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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:83. Application of Chapter; professional wrestling events; required notice; exemptions

RS 4:83 - Application of Chapter; professional wrestling events; required notice; exemptions
A. The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to amateur contests, competitions, or exhibitions.
B. The provisions of R.S. 4:65(A)(2), 67(A) and (B), 68 through 70, 72, 73, and 79(C) shall not apply to any professional wrestling event provided all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The promoter and all participants are licensed pursuant to R.S. 4:65(A)(1) and (B).
(2) The venue for the event is either a primary or secondary school gymnasium or has a capacity of four hundred persons or fewer as certified by the state fire marshal.
(3) There is present at each event, from the start of the event until the finish of the event, an individual of the full age of majority, who is not a participant in the event, who has documented current certification in Infant/Child/Adult CPR.
(4) The promoter secures a commercial liability policy for a minimum of one hundred thousand dollars or provides proof to the secretary of the commission that the venue provides a liability policy in that amount, which policy shall be in full force and effect at the time of the event.
(5) All applicable provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations for the commission are observed and obeyed during the event.
(6) The promoter provides, no less than fifteen days prior to the event, written notice to the secretary of the commission which certifies the compliance with Paragraphs (1) through (5) of this Subsection and includes verifying documents.
C. The following shall apply to any professional wrestling event conducted pursuant to Subsection B of this Section:
(1) The promoter shall not be required by the commission to pay any show date reservation fee nor shall any fee be charged for submission of the written notice required by Paragraph (B)(6) of this Section.
(2) A promoter shall not be required by the commission to purchase health insurance for the event.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commission shall not be required to have any representative present at the event.
(4) The promoter shall at all times be responsible at the event for compliance with the applicable provisions of this Chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission.
(5) The promoter shall, within the fifteen days following the event, report in writing the results of each event.
Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1; Acts 2018, No. 210, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:84. Administrative procedure

RS 4:84 - Administrative procedure
The commission's hearings, practice and procedure and rule and regulation making procedure are as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
Acts 1974, No. 553, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:85. Definitions; construction

RS 4:85 - Definitions; construction
As used in this Chapter:
(1) "Amateur" means any of the following:
(a) Contests or exhibitions of armed or unarmed combat or any combination thereof conducted by or participated in exclusively by any state-accredited middle school or high school, college, or university, or by any association or organization of a school, college, or university, when each participant in the contests or exhibitions is a bona fide student in the state-accredited middle school or high school, college, or university.
(b) Any boxing contest or exhibition if it is registered and sanctioned by United States Amateur Boxing, Inc., or Golden Gloves of America as an amateur boxing contest or exhibition.
(c) Any contest or exhibition which specifically has been named by the commission as an amateur event.
(2) "Club" means any club, corporation, association, or individual under the authority of the commission.
(3) "Commission" means the State Boxing and Wrestling Commission.
(4) "Exhibition" means:
(a) As applied to boxing and mixed technique events, any event in which the participants show or display their skills without necessarily striving to win.
(b) As applied to professional wrestling events, bouts for entertainment purposes wherein there are no dangerous blows intended to be struck and the result of each bout is predetermined.
(5) "Mixed technique event" means contests in which contestants attack and defend with wrestling or grappling and with the fists and other parts of the human body, including but not limited to the foot, knee, leg, elbow, or head, wherein dangerous blows are intended to be struck with full contact. The term "mixed technique event" shall not include nor shall the provisions of this Chapter apply to any contest, competition, or exhibition of any of the recognized martial arts, including but not limited to karate, judo, kung fu, tae kwan do, jujitsu, kickboxing, tang soo do, or any substantively similar tradition.
(6) "Professional boxer" means any person who competes for a money prize or teaches, pursues, or assists in the practice of boxing or wrestling as a means of obtaining a livelihood or pecuniary gain.
(7) "Professional wrestler" means any person who does not qualify as an "amateur" and who participates in staged matches wherein no dangerous blow is intended to be struck and where there is a predetermined winner, whether or not the participant competes for a money prize or pecuniary gain.
(8) "Professional wrestling event" means any event which does not qualify as either a mixed technique event or amateur or boxing contest and which features in any way a professional wrestler and which qualifies as an exhibition under Subparagraph (4)(b) of this Section.
Acts 1974, No. 553, §1; Acts 2007, No. 90, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:141. Legislative intent and policy

RS 4:141 - Legislative intent and policy
A. It is the policy of the state of Louisiana in furtherance of its responsibility to provide revenues for the operation of state government for its people, to acknowledge and declare that the providing of funds and financial assistance to licensed horse racing tracks in the state of Louisiana constitutes an authorized public function and purpose of the state of Louisiana, to encourage forceful and honest statewide control of horse racing for the public health, safety, and welfare by safeguarding the people of this state against corrupt, incompetent, dishonest and unprincipled horse racing practices;
(1) To institute and maintain a program to encourage and permit development of the business of horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering thereon on a high plane.
(2) To institute and maintain a program to encourage and permit development of the breeding and ownership of race horses in the state.
(3) To institute and maintain a regulatory program for the business of racing horses, which program assures the protection of public health, safety and welfare, vesting with the commission forceful statewide control of horse racing with full powers to prescribe rules and regulations and conditions under which all horse racing is conducted with wagering upon the result thereof with the state.
(4) To institute and maintain a program to provide financial assistance that will encourage and permit the development of the business of horse racing by licensed horse racing tracks in the state of Louisiana.
(5) To institute and provide a program for the regulation, ownership, possession, licensing, keeping, and innoculation of animals on premises under its control and supervision not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the state livestock and sanitary board.
B. This Chapter is an exercise of the police powers of the state to promote the public health, safety and welfare.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 143, §1, eff. June 29, 1978.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:142. Purpose

RS 4:142 - Purpose
It is the purpose of this Chapter to effectuate the policies set forth in R.S. 4:141 by providing for:
(1) A program to permit maximum development of the business of horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering thereon.
(2) A program to permit maximum development of the breeding and ownership of race horses in this state.
(3) A program of effective regulation of the business of horse racing and to promote the orderly conduct of horse racing.
(4) A program to authorize and establish procedures for assumption and performance of certain regulating responsibilities in connection with and the licensing, by conferring such privilege to persons, corporations or associations possessed of the personal, professional and business qualifications specified in this Chapter and for the withdrawing of such privileges.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:145. Executive director; officers; employees; domicile; report to central registry

RS 4:145 - Executive director; officers; employees; domicile; report to central registry
A. The commission shall select a full-time executive director and may employ a full-time assistant executive director, whose qualifications, duties, and salaries shall be fixed by the commission. Both positions shall be unclassified and the individuals selected shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.
B. The official domicile of the commission shall be in New Orleans, Louisiana. The commission shall maintain an office at its domicile for the transaction of its business, and where it may employ assistants, clerks, or such other employees as it deems necessary for its proper functioning. It may also maintain a branch office in any other parish while racing is being conducted in that parish.
C. In addition to the duties prescribed by the commission, the executive director shall keep records of all proceedings, preserve all books, maps, documents, papers, records, and reports entrusted to its care, and keep them open for public inspection.
D. The name, address, and location of any such establishment licensed for operating, holding, or conducting any authorized game, gaming or wagering activity, or game of chance issued pursuant to this Chapter, including the name and address of each person who has or controls, directly or indirectly, more than five percent ownership, income, or profit interest, shall be submitted, and updated at least quarterly, to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board for inclusion in a central registry of licensed gaming operators pursuant to R.S. 27:15(B)(3)(c).
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1; Acts 1992, No. 901, §1, eff. July 8, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1192, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:145.1. Exclusive venue for law suits against the commission

RS 4:145.1 - Exclusive venue for law suits against the commission
The commission may be sued only in the city of New Orleans, parish of Orleans or in the parishes of Bossier, Calcasieu, or St. Landry.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 229, §1, eff. June 30, 1977; Acts 2007, No. 129, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:145.2. Exclusive venue for judicial review of adjudication

RS 4:145.2 - Exclusive venue for judicial review of adjudication
Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 49:978.1(B), proceedings for judicial review of a final decision or order in an adjudication proceeding by the commission may be instituted by filing a petition in the district court in the parish where the matter arose that was the subject of the final decision or order within thirty days after mailing notice of the final decision by the commission or, if a rehearing is requested, within thirty days after the decision thereon. Copies of the petition shall be served upon the commission and all parties of record.
Acts 2010, No. 675, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:146. Attorney for commission; executive director to serve as treasurer of commission; duties; report

RS 4:146 - Attorney for commission; executive director to serve as treasurer of commission; duties; report
A. The attorney general shall designate one of his assistants to act as attorney for the commission, without additional salary, who shall counsel and advise the commission, shall represent it in all legal proceedings, and shall prosecute any violation of the provisions of this Part.
B. The executive director is ex officio treasurer of the commission. He shall verify licenses, verify that all fees, taxes, and money provided for in this Part are deposited, and supervise, check, and audit the operations of the pari-mutuel wagering pools, its conduct and distribution. The licensee of each race meeting shall furnish to the commission a daily report of the audit and shall post in a conspicuous place copies of the worksheet of its pari-mutuel wagering department. The executive director shall be bonded, the amount and conditions of his bond to be fixed by the commission.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 58, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1990, No. 561, §1, eff. June 30, 1990.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:147.2. Additional powers of commission; force majeure

RS 4:147.2 - Additional powers of commission; force majeure
The powers of the commission shall include but not be limited to the discretion to approve the conduct of less than eighty days within a consecutive twenty-week period or a different consecutive or nonconsecutive period, whenever an eligible facility is prevented from live racing as a result of a natural disaster, an act of God, force majeure, a catastrophe, or such other occurrence over which the licensee has no control.
Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 54, §2, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:148. Rules, regulations, and conditions

RS 4:148 - Rules, regulations, and conditions
The commission shall make rules, regulations, and conditions for the holding, conducting, and operating of all race tracks, race meets, and races held in this state, historical horse racing, and for the conduct of the racing industry of this state under this Part. Special rules, regulations, and conditions may be promulgated separately for thoroughbred racing and for quarter horse racing. The rules, regulations, and conditions shall be consistent with this Part and provide for and deal with all matters necessary to the holding of such race meetings and pari-mutuel wagering.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 602, §1; Acts 1974, No. 626, §1; Acts 1978, No. 64, §1, eff. June 15, 1978; Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:148.1. Jockeys; riding engagements contracted by same agent; number of riders limited per race

RS 4:148.1 - Jockeys; riding engagements contracted by same agent; number of riders limited per race
A. No jockey agent shall contract with a racing association for more than two riders to start in any one race, except stake races, who are under contract to the same jockey agent. As used herein, "jockey agent" shall mean any person who contracts engagements for a rider or riders.
B. Any agent violating the provisions of this Section upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 831, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:148.2. Corporations licensed as owners

RS 4:148.2 - Corporations licensed as owners
Any corporation or a lessee or lessees of a corporation shall be considered qualified to obtain a license as an owner or to obtain the right to race under a stable name if each member of the board of directors of the corporation owns at least five percent of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and if each of the members of the board is also licensed as an owner; provided that the corporation and the lessee or lessees of the corporation are otherwise qualified under this Title and under rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. No other owner or officer of, or other person with an interest in such corporation shall be required to be licensed as an owner in order to obtain a license as an owner or in order to obtain the right to race under a stable name; however, the name of such owner or other person with an interest in the corporation, together with his percentage ownership in such corporation or as an owner, shall be submitted to the commission before issuance of a license or right to race is granted by the commission to the corporation or its lessee under the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1987, No. 518, §1, eff. July 9, 1987.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:149. Wagering; rules and regulations

RS 4:149 - Wagering; rules and regulations
A. The commission may prescribe rules and regulations under which shall be conducted all horse races upon the results of which there is wagering. The commission shall, as may be necessary, prescribe additional special rules and regulations applicable separately to thoroughbreds and quarter horses. The commission shall make rules governing, permitting, and regulating the wagering on horse races under the form of mutuel wagering by patrons, known as pari-mutuel wagering, whether on live or historical horse races. Only those persons receiving a license from the commission may conduct this type of wagering, and shall restrict this form of wagering to any space within the race meeting grounds or an offtrack wagering facility, as determined solely by the commission. All other forms of wagering on the result of horse races are illegal.
B. Notwithstanding the space restriction provided in Subsection A of this Section, pari-mutuel wagering on the result of horse races may also be conducted in the sports book lounge of a host entity licensed for sports wagering by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board pursuant to Chapter 10 of Title 27 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, if the requirements of this Chapter are met.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 626, §1; Acts 2021, No. 437, §1, eff. June 21, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 530, §1, eff. June 16, 2022; Acts 2022, No. 692, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:149.1. Acceptance of certain wagers; unlawful

RS 4:149.1 - Acceptance of certain wagers; unlawful
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, no person, as a business, shall, directly or indirectly, accept any thing of value to be wagered or to be transmitted or delivered for wager to any pari-mutuel wagering enterprise.
B. As used herein, "person" shall mean and include any individual, partnership, association, joint stock association or trust, corporation, or other business entity, whether incorporated or not.
C. Any person violating the provisions of this Section upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than one year nor more than five years, or both.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 360, §1; Acts 1985, No. 787, §1, eff. July 22, 1985; Acts 1990, No. 558, §1, eff. July 19, 1990.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:149.2. Other track wagering

RS 4:149.2 - Other track wagering
A. The commission may make rules regulating pari-mutuel wagering known as other track wagering.
B.(1) With the consent of the commission, an association may accept wagers at its facility for the entire racing card scheduled on horse racing events of regional, national, and international interest conducted at another track outside of this state, and transmitted either by simulcast or other means of video transmission, pursuant to a contract with the association or other entity conducting the event.
(2) After payment of license fees and commissions to the secretary as required by this Part and payment of the contract amount to the association or other entity transmitting the event, the remaining proceeds shall be retained by the licensee, fifty percent of which shall be distributed by such track licensee as purses.
C.(1) With the consent of the commission, an association conducting horse racing events at a track in this state may, by contract, authorize an association elsewhere in this state at their racing facilities, or any entity outside of this state, at its facilities, including legal nonracing facilities outside of this state, to accept wagers on such events.
(2) After payment of license fees and commissions to the secretary, if required by this Part, the amount of fees collected from any entity outside of this state at its facilities, including legal nonracing facilities outside of this state, shall be retained by the licensee, fifty percent of which shall be distributed by such track licensee as purses.
D. All contracts pursuant to this Section shall comply with all applicable laws of the United States, including 15 U.S.C. §§3001, et seq., and shall be entered into only with entities operating racetracks permitted by applicable law to conduct horse racing and wagering thereon.
Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 41, §1. Acts 1983, No. 1, §1, eff. May 5, 1983; Acts 1986, No. 307, §1; Acts 1989, No. 625, §1, eff. July 7, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:149.4. Toll-free telephone assistance for compulsive gamblers; posting of signs on premises

RS 4:149.4 - Toll-free telephone assistance for compulsive gamblers; posting of signs on premises
The commission shall require the posting of one or more signs on licensed premises at each point of entry into areas where authorized gaming is conducted, authorized gaming devices are located, or authorized wagering on the results of any horse race is conducted to inform patrons of a toll-free telephone number available to provide information and referral services regarding compulsive or problem gambling. Failure by the owner of the licensed premises to post and maintain such a sign or signs shall be cause for the imposition of a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars per day.
Acts 1997, No. 1192, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:150.1. Temporary licenses to owners; application for regular license; penalty for noncompliance

RS 4:150.1 - Temporary licenses to owners; application for regular license; penalty for noncompliance
A. Notwithstanding R.S. 4:150, the commission may grant a temporary license, valid for thirty days from the date of issuance, to an owner upon proper, appropriate application therefor, either by the owner or his authorized agent or trainer on behalf of the owner.
B. The application shall include, but not be limited to, the following
(1) Owner's name.
(2) Owner's address.
(3) Owner's federal identification number.
C. As provided in R.S. 4:150, an owner receiving a temporary license from the commission under this Section shall apply for a Louisiana owner's license, within thirty days of the issuance of his temporary license.
D. For the purposes of this Section, "owner" means the person, firm, or corporation shown on the foal certificate as the owner of one hundred percent interest in the horse the owner is seeking to race in this state.
E. The commission may suspend all racing privileges of an owner who fails to comply with Subsection C of this Section.
Acts 1989, No. 624, §1, eff. July 7, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 560, §1, eff. July 19, 1990.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:151. Criteria for racing privileges other than associations

RS 4:151 - Criteria for racing privileges other than associations
In the exercise of its authority in considering racing privileges the commission should follow the following criteria, standards and guidelines by way of illustration without limitation:
(1) The public interest.
(2) Misuse of license, permit or privilege by the licensee.
(3) Misstatement or falsification of, or concerning, application for license.
(4) The moral and financial standing of licensee or its officers, partners, agents or officials.
(5) Failure to comply with statutory requirements or the rules, regulations and orders of the commission.
(6) Dereliction of duty and/or responsibilities.
(7) Business failure.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:152.1. Mandatory termination of racing privileges

RS 4:152.1 - Mandatory termination of racing privileges
A. In addition to the procedures and sanctions provided in this Part, the commission or any interested person may petition a state court of competent jurisdiction for a judgment declaring that a certain person or persons have committed a corrupt practice as defined by R.S. 4:143. The court, after due proceedings in accordance with the constitution and laws of this state, shall render such judgment if the law and evidence presented before the court so warrants. The clerk of any state court rendering or affirming such judgment shall forthwith send a certified copy of such judgment to the commission. Upon the filing with the commission of a certified copy of a final and definitive court judgment declaring any person to have committed a corrupt practice as defined by R.S. 4:143, the commission shall promptly terminate all licenses, permits, and privileges granted to such person under this Part and shall bar such person from ever obtaining in the future any license, permit, or privilege under this Part.
B. The same provisions in Subsection A of this Section shall apply, respectively, to persons who have been duly declared by a court of competent jurisdiction of another state to have committed a corrupt practice as defined in R.S. 4:143.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 426, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:153. Production of books, memoranda, or documents; removal of official or employee; manner of keeping books; witnesses; penalty

RS 4:153 - Production of books, memoranda, or documents; removal of official or employee; manner of keeping books; witnesses; penalty
The commission may:
(1) Compel the production of all books, memoranda, or documents showing the receipts and disbursements of any person licensed to conduct race meetings under the provisions of this Part;
(2) At any time require the removal of any employee or official employed by any licensee in any case where it has reason to believe that the employee or official has been guilty of any dishonest practice in connection with horse racing, has failed to comply with any condition of the licensee's license, or has violated any rule adopted by the commission;
(3) Require that the books, financial statement, or other statement of any licensee under this Part be kept in a manner provided by the commission;
(4) Visit, investigate, and place auditors and inspectors in the offices, tracts, or places of business of any such licensee;
(5) Summon witnesses before its meetings, administer oaths to such witnesses, and 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 fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:154. Administrative procedure; appeal to the commission and review of commission rulings

RS 4:154 - Administrative procedure; appeal to the commission and review of commission rulings
A. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, the commission's hearings, practice and procedure, and rule making procedure are as provided in the Administrative Procedure Act; however, in cases made the subject of judicial review, the court may not extend or continue beyond ten (10) days from date of issuance any stay order or temporary restraining order issued by it, except:
(1) Upon agreement of counsel for all parties, or
(2) Absent such agreement, by order of the court, but only after a contradictory hearing held no later than the tenth (10th) day following the issuance of such stay order or temporary restraining order and then only upon a showing by a party that a denial of such extension or continuation would be prejudicial to that party's opportunity to cause the court to affirm, modify, or reverse the decision appealed from or to be reviewed.
B. A final appeal, in the case of any person penalized, or disciplined by the stewards, may be taken to the commission.
C. Such an appeal must be filed in writing at the office of the commission within five days of the date of said penalty or imposition of said discipline.
D. Such an appeal must be signed by the person making it and must set forth his reason therefor.
E. An appeal from the decision of the stewards to the commission shall not affect such decision until the appeal has been acted upon by the commission.
F. The commission must grant a hearing within ten days of the receipt of this appeal, and must render a decision within forty-eight hours following the conclusion of the appeal hearing. Any continuance of a hearing must be reasonable in duration and for just cause.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 64, §1, eff. June 15, 1978; Acts 1983, No. 582, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:155. Commission authority, fines, suspensions, revocations, forfeitures and disciplinary actions

RS 4:155 - Commission authority, fines, suspensions, revocations, forfeitures and disciplinary actions
A. The commission may impose upon any licensee listed in R.S. 4:169 a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars and may suspend a licensee indefinitely, or both. Any commission action taken herein shall be consistent with the provisions of this Part.
B. The commission may impose upon any licensed association as defined in R.S. 4:143(1) a fine not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and may suspend a license indefinitely, or both. Any commission action taken herein shall be consistent with the provisions of this Part.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 64, §1, eff. June 15, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 731, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:157. Race meetings; right to conduct; Sundays; minors

RS 4:157 - Race meetings; right to conduct; Sundays; minors
A. Subject to the provisions of this Part, any person or legal entity may conduct one or more race meetings at a track each year. No license shall be granted to any person or legal entity for a race meet or meetings in any one parish to extend longer than one hundred and five racing days in any one year, except in a parish having a population in excess of eighty thousand or in a parish in which a race meeting is held exclusively for quarter horse races.
B. After all monies presently or hereafter dedicated are paid, fifty percent of the balance of all tax revenues remaining shall be allocated and be paid over to the governing authority of the parish or municipality in which the racing meet or meetings are held and the remaining fifty percent of such balance of the tax revenues shall be allocated and paid over to the state treasurer for deposit in the general fund of the state. No race or racing shall be permitted on Sundays unless the governing authority of the parish or municipality shall have first approved the same by resolution or ordinance and shall have further received the approval of the commission, nor shall minors be employed in any manner about the race track, except as jockeys, apprentice jockeys, exercise persons, grooms, or hot walkers.
C.(1) Any minor age six or above may, with the permission of the racing association, be allowed to attend any race meeting if accompanied by a parent, grandparent, or legal guardian but in no case shall any minor in attendance be allowed to engage in wagering.
(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall supercede any authority that the Louisiana State Racing Commission may have had to adopt rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Subsection.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 249, §1; Acts 1972, No. 731, §1; Acts 1974, No. 679, §1; Acts 1975, No. 272, §1, eff. July 16, 1975; Acts 1978, No. 64, §1, eff. June 15, 1978; Acts 1981, No. 726, §1, eff. July 23, 1981; Acts 1989, No. 577, §1, eff. July 6, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 601, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 672, §1; Acts 1992, No. 281, §1, eff. June 11, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:157.1. Authorization to grant extra racing days; races of national importance

RS 4:157.1 - Authorization to grant extra racing days; races of national importance
The commission shall grant extra racing days to an association requesting such days if the association is hosting a race or races deemed by the commission to be of national importance.
Acts 1989, No. 597, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:158.1. Written report

RS 4:158.1 - Written report
A. Beginning January 1, 2015, the commission shall require a licensed association to submit a written report that may include the following information:
(1) The plan of operation for each fiscal year which shall include but not be limited to customer service, marketing and promotions relative to horse racing, capital improvement, facility maintenance, and facility improvements. "Facility maintenance" and "facility improvements" shall include but not be limited to track surface, barns, grandstands, and paddocks.
(2) A summary of the implementation and status of the prior year's plan.
B. The commission shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section, including, as appropriate, standard forms to be used for the annual report and plan of operation.
Acts 2014, No. 731, §1; Acts 2022, No. 525, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:158.2. Quarterly reporting of professional services information

RS 4:158.2 - Quarterly reporting of professional services information
A. Each association or licensee as defined in R.S. 4:143 shall submit to the commission, the Senate Committee on Judiciary B, and the House Committee on Commerce all of the following:
(1) A report naming each individual, corporation, firm, partnership, association, or other legal entity that furnishes professional services to the association or the licensee. The report shall indicate the name and address of the entity providing the professional services and if the entity providing a professional service is a registered Louisiana business, a female-owned business, or a minority-owned business.
(2) A report on the demographic information of the association's or licensee's workforce, including but not limited to race, gender, and Louisiana residency.
B. As used in this Section, "professional services" means those services rendered in this state and shall include but are not limited to:
(1) Legal services.
(2) Advertising or public relations services.
(3) Engineering services.
(4) Architectural, landscaping, or surveying services.
(5) Accounting, auditing, or actuarial services.
(6) Construction and skilled trade services.
C. The reports required by the provisions of this Section shall be submitted on a quarterly basis. Each report shall be forwarded to the commission and the legislative committees described in Subsection A of this Section by certified mail no later than twenty days after the end of each calendar quarter.
D. A report required by the provisions of this Section shall be a public record and governed by the provisions of R.S. 44:1 et seq.
E. A report required by the provisions of this Section shall not be required to contain the amount of compensation paid by the association or licensee to each individual, corporation, firm, partnership, association, or other legal entity in exchange for providing the professional services nor shall it be required to contain the amount of compensation paid to each of its employees.
F. The commission may suspend or withdraw licenses, permits, and privileges granted by it or terminate racing privileges for failure to timely submit the report required by the provisions of this Section.
G. The commission shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Section. All rules shall be adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
H. The first reports required pursuant to this Section shall be submitted on or before October 20, 2022.
Acts 2022, No, 525, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:159. Criteria for licensing associations

RS 4:159 - Criteria for licensing associations
In the exercise of its authority in considering the granting or denying of an association's application for a license or permit to conduct racing the following criteria, standards and guides by way of illustrations without limitation should be considered by the commission.
(1) The public interest.
(2) The location of the track.
(3) The number of tracks running or making application.
(4) The adequacy of facilities of the track.
(5) The racing experience of the applicant.
(6) The moral and financial qualification of the applicant.
(7) The moral and financial qualifications of applicant's partners, officers and officials.
(8) The official attitude of local government involved.
(9) The nature of the local community affected.
(10) The expected effect upon the breeding and horse industry of this state.
(11) The expected effect upon the State's economy.
(12) The apparent or nonapparent hope of financial success.
(13) The official attitude of horsemen.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:160. Grounds for fines, suspension, denial, or termination of racing privileges to an association

RS 4:160 - Grounds for fines, suspension, denial, or termination of racing privileges to an association
A. The commission may fine, refuse, suspend, or withdraw licenses, permits and privileges granted by it or terminate racing privileges, for just cause. Those things constituting just cause are:
(1) Any actions by a licensed or permittee contrary to the provisions of this Part and the Rules of Racing.
(2) Corrupt practice.
(3) Violations of the Rules of Racing.
(4) Intentional falsification or intentional misstatement of a material fact in an application for racing privileges.
(5) Material false statement to a racing official, other than a commissioner, or the commission.
(6) Continued failure or inability to meet its financial obligations connected with fulfillment of the purposes for which its license was issued.
(7) Failure to meet criteria for licensing as provided in R.S. 4:159.
(8) Failure to maintain suitable racing surfaces as determined by the commission.
(9) Failure or inability to conduct racing in a manner that is in the best interest of racing as determined by the commission.
(10) Failure to provide responses to inquiries made by the commission regarding the status or progress of any matter related to racing.
B. The commission may suspend or withdraw licenses, permits, and privileges granted by it or terminate racing privileges for just cause for failure to spend necessary funds in order to maintain minimum facility maintenance and facility improvement criteria established by the commission.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall apply to any licensee or association, regardless of the date on which the license was issued to the licensee or association.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1; Acts 2014, No. 731, §1; Acts 2022, No. 525, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:161. License fees for conducting race meetings

RS 4:161 - License fees for conducting race meetings
A. The license fees for any person, association, or corporation conducting a race meeting in a municipality or parish shall be as follows:
(1) On the total daily pool up to $201,000.00, three percent of that portion exceeding $60,000.00.
(2) On the total daily pools from $201,000.00 to $401,000.00, $4,230.00 plus four percent of that amount exceeding $201,000.00 up to $401,000.00.
(3) On the total daily pools of $401,000.00 and over, $12,230.00, plus five percent of any amount exceeding $401,000.00.
B. The licensee shall deposit fees on a daily basis in a designated state depository during each race meeting. Every application for a license to conduct a race meeting shall be accompanied by a certified check for five thousand dollars, payable to the commissioner of administration. The commissioner may apportion the expenses of the commission to the horse race meetings licensed by it on the basis of the collections received from each such meeting. When the race meeting for which the license is granted is terminated and the licensee has fully paid the percentage designated in this Part, the five thousand dollars deposited with the application shall be returned. In the event, however, the licensee fails or refuses to pay the percentage daily as outlined and required, the amount thereof shall be deducted from the sum deposited with the application for a license, and the balance, if any, shall be returned to the licensee. If for any reason beyond the control and through no fault of the licensee it becomes impossible for the licensee to conduct racing upon any date licensed by the commission, the commission, in its discretion and at the request of the licensee, may return the fees paid by the licensee for racing upon such days or specify any other days which may replace the days omitted.
C. The association may deduct from fees due under this Section the full amount of fees paid to parish governing authorities as provided by R.S. 4:163.1.
D. The association shall retain thirty percent of the fees due under Subsection A of this Section to be disbursed by it as purse supplements.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 250, §1; Acts 1974, No. 626, §1; Acts 1978, No. 143, §2, eff. June 29, 1978; Acts 1980, No. 323, §1; Acts 1982, No. 58, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1990, No. 561, §1, eff. June 30, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 1090, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 391, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 460, §1, eff. June 17, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 8, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:161.1. License fees; exemption for quarter horse races

RS 4:161.1 - License fees; exemption for quarter horse races
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, and in addition to any other exemption which the law may grant, there shall be allowed an exemption in the amount of $6,000 for each quarter horse race conducted at any track licensed under this chapter. This exemption shall be a deduction from the total daily pool on which the license fee is imposed, and the license fee shall be computed on the net daily pools which meet the limits set by R.S. 4:161 only after deducting this and other authorized exemptions therefrom. Proceeds derived as a result of this exemption shall be allocated as follows: fifty percent to the track licensee and fifty percent for the purses for the quarter horse races.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 652, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:161.2. License fees for conducting race meetings when two or more conflicting licensed race meetings occur within the state

RS 4:161.2 - License fees for conducting race meetings when two or more conflicting licensed race meetings occur within the state
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 4:161, when two or more licensed race meetings are held within the state and the racing dates granted to a licensee by the commission conflict in whole or in part, with racing days granted to another licensee by the commission, the license fees for any person, association, or corporation conducting a race meeting in a municipality or parish shall be as follows:
(1) On the total daily pools from $201,000.00, three percent of that portion exceeding $100,000.00.
(2) On the total daily pools from $201,000.00 to $401,000.00, $3,030.00, plus four percent of that amount exceeding $201,000.00 up to $401,000.00.
(3) On the total daily pools of $401,000.00 and over, $11,030.00, plus five percent of any amount exceeding $401,000.00.
B. The payment of fees shall be made by the licensee daily during each race meeting. Every application for a license to conduct a race meeting shall be accompanied by a certified check for five thousand dollars, payable to the commissioner of administration. The commissioner of administration may apportion the expenses of the commission to the horse race meetings licensed by it on the basis of the collections received from each such meeting. When the race meeting for which the license is granted is terminated and the licensee has fully paid the percentage designated in this Part, the five thousand dollars deposited with the application shall be returned. In the event, however, the licensee fails or refuses to pay the percentage daily as outlined and required, the amount thereof shall be deducted from the sum deposited with the application for a license, and the balance, if any, shall be returned to the licensee. If for any reason beyond the control and through no fault of the licensee it becomes impossible for the licensee to conduct racing upon any date licensed by the commission, the commission, in its discretion and at the request of the licensee, may return the fees paid by the licensee for racing upon such days or specify any other days which may replace the days omitted.
C. The association may deduct from fees due under this Section the full amount of fees paid to parish governing authorities as provided by R.S. 4:163.1.
D. The association shall retain thirty percent of the fees due under Subsection A of this Section to be disbursed by it as purse supplements.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 143, §3, eff. June 29, 1978. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 323, §2; Acts 1982, No. 58, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1990, No. 1090, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 391, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 460, §1, eff. June 17, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 8, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 4 - Amusements and Sports › §4:162. Payments based on attendance; reports

RS 4:162 - Payments based on attendance; reports
In addition to the license fees mentioned in R.S. 4:161, the licensee conducting the racing meetings shall pay to the collector twenty-five cents for each person attending the races other than licensed personnel, employees, officials, and working press. These payments shall be made at the conclusion of each calendar week during every race meeting and shall be accompanied by a report under oath showing the total contributions and admissions of the races covered by the report, and any other information that the commission may require. The funds collected pursuant to this Section shall be deposited in the state general fund.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1; Acts 1988, No. 856, §1.