Minnesota Legislature
HF 1480
as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/14/2011 11:16am
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A bill for an act
relating to horse racing; providing for certain powers of the racing commission;
permitting persons to place certain wagers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 240.22; 240.24, subdivision 1; 240.25, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 240.22, is amended to read:
240.22 FINES.
The commission shall by rule establish a graduated schedule of civil fines for
violations of laws related to horse racing or of the commission's rules. The schedule
must include minimum and maximum fines for each violation and be based on and
reflect the culpability, frequency and severity of the violator's actions. The commission
may impose a fine from this schedule on a licensee for a violation of those rules or laws
relating to horse racing. The fine is in addition to any criminal penalty imposed for the
same violation. Fines imposed by the commission must be paid to the commission and
forwarded to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the general fund.
new text begin In addition to the appellate review provided in section 240.20, the commission may, by
request or upon its own initiative, review a finding of a violation and, if in the interest
of horse racing, grant any relief the commission deems appropriate including voiding or
decreasing the severity level of the violation and returning any fine that has not been
forwarded to the commissioner of management and budget. new text end A fine in excess of $2,000 is a
contested case under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 240.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Rules.
The commission shall make and enforce rules governing
medication and medical testing for horses running at licensed racetracks. The rules
must provide that no medication, as the commission defines that term by rule, may be
administered to a horse within 48 hours of a race it runs at a licensed racetrack. The rules
must also provide that no horse participating in a race shall carry in its body any substancenew text begin ,new text end
foreign to the natural horsenew text begin , above a threshold level established by the commissionnew text end . The
commission shall by rule establish the qualifications for laboratories used by it as testing
laboratories to enforce its rules under this section.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 240.25, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Off-track bets.
deleted text begin Nodeleted text end new text begin A person may place a wager on behalf of another;
however, nonew text end person shall:
(1) for a fee, deleted text begin directly or indirectly,deleted text end accept anything of value from another to be
transmitted or delivered for wager in any licensed pari-mutuel system of wagering on
horse races, or for a fee deliver anything of value which has been received outside of
the enclosure of a licensed racetrack holding a race meet licensed under this chapter, to
be placed as wagers in the pari-mutuel system of wagering on horse racing within the
enclosure or facility; or
(2) give anything of value to be transmitted or delivered for wager in any licensed
pari-mutuel system of wagering on horse races to another who charges a fee, directly or
indirectly, for the transmission or delivery.
Sec. 4. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end
new text begin
This act is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end