shall be used exclusively to pay the expenses associated with health care services of victims of sexually-oriented criminal offenses, including forensic medical examinations as defined in R.S. 15:622.  C. The Louisiana Racing Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations as necessary and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act for the administration and enforcement of this Section.  Acts 1968, No. 554, §1; Acts 1983, No. 593, §1; Acts 1990, No. 556, §1; Acts 1992, No. 391, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 2015, No. 186, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:177 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§177. Breeder awards

RS 177 - Breeder awards Each licensee authorized to conduct race meets shall pay the equivalent of ten percent of winner's share of the purse of each race won by accredited Louisiana bred horses. The sum shall be paid by the licensee within thirty days after the close of the race meeting to the respective breeders of the winners of such races as a breeder's award. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to races written exclusively for accredited Louisiana bred horses which shall be paid a breeder's award by the Louisiana State Racing Commission out of funds provided for this purpose pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 4:165(A). Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 733, §1; Acts 1975, No. 272, §5, eff. July 16, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 4:178 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§178. Breeders Association as official registrar

RS 178 - Breeders Association as official registrar The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association is hereby recognized as the sole official registrar for purposes of registering of accredited thoroughbred horses foaled in Louisiana. When a horse is registered with the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association, the association shall be authorized to stamp the Jockey Club certificate with the seal of the association, certifying that this foal is an accredited Louisiana bred foal. The association may charge a reasonable registration fee for its services, and, in order to carry out the functions of registering accredited thoroughbred horses, it may appoint a committee or employ a secretary. Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:179 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§179. Quarter Horse Breeders Association as official registrar

RS 179 - Quarter Horse Breeders Association as official registrar The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association is hereby recognized as the sole official registrar for purposes of registering of accredited quarter horses foaled in Louisiana. When a horse is registered with the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association, the association shall be authorized to stamp the American Quarter Horse Association certificate with the seal of the association, certifying that this foal is an accredited Louisiana bred foal. The association may charge a reasonable registration fee for its services and, in order to carry out the functions of registering accredited quarter horses, it may appoint a committee or employ a secretary. Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:179.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§179.1. Authorized representative of persons licensed to race horses at race meetings conducted in the state

RS 179.1 - Authorized representative of persons licensed to race horses at race meetings conducted in the state The Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association is hereby designated and recognized as an authorized representative that shall represent member and other horsemen racing at licensed race meetings held in the state of Louisiana for the purpose of but not limited to negotiating contracts for such horsemen with all racing associations licensed by the state of Louisiana, relative to purses, hospitalization, medical benefits, conditions, and all other matters of interest and concern to such horsemen. Added by Acts 1977, No. 435, §1, eff. July 11, 1977. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 228, §2, eff. July 15, 1982; Acts 1984, No. 197, §1, eff. June 28, 1984.
LA Rev Stat § 4:179.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§179.2. Horsemen's organization; incorporation

RS 179.2 - Horsemen's organization; incorporation Any horsemen's organization or organization representing horsemen shall be either a corporation or a trust, or both, organized under the laws of this state, in order to receive a distribution, allocation, or deduction of any funds under the provisions of Part I and Part I-A of this Chapter. Any funds received by such organization from any such distribution, allocation, or deduction shall be used only for the benefit of horsemen racing in the state of Louisiana. Acts 1988, No. 797, §1; Acts 2001, No. 566, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:180 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§180. Commission authority, contract for services

RS 180 - Commission authority, contract for services The commission shall have authority to contract for and employ in accordance with law those services which it deems necessary and proper for the carrying out of its duties and responsibilities as provided by this Part. Included herein by way of illustration without limitation are services provided for by businesses engaged in chemical testing, security, and investigation. Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:182 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§182. Racing of Appaloosa horses

RS 182 - Racing of Appaloosa horses All race tracks in Louisiana shall be allowed to schedule races of Appaloosa horses. Added by Acts 1974, No. 361, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:182.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§182.1. Racing of quarter horses and thoroughbred horses

RS 182.1 - Racing of quarter horses and thoroughbred horses All racing associations in this state shall be allowed to schedule races in which quarter horses and thoroughbred horses can participate in the same race. The length of the races provided by this Section shall be around one turn in the track. All races scheduled under the provisions of this Section shall be conducted as races for quarter horses and allowed at both quarter horse and thoroughbred race meetings. Further, all races scheduled under the provisions of this Section shall be conducted even though at the time of the race no quarter horse or thoroughbred, as the case may be, has been entered for that race. Acts 1983, No. 182, §1. Acts 1986, No. 993, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:182.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§182.2. Arabian horses

RS 182.2 - Arabian horses A. All race tracks in Louisiana shall be allowed to schedule races of Arabian horses in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Louisiana State Racing Commission. B. The Arabian Horse Association of Louisiana is hereby recognized as the representative breeder's association for Arabian horses. C. The rules and regulations adopted by the racing commission under the provisions of this Section shall provide that the winners of the races authorized by this Section shall not participate in the purse supplements, stallion awards, and breeder's awards for other breeds of horses. Acts 1987, No. 242, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 4:183.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§183.1. Purse supplement; promotional items and services; manufacturer's product name in race designation

RS 183.1 - Purse supplement; promotional items and services; manufacturer's product name in race designation A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and particularly R.S. 26:286 and R.S. 51:422, any manufacturer, including a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages, may do any of the following: (1) Add a purse supplement to any licensed race conducted in the state. (2) Provide and pay for any promotional items, services, or advertisements in connection with any licensed race conducted in the state or in connection with any function held during the racing season at any track which is licensed to conduct race meetings. B. Any manufacturer who provides a purse supplement or promotional items, services, or advertisements under the provisions of Subsection A of this Section may have his product's name used in the name of any such race or function. In addition, the race may be designated using a brand name of the manufacturer as part of the designation of the race. C. Wholesale dealers of alcoholic beverages licensed under the provisions of Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, who are not also manufacturers of alcoholic beverages, are prohibited from participating in the activities allowed under this Section. Violation subjects the wholesaler to suspension or revocation of the wholesale permit as provided for in Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Acts 1985, No. 902, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 992, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
LA Rev Stat § 4:183.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 4 - Amusements and Sports|§183.2. Disposition of accrued interest on undistributed monies at a race meeting

RS 183.2 - Disposition of accrued interest on undistributed monies at a race meeting A. Monies designated for purses under R.S. 4:183(A) shall be deposited by the licensee in a separate interest-bearing account when earned and shall remain in that account until the first day of the next race meeting of the appropriate breed. Monies earned as interest on that account shall be added to those designated for purses under R.S. 4:183(A) and shall be considered part of the gross purses as defined therein. B.(1) Monies required to be deposited into the interest-bearing account provided for in Subsection A of this Section shall be deemed earned when the race on which the wagers are placed is run. Such monies shall be deposited into such interest-bearing account within fifteen days of being earned; however, the amounts earned pursuant to R.S. 4:217 shall be deposited into the account provided for in Subsection A of this Section within fifteen days of the date on which the monies are received by the licensee. (2) Until all monies have been distributed in accordance with R.S. 4:183(A)(4), the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association shall be deemed to hold a perfected security interest in and to all funds that are deemed to have been earned pursuant to this Section and that have not yet been distributed in accordance with R.S. 4:183(A)(4). All earned purse money not yet distributed as purses shall be deemed to be held in trust for the benefit of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association by the licensee until such time as such monies are distributed in accordance with law. A licensee shall have a fiduciary duty to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association to preserve and account for such monies. Acts 1989, No. 626, §1, eff. July 7, 1989; Acts 2014, No. 437, §1.