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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19590.

19590. The board shall adopt rules governing, permitting, and regulating parimutuel wagering on horse races under the system known as the parimutuel method of wagering. Parimutuel wagering shall be conducted only by a person or persons licensed under this chapter to conduct a horse racing meeting or authorized by the board to conduct advance deposit wagering.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 505) by Stats. 2007, Ch. 613, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19591.

19591. Any licensee conducting a horse racing meeting shall provide a place or places within the meeting grounds or inclosure where the licensee may conduct, operate, and supervise the parimutuel method of wagering in accordance with this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 80. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19592.

19592. The parimutuel system of wagering shall be operated only by a totalizator or other equipment approved by the board. The board shall not require any particular make of equipment. The communications system, technology, and method used to accept wagers and transmit odds, results, and other data related to wagering shall be approved by the board.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 81. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19592.5.

19592.5. In order to facilitate the intrastate transmission of racing programs, the board shall adopt regulations that provide for the compatibility of parimutuel totalizator systems within the state, including uniform procedures for the placing and cashing of parimutuel wagers.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 82. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19593.

19593. No method of betting, pool making, or wagering other than by the parimutuel method shall be permitted or used by any person licensed under this chapter to conduct a horse racing meeting.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1828.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19594.

19594. Any person within the inclosure where a horse racing meeting is authorized may wager on the result of a horse race held at that meeting by contributing his money to the parimutuel pool operated by the licensee under this chapter. Such wagering is not unlawful, any other law of the State of California to the contrary notwithstanding.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1828.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19595.

19595. Any form of wagering or betting on the result of a horse race other than that permitted by this chapter is illegal.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 198, Sec. 9) by Stats. 2007, Ch. 613, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19596.

19596. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may do any of the following:
(1) Authorize a licensed harness racing association that is conducting a live racing meeting in this state to accept wagers on the full card of races conducted by another racing association on the day that other association conducts the Breeders’ Crown Stakes, the Meadowlands Pace, the Hambletonian, the Cane Pace, the Kentucky Futurity, or the North American Cup.
(2) Authorize a licensed quarter horse racing association that is conducting a live racing meeting in this state to accept wagers on either of the following:
(A) Races conducted by the racing association that conducts the American Quarter Horse Racing Challenge, if the races are conducted on the same day as the American Quarter Horse Racing Challenge.
(B) The full card of races conducted by another racing association on the day that other association conducts the Texas Classic Futurity and Remington Park Futurity.
(3) Authorize the inclusion of wagers authorized pursuant to this section in the parimutuel pools of the out-of-state association that conducts the races on which the wagers are placed.
(b) The board authorization may be granted under this section only if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The authorization complies with federal laws, including, but not limited to, Chapter 57 (commencing with Section 3001) of Title 15 of the United States Code.
(2) Wagering is offered only within the racing enclosure and only within seven days of the running of the out-of-state race.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 225, Sec. 1. (AB 897) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19596.2.

19596.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided in Section 19596.4, a thoroughbred racing association or fair may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-state thoroughbred races conducted in the United States during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, including days on which there is no live racing being conducted by the association or fair, without the consent of the organization that represents horsemen and horsewomen participating in the race meeting and without regard to the amount of purses. Further, the total number of thoroughbred races imported by associations or fairs on a statewide basis under this section shall not exceed 50 per day on days when live thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in the state. The limitation of 50 imported races per day does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Races imported for wagering purposes pursuant to subdivision (c).
(2) Races imported that are part of the race card of the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks, the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, the Jockey Club Gold Cup, the Travers Stakes, the Arlington Million, the Breeders’ Cup, the Dubai World Cup, the Arkansas Derby, the Apple Blossom Handicap, the Blue Grass Stakes, or the Haskell Invitational.
(3) Races imported into the northern zone when there is no live thoroughbred or fair racing being conducted in the northern zone.
(4) Races imported into the combined central and southern zones when there is no live thoroughbred or fair racing being conducted in the combined central and southern zones.
(b) Any thoroughbred association or fair accepting wagers pursuant to subdivision (a) shall conduct the wagering in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 19601, 19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2.
(c) No thoroughbred association or fair may accept wagers pursuant to this section on out-of-state races commencing after 7 p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting in the Counties of Orange or Sacramento.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 2969) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19596.21.

19596.21. (a) In addition to the authorizations to accept wagers on out-of-state and out-of-country races pursuant to Sections 19596.2 and 19596.3 and in any other provision of law, during calendar periods when a thoroughbred association or another fair in the northern zone and the Humboldt County Fair simultaneously conduct live race meetings, the Humboldt County Fair and a thoroughbred association in the southern zone when conducting a live race meeting may accept wagers on days when live races are being run on the results of not more than eight out-of-state thoroughbred horse races, if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The authorization complies with federal laws, including, but not limited to, Chapter 57 (commencing with Section 3001) of Title 15 of the United States Code.
(2) The Humboldt County Fair conducts at least six live races.
(3) The Humboldt County Fair and thoroughbred association in the southern zone shall accept these wagers only on out-of-state thoroughbred races that commence before 4:30 p.m., Pacific standard time.
(b) The Humboldt County Fair may contract with the thoroughbred association or fair in the southern zone to distribute the signal statewide on its behalf.
(c) Any thoroughbred association or fair accepting wagers pursuant to this section shall conduct the wagering in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 19601, 19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2, except that subdivision (i) of Section 19601 shall not be applicable for the purpose of fulfilling the authorization described in this section.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 122, Sec. 1. Effective August 6, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19596.3.

19596.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a thoroughbred racing association or fair may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, without the consent of the organization that represents horsemen participating in the race meeting. Out-of-country races shall be imported under the following conditions:
(a) A thoroughbred association or fair shall conduct the wagering in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 19601, 19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2.
(b) No thoroughbred association or fair may accept wagers pursuant to this section on out-of-country races commencing after 5:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.
(c) A thoroughbred racing association or fair distributing the audiovisual signal and accepting wagers on the results of out-of-country races pursuant to this section may execute an agreement with an association that conducts thoroughbred races in the southern zone to allow that association to distribute the signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races, except that the license fees paid to the state shall be double the amount paid by a quarter horse racing association specified in subdivision (b) of Section 19605.7.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 279, Sec. 1. (SB 899) Effective September 24, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19596.4.

19596.4. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of, and subject to the conditions specified in subdivisions (c) and (d) of, Section 19596.2, if the total number of thoroughbred and fair racing days allocated by the board in the northern zone in any calendar year commencing with the calendar year 2001 is less than the total number of thoroughbred and fair racing days allocated by the board in calendar year 2000, a thoroughbred racing association or fair that has been allocated fewer racing days in the northern zone may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-state and out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is licensed to conduct a live race meeting, excluding Saturdays and Sundays.
(b) The total number of out-of-state and out-of-country thoroughbred races upon which wagers may be accepted pursuant to this section shall be sufficient to the extent reasonably possible to prevent any loss of revenue to the General Fund and the California racing participants, as determined by the executive director of the board but shall not exceed a maximum of three out-of-state or out-of-country thoroughbred races for every live race that has been eliminated by the board. A thoroughbred racing association in the northern zone shall not import these races on a day when a fair is conducting live racing in the northern zone.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 936, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19597.

19597. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person licensed under this chapter to conduct a horse racing meeting shall, as to any payment made to a person who has wagered by contributing to a parimutuel pool operated by such licensee, also deduct the applicable breakage, as defined by Section 19405.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 83. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19597.5.

19597.5. A person licensed under this chapter to conduct a horse racing meeting shall hold in trust the distributions required to be made pursuant to this chapter until the funds are paid to the various distributees. These required deductions, except for those that enure to the benefit of the racing association, are trust funds and shall not be used by the racing association for any purpose other than for payment to those distributees as directed by this chapter. These funds are not the property of the racing association, but are merely held in trust for the benefit of the statutory distributees until the funds are distributed to them in accordance with this chapter. These funds shall be held in a separate depository account until they are actually distributed as provided for in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 226, Sec. 2. (AB 246) Effective October 11, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19598.

19598. Any person claiming to be entitled to any part of a redistribution from a parimutuel pool operated by a licensee under this chapter, who fails to claim the money due the person prior to the completion of the horse racing meeting at which the pool was formed, may file a claim with the association issuing the person’s ticket prior to May 15 of the year immediately following the close of the horse racing meeting.
The funds that were unclaimed within the period specified under this section are designated as “unclaimed tickets” and shall be distributed in accordance with this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 84. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19599.

19599. An association or fair may offer any form of parimutuel wagering, as defined by regulations adopted by the board, or as defined by Chapter 4, Pari-Mutuel Wagering, Model Rules of Racing, as published by the Association of Racing Commissioners International. The board may prohibit any form of parimutuel wagering if it determines that the proposed wagering would compromise the honesty and integrity of racing in the state. Each racing association or fair shall include the types of conventional, exotic, and other wagering it proposes to offer on its application to conduct a horse racing meeting.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 20. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19601.02.

19601.02. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19610, every thoroughbred association or fair that conducts a live race meeting shall deduct an additional 2 percent of the total amount handled on exotic wagers requiring the selection of two wagering interests, and 3 percent of the total amount handled on exotic wagers requiring the selection of three or more wagering interests.
(b) The funds collected pursuant to subdivision (a) from wagers placed within the inclosure of a thoroughbred association or fair conducting a race meeting, at satellite locations within this state, and from account wagers originating within this state, shall be distributed to the purse account of the meet conducting racing in the zone in which the wager was placed, and distributed in accordance with subdivision (d).
(c) Any thoroughbred racing association or fair, when it authorizes betting systems located outside this state to accept wagers on a race, shall retain from the total amount received by the association or fair from the out-of-state betting system, the incremental amount received as a result of the takeout specified in subdivision (a) for distribution as overnight purses in accordance with subdivision (d) without regard to the provisions of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 19602. The method utilized to determine the incremental amount received as a result of the takeout increase specified in subdivision (a) shall be established by agreement between the various affected thoroughbred racing associations and fairs and the applicable horsemen’s organization. Should the thoroughbred racing association or fair and the applicable horsemen’s organization be unable to reach an agreement as to the method of making such determination, the board shall determine the appropriate allocation method after a hearing on the matter.
(d) The amounts collected pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) shall be utilized solely to augment and not supplant overnight purses. Within 90 days after the conclusion of a given meet, the thoroughbred association or fair receiving funds pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) shall report to the board the manner in which the funds were used to augment and not supplant overnight purses at that meet.
(e) The board shall have the authority to postpone or revoke the implementation of the takeout increase specified in subdivision (a) if the board determines that the incremental amount that results from the negotiations with the out-of-state betting systems is incrementally insufficient.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 283, Sec. 2. (SB 1072) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19601.2.

19601.2. During calendar periods when any other fair or thoroughbred association and the Humboldt County Fair simultaneously conduct race meetings in the northern zone, the other fair or thoroughbred association shall be the association authorized to distribute the signal and accept wagers on out-of-zone, out-of-state, and out-of-country races if it complies with the conditions specified in subdivision (a) of Section 19601. The amounts deducted from these wagers shall be distributed as provided in Section 19601. Additionally, from, and to the extent of, commissions and purses generated from the total handle of the other fair or thoroughbred association during the overlap, the other fair or thoroughbred association shall distribute to the Humboldt County Fair, not less than seven days after the close of the racing meeting, an amount equal to 0.75 percent of the out-of-zone, out-of-state, and out-of-country handle.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 122, Sec. 2. Effective August 6, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19601.3.

19601.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a quarter horse racing association, subject to approval by the board, may deduct from the total amount handled in the parimutuel pool for any type of wager up to 2 percent more of the total amount handled than was authorized on May 1, 2009. Funds deducted pursuant to this additional authority shall be distributed as follows:
(1) All of the funds, up to 1 percent on the first fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per day handled, to eligible satellite wagering facilities that are in compliance with Article 9.2 (commencing with Section 19605), based on the wagers they accept, and provided further that they accept all available signals from the quarter horse racing association.
(2) The remainder of the funds shall be distributed with 50 percent going to the quarter horse horsemen’s organization for purses and the other 50 percent being retained by the racing association.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a harness racing association, subject to approval by the board, may deduct from the total amount handled in the parimutuel pool for any type of wager up to 2 percent more of the total amount handled than was authorized on May 1, 2009. Funds deducted pursuant to this additional authority shall be distributed as follows:
(1) All of the funds, up to 1 percent on the first fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per day handled, to eligible satellite wagering facilities that are in compliance with Article 9.2 (commencing with Section 19605), based on the wagers they accept, and provided further that they accept all available signals from the harness racing association.
(2) The remainder of the funds shall be distributed with 50 percent going to the harness horsemen’s organization for purses and the other 50 percent being retained by the racing association.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 226, Sec. 3. (AB 246) Effective October 11, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19601.4.

19601.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a fair, combination of fairs, or an association conducting racing at a fair, may, after approval from the board, deduct an additional 1 percent from the total amount handled daily in its conventional and exotic pools. The additional 1 percent shall be deposited into the Inclosure Facilities Improvement Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury, the moneys of which are available upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act. Any moneys deducted from the handle pursuant to this section shall be used solely for the purpose of facilities maintenance and improvements at a fair’s racetrack inclosure for those fairs that contribute to, or for those fairs where an association conducting racing at that fair contributes to, the Inclosure Facilities Improvement Fund.
(b)  The secretary shall appoint a committee of not more than five and no fewer than three individuals with expertise in financing, constructing, and managing horse racing facilities, to advise in the administration of the funds. The secretary shall have oversight over the committee. The secretary shall adhere to the same oversight responsibilities as outlined in Section 19620 when administering the funds contributed and disbursed pursuant to this section.
(c) The secretary shall include in the annual expenditure plan required pursuant to Section 19621 any allocations made pursuant to this section.
(d) For purposes of this section, “secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 613, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9 - Wagering › Section 19603.

19603. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any racing association in this state may, with the approval of the board, accept out-of-state wagers on a race or races conducted by or disseminated by that association and may transmit live audiovisual signals of the race or races to locations out of state, except that any wagers made pursuant to this section are subject to applicable federal laws. The amounts deducted and distributed pursuant to this section shall be as provided in Section 19602 for all other out-of-state wagers.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 706, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.

19605. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the board may authorize an association licensed to conduct a racing meeting in the northern zone to operate a satellite wagering facility for wagering on races conducted in the northern zone at its racetrack inclosure subject to all of the conditions specified in Section 19605.3, and may authorize an association licensed to conduct a racing meeting in the central or southern zone to operate a satellite wagering facility for wagering on races conducted in the central or southern zone at its racetrack inclosure subject to the conditions specified in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 19605.3 and the conditions and limitations set forth in Section 19605.6.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, no satellite wagering facility, except a facility that is located at a track where live racing is conducted, shall be located within 20 miles of any existing satellite wagering facility or of any track where a racing association conducts a live racing meeting. However, in the northern zone, a racing association or any existing satellite wagering facility may waive the prohibition contained in this subdivision and may consent to the location of another satellite wagering facility within 20 miles of the facility or track.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the Department of Food and Agriculture may approve not more than three satellite wagering facilities that are licensed jointly to the 1a District Agricultural Association and the 5th District Agricultural Association and that are located on the fairgrounds of the 1a District Agricultural Association or within the boundaries of the City and County of San Francisco. Before a satellite wagering facility may be licensed for the 1997 and subsequent calendar years under this subdivision, the department shall conduct a one-year test at the proposed site in order to determine the impact of the proposed facility on total state parimutuel revenues and on attendance and wagering at existing racetracks and fair satellite wagering facilities in the Counties of Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Solano. Notwithstanding Section 19605.1, a satellite wagering facility may be located on property leased to one or both fairs. Notwithstanding any other law, the fairs may contract for the operation and management of a satellite wagering facility with an individual racing association or a partnership, joint venture, or other affiliation of two or more racing associations or fairs that are licensed to conduct thoroughbred meetings or simulcast wagering within the northern zone.
(d) Subdivision (b) shall not be construed to prohibit the location of satellite wagering facilities within 20 miles of any existing or proposed satellite facility established pursuant to subdivision (c).
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 817, Sec. 1. (AB 460) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.1.

19605.1. With respect to the northern zone, the board may, with the approval of the Department of Food and Agriculture, also authorize any fair, in the northern zone that is eligible for an allocation of racing days pursuant to Section 19549, but which is not licensed to conduct a racing meeting or authorized pursuant to Section 19605.6, to locate a satellite wagering facility at its fairgrounds for wagering on races conducted in the northern zone if all of the conditions specified in Section 19605.3 are satisfied.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 89. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.2.

19605.2. With respect to the central and southern zones, the board may, with the approval of the Department of Food and Agriculture, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in Section 19605.6, also authorize any fair, which conducted general fair activities in 1986 within the central or southern zone, and which is eligible for an allocation of racing days pursuant to Section 19549, but which is not licensed to conduct a racing meeting, to locate a satellite wagering facility at its fairgrounds for wagering on races conducted in the central or southern zone if all of the conditions specified in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 19605.3 are satisfied.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 90. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.35.

19605.35. (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 19605.3, no fee or charge authorized under that paragraph shall be paid by the operator of a satellite wagering facility that was licensed in the northern zone at any time prior to January 1, 2000. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, total on-track license fees applicable to all wagers made within the inclosure of associations conducting thoroughbred racing meetings in the northern zone, including wagers on out-of-zone, out-of-state, and out-of-country races, shall be reduced by 0.3 percent. In addition, the total on-track license fees applicable to all wagers made within the inclosures of associations conducting thoroughbred racing meetings in the Counties of Alameda and San Mateo shall, beginning on January 1, 2001, and each year thereafter, be further reduced by an additional sum equal to the amount of impact fees respectively received by each association from the Santa Clara County Fair during the 2000 calendar year. The reduction in license fees provided by this section shall be distributed solely to the association in the form of commissions. All other distributions from handle shall be as provided elsewhere in this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 19605.3, no fee or charge authorized under that paragraph shall be paid by the operator of a satellite wagering facility that was also licensed at any time during the prior year to conduct a live thoroughbred or quarter horse racing meeting in the central or southern zones or a live fair racing meeting in Los Angeles County. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on-track license fees applicable to all wagers made within the inclosure of an association conducting a thoroughbred meet in the central or southern zones, including wagers on out-of-zone, out-of-state, and out-of-country races, shall be reduced by 0.15 percent. The reduction in license fees provided by this section shall be distributed solely to the association in the form of commissions. All other distributions from handle shall be as provided elsewhere in this chapter.
(c) It is, and always has been, the intent of the Legislature that this section apply to impact fees charged by a thoroughbred racing association or a thoroughbred fair racing association in the northern zone, on satellite wagers accepted by satellite facilities operated by those associations.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 72, Sec. 2. Effective July 17, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.4.

19605.4. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19605.3, the live audiovisual signal of night harness, quarter horse, Appaloosa, or Arabian races in the central or southern zone may be offered to satellite wagering facilities in the northern zone and the signal of those races in the northern zone may be offered to satellite wagering facilities in the central or southern zone. Racing associations may agree to accept that audiovisual signal. However, satellite wagering facilities located at fairs shall not be required pursuant to that agreement to accept more than five night racing programs per week.
(b) (1) With respect to the live audiovisual signal of night harness, quarter horse, Appaloosa, or Arabian racing, any association or fair that operates a satellite wagering facility shall conduct wagering on all racing that is offered to the satellite wagering facility, as long as the satellite wagering facility is not sustaining a loss on a night meeting, as determined by the board, and if sustaining a loss on a night meeting, as long as the satellite wagering facility is reimbursed for that loss by either an organization described in Section 19608.2 or an association. Any association that operates a satellite wagering facility may, but is not required to, accept an audiovisual signal. Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, an association that conducts a racing meeting and a fair that operates a satellite wagering facility may agree to provide an audiovisual signal and to accept wagering on less than all of the races.
(2) In calculating the loss, if any, for operating a satellite wagering facility for a night meeting, only the expenses incurred by the satellite wagering facility because of the acceptance of night wagers shall be considered, and no overhead expenses or expenses of the satellite wagering facility that would be incurred regardless of the acceptance of night wagers shall be considered.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 60, Sec. 3. Effective May 3, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.45.

19605.45. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19605, 19605.1, 19605.35, or any other provision of this chapter, if the racing association licensed in the year 2002 to conduct thoroughbred race meetings in San Mateo County is not licensed to conduct a horse racing meeting in that county in any subsequent year, the board may authorize satellite wagering in San Mateo County only as provided in this section:
(1) The board may authorize a satellite wagering facility to be located either on the fairgrounds of the San Mateo County Fair or on leased premises within the City of San Mateo. The facility may be operated by the fair or the fair may contract for the operation and management of that satellite wagering facility with an individual racing association or fair, or a partnership, joint venture, or other affiliation of two or more racing associations or fairs. The board may license a facility to the San Mateo County Fair pursuant to this section notwithstanding the mileage restrictions contained in Section 19605 or any other provision of this chapter to the contrary.
(2) Satellite wagering facilities licensed to the fair pursuant to this section are subject to the provisions of subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 19605.3, except that they shall not be subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 19605.3 or any other impact fee or charge.
(3) Distributions pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 19605.7, and Sections 19610.3 and 19610.4 made by a satellite wagering facility licensed to the fair pursuant to this section shall be to the same beneficiary that received those distributions in the year 2002 from the San Mateo County Fair and the racing association licensed in the year 2002 to conduct thoroughbred race meetings in San Mateo County.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1063, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.46.

19605.46. Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 19605, and Section 19605.1, the Alameda County Fair may, with the approval of the Department of Food and Agriculture, the authorization of the board, and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 19605.3, operate two additional satellite wagering facilities within the boundaries of the fair district. However, any facility situated in the City of Oakland shall be sited only with the concurrence of the racing association in Alameda County. The racing association in Alameda County shall have the opportunity to invest in the ownership and operation of any satellite wagering facility situated in the City of Oakland or within 20 miles of the racing association’s racetrack in Alameda County.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 202, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.47.

19605.47. The Los Angeles County Fair may conduct satellite wagering at an additional location, situated not more than 20 miles from its fairgrounds, with the approval of the board. If the additional satellite wagering facility is within 20 miles of another racetrack, the consent of that racetrack or those racetracks shall be received as a condition precedent to approval by the board.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 202, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.51.

19605.51. Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 19605, and Section 19605.1, any fair that operated a satellite wagering facility on July 1, 2007, may, with the approval of the Department of Food and Agriculture and the authorization of the board, subject to the conditions specified in Section 19605.3, operate a satellite wagering facility on leased premises within the boundaries of that fair. Any fair that did not operate a satellite wagering facility on July 1, 2007, may, subject to Sections 19605 and 19605.1, operate one satellite wagering facility either on the property of the fairgrounds, or on leased premises.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 594, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.52.

19605.52. Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 19605, and Section 19605.1, any fair in the Counties of Kern, Shasta, or Stanislaus may, with the approval of the Department of Food and Agriculture and the authorization of the board, subject to the conditions specified in Section 19605.3, operate one satellite wagering facility within the boundaries of that fair.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 275, Sec. 2. (AB 1074) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.53.

19605.53. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 19605, and Section 19605.1, in lieu of a satellite wagering facility that could otherwise be authorized by the board to the Sacramento County Fair, the California Exposition and State Fair may, with the approval of the Department of Food and Agriculture and the authorization of the board, subject to the conditions specified in Section 19605.3, operate one satellite wagering facility within the boundaries of that fair in addition to any satellite wagering facility authorized at its fairgrounds under those provisions.
(b) A satellite wagering facility authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) may be operated by agreement between the California Exposition and State Fair and an entity described in Section 19604, pursuant to the provisions of that section.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 556, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.54.

19605.54. Any racetrack in the central zone that conducted racing in 2007 but that has since closed may continue to conduct satellite wagering. If the racetrack site is no longer available for use as a satellite wagering facility, then the owner of the racetrack may conduct satellite racing at another location within that city, subject to approval by the board. If the owners of the racetrack which last conducted racing at that facility determine that they do not wish to operate a satellite wagering facility, then any other racetrack conducting racing in that zone may instead be authorized to open a satellite wagering facility. If there is no other racing association that wishes to operate a satellite wagering facility in that city, then any other person or entity may seek the approval of the board to operate a satellite wagering facility in that city. The board, prior to granting its approval, shall conduct a hearing on the issue, and afford parties the opportunity to be heard.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 594, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.55.

19605.55. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19605, 19605.1, 19605.35, or any other provision of this chapter, if the Solano County Fair ceases to conduct live horse racing at the site of its 2002 racing meeting in any subsequent year, the board may authorize satellite wagering in Solano County as provided in this section:
(1) The board may authorize a satellite wagering facility to replace its existing facility to be located on the fairgrounds of the Solano County Fair or on leased premises within the county, at the option of the fair. The facility may be operated by the fair or the fair may contract for the operation and management of the satellite wagering facility with an individual thoroughbred racing association or fair, or a partnership, joint venture, or other affiliation of one or more thoroughbred racing associations or fairs. The board may license a facility to the Solano County Fair pursuant to this section notwithstanding the mileage restrictions contained in Section 19605 or any other provision of this chapter to the contrary.
(2) A satellite wagering facility licensed to the fair pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 19605.3, except that such a facility shall not be subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 19605.3 or any other impact fee or charge.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 874, Sec. 3. Effective September 26, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.6.

19605.6. (a) In addition to satellite wagering facilities authorized pursuant to Sections 19605, 19605.1, and 19605.2, the board, with the approval of the Department of Food and Agriculture, may authorize any fair, in the County of Kern or Santa Barbara, eligible for an allocation of racing days pursuant to Section 19549, to operate a satellite wagering facility at its fairgrounds even though the fair is not licensed to conduct a racing meeting, and the fair may operate the facilities except for those functions to be performed by an organization described in Section 19608.2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Sections 19605, 19605.3, 19605.4, 19605.7, 19605.71, 19605.8, 19606, 19606.1, 19606.3, and 19606.4 apply to satellite wagering facilities authorized pursuant to this section.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the board provide, when feasible, for periods of at least 10 minutes between post times for live races conducted within California.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 93. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.61.

19605.61. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the live racing or the audiovisual signals of any licensed association or fair in this state are disrupted or interrupted so as to cause the cessation of the live racing or audiovisual signals and the cause is a natural disaster outside the control of the association or fair conducting the racing or satellite wagering, as determined by the executive director of the board, the executive director may, at the request of the licensed association or fair and the organization representing horsemen at the race meeting, temporarily authorize the conduct of satellite wagering, including the transmission and reception of audiovisual signals, from any zone in the state or from any location outside this state. However, audiovisual signals emanating from within the state shall have preference over audiovisual signals from locations outside this state, and any transmission shall be subject to the conditions specified in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 19605.3.
(b) As used in this section, “natural disaster” means fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, or earthquake.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 936, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing › ARTICLE 9.2 - Satellite Wagering › Section 19605.72.

19605.72. (a) In addition to the amounts deducted and distributed pursuant to Section 19605.7, an amount equal to 1.25 percent of the total amount handled on thoroughbred races conducted by, or disseminated by, a thoroughbred racing association or fair at a satellite facility that is located on the premises where, and on days when, harness races are being conducted in the northern zone, shall be paid to the harness racing association and thereafter shall be distributed as purses to the harness horsemen racing at the harness racing meeting.
(b) In addition to the amounts deducted and distributed pursuant to Section 19605.71, an amount equal to 1.25 percent of the total amount handled on thoroughbred races conducted by, or disseminated by, a thoroughbred racing association or fair at a satellite facility that is located on the premises where, and during calendar periods when, quarter horse or harness race meetings are being conducted in Orange County, shall be distributed as purses to the horsemen racing at the quarter horse or harness racing meeting.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 613, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2008.)