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CA Bus & Prof Code § 19431.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19431.5.

19431.5.  The board shall publish, on a weekly basis on its internet website, all racehorse fatalities related to racing or training that occur within a licensed inclosure.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 252, Sec. 2. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19432 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19432.

19432.  The executive director shall keep a full and true record of all proceedings of the board, preserve at the board’s general office all books, documents, and papers of the board, prepare for service such notices and other papers as may be required of him or her by the board, and perform such other duties as the board may prescribe.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19433 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19433.

19433.  The board may visit, investigate, and place expert accountants and such other persons as it may deem necessary in the office, track, or other place of business of any licensee for the purpose of satisfying itself that its rules and regulations are strictly complied with.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1828.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19434 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19434.

19434.  The board may require that the books and financial or other statements of any person licensed under this chapter shall be kept in any manner which to the board may seem best.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1828.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19435 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19435.

19435.  The board, its executive director, or the stewards, may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses or the production of any records, books, memoranda, documents, or other papers or things, as is necessary to enable any of them to effectually discharge their duties, and may administer oaths or affirmations as necessary in connection therewith.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19436 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19436.

19436.  Any person subpoenaed who fails to appear at the time and place specified in answer to the subpoena and to bring any papers or things specified in the subpoena, or who upon such appearance, refuses to testify, or produce such records or things, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1835.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19437 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19437.

19437.  Any person who testifies falsely under oath in any proceeding before, or any investigation by the board, its executive director, or the stewards, is guilty of a felony and shall be punished in the same manner prescribed by the Penal Code for the punishment of perjury.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19439 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19439.

19439.  In lieu of requiring an affidavit or other sworn statement in any application or other paper or document required to be filed with it, the board may require a certification thereof under the penalty of perjury, in such form as the board may prescribe.Any person who willfully makes and subscribes any such certificate which is materially false in any particular is guilty of a felony, and shall be punished in the manner prescribed by the Penal Code for the punishment of perjury.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1828.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19440 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19440.

19440.  (a) The board shall have all powers necessary and proper to enable it to carry out fully and effectually the purposes of this chapter. Responsibilities of the board shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Adopting rules and regulations that protect and advance the health, safety, welfare, and aftercare of racehorses.(2) Adopting rules and regulations for the protection of the public and the control of horse racing and parimutuel wagering.(3) Administration and enforcement of all laws, rules, and regulations affecting horse racing and parimutuel wagering.(4) Adjudication of controversies arising from the enforcement of those laws and regulations dealing with horse racing and parimutuel wagering.(5) Licensing of each racing association and all persons, other than the public at large, who participate in a horse racing meeting with parimutuel wagering.(6) Allocation of racing dates to qualified associations in accordance with law.(b) The board may delegate to stewards appointed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 19510) any of its powers and duties that are necessary to carry out fully and effectuate the purposes of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 251, Sec. 1. (AB 1974) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19440.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19440.5.

19440.5.  An annual audit shall be conducted of the financial books and records of the horsemen’s organizations, including any subsidiaries of the horsemen’s organizations, by a nationally recognized accounting firm as follows:(a) With respect to pension funds received by those organizations pursuant to Sections 19533, 19613, and 19613.1, the audit shall be conducted within 90 days of the close of the fund’s business year. The audit shall cover the period of time since the last audit, and a copy thereof shall be filed with the board, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization.(b) With respect to administrative funds and welfare funds received pursuant to Sections 19533, 19606.5, 19613, and 19641, the audit shall be conducted within 90 days of the close of the fund’s business year. The audit shall cover the period of time since the last audit, and a copy thereof shall be filed with the board, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Governmental Organization.(c) The horsemen’s organizations shall bear the cost of the audit.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 505, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19441 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19441.

19441.  The board shall annually make a full report to the Governor and the Legislature of its proceedings and the state of the business of horse racing for the preceding fiscal year, on or before January 31, and shall embody therein any recommendations deemed needed for improved functioning of the horse racing laws.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19441.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19441.2.

19441.2.  In its annual report required under Section 19441, the board shall include a tabulation of injuries, fatalities, and comparative accident rates for all racing and training venues within its jurisdiction. The report shall also include recommendations concerning the worker safety impacts of improvements in racetrack design, jockey equipment, racing procedures, and track and facility maintenance.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1259, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19442.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19442.2.

19442.2.  The board shall, if possible, designate at least one steward at each track where a horse racing meeting is conducted who is a former jockey or at least one steward at each track where a harness meeting is conducted who is a former driver.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19443 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19443.

19443.  The Attorney General and every district attorney shall enforce this chapter in their capacities as law enforcement officers.(Added by renumbering Section 19442 by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1080.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19444 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19444.

19444.  In performing its responsibilities pursuant to this chapter, the board may do the following:(a) Pay membership fees, join, and participate in the affairs of associations having for their purpose the interchange of information relating to racing law enforcement, the licensing of horse racing participants, the registration of race horses, and subjects relating to the duties of the board.(b) Tabulate, analyze, and publish statistical information based upon parimutuel handles, attendance, distribution of parimutuel proceeds among fees, commissions, purses, and awards, and upon the breeding and production of race horses or other information relating to parimutuel wagering.(c) Conduct research to determine more fully the cause and prevention of horse racing accidents, the effects of drug substances on the race horses, and the means for detection of foreign drug substances.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19446.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19446.1.

19446.1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a veterinarian shall not administer medications to any horse entered in the same race in which a horse is entered which he or she owns or trains.In addition to any penalty provided for by this chapter or any other law, a violation of this section by any licensed veterinarian shall be grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of a license or imposition of a fine pursuant to Section 4883 and the veterinarian shall be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 4875) of Chapter 11 of Division 2.(Added by renumbering Section 19446 (as amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1091, Sec. 13) by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1120, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19447 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19447.

19447.  If a question of consent is appealed to the board under subdivision (a) of Section 19601 or subdivision (f) of Section 19605.3, the board shall hold a hearing on the appeal. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may hold a hearing pursuant to this section within 24 hours of noticing the hearing.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 575, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19448 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2 - General Administration and Enforcement|Section 19448.

19448.  (a) The board may require fingerprint images and associated information from current or prospective employees, current or prospective contractors, and current or prospective licensees.(b) The fingerprint images and associated information of those individuals identified in subdivision (a) may be furnished to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and nature of a record of state or federal level convictions and state- or federal-level arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the applicant was released on bail or on their own recognizance pending trial. Requests for federal-level criminal offender record information received by the Department of Justice pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the Department of Justice.(c) The Department of Justice shall respond to the board with information as provided under subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.(d) The board shall request subsequent arrest notification from the Department of Justice as provided under Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code.(e) The board’s chief of licensing and enforcement may investigate the criminal history of current or prospective employees, current or prospective contractors, and current or prospective licensees in order to make a final determination of a person’s fitness to perform duties or hold a board-issued license.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 536, Sec. 2. (AB 1587) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19455.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2.5 - Backstretch Worker Labor Relations|Section 19455.2.

19455.2.  (a) The board shall provide for labor agreements under this article to be binding upon every applicable licensee.(b) No horseman or trainer who has a separate agreement with the exclusive representative labor union shall be required to be a party to a multiemployer collective bargaining agreement.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 198, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19455.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 2.5 - Backstretch Worker Labor Relations|Section 19455.4.

19455.4.  The board may establish reasonable rules to regulate the time, place, and manner for representatives of labor unions to meet backstretch workers within the enclosure during working and nonworking hours. Those rules shall provide that the union and its representatives shall not interfere with the work of any employee, but shall have reasonable access to backstretch employees within the enclosure during working hours and nonworking hours, as determined by the board. With the approval of the board, these regulations may be superseded by collective bargaining agreements between horsemen’s organizations or trainers’ organizations and labor organizations.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 198, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 3 - Licenses Generally|Section 19460.

19460.  All licenses granted under this chapter:(a) Shall be in writing.(b) Are subject to all rules, regulations, and conditions prescribed by the board.(c) Shall contain such conditions as are deemed necessary or desirable by the board for the best interests of horse racing and the purposes of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 272, Sec. 2. (AB 2792) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19461 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 3 - Licenses Generally|Section 19461.

19461.  Every license granted under this chapter is subject to suspension or revocation by the board in any case where the board has reason to believe that any condition regarding it has not been complied with, or that any law, including the Labor Code and the regulations adopted thereunder, or any rule or regulation of the board affecting it has been broken or violated.All proceedings to revoke a license shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 198, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19461.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 3 - Licenses Generally|Section 19461.1.

19461.1.  (a) The withdrawal of an application for a license after it has been filed with the board shall not, unless the board has consented in writing to the withdrawal, deprive the board of its authority to institute or continue a proceeding against the applicant for the denial of the license upon any ground provided by law, or to enter an order denying the license upon any of those grounds.(b) The suspension, expiration, or forfeiture by operation of law of a license issued by the board, or its suspension, forfeiture, or cancellation by order of the board or by order of a court of law, or its surrender without the written consent of the board, shall not, during any period in which it may be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated, deprive the board of its authority to institute or continue a disciplinary proceeding against the licensee upon any ground provided by law, or to enter an order suspending or revoking the license or otherwise taking disciplinary action against the licensee on any of those grounds.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 400, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19461.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 3 - Licenses Generally|Section 19461.5.

19461.5.  Upon a finding by the Labor Commissioner that a violation of any provision of the Labor Code, within the jurisdiction of the Labor Commissioner, has been committed by a person licensed pursuant to this chapter in the course of such licensed activity, the Labor Commissioner shall, upon expiration of the applicable period for appeal, notify the board of that finding.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 198, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19462 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 3 - Licenses Generally|Section 19462.

19462.  If any license is suspended or revoked, the board shall state publicly its reasons for the suspension or revocation, and shall cause an entry of such reasons to be made on its minute book.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1828.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19463 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 3 - Licenses Generally|Section 19463.

19463.  The action of the board in suspending or revoking a license issued under this chapter is final, except that the propriety of the action of suspending or revoking a license or of any other final administrative action of the board is subject to review by any court of competent jurisdiction if the action is commenced in the court within 30 days of the board’s action. The action of the board shall stand unless and until reversed by a court. No action may be commenced in a court to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul any final action of the board unless it is commenced within 30 days of the board’s action.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1740, Sec. 7. Effective September 30, 1984.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19464 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 3 - Licenses Generally|Section 19464.

19464.  (a) No application for a horse owner’s license or for a license to conduct a race meeting shall be granted unless the applicant’s liability for workers’ compensation is secured in accordance with Division 4 (commencing with Section 3700) of the Labor Code. Any termination of security for that liability during the period of a license shall result in the immediate automatic suspension of the license during the period of that termination and also shall be a ground for revocation of the license.(b) No application for a license to conduct a race meeting shall be granted unless the applicant has deposited with the board a surety bond in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or a greater amount, as determined by the board, which is sufficient to ensure payment of employee wages and benefits including, but not limited to, health, welfare, and pension plans. The surety bond shall be maintained during the period of the meeting and for an additional period, as determined by the board, sufficient to assure that all payments are made. In the event of a dispute over the amount owed, the dispute shall be resolved through the grievance procedures set forth in the labor agreement of the union representing the class of employees affected.For the purposes of this subdivision, an insured certificate of deposit payable to the Treasurer of the State of California shall be considered equivalent to a surety bond and shall be acceptable to the board upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe. Interest paid to the state on the certificate of deposit shall be refunded to the applicant.This subdivision does not apply to any person or association licensed to operate a horse race meeting prior to January 1, 2001, which has conducted a race meeting in each of the immediate three previous consecutive calendar years.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19466 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 3 - Licenses Generally|Section 19466.

19466.  The board shall maintain a current listing of its temporary and permanent licensees and shall include therein identifying information as to each licensee and the address of record. The board may provide a copy of the listing in the form requested by any federal, state, county, or municipal authority or racing jurisdiction. The board may require that its costs for providing a copy of a listing be reimbursed by the requesting authority or agency or organization.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1740, Sec. 8. Effective September 30, 1984.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 19480 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing|ARTICLE 4 - Licenses for Track Operators|Section 19480.

19480.  The board may issue to any person who makes application therefor in writing, who has complied with the provisions of this chapter, and who makes the deposit to secure payment of the license fee imposed by this article, a license to conduct a horse racing meeting in accordance with this chapter at the track specified in the application; provided, the board determines that the issuance thereof will be in the public interest and will subserve the purposes of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 30. Effective January 1, 2001.)