BILL NUMBER: AB 840INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Garrick FEBRUARY 26, 2009 An act to amend Section 19401 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to horse racing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 840, as introduced, Garrick. Horse racing. Existing law expresses the Legislature's intent of the Horse Racing Law is to allow parimutuel wagering on horse races, while assuring protection of the public, among other matters. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to those provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 19401 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read: 19401. The intent of this chapter is to allow parimutuel wagering on horse races, while: (a)AssuringEnsuring protection of the public. (b) Encouraging agriculture and the breeding of horses in this state. (c) Supporting the network of California fairs. (d) Providing for maximum expansion of horse racing opportunities in the public interest. (e) Providing uniformity of regulation for each type of horse racing.