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AL Code § 45-49-151.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.06 - Inspection of Books, Records, Etc.

Section 45-49-151.06Inspection of books, records, etc. All books, records, maps, documents, and papers of the commission, including those filed with the commission as well as those prepared by or for it, shall at all times be open for the personal inspection of any officer of the State of Alabama, or of any county, municipality, or other subdivision of the state, or of any official investigative body or committee, and no person having charge or custody thereof shall refuse this right to any officer or investigative body or committee, and it shall be the express duty of such person to assist such officer or committee in locating records or information desired by them. Any member or employee of the commission who violates this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding three months. If any member of the commission violates this section, he or she shall be subject to removal from office.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 7; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 7.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.07 - Racing Days - Requirements; Broadcast Races.

Section 45-49-151.07Racing days - Requirements; broadcast races. (a) Any person, association, or corporation desiring to operate a racetrack in the county may hold and conduct one or more race meetings at the track each year, but no license shall be granted to any person, association, or corporation, or to any track for a period longer than 312 racing days in any one year. (b)(1) Any licensee authorized to conduct race meetings under this subpart may: a. Receive broadcasts of pari-mutuel events conducted outside of Mobile County, and allow all forms of pari-mutuel wagering on those events. The gross proceeds retained by the licensee on all wagering by patrons received under this section shall be subject to a commission of two percent to be paid by the licensee to the racing commission. b. Transmit broadcasts of dog races to tracks located outside of Mobile County and to other authorized facilities located outside of the State of Alabama. The gross proceeds retained by the licensee on all wagering by patrons on dog races broadcast under this section shall be subject to the same percentage commissions as are paid by the licensee to the racing commission on receiving broadcasts. (2) For the purposes of this section, the term broadcast means the broadcast, transmission, or exhibition in any medium or manner by means which may include, but are not limited to, digital transmission or exhibition of historical races; community antenna systems which receive and retransmit television or radio signals by wire, cable, or otherwise to television or radio sets; and cable origination networks or programmers which transmit programming to community antenna television or closed-circuit systems by wire, cable, satellite, or otherwise. (3) To the extent that any rights, privileges, or immunities granted to racing associations under this section conflict with this subpart or any other law or affect any order or rule of the Alabama Public Service Commission relating to the regulation of public utilities and the furnishing of any communication, wire service, or other similar service or equipment, the rights, privileges, or immunities granted under this section will prevail over the conflicting provisions. (4) The racing commission may establish necessary rules and regulations for the reasonable regulation of the broadcast races. (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 8; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 8; Act 92-105, p. 169, § 1; Act 95-421, p. 916, § 1; Act 2021-339, §1.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.08 - Racing Days - Sunday Excluded; Minimum Age for Employment or Attendance.

Section 45-49-151.08Racing days - Sunday excluded; minimum age for employment or attendance. No race or racing shall be permitted on Sunday. No person under 19 years of age shall be employed in any manner about the racetrack except as lead-out persons and kennel persons; nor shall persons under 18 years of age be permitted to attend any race.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 9; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 9.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.09 - Application for Permit or License.

Section 45-49-151.09Application for permit or license. (a) On or before the 15th day of October of each year, any person, association, or corporation possessing the qualifications prescribed in this subpart may apply to the racing commission for a permit or license to conduct race meetings and racing under this subpart. On or before the first day of December of each year, after the receipt of any application, the racing commission shall convene to consider and act upon all applications for permits or licenses. Approved permits or licenses may be granted for a period of one year or more from the date of issuance and shall set forth, in addition to any other information prescribed by the racing commission, the name of the licensee, the location of the racetrack, the duration of the race meeting, and the kind of racing desired to be conducted and shall show the receipt by the racing commission of the license fee which may be set by the racing commission. No license shall be transferable, nor shall it be valid in any other place, track, or enclosure except the one specified in the license. (b) The racing commission shall not issue any licenses which would permit any two racetracks in the county to operate on the same racing days. After the first license has been issued to the licensee, all subsequent annual applications for a license by a permit holder shall be accompanied by proof, in a form as the racing commission may require, that the licensee still possesses the qualifications set out in this subpart. Applications for renewal of licenses shall not be denied except for due cause.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 10; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 10; Act 92-105, p. 169, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.10 - Suspension or Revocation of License.

Section 45-49-151.10Suspension or revocation of license. The commission may suspend or revoke the license of any licensee conducting a race meeting, upon the willful violation of this subpart, or any rule or regulation promulgated by the commission or may invoke a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per offense in lieu thereof.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 11; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 11.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.11 - Production of Documents, etc.; Removal of Certain Licensee Employees; Recordkeeping; Inspections; Witnesses.

Section 45-49-151.11Production of documents, etc.; removal of certain licensee employees; recordkeeping; inspections; witnesses. The commission is empowered to compel the production of any and all books, memoranda, or documents showing the receipts and disbursements of any person, association, or corporation licensed to conduct race meetings under this subpart. The commission may at any time require the removal of any employee or official employed by any licensee hereunder whenever it has reason to believe that such employee or official is guilty of any improper practice in connection with racing, has failed to comply with any condition of the license, or has violated any rule adopted by the commission. The commission shall have the power to require that the books and financial or other statements of any licensee be kept in a manner and method provided by the commission; and the commission shall be authorized to visit, investigate, and place auditors and inspectors in the offices, tracks, or place of business of any person, association, or corporation licensed under this subpart. The commission shall have power to summon witnesses before its meetings, to administer oaths to such witnesses, and to require testimony on any issue before it. Any person failing to appear before the commission, or failing to produce books, records, and documents ordered, or refusing to testify thereon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 12; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 12.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.12 - Licensing Powers.

Section 45-49-151.12Licensing powers. The commission shall have the power to grant, refuse, suspend, or with draw licenses to or to otherwise penalize all persons connected with racetracks including, but not limited to, gate-keepers, announcers, ushers, starters, officials, drivers, dog owners, agents, trainers, grooms, stable foremen, exercise boys, veterinarians, valets, sellers of racing forms or bulletins, and attendants in connection with the wagering machines, pursuant to such rules and regulations as the commission may adopt and upon the payment of a license fee as fixed and determined by the commission in accordance with the position and compensation of such person. Any license may be revoked by the commission, at its discretion, and any person whose license is revoked shall be ineligible to participate in such occupation connected with racing unless the license is returned by the commission with permission to operate thereunder. The commission may deny or revoke a license by any other state racing commission or racing authority.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 13; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 13.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.13 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering.

Section 45-49-151.13Pari-mutuel wagering. (a) The commission shall make rules governing, permitting, and regulating the wagering on dog races under the form of mutuel wagering by patrons known as pari-mutuel wagering, which method shall be legal to the extent that, and so long as, the same is carried on and conducted strictly in conformity with this subpart, and not otherwise. Only the persons, associations, or corporations receiving a license from the commission shall have the right or privilege to conduct this type of wagering, and the licenses shall restrict and confine this form of wagering to a space within the race meeting grounds. All other forms of wagering on the result of dog races shall continue to be illegal, and any or all wagering outside of the enclosure of such races, where such races shall have been licensed by the commission, shall be illegal. (b) No person or corporation shall directly or indirectly purchase parimutuel tickets or participate in the purchase of any part of a pari-mutuel pool for another for hire or for any gratuity and no person shall purchase any part of a pari-mutuel pool through another, wherein he or she gives or pays directly or indirectly such other person anything of value. Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 14; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 14.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.15 - Admission Tax on Free Passes or Complimentary Cards.

Section 45-49-151.15Admission tax on free passes or complimentary cards. If any free passes or complimentary cards shall be issued to guests by any licensee, such licensee shall nevertheless be responsible for payment of the admission tax upon such complimentary admission cards or passes as though they had been sold at regular admission price. However, nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the issuance of tax-free passes to officials and actual employees of the licensee, or other persons actually engaged in working at such track, including persons actually employed and accredited by the press or other news service, or by the racing commission; provided, that the issuance of all such tax-free passes by the licensee shall be governed by the regulations and orders of the commission and a list of all such officers, employees, and news service representatives shall be filed with the commission.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 16; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 16.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.16 - Relation to Other Taxes.

Section 45-49-151.16Relation to other taxes. The license fees, commissions, and excise taxes imposed herein shall be in lieu of all license, excise, and occupational taxes to the State of Alabama, or any county, city, town, or other political subdivision thereof.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 17; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 17.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.18 - State or County Fair Associations.

Section 45-49-151.18State or county fair associations. This subpart shall not apply to the running of races conducted by any state fair association or county fair association which holds not more than one meeting annually and which restricts such annual meeting to three days or less.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 19; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 19.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.19 - Violations of Subpart.

Section 45-49-151.19Violations of subpart. Any corporation, association, or person who directly or indirectly holds any dog race without having procured a license as prescribed in this subpart, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person wagering upon the results of such a race, except in the pari-mutuel or mutuel method of wagering when the same is conducted by a licensee and upon the grounds or enclosure of the licensee, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any corporation, organization, association, or person who violates this subpart, for which a penalty is not expressly provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction of any of the above misdemeanors in a court of competent jurisdiction, the penalty shall be a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment of not less than five days nor more than six months, or both, such fine and imprisonment to be in the discretion of the court.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 20; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 20.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.20 - Eligibility of Applicants and Licensees.

Section 45-49-151.20Eligibility of applicants and licensees. No person who engages in the practice of professional gambling on dog races, or in the practice of making gambling or wagering books on such races, or who knowingly takes any part in such practices, shall be eligible as an applicant for any license or permit to operate a racetrack or a race meeting under this subpart, or to be connected therewith in any capacity; and any association or corporation which has as an officer, director, stockholder, executive, or employs any person who engages in such practices shall likewise be ineligible as a licensee, and the commission is hereby empowered to inquire into such matters in entertaining any such applications and otherwise administering this subpart.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 21; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 21.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.21 - Manipulation of Race Outcomes.

Section 45-49-151.21Manipulation of race outcomes. Any person who shall influence or have any understanding or connivance with any owner, groom, or other person associated with or interested in any kennel, dog, or race in which any dog participates, to prearrange or predetermine the results of any such race, or any person who shall stimulate or depress a dog for the purpose of affecting the results of a race, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the state prison for not less than one year nor more than 10 years, or shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both, in the discretion of the court.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 22; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 22.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 1 - Racing Commission.|Section 45-49-151.22 - Transmission or Communication of Racing Information.

Section 45-49-151.22Transmission or communication of racing information. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit or communicate to another by any means whatsoever the results, changing odds, track conditions, or any other information relating to any dog race from any racetrack in the county, between the period of time beginning one hour prior to the first race of any day and ending 30 minutes after the posting of the official results of each race, as to that particular race, except that this period may be reduced to permit the transmitting of the results of the last race each day not sooner than 15 minutes after the official posting of such results. Provided, however, that the commission, by rule, may permit the immediate transmission by radio, television, or press wire of any pertinent information concerning feature races. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit by any means whatsoever racing information to any other person, or to relay the same to any other person 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 purposes. (c) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in the state penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than 10 years, or shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both, in the discretion of the court.  (Act 86-416, p. 612, § 23; Act 86-545, p. 1082, § 23.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 2 - Racetracks.|Section 45-49-151.40 - Limitations on Construction or Operation of Racetrack in County.

Section 45-49-151.40Limitations on construction or operation of racetrack in county. (a) The Mobile County Commission shall not license the construction or operation of any racetrack, for any purpose, in an area of the county that has five or more residences within 1,000 yards of the location for the racetrack. (b) No person shall construct or operate a racetrack, for any purpose, in any area of the county within 1,000 yards of the location of the residence. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a public nuisance. (c)(1) This section shall be enforced by the Mobile County Commission. (2) The Mobile County Commission may commence a civil action in the name of the Mobile County Commission in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, to abate or enjoin any violation of this section. In any action pursuant to this subdivision, the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, is authorized to assess all costs of abating a public nuisance declared by this section, including attorney’s fees, court costs, and all other expenses of litigation, against the person creating or maintaining the public nuisance. (d) This section shall not be applicable for any existing racetrack in operation on May 28, 1996.  (Act 96-781, p. 1421, §§ 2-5.)
AL Code § 45-49-151.41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 49 - Mobile County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Part 2 - Racing Commission and Racetracks.|Division 2 - Racetracks.|Section 45-49-151.41 - Limitation on Construction or Operation of Racetrack Outside Prichard and Saraland.

Section 45-49-151.41Limitation on construction or operation of racetrack outside Prichard and Saraland. (a) This section relates only to Mobile County and only to lands located outside of the municipalities of Prichard and Saraland. (b) The Mobile County Commission shall not license the construction or operation of any racetrack, for any purpose, on lands located outside of the municipalities of Prichard and Saraland that has five or more residences within 1,000 yards of the location for the race track. (c) No person shall construct or operate a racetrack, for any purpose, on lands located outside of the municipalities of Prichard and Saraland that has five or more residences within 1,000 yards of the location for the racetrack. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a public nuisance. (d) This section shall be enforced by the Mobile County Commission. (e) The Mobile County Commission may commence a civil action in the name of the Mobile County Commission in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, to abate or enjoin any violation of this section. In any action pursuant to this section, the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, is authorized to assess all costs of abating a public nuisance declared by this section, including attorney's fees, court costs, and all other expenses of litigation, against the person creating or maintaining the public nuisance. (f) This section shall not be applicable for any existing race track in operation on June 14, 2007.  (Act 2007-496, p. 1054, §§ 1-6.)