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2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 7.5. Advance Deposit Wagering › 4-31-7.5-17. Age Prohibition

Sec. 17. An individual less than twenty-one (21) years of age may not open, own, or have access to an advance deposit wagering account.
As added by P.L.268-2017, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 7.5. Advance Deposit Wagering › 4-31-7.5-18. "Net Source Market Fee"; Fee Payments; Horse Racing Promotion

Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "net source market fee" means the difference between:
(1) the amount of the source market fee received by a permit holder from a licensed SPMO; minus
(2) the amount of expenses incurred by the permit holder under this chapter.
(b) Each permit holder shall not later than the end of each month pay to the commission as an advance deposit wagering fee an amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the net source market fee received from a licensed SPMO during the preceding month.
(c) The commission shall use twenty-five percent (25%) of the revenue received from advance deposit wagering fees under subsection (b) to promote horse racing at the state fair and county fairs.
(d) The commission shall use seventy-five percent (75%) of the revenue received to promote and encourage Indiana horse owner and horse trainer participation at a permit holder's horse racing facility as follows:
(1) Eight percent (8%) of the revenue described shall be distributed to the horsemen's association representing quarter horses.
(2) Forty-six percent (46%) of the revenue shall be distributed to the horsemen's association representing standardbred owners and trainers.
(3) Thirty-six and eight-tenths percent (36.8%) of the revenue shall be distributed to the horsemen's association representing thoroughbred owners and trainers.
(4) Nine and two-tenths percent (9.2%) of the revenue shall be distributed to the horsemen's association representing thoroughbred owners and breeders.
As added by P.L.268-2017, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 7.5. Advance Deposit Wagering › 4-31-7.5-19. Right of Action Against a Secondary Pari-Mutuel Organization

Sec. 19. (a) A permit holder has a right of action against a secondary pari-mutuel organization that accepts a wager in violation of section 16 of this chapter.
(b) If the permit holder prevails in an action filed under this section, the permit holder is entitled to the following:
(1) An injunction to enjoin future violations of this chapter.
(2) Compensatory damages equal to any actual damage proven by the permit holder. If the permit holder does not prove actual damage, the permit holder is entitled to presumptive damages of five hundred dollars ($500) for each wager placed in violation of this chapter.
(3) The permit holder's reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred in connection with the action.
(c) A secondary pari-mutuel organization that accepts a wager in violation of section 16 of this chapter submits to the jurisdiction of Indiana courts for purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.268-2017, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Operating Procedures › 4-31-8-1. Rules Governing Horse Racing

Sec. 1. All horse racing over which the commission has jurisdiction shall be conducted under rules adopted by the commission. A matter that is not provided for in the commission's rules shall be determined by the judges or by the commission.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Operating Procedures › 4-31-8-2. Camera to Photograph Each Finish

Sec. 2. A permit holder shall provide a camera that shall be used to photograph each finish. If two (2) or more horses reach the finish post so closely aligned that it is difficult for the judges to determine the order of finish for any of the first four (4) positions, the negative or a positive print may be inspected and used to make a decision. A print or prints of the finish or the equivalent shall be posted for public inspection. However, in the event of mechanical difficulty or insufficient light for a picture to be taken, the judges shall make the final decision.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Operating Procedures › 4-31-8-3. Identification of Horse; Burden of Proof

Sec. 3. A horse may not start in a race unless the horse is fully identified. The burden of proving a horse's identity rests with the person having charge of the horse at the horse racing meeting, and the judges may suspend and refer to the commission such a person in case of fraud or attempted fraud. The judges also may suspend and refer to the commission any other person who aids in the perpetration of a fraud or who participates in an attempt at fraud.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Operating Procedures › 4-31-8-4. Alcohol Breath Test; Procedure; Sanctions

Sec. 4. (a) A permit holder shall provide an alcohol breath-testing device that is approved by the commission and operated by a person certified to use such a device. All drivers, jockeys, judges, starters, assistant starters, and drivers of starting gates shall submit to a breath test at each racing program in which they participate. In addition, the executive director of the commission, a member of the commission, a commission investigator, the stewards, or the track chief of security may order a licensee to submit to a breath test at any time there is reason to believe the licensee may have consumed sufficient alcohol to cause the licensee to fail a breath test.
(b) A person whose breath test shows a reading of an alcohol concentration equivalent (as defined in IC 9-13-2-2.4) to more than five-hundredths (0.05) gram of alcohol per two hundred ten (210) liters of the person's breath, is subject to the following sanctions:
(1) A driver or jockey may not be permitted to drive or ride and shall be suspended under the rules of the commission.
(2) A judge, a starter, an assistant starter, or a driver of the starting gate shall be relieved of all duties for that program, and a report shall be made to the commission for appropriate action.
(3) Any other licensee shall be suspended, beginning that day, under the rules of the commission.
(c) The stewards and judges may, on behalf of the commission, impose the following sanctions against a licensee who refuses to submit to a breath test:
(1) For the first refusal, a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) and a seven (7) day suspension.
(2) For a second refusal, a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and a thirty (30) day suspension.
(3) For any additional refusals to submit to a breath test, a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), a sixty (60) day suspension, and referral of the case to the commission for any further action that the commission considers necessary.
(d) A sanction under subsection (c) may be appealed to the commission. An appeal stays the sanction until further action by the commission. The appeal must be heard by the commission within thirty (30) days after the date of the appeal.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.33-1997, SEC.1; P.L.1-2000, SEC.1; P.L.268-2017, SEC.13; P.L.168-2019, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Operating Procedures › 4-31-8-5. Inspection of Racetrack Premises; Certification

Sec. 5. Each applicant for a permit shall, before the opening of the applicant's racing season, request an inspection of the racetrack premises and obtain a certificate from the department of homeland security stating that the premises are in compliance with all safety requirements.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.85; P.L.187-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Operating Procedures › 4-31-8-6. "Horsemen's Association" Defined

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "horsemen's association" means a corporation, a limited liability company, an organization, or an association that represents, through membership, more than one-half (1/2) of the aggregate of all owners and trainers who were licensed and actively participated in racing at a recognized meeting.
(b) A permit holder may contract with one (1) or more horsemen's association for the association to represent owners and trainers participating in a horse racing meeting conducted by the permit holder.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 9. Taxation and Distribution of Pari-Mutuel Revenues › 4-31-9-1. Withholdings

Sec. 1. A person that holds a permit to conduct a horse racing meeting or a license to operate a satellite facility shall withhold:
(1) eighteen percent (18%) of the total of money wagered on each day at the racetrack or satellite facility (including money wagered on exotic wagering pools, but excluding money wagered on gambling games under IC 4-35); plus
(2) an additional three and one-half percent (3.5%) of the total of all money wagered on exotic wagering pools on each day at the racetrack or satellite facility.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992, SEC.27; P.L.233-2007, SEC.10; P.L.255-2015, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 9. Taxation and Distribution of Pari-Mutuel Revenues › 4-31-9-1.5. Retention From Withholdings

Sec. 1.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person that holds a permit to conduct a horse racing meeting or a permit holder licensed to operate a satellite facility shall retain the following amounts from the money withheld under section 1 of this chapter:
(1) For pari-mutuel wagers made at a permit holder's racetrack on live races, an amount equal to:
(A) eight percent (8%) of the total amount of money wagered on win, place, and show pools on each racing day; plus
(B) eleven and one-half percent (11.5%) of the total amount of money wagered on exotic wagering pools on each racing day.
(2) For pari-mutuel wagers made at a permit holder's satellite facility on simulcasts of races originating from the permit holder's racetrack, an amount equal to:
(A) ten percent (10%) of the total amount of money wagered on win, place, and show pools on each day; plus
(B) thirteen and one-half percent (13.5%) of the total amount of money wagered on exotic wagering pools on each day.
(3) On the simulcast of races, for the Indiana sending or Indiana receiving track or its satellite facilities, the amount to be retained, after deducting:
(A) pari-mutuel tax payments owed to Indiana; and
(B) the contractual obligations owed to the racetrack from which the races originated;
shall be determined, subject to the approval of the commission, by one (1) or more contracts between the applicable Indiana permit holders and the applicable horsemen's association.
(b) If requested in writing by a horsemen's association, the commission may reduce the amount that a permit holder must retain under subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3), or any combination of those subdivisions. The commission must find that reducing the amount retained by the permit holder is in the best interests of horse racing in Indiana before granting the horsemen's association's request.
As added by P.L.24-1992, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.210-2013, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 9. Taxation and Distribution of Pari-Mutuel Revenues › 4-31-9-2. Purse Money

Sec. 2. Each person that holds a permit to conduct a horse racing meeting or a permit holder licensed to operate a satellite facility shall pay as purse money from the amounts withheld under section 1 of this chapter an amount equal to:
(1) eight percent (8%) of the total amount of money wagered on live races at a permit holder's racetrack; plus
(2) five percent (5%) of the total amount of money wagered on simulcasts of horse races that originate from a permit holder's racetrack and are televised at the permit holder's satellite facilities; plus
(3) on the simulcast of races, for the Indiana sending or Indiana receiving track, the total amount to be paid to purses, after deducting:
(A) pari-mutuel tax payments owed to Indiana; and
(B) the contractual obligations owed to the racetrack from which the races originated;
shall be determined, subject to the approval of the commission, by one (1) or more contracts between the applicable Indiana permit holders and the applicable horsemen's association, and the allocation of this amount between breeds, if applicable, shall be determined by the rules of the commission.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 9. Taxation and Distribution of Pari-Mutuel Revenues › 4-31-9-3. Taxation of Amount Wagered Each Day; Computation; Distribution

Sec. 3. (a) At the close of each day on which a permit holder or satellite facility operator conducts pari-mutuel wagering on live racing or simulcasts at a racetrack or satellite facility, the permit holder or satellite facility operator shall pay to the department of state revenue a tax on the total amount of money wagered on that day as follows:
(1) Two percent (2%) of the total amount of money wagered under IC 4-31-7 at a permit holder's racetrack.
(2) Two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the total amount of money wagered under IC 4-31-5.5-6 at a permit holder's satellite facility.
(b) The taxes collected under subsection (a) shall be paid from the amounts withheld under section 1 of this chapter and shall be distributed as follows:
(1) The first one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) of taxes collected during each state fiscal year shall be deposited in the veterinary school research account established by IC 4-31-12-22.
(2) The remainder of the taxes collected during each state fiscal year shall be paid into the Indiana horse racing commission operating fund (IC 4-31-10).
(c) The tax imposed by this section is a listed tax for purposes of IC 6-8.1-1.
(d) The payment of the tax under this section must be reported and remitted electronically through the department's online tax filing program.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992, SEC.30; P.L.26-1996, SEC.1; P.L.186-2002, SEC.9; P.L.108-2019, SEC.70; P.L.165-2021, SEC.49; P.L.137-2022, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 9. Taxation and Distribution of Pari-Mutuel Revenues › 4-31-9-4. Repealed

As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.24-1992, SEC.64.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 9. Taxation and Distribution of Pari-Mutuel Revenues › 4-31-9-5. Taxation of Amount Collected for Admission Charge; Distribution

Sec. 5. (a) At the close of each day on which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted, each permit holder or satellite facility operator shall pay to the department of state revenue a tax equal to twenty cents ($0.20) for each person who paid an admission charge for the privilege of entering the racetrack grounds or satellite facility on that day. Separate computations shall be made of the number of patrons at each location. If tickets are issued for more than one (1) day, the sum of twenty cents ($0.20) shall be paid for each person using the ticket on each day that it is used.
(b) Before the fifteenth day of each month, the taxes collected under subsection (a) during the preceding month shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Fifty percent (50%) of the taxes shall be distributed in equal shares to the fiscal officers of:
(A) the city, if any;
(B) the town, if any; and
(C) the county;
in which the racetrack is located. The city, town, or county may use this money as general fund operating revenues.
(2) Fifty percent (50%) of the taxes shall be deposited in the state general fund.
(c) The tax imposed by this section is a listed tax for purposes of IC 6-8.1-1.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 9. Taxation and Distribution of Pari-Mutuel Revenues › 4-31-9-6. Repealed

As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.1-1990, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 9. Taxation and Distribution of Pari-Mutuel Revenues › 4-31-9-7. Money Wagered on Televised Simulcasts; Racing Fees; Amount; Distribution

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to money wagered on simulcasts of horse races televised under IC 4-31-7-7.
(b) Each permit holder shall pay a fee after the completion of each racing meeting. This fee is in addition to the taxes imposed by section 3 of this chapter. Except as provided in subsection (c), the amount of this fee is determined as follows:
(1) If the total amount of wagering at the racing meeting is less than five million dollars ($5,000,000), the fee is one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of the total amount wagered.
(2) If the total amount of wagering at the racing meeting is five million dollars ($5,000,000) or more, the fee is fifteen-hundredths of one percent (0.15%) of the total amount wagered.
(c) The fees collected under this section from any one (1) permit holder may not exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) from any one (1) horse racing meeting in a calendar year.
(d) Within ten (10) days after the close of each racing meeting, the permit holder shall forward the fee imposed by this section in equal shares to the fiscal officers of the:
(1) city, if any;
(2) town, if any; and
(3) county;
in which the racing meeting took place. The city, town, or county may use this money as general fund operating revenues.
As added by P.L.1-1990, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.210-2013, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 9. Taxation and Distribution of Pari-Mutuel Revenues › 4-31-9-8. Additional Taxation by Political Subdivision; Real and Personal Property Taxes

Sec. 8. No tax or fee, except as provided in this article, shall be assessed or collected from a permit holder by a political subdivision having the power to assess or collect a tax or fee. This section does not apply to real or personal property taxes imposed by a local taxing unit.
As added by P.L.1-1990, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 9. Taxation and Distribution of Pari-Mutuel Revenues › 4-31-9-9. Taxation of Satellite Facility Wagers; Distribution

Sec. 9. (a) Before January 15 and July 15 of each year, each permit holder that operates satellite facilities shall forward to the auditor of state an amount equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the total amount of money wagered at that permit holder's satellite facilities during the six (6) month period ending on the last day of the preceding month. The auditor of state shall distribute amounts received under this section as follows:
(1) Fifty percent (50%) of the amounts received shall be deposited in the livestock industry promotion and development fund established by IC 15-11-5-4.
(2) Fifty percent (50%) of the amounts received shall be distributed to the state fair commission for use in any activity that the commission is authorized to carry out under IC 15-13-3.
(b) Payments required by this section shall be made from amounts withheld by the permit holder under section 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.24-1992, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 9. Taxation and Distribution of Pari-Mutuel Revenues › 4-31-9-10. Payment of Breakage and Outs; Distribution

Sec. 10. (a) At the close of each day on which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted at a racetrack or satellite facility, the permit holder or satellite facility operator shall pay the breakage from each of the races on which wagers were taken on that day to the department of state revenue for deposit in the appropriate breed development fund as determined by the rules of the commission.
(b) Not later than March 15 of each year, each permit holder or satellite facility operator shall pay to the commission the balance of the outs tickets from the previous calendar year. The commission shall distribute money received under this subsection to the appropriate breed development fund as determined by the rules of the commission.
(c) The payment of the breakage under this section must be reported and remitted electronically through the department's online tax filing program.
As added by P.L.24-1992, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.159-2021, SEC.1; P.L.137-2022, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 10. Indiana Horse Racing Commission Operating Fund › 4-31-10-1. "Fund" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the Indiana horse racing commission operating fund.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 10. Indiana Horse Racing Commission Operating Fund › 4-31-10-2. Establishment; Administration

Sec. 2. The Indiana horse racing commission operating fund is established. The fund shall be administered by the commission. The fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 10. Indiana Horse Racing Commission Operating Fund › 4-31-10-3. Composition of Fund

Sec. 3. The fund consists of the following:
(1) Taxes paid into the fund under IC 4-31-9-3(b)(2).
(2) Transfers from the Indiana horse racing commission under IC 4-35-7-12.5.
(3) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.108-2019, SEC.71.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 10. Indiana Horse Racing Commission Operating Fund › 4-31-10-4. Purpose

Sec. 4. The commission shall use the fund to pay its operating costs and to pay the costs of administering and enforcing this article.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-1. "Development Committee" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "development committee" refers to a breed development advisory committee established by the commission under section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-2. "Development Fund" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "development fund" refers to a breed development fund established by the commission under section 10 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-3. Establishment of Separate Committee for Each Breed

Sec. 3. The commission may establish a separate breed development advisory committee for each breed of horse that participates in racing meetings under this article.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-4. Members; Requirements

Sec. 4. (a) Each development committee consists of three (3) members appointed as follows:
(1) One (1) member appointed by the governor, who shall chair the committee.
(2) Two (2) members appointed by the governor.
(b) The members of each development committee must be residents of Indiana who are knowledgeable in horse breeding and racing. No more than two (2) members of each development committee may be members of the same political party.
(c) For a member to be eligible for an appointment and to continue to serve on a development committee under subsection (a), the member must hold a valid current license issued by the commission.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.256-2015, SEC.5; P.L.168-2019, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-5. Term of Office; Vacancy

Sec. 5. A member of a development committee serves a term of four (4) years. If a vacancy occurs on a development committee due to the death, resignation, or removal of a member, a new member shall be appointed to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original member was appointed under section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.256-2015, SEC.6; P.L.32-2021, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-7. Salary; Reimbursement of Expenses

Sec. 7. A member of a development committee is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). However, a member is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-8. Indiana Sires Racing Program

Sec. 8. Each development committee shall make recommendations to the commission concerning an Indiana sires racing program. If the commission establishes an Indiana sires racing program, only those horses that were sired by an Indiana stallion are eligible for races conducted under the program. Stallions residing in Indiana during the full length of the breeding season are eligible for registration as Indiana sires. The commission may charge a fee for registration of Indiana sires.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-9. Recommendations to Commission

Sec. 9. (a) Each development committee may make recommendations to the commission concerning:
(1) stakes races;
(2) futurity races;
(3) races only for horses owned by Indiana residents;
(4) races only for horses sired by stallions standing in Indiana;
(5) races only for horses foaled in Indiana; or
(6) races for any combination of horses described in subdivision (3), (4), or (5).
Races described in subdivisions (3) through (6) may be for different distances and may be limited by the age, sex, or gait of the horse.
(b) Each development committee may make recommendations to the commission concerning:
(1) cooperative arrangements with statewide breed associations; and
(2) distribution of money available in a development fund in order to supplement a purse for a race at a county fair or agricultural exposition in Indiana.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-10. Establishment of Separate Fund for Each Breed

Sec. 10. The commission may establish a separate breed development fund for each breed of horse that participates in racing meetings under this article. The development funds shall be administered by the commission.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-11. Composition of Fund

Sec. 11. Each development fund consists of:
(1) breakage and outs paid into the fund under IC 4-31-9-10;
(2) appropriations by the general assembly;
(3) gifts;
(4) stakes payments;
(5) entry fees; and
(6) money paid into the fund under IC 4-35-7-12.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992, SEC.34; P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.126; P.L.205-2013, SEC.66; P.L.210-2013, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-12. Investment of Funds

Sec. 12. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in each development fund not currently needed to meet obligations of that fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-13. Payments From Funds; Order; Transfer of Funds; Appropriation

Sec. 13. The auditor of state and treasurer of state shall make payments from the development funds upon order of the commission. Money in each fund is continuously appropriated to make these payments. However, the auditor of state and treasurer of state may not transfer money from one (1) development fund to another development fund.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.217-2017, SEC.42.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-14. Reversion of Funds at the End of Fiscal Year

Sec. 14. A development fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 11. Breed Development Advisory Committees and Breed Development Funds › 4-31-11-15. Development Funds; Uses

Sec. 15. The commission shall use the development funds to provide purses and other funding for the activities described in section 9 of this chapter. The commission may pay:
(1) the operating costs of the development programs;
(2) other costs of administering this chapter; and
(3) costs incurred to promote the horse racing industry in Indiana;
from one (1) or more of the development funds. However, the amount used for each state fiscal year from these development funds to pay these costs may not exceed four percent (4%) of the amount distributed to those funds during the immediately preceding state fiscal year under IC 4-35-7-12.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.59; P.L.256-2015, SEC.8; P.L.268-2017, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-1. Purpose

Sec. 1. The purpose of this chapter is to protect the integrity of horse racing, to guard the health of the horse, and to safeguard the interests of the public and the racing participants through the prohibition or control of all drugs and medications or substances foreign to the natural horse.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-2. Foreign Substances; Medications

Sec. 2. (a) Except as permitted by the rules of the commission, a horse participating in a race may not carry in its body any foreign substance.
(b) The commission shall adopt the rules the commission considers necessary to implement this section. Before adopting a rule with regard to permitting the use of any medication, the commission shall consider the model rules approved by the Association of Racing Commissioners International.
(c) In order to inform the racetrack patrons of those horses running with medication, the permit holder shall indicate in the racing program a horse that is racing with a medication permitted by the rules of the commission.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992, SEC.35; P.L.34-2006, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-3. Possession of Equipment for Hypodermic Administration; Restrictions

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a licensee at a racetrack, other than a veterinarian, may not possess equipment for hypodermic administration.
(b) A licensee at a racetrack may possess a hypodermic syringe or needle for the purpose of administering a chemical or biological substance to the licensee's own person, if the licensee has:
(1) notified the presiding judge of:
(A) the licensee's possession of the device;
(B) the size of the device; and
(C) the chemical substance to be administered by the device; and
(2) obtained written permission for possession and use from the presiding judge.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-4. Possession of Prescription Drugs; Restrictions

Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a licensee may not possess a foreign substance that is considered a prescription drug or prescription medication, unless it is for an existing condition and is prescribed by a veterinarian. When prescribed by a veterinarian, the supply of such a foreign substance shall be limited by ethical practice consistent with the purposes of this chapter. This section does not affect the prohibition of drugs, narcotics, stimulants, and other items and substances listed in sections 19, 20, and 21 of this chapter.
(b) A licensee at a racetrack may possess a chemical or biological substance for use on the licensee's own person, if:
(1) the chemical or biological substance is prohibited from being dispensed by Indiana or federal law without a prescription;
(2) the licensee is in possession of documentary evidence that a valid prescription for the chemical or biological substance has been issued to the licensee; and
(3) the licensee has filed with the presiding judge a sworn statement clearly describing the substance and its intended use.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-5. Biological Sample Tests

Sec. 5. (a) The judges, the stewards, a commission veterinarian, a member of the commission, or the executive director of the commission may order a test of a biological sample on a horse for the purpose of analysis.
(b) A biological sample shall be taken from the following horses after the running of each race:
(1) The horse that finishes first in each race.
(2) Any other horses designated by the judges, the stewards, a commission veterinarian, a member of the commission, or the executive director of the commission. The judges and veterinarian shall designate for the taking of a biological sample a horse that races markedly contrary to form.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992, SEC.36; P.L.168-2019, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-6. Appointment of Veterinarian; Approval of Laboratory; Analysis of Biological Samples

Sec. 6. (a) The commission:
(1) shall appoint, at its cost, a veterinarian to take or supervise the taking of biological samples under section 5 of this chapter;
(2) shall approve a laboratory for the analysis of a biological sample taken under section 5 of this chapter; and
(3) may require that a biological sample taken under section 5 of this chapter be analyzed.
(b) The cost of analyzing the biological samples shall be borne by the commission.
(c) The commission may appoint, at its cost, veterinarians or other persons to supervise all activities in the state testing barn area and to supervise the practice of veterinary medicine at all racetracks in Indiana.
(d) The commission shall employ or contract for assistants to aid in securing biological samples at each racetrack. These assistants shall have free access, under the supervision of the commission's veterinarian, to the state testing barn area. The permit holder shall, in the manner prescribed by the rules of the commission, reimburse the commission for the salaries and other expenses of the assistants who serve at the permit holder's racetrack.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992, SEC.37; P.L.268-2017, SEC.15; P.L.168-2019, SEC.10; P.L.111-2022, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-7. Veterinarians Appointed by the Commission or Employed by a Permit Holder; Treatment Restrictions; Compensation

Sec. 7. (a) A veterinarian appointed by the commission or employed by a permit holder may not, during the period of the veterinarian's employment, do the following with respect to a breed of horse registered with the commission for racing at the track of the veterinarian's employment:
(1) Treat or issue prescriptions for a horse, except in case of emergency.
(2) Perform an endoscopic examination on a horse the day the horse is scheduled to race.
A full and complete record of an emergency treatment or a prescription authorized by subdivision (1) shall be filed with the stewards or judges.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an owner or trainer may not directly or indirectly employ or pay compensation to a veterinarian with respect to the care of a horse belonging to a breed of horse registered with the commission for racing at the track of the veterinarian's employment.
(c) An owner or trainer may pay a veterinarian employed by the commission or a permit holder for an endoscopic examination permitted under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.268-2017, SEC.16; P.L.168-2019, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-8. Positive Test Prima Facie Evidence of Milkshake or Bicarbonate Loading or Foreign Substance

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "milkshake or bicarbonate loading" means a bicarbonate or alkaline substance, administered to a horse by any possible means, that elevates the horse's bicarbonate level or pH level above those existing naturally in the untreated horse at normal physiological concentrations as determined by the commission.
(b) A finding by the chemist or an authorized commission employee that a milkshake or bicarbonate loading or a foreign substance, other than a medication permitted by the rules of the commission, is present in the tested biological sample shall be considered:
(1) a positive test and a violation of section 2 of this chapter; and
(2) prima facie evidence that:
(A) the milkshake or bicarbonate loading or foreign substance was administered and carried or attempted to be carried in the body of the horse while participating in a race; and
(B) the trainer and the trainer's agents responsible for the care and custody of the horse have been negligent in the handling or care of the horse.
(c) The commission may establish the concentration level that is an unacceptable concentration level for substances that it considers necessary for the detection of a milkshake or bicarbonate loading under this section.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992, SEC.38; P.L.50-1995, SEC.8; P.L.34-2006, SEC.2; P.L.168-2019, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-10. Post-Mortem Examination

Sec. 10. (a) The commission veterinarian may order a post-mortem examination of:
(1) each horse that:
(A) suffers a breakdown on the racetrack, in training, or in competition; and
(B) is destroyed; and
(2) each horse that expires under suspicious or unusual circumstances while stabled on a racetrack under the jurisdiction of the commission;
to determine the injury or sickness that resulted in euthanasia or natural death.
(b) A post-mortem examination under this section shall be conducted by a veterinarian approved by the commission, at a time and place acceptable to the commission veterinarian.
(c) Biological samples specified by the commission veterinarian for testing shall be obtained from the carcass upon which the post-mortem examination is conducted and shall be sent to a laboratory approved by the commission for testing for foreign substances and natural substances at abnormal levels. However, blood, urine, and similar biological samples shall be procured for testing before euthanasia when practical.
(d) The commission shall pay all costs involved in a post-mortem examination ordered by the commission or the commission veterinarian.
(e) A written record shall be filed with the commission veterinarian at the completion of each post-mortem examination. The record must contain all information normally contained in a post-mortem report, as well as any other information specifically requested by the commission veterinarian.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.168-2019, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-11. Official Laboratory

Sec. 11. The commission may direct the official laboratory to retain and preserve by freezing biological samples for future analysis.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.168-2019, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-12. Purse Money Issued Before Laboratory Report; Chemical Substance Abuse

Sec. 12. The fact that purse money has been distributed before the issuance of a laboratory report shall not be considered a finding that no chemical substance has been administered to the horse earning the purse money.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-13. Violation; Forfeiture of Purse; Suspension of Horse, Owner, and Trainer

Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to a horse entered to race at a track operated under a permit issued by the commission.
(b) The following provisions apply if the analysis of a biological sample shows that a person has violated section 2 of this chapter:
(1) The owner of the horse from which the biological sample was obtained shall forfeit the purse and any trophy or award.
(2) If the purse was paid before the maker of that payment was notified of the result of the analysis, the horse, the owner, and the trainer of the horse may be suspended. A permit holder is not required to make any other distribution of the purse until the refund has been made. The judges shall disqualify the horse from which the positive biological sample was obtained and the remaining horses shall be advanced accordingly. The horse ultimately designated as the winner of the race shall be awarded any additional portions of the purse that remain following the disqualification if there are not enough unoffending horses to share the purse.
(3) A suspension made under this section continues until the purse is refunded and properly redistributed or for any other period determined by the commission.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.168-2019, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 31. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Horse Races › Chapter 12. Medication of Race Horses › 4-31-12-14. Horse Chosen for Testing; Trainer's Duties

Sec. 14. The trainer of a horse that is the winner of a race or from which the judges order a biological sample to be taken shall see that the horse is taken directly to the state testing barn as soon as the race in which the horse competed has been completed.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.168-2019, SEC.16.