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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.530 - Oregon State Lottery Fund.

There is hereby created within the General Fund the Oregon State Lottery Fund which is continuously appropriated for the purpose of administering and operating the commission and the Oregon State Lottery. [1985 c.2 §1(6); 1985 c.302 §1(6)]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.535 - Intercollegiate Athletic Fund.

The Intercollegiate Athletic Fund is created separate and distinct from the General Fund. The fund shall consist of revenues credited to the Sports Lottery Account under ORS 461.543 (4) and any other revenues available to the fund. [1989 c.828 §1; 1991 c.461 §81; 1991 c.962 §3; 2005 c.810 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.543 - Sports Lottery Account; distribution of revenues.

(1) Except as otherwise specified in subsection (5) of this section, the Sports Lottery Account is continuously appropriated to and shall be used by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to fund sports programs at public universities listed in ORS 352.002. Seventy percent of the revenues in the fund shall be used to fund nonrevenue producing sports and 30 percent shall be used for revenue producing sports. Of the total amount available in the fund, at least 50 percent shall be made available for women’s athletics.
(2) The commission shall allocate moneys in the Sports Lottery Account among the public universities, giving due consideration to:
(a) The athletic conference to which the public university belongs and the relative costs of competing in that conference.
(b) The level of effort being made by the public university to generate funds and support from private sources.
(3) As used in subsections (1) to (3) of this section, "revenue producing sport" is a sport that produces net revenue over expenditures during a calendar year or if its season extends into two calendar years, produces net revenue over expenditures during the season.
(4) An amount equal to one percent of the moneys transferred to the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund from the State Lottery Fund shall be allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the Sports Lottery Account.
(5) The amounts received by the Sports Lottery Account shall be allocated as follows:
(a) Eighty-eight percent for the purposes specified in subsections (1) to (3) of this section, but not to exceed $8 million annually, adjusted annually pursuant to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.
(b) Twelve percent for the purpose of scholarships, to be distributed equally between scholarships based on academic merit and scholarships based on need, as determined by rule of the commission, but not to exceed $1,090,909 annually.
(c) All additional money to the commission for the Oregon Opportunity Grant program under ORS 348.260. [1989 c.828 §§2,4(3) and (4); 1991 c.461 §82; 1991 c.780 §28; 1999 c.704 §25; 1999 c.1070 §16; 2005 c.810 §2; 2011 c.637 §275; 2013 c.768 §143b; 2015 c.27 §52; 2015 c.624 §6; 2019 c.57 §24]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.544 - Use of proceeds of video lottery games.

All net proceeds from video lottery games shall be allocated to the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund. [1991 c.461 §§1,78; 1993 c.18 §118; 1995 c.814 §9]
Note:
461.544 to 461.549, 461.555, 461.725 and 461.740 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 461 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.547 - Distribution of certain video lottery revenues to counties for economic development.

(1) The Oregon State Lottery Commission shall transfer an amount equal to 2.5 percent of the net receipts from video lottery games allocated to the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to counties for economic development activities. Ninety percent of the moneys shall be distributed to each county in proportion to the gross receipts from video lottery games from each county. Ten percent of the moneys shall be distributed in equal amounts to each county.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Gross receipts from video lottery games" means the amount of money inserted into video lottery games plus the value of any free game prizes used by players for subsequent games.
(b) "Net receipts from video lottery games" means the amount of money that is received from the operation of video lottery games after the payment of prizes but prior to any other payment. [1991 c.461 §94; 1993 c.18 §118a; 2003 c.734 §§10,10a; 2007 c.51 §1]
Note:
See note under 461.544.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.548 - Video lottery proceeds to be treated separately from other lottery proceeds.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Oregon State Lottery Commission shall meet the constitutional requirements for prizes and administrative costs separately for video and all other lottery games. The lottery commission shall not intermingle the results of video lottery games for the purpose of calculating the allowable limit on administrative expenses of other lottery games. [1991 c.962 §14]
Note:
See note under 461.544.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.549 - Use of video lottery proceeds for treatment of gambling-related behavioral problems.

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that emotional and behavioral problems related to gambling may impose additional costs on state government and on the state economy, such as additional mental health expenditures, increased law enforcement costs and lost economic output. The use of a portion of the net receipts from video lottery games to pay the costs of preventing and treating emotional and behavioral problems related to gambling promotes the creation of jobs and this state’s economic development by offsetting and treating the negative economic consequences of such behavior.
(2) In each fiscal quarter of a biennium, commencing with the fifth fiscal quarter of the biennium beginning July 1, 2013, there is allocated from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the Problem Gambling Treatment Fund established by ORS 413.522 an amount equal to the greater of:
(a) One percent of the moneys transferred from the Oregon State Lottery Fund to the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund in that fiscal quarter; or
(b) One percent of the moneys transferred from the Oregon State Lottery Fund to the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund during the same fiscal quarter of the biennium beginning July 1, 2011. [1995 c.814 §1; 1999 c.985 §1; 2013 c.576 §1]
Note:
See note under 461.544.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.553 - ODAS Economic Development Distributions Fund.

(1) The ODAS Economic Development Distributions Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned on the moneys in the ODAS Economic Development Distributions Fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund consists of lottery bond proceeds appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for further distribution to public or private entities that do not receive appropriations directly from the Legislative Assembly and interest credited to the fund.
(2) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the purpose of distributions described in subsection (1) of this section. [2013 c.786 §23]
Note:
461.553 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 461 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.555 - Capital Construction Trust Fund; sources; uses.

(1) There is established in the State Treasury a Capital Construction Trust Fund separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest on the fund shall accrue to the fund.
(2) The fund shall consist of amounts allocated to it from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund.
(3) The fund is to be used to meet capital construction costs. [1991 c.461 §77]
Note:
See note under 461.544.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.557 - DOT Economic Development Distributions Fund.

(1) The DOT Economic Development Distributions Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned on the moneys in the DOT Economic Development Distributions Fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund consists of lottery bond proceeds appropriated to the Department of Transportation for further distribution to public or private entities that do not receive appropriations directly from the Legislative Assembly and interest credited to the fund.
(2) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of distributions described in subsection (1) of this section. [2013 c.786 §24]
Note:
461.557 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 461 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.559 - Reversion of lottery allocations.

(1) On December 31 in each odd-numbered year, all amounts remaining unspent by a state agency from statutory allocations made from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to that agency for the prior biennium shall revert to the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to allocations for debt service, capital construction, continuing contracts, contested claims or special allocations designated by legislative action. [2013 c.722 §86; 2015 c.840 §29]
Note:
461.559 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 461 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.560 - Taxation of sales and prizes.

(1) No state or local taxes shall be imposed upon the sale of lottery tickets or shares of the Oregon State Lottery established by this chapter or any prize awarded by the state lottery established by this chapter that does not exceed $600. A prize awarded by the state lottery that is greater than $600 shall be subject to tax under ORS chapters 314, 315, 316, 317 and 318 and any other applicable state or local tax. For purposes of this section, "prize awarded by the state lottery" includes a prize awarded by a multistate lottery association of which the Oregon State Lottery is a member if the ticket upon which the prize is awarded was sold in this state.
(2) A city, county or other political subdivision in this state may not impose, by charter provision or ordinance, or collect a tax that is imposed on lottery game retailers only and that is measured by or based upon the amount of the commissions or other compensation received by lottery game retailers for selling tickets or shares in lottery games. However, if a city, county or other political subdivision levies or imposes generally on a nondiscriminatory basis throughout the jurisdiction of the taxing authority an income, gross income or gross receipts tax, as otherwise provided by law, such tax may be levied or imposed upon lottery game retailers. [1985 c.2 §8(1); 1985 c.302 §8(1); 1995 c.95 §1; 1997 c.849 §1; 1999 c.143 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.600 - Sales to minors.

(1) Tickets or shares in lottery games, including tickets or shares sold from vending machines or other devices, may not be sold to a person under 18 years of age.
(2) Video lottery game terminals may not be operated by a person under 21 years of age.
(3) The Oregon State Lottery Commission shall establish safeguards to ensure that lottery game retailers comply with the requirements of this section. [1985 c.2 §5(6); 1985 c.302 §5(6); 2003 c.58 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.700 - Additional disclosure requirements; costs of investigation.

(1) Any person required to submit disclosure information under this chapter, in addition to the requirements specifically listed in this chapter, shall also submit for each individual the true name, as well any other name used, date of birth, place of birth, Social Security number, current residence address, and residence address for the last 10 years, current marital status including how long, spouse’s name, address, date of birth and Social Security number. The person required to disclose must submit an individual sworn statement as to any criminal convictions and the nature thereof. The sworn statement must also contain authorization for the Attorney General and the Assistant Director for Security to confirm with the Oregon Department of Revenue and the United States Internal Revenue Service the truthfulness of the sworn statement with regard to tax matters. The commission shall develop a disclosure form which identifies the information required to be disclosed, including a certification that the information provided is correct. The form shall be sworn and bear the warning that the applicant bears responsibility for excessive investigation costs and that the providing of false information constitutes the crime of false swearing under ORS 162.075 which is a Class A misdemeanor.
(2) If the costs of investigation of any applicant exceed the usual costs of such investigations, the applicant shall be billed for the excessive costs. The payment thereof shall be credited to the State Lottery Fund as a reimbursement of administrative costs. [1985 c.302 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.715 - Holding of certain lottery prizes for child support; rules; procedure.

(1) The Oregon State Lottery Commission, by rule, shall develop procedures whereby:
(a) Before paying any portion of a lottery prize in excess of $600, the lottery commission shall check the name and Social Security number of the person entitled to payment against a computer database containing the names and Social Security numbers of obligors who are delinquent in paying child support obligations.
(b) When the person is listed in the database, the lottery commission shall:
(A) Place a 30-day hold on any payment to the person;
(B) Inform the person of the hold; and
(C) Notify the Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice that a delinquent obligor has won a lottery prize or is entitled to payment on a lottery prize.
(c) If a garnishment proceeding is initiated within the 30-day hold period, the lottery commission shall continue to hold any payment to the person pending disposition of the proceeding.
(d) If a garnishment proceeding is not initiated within the 30-day hold period, the lottery commission shall make payment on the prize to the person at the end of the 30-day hold period or when the division notifies the lottery commission that a garnishment proceeding will not be initiated, whichever is sooner.
(2) The lottery commission shall establish and operate a data match system using automated data exchanges with the division that identifies delinquent child support obligors. Any information necessary to identify delinquent obligors and hold a payment on a prize shall be available to the lottery commission through the data match system.
(3) The Department of Justice and the Oregon State Lottery Commission shall enter into an agreement regarding the procedures required by subsections (1) and (2) of this section. [1991 c.613 §§6,7; 2001 c.455 §25; 2003 c.73 §69]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.719 - Holding of certain lottery prizes for overpayment of assistance; rules; procedures.

(1) As used in this section, "assistance" includes:
(a) Medical assistance as defined in ORS 414.025.
(b) Public assistance as defined in ORS 411.010.
(c) Supplemental nutrition assistance provided under ORS 411.806 to 411.845.
(d) Any other benefit, aid or assistance for which the Department of Human Services or Oregon Health Authority is authorized to issue a final order for an overpayment under ORS chapter 183.
(2) The Oregon State Lottery Commission, by rule, shall develop procedures whereby:
(a) Before paying any portion of a lottery prize in excess of $600, the Director of the Oregon State Lottery must check the names of the persons entitled to payment against a computer database containing the names and Social Security numbers of persons that have received an overpayment of assistance for which the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority has issued a final order for overpayment under ORS chapter 183.
(b) When the person is listed in the database, the commission shall:
(A) Place a 30-day hold on any payment to the person;
(B) Inform the person of the hold; and
(C) Notify the department or the authority that a recipient of an overpayment of assistance has won a lottery prize in excess of $600 or is entitled to payment in excess of $600 on a lottery prize.
(c) If a garnishment proceeding is initiated under ORS 18.600 to 18.850 within the 30-day hold period, the commission must continue to hold any payment to the person pending disposition of the proceeding.
(d) If a garnishment proceeding is not initiated under ORS 18.600 to 18.850 within the 30-day hold period, the commission shall pay the prize to the person at the end of the 30-day hold period or when the department or authority notifies the commission that a garnishment proceeding will not be initiated, whichever is sooner.
(3) The commission shall establish and operate a data match system using automated data exchanges with the department and the authority that identifies persons that have received an overpayment of assistance for which a final order for overpayment has been issued by the department or the authority under ORS chapter 183. Any information necessary to identify the person and hold a payment on a prize must be available to the commission through the data match system.
(4) The commission shall enter into an agreement regarding the procedures required by subsections (2) and (3) of this section with the department and the authority.
(5) Payment of any past-due child support has priority over the recovery of any overpayment of assistance from a lottery prize under this section. [2015 c.711 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.725 - Enforcement officers to enforce prohibition on gray machines.

Out of the funds available to the Oregon State Lottery Commission to meet the administrative expenses of the Oregon State Lottery, the lottery commission shall employ or contract for at least three undercover enforcement officers to enforce the prohibition on gray machines imposed by ORS 162.305, 164.377, 166.715, 167.117, 167.164, 167.166, 461.210, 461.215, 461.217, 461.400, 461.445, 461.535, 461.548, 461.725 and 464.250. [1991 c.962 §18; 1995 c.814 §3]
Note:
See note under 461.544.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.740 - Policy on hiring by firms receiving lottery-funded benefits.

(1) It is the policy of the State of Oregon that any firm receiving benefit from state lottery-funded programs should undertake a good faith effort to hire and retain as employees low-income individuals who have received job training assistance from publicly funded job training providers.
(2) The Oregon Business Development Department may require any firm receiving benefit from state lottery-funded programs the department administers to enter into a first-source hiring agreement with publicly funded job training providers.
(3) Publicly funded job training providers shall coordinate their services and establish an agreement outlining the process by which they will respond to firms receiving benefit. This agreement shall be submitted to the department for its review and approval.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Firm receiving benefit" means any business that benefits directly or substantially from any program financed by state lottery funds and is certified as such a firm by the state agency that administers the lottery-funded program.
(b) "First-source hiring agreement" means an agreement between a firm receiving benefits and a publicly funded job training provider whereby the job provider refers qualified candidates to the firm for new jobs and job openings, excluding professional, managerial, technical and seasonal positions which the Director of the Oregon Business Development Department determines cannot be filled by persons likely to be referred by publicly funded job training providers.
(c) "Publicly funded job training provider" includes, but is not limited to, community colleges, service providers under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and other similar programs. [1989 c.778 §1; 1991 c.105 §1; 2001 c.684 §28; 2017 c.185 §13; 2017 c.297 §36]
Note:
See note under 461.544.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.810 - Definitions.

As used in ORS 461.800 to 461.820:
(1) "Problem gambling" means playing lottery games in a manner that is characterized by difficulty in limiting money or time spent on gambling, which leads to adverse consequences for the gambler, the gambler’s family or the community.
(2) "Responsible gambling" means the provision of safe, socially responsible and supportive gambling environments in which the potential for harm that is associated with gambling is minimized and people can make informed decisions about participating in gambling.
(3) "Responsible or problem gambling community" means persons interested in responsible gambling or problem gambling. [2015 c.478 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 461 - Oregon State Lottery › Section 461.820 - Promotion of responsible gambling.

(1) The Oregon State Lottery Commission shall operate the Oregon State Lottery, in compliance with the Oregon State Lottery Responsible Gambling Code of Practice described in ORS 461.200:
(a) In environments that:
(A) Encourage responsible gambling practices; and
(B) Discourage problem gambling.
(b) In a manner that:
(A) Empowers individuals to make informed decisions about playing lottery games by providing information about responsible gambling and problem gambling; and
(B) Minimizes harm to individuals, families and communities caused by problem gambling.
(2) The lottery commission shall:
(a) Evaluate the operation of the state lottery annually, using stakeholder interviews, research and analysis of best in class gambling practices and consultations with researchers in the responsible or problem gambling community.
(b) Use a dynamic approach to developing new practices to facilitate responsible gambling and to discourage problem gambling.
(c) Rely on research to inform all areas of responsible gambling and problem gambling resource awareness efforts, providing adequate funding to support high-quality research that is performed by independent researchers and that protects the rights of human subjects.
(d) Engage a wide range of stakeholders in the responsible or problem gambling community to provide input regarding the development of lottery games and game marketing and advertising.
(e) Promote a shared sense of responsibility with lottery game retailers and educate lottery game retailers and retailers’ employees about how to provide an environment to facilitate responsible gambling and discourage problem gambling.
(f) Promote a shared sense of responsibility with state lottery employees and educate those employees about how to facilitate awareness of responsible gambling and problem gambling resources for assistance.
(g) Apply evidence-based considerations to the implementation of lottery games and game features to facilitate informed decision-making by lottery players and discourage problem gambling, including the incorporation of features that:
(A) Inform lottery players about the game being played;
(B) Provide lottery players with information about the status of their gambling and an opportunity to take a break from gambling; and
(C) Provide lottery players with information about responsible gambling and problem gambling resources.
(h) Integrate messages that promote informed decision-making by lottery players into a variety of broadly disseminated communications, including advertising and marketing, about lottery games.
(i) Use communications, including advertising and marketing, that:
(A) Do not appeal specifically to vulnerable groups, including individuals under 18 years of age; and
(B) Report accurately the odds of winning lottery games. [2015 c.478 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 462 - Racing › Section 462.020 - License requirement; authority of commission to require fingerprints; rules.

(1) A person may not hold a race meet without having first obtained and having in full force and effect a license therefor issued by the Oregon Racing Commission.
(2) A trainer, driver, jockey, apprentice jockey, horse owner, dog owner, exercise person, agent, authorized agent, jockey’s agent, stable foreman, groom, valet, veterinarian, horseshoer, steward, stable guard, starter, timer, judge or other person acting as a participant or official at any race meet, including all employees of the pari-mutuel department, may not participate in race meets without having first obtained and having in full force and effect a license issued by the commission, pursuant to such rules as the commission shall make. The commission by rule may require other employees of a race meet licensee who are engaged in or performing duties at the race course to obtain a license issued by the commission prior to engaging or performing such duties. The commission by rule may also require persons, including corporations, who are not employees of a race meet licensee, but who are authorized to do business at the race course, to obtain a license issued by the commission prior to conducting such business.
(3) A person may not operate a public training track or public kennel for greyhounds participating in a race meet without having first obtained and having in full force and effect a license issued by the commission.
(4) The commission may require each applicant for a license to be photographed and shall require each applicant to be fingerprinted as part of the licensing procedure for the purpose of requesting a state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195.
(5) Each person holding a license under this chapter shall comply with all rules and orders of the commission.
(6) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (2) of this section, the commission, upon receipt of a written application for a license on forms provided by the commission, may in its sound discretion issue a temporary license valid for a period not to exceed 10 days pending final approval or disapproval of the written application for a license. [Amended by 1955 c.454 §1; 1957 c.313 §2; 1969 c.356 §11; 1975 c.549 §2; 1983 s.s. c.7 §1; 1999 c.59 §131; 2003 c.166 §2; 2005 c.730 §25]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 462 - Racing › Section 462.025 - Notice required to terminate use of license; hearing.

No licensee who accepts an engagement or employment or undertakes activities in preparation for or in connection with a race meet shall voluntarily terminate or discontinue the engagement, employment or activities of the licensee or otherwise refuse to cooperate or participate, unless the licensee gives the Oregon Racing Commission notice in writing of the intention to do so at least 15 days prior to such termination or discontinuance. The commission may, upon notice to all interested parties, conduct one or more hearings with respect to any such termination or discontinuance. [1969 c.356 §5; 1975 c.549 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 462 - Racing › Section 462.030 - Qualifications for eligibility of race meet operator.

No person is eligible to operate a race meet with a license issued under this chapter unless the person is the owner or controls the possession of a properly constructed race track suitable for the class of races which are proposed to be conducted at such race track and improved with safe and suitable grandstands, equipped with reasonably sanitary accommodations, adequate stables for livestock together with adequate fire protection equipment, and such other proper improvements as in the judgment of the Oregon Racing Commission may be required, taking into consideration the location of such race track and the probable capacity requirements to accommodate the crowd and the number of people that will reasonably be expected to occupy the grandstands and attend the race meets. [Amended by 1955 c.336 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 462 - Racing › Section 462.040 - Race meet licenses, classes, limitations, contents; rules.

(1) Race meet licenses granted by the Oregon Racing Commission shall be limited to:
(a) Licenses for horse and mule race meets (Class A).
(b) Licenses for greyhound race meets (Class B).
(2)(a) Except as the commission otherwise may provide by rule, no licensee shall be granted licenses of both classes nor shall licenses be issued for more than one class of racing on the same race course, track or location.
(b) In adopting rules to carry out the provisions of this subsection, the commission shall consider, among other matters, the impact on existing race meet licensees in the county in which application for a license referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection is made.
(3) The commission may not grant any license for greyhound race meets after July 1, 2022.
(4) The license shall specify the number of days the race meet shall continue and the number of races per day. [Amended by 1955 c.639 §1; 1957 c.313 §3; 1969 c.356 §12; 1975 c.549 §4; 1979 c.720 §1; 1989 c.210 §3; 1997 c.865 §2; 2022 c.77 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 462 - Racing › Section 462.050 - Application for race meet license; bond; payment of fees; submission of financial statements and inspection of records; return of deposit; refund of license fee.

(1) Every person making application for a license to hold a race meet shall file the application with the Oregon Racing Commission. The application shall set forth the time, place and number of days the applicant desires the meet to continue, together with the applicant’s estimate of the daily average payment that the applicant will pay to the state upon the gross amount of money wagered per day and such other information as the commission may require.
(2) The commission may, in its discretion, require a performance bond in an amount not to exceed $10,000, to insure that the licensee operates a race meet on the license days granted.
(3) The application shall be accompanied by a check on a financial institution maintaining an office and licensed to do business in Oregon in an amount equal to the license fee, exclusive of required percentage payments, required for the number of days for which the license is requested. If the license is not granted, such deposit shall be returned promptly to the applicant. If the license is granted, but for fewer days than applied for, the excess of the daily deposit shall be returned promptly to the applicant.
(4) No applicant designated in ORS 462.057 is eligible for a return of the license fee unless a race meet license is not granted.
(5) When a licensee under ORS 462.062 or 462.067 is prevented from conducting a race meet for the authorized number of days, the commission, upon written request therefor, may refund to the licensee the daily license fee based upon the number of days lost for good cause shown. The commission is the sole judge of good cause.
(6) In order to assist the commission in determining whether there has been compliance with ORS 462.075 (1)(h), (2)(a) and (4):
(a) The commission may require each holder of a license under ORS 462.062 or 462.067 to submit annually to the commission audited financial statements.
(b) Each licensee under ORS 462.062 or 462.067 shall make available to the commission for examination and audit at all reasonable times, upon notice to the licensee by the commission, complete and accurate financial records of the licensee’s operations, including the financial records of any other corporation or business entity owned or controlled by the same parent corporation or individual as the licensee that provides services related to the licensee’s operations. [Amended by 1975 c.549 §5; 1981 c.544 §2; 1983 s.s. c.7 §15; 1997 c.631 §477; 1997 c.865 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 462 - Racing › Section 462.055 - Authority to require applicant to have recommendation of local governing body; fee.

(1) The Oregon Racing Commission may require of every applicant for a license to hold a race meet, except the Oregon State Fair and all county fairs, that has not, within five fiscal years prior to making an application for a license to hold a race meet, operated a race meet in the county or the city in which application for a license to hold a race meet is made, a recommendation in writing of the board of county commissioners of the county in the event the race meet is to be held outside of a city, and of the governing body of such city if the race meet is to be held within a city.
(2) The commission may take such recommendation into consideration before granting or refusing such license. The applicant shall pay an investigating fee not to exceed $100 to the recommending authority, if any. [1953 c.551 §3; 1969 c.356 §13; 1975 c.549 §6; 1981 c.544 §3; 1987 c.413 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 462 - Racing › Section 462.062 - Fees and other payments by licensees of horse race meets not subject to ORS 462.057.

(1) All licensees of race meets for horses, except those subject to ORS 462.057, shall make payments as follows:
(a) A license fee of $100 per racing day to the Oregon Racing Commission.
(b) One percent of gross mutuel wagering to the commission.
(c) A percentage of gross mutuel wagering to a purse account, in such amounts as the race meet licensee and the horse owners may agree upon, subject to approval by the commission. In addition to the amount paid to the regular purse account, 0.1 percent of gross mutuel wagering shall be paid into a separate account and used only to supplement purses of races consisting exclusively of Oregon bred horses. However, subject to prior approval of the commission, a portion of the percentage of gross mutuel wagering designated by this paragraph may be paid to one or more associations of horsemen for operating expenses and other benefits for horsemen.
(d) Three-quarters of one percent of gross mutuel wagering on thoroughbred horse races to the Oregon Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, Incorporated, for purse supplements for owners of Oregon bred thoroughbred horses. The association shall apportion the amount among the owners in the same ratio that each owner’s purses for Oregon bred thoroughbred horses for the race meet bears to the total purses for Oregon bred thoroughbred horses for the race meet.
(e) Three-quarters of one percent of gross mutuel wagering on quarter horse races to the Oregon Quarter Horse Racing Association, Incorporated, for purse supplements for owners of Oregon bred quarter horses. The association shall apportion the amount among the owners in the same ratio that each owner’s purses for Oregon bred quarter horses for the race meet bears to the total purses for Oregon bred quarter horses for the race meet.
(f) Three-quarters of one percent of gross mutuel wagering on races for any breed of horses not designated in paragraph (d) or (e) of this subsection to each horsemen’s association recognized by the commission as representing breeds of horses not designated in paragraph (d) or (e) of this subsection, for purse supplements of owners of other Oregon bred horses. Each association shall apportion the amount among the owners in the same ratio that each owner’s purses for other Oregon bred horses for the race meet bears to the total purses for other Oregon bred horses for the race meet.
(g) Two-tenths of one percent of gross mutuel wagering to a special track fund of the type, and for the uses and purposes, and subject to the conditions set forth in ORS 462.057 (1)(c)(F).
(2) Subject to prior approval of the commission, each horsemen’s association designated in subsection (1)(d), (e) and (f) of this section may use a portion of the purse supplements for operating expenses and other benefits for horsemen. [1969 c.356 §7; 1975 c.550 §3; 1977 c.855 §3; 1979 c.698 §2; 1981 c.544 §5; 1987 c.413 §19; 1993 c.682 §2; 2003 c.14 §295; 2005 c.72 §1; 2007 c.177 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 462 - Racing › Section 462.065 - Security for association receiving payments under ORS 462.057 or 462.062; fee charged by association receiving payments under ORS 462.140.

(1) The Oregon Racing Commission may require any horsemen’s association, that receives payments pursuant to ORS 462.057 and 462.062, to submit a bond or an irrevocable letter of credit submitted by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008 in an amount not to exceed the sum of the estimated payments to be received by the association. The bond or letter of credit shall be conditioned upon the proper distribution of such payments to owners of Oregon bred horses. In addition to the requirement for a bond or letter of credit, the commission may prescribe such conditions on the receipt, handling and disbursement of the payments as the commission determines necessary to insure security of the funds.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any horsemen’s association that receives payments pursuant to ORS 462.140, prior to issuing breeder awards or stallion awards, may assess the recipient a fee for the receipt, handling and payment of those funds. The fee shall not exceed the current annual dues of the association or five percent of the award, whichever amount is less. [1979 c.698 §10; 1989 c.358 §5; 1991 c.331 §67; 1997 c.631 §478]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 462 - Racing › Section 462.067 - License and other fees for race meets not subject to ORS 462.057 and 462.062.

All licensees of race meets except those subject to ORS 462.057 and 462.062 shall make payments as follows:
(1) License fee – $100 per racing day, payable to the Oregon Racing Commission.
(2) Percentage of gross mutuel wagering payable to the commission – 1.6 percent.
(3) Percentage of gross mutuel wagering on greyhound races payable to the Oregon Greyhound Breeders Association, Incorporated – 0.5 percent for purse supplements for owners of Oregon bred greyhounds, to be apportioned among the owners, in accordance with the rules of the commission and subject to approval by the commission, in the same ratio that each owner’s purses for Oregon bred greyhounds for the race meet bears to the total purses for Oregon bred greyhounds for the race meet. Subject to the prior written approval of the commission, the Oregon Greyhound Breeders Association, Incorporated, may use a portion of the funds received pursuant to this section and ORS 462.057 (1)(d)(B) to offset expenses for receipt, accounting, handling and payment of those funds.
(4) To a special fund to be used primarily for the development and operation of a training track and related facilities upon which to train greyhounds – 0.1 percent. All such funds shall be retained by the licensee in a separate account from all other funds and no disbursements or transfers shall be made therefrom without prior approval of the commission. All physical improvements paid from such funds shall satisfy reasonable fire, health, quality and construction standards established or approved by the commission. Unless the commission provides otherwise, such improvements shall be made on the race course of the race meet licensee. [1969 c.356 §8; 1975 c.550 §4; 1977 c.855 §8; 1979 c.698 §3; 1981 c.544 §6; 1987 c.413 §21; 1993 c.682 §3; 1996 c.15 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 462 - Racing › Section 462.068 - Fees for wagering on certain previously held races.

(1) A licensee that conducts mutuel wagering pursuant to ORS 462.155 at the licensee’s race course on horse races previously held shall make annual payments as follows:
(a) $200,000, as modified by subsection (2) of this section, to the Oregon Racing Commission.
(b) $20,000, as modified by subsection (2) of this section, to a purse account that may be used only to supplement purses of races consisting exclusively of Oregon bred horses. However, subject to prior approval of the commission, a portion of the moneys described in this paragraph may be paid to one or more associations of horsemen for operating expenses and other benefits for horsemen.
(c) $150,000, as modified by subsection (2) of this section, to the Oregon Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, Incorporated, for purse supplements for owners or breeders of Oregon bred thoroughbred horses.
(d) $50,000, as modified by subsection (2) of this section, to the Oregon Quarter Horse Racing Association, Incorporated, for purse supplements for owners or breeders of Oregon bred quarter horses.
(e) $50,000, as modified by subsection (2) of this section, to a special track fund of the type, and for the uses and purposes, and subject to the conditions set forth in ORS 462.057 (1)(c)(F).
(2) The dollar amounts specified in subsection (1) of this section apply to payments required in 2022. In each subsequent year, the amounts are increased by three percent from the amounts due in the immediately preceding year.
(3) Subject to prior approval of the commission, each horsemen’s association designated in subsection (1)(c) and (d) of this section may use a portion of the purse supplements for operating expenses and other benefits for horsemen. [2021 c.573 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 462 - Racing › Section 462.070 - License fees for officials, track operators and other race meet participants; rules.

(1) The Oregon Racing Commission may adopt rules establishing license fees for persons described in ORS 462.020 (2), not to exceed $30 per year. Prior to adopting a rule that establishes a fee for a license, the commission shall review the fees charged for similar licenses in other states. The commission also may charge a reasonable fee for claiming certificates in an amount not to exceed $10.
(2) The license fee per fiscal year for operators of public training tracks or kennels required to be licensed under ORS 462.020 (3) shall be:
(a) For the Oregon State Fair or a county or district fair, $10.
(b) For all other operators of public training tracks or kennels, $25.
(3) The commission may by rule provide for a license that is issued to a person described in ORS 462.020 (2) to be valid for one, two or three years from date of issuance. The commission may fix the expiration date of the license and may prorate the fee established for the license. [Amended by 1953 c.497 §4; 1955 c.353 §1; 1957 c.313 §4; 1975 c.550 §5; 1977 c.855 §4; 1979 c.698 §12; 1981 c.544 §7; 1983 s.s. c.7 §4; 1987 c.413 §3; 2011 c.501 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 462 - Racing › Section 462.072 - Cash Vouchers Account; payment and expiration of vouchers; disposition of account balance; civil penalty.

(1) As used in this section, "cash voucher" means a receipt showing the amount paid into a wagering system prior to placing a wager.
(2) Every licensee who conducts a race meet for horses shall carry on the books for each race meet an account to be known as the Cash Vouchers Account showing the total amount due on outstanding cash vouchers not presented for wager or payment. The licensee may not make payments from this account except to a person who presents a valid, clearly identifiable cash voucher.
(3) All cash vouchers must be used for wagering or presented for payment within 180 days after the close of the race meet at which the cash voucher was purchased. At the expiration of the 180-day period, the holder of the cash voucher does not possess any further right in the unused amount and the voucher is void.
(4) Two hundred ten days after the close of a race meet conducted by a licensee under this chapter, an amount equal to the outstanding balance of the Cash Vouchers Account shall be paid as follows:
(a) Seventy percent to the horsemen’s association having the greatest number of members entering horses in the race meets of the licensee during the 180-day period.
(b) Eighteen percent to the Oregon Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, Incorporated.
(c) Twelve percent to the Oregon Quarter Horse Racing Association, Incorporated.
(5) An association receiving a payment of moneys under subsection (4) of this section shall use the moneys only for benevolent or educational purposes of the association. A licensee shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $25 per day after 210 days for failure to pay moneys due to a horsemen’s association in accordance with this subsection. Civil penalties under this subsection shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745.
(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of this section, if a continuous race meet is designated by the Oregon Racing Commission, the 180-day period referred to in subsection (3) of this section shall commence after the close of the continuous race meet at the race course.
(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, if the 180th day prescribed therein falls upon a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the holder of the cash voucher may file the voucher with the licensee on the first business day thereafter. [2007 c.177 §2]