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| 174 | | - | licensees.—The commission may deny the application of, or 113 |
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| 175 | | - | suspend or revoke the license of, any per son who submits an 114 |
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| 179 | | - | of the applicant or licensee. Additionally, the person is 118 |
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| 183 | | - | 16.718 Florida Gaming Control Commission; notification of 122 |
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| 184 | | - | applicants' or licensees' addresses and place of employment; 123 |
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| 185 | | - | service.— 124 |
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| 199 | | - | each licensee of the commission is responsible for notifying the 126 |
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| 200 | | - | commission in writing of the applicant's or licensee's current 127 |
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| 201 | | - | mailing address, e-mail address, and place of employment. An 128 |
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| 202 | | - | applicant's failure to notify the commission constitutes a 129 |
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| 203 | | - | violation of this section, and the applicant's application may 130 |
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| 204 | | - | be denied. A licensee's failure to notify the commission of any 131 |
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| 205 | | - | change to the e-mail or mailing address of record constitutes a 132 |
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| 206 | | - | violation of this section, and the licensee may be disciplined 133 |
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| 207 | | - | by the commission as described in s. 550.0251(10). 134 |
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| 209 | | - | service by e-mail to an applicant's or licensee's e -mail address 136 |
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| 210 | | - | of record with the commission constitutes sufficient notice to 137 |
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| 211 | | - | the applicant or licensee for any official communication. The 138 |
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| 212 | | - | commission may, in its discretion, provide service for any 139 |
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| 213 | | - | official communication by regular mail to an applicant's or 140 |
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| 214 | | - | licensee's last known mailing address. Th e commission is not 141 |
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| 215 | | - | required to provide service by both e -mail and regular mail. 142 |
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| 216 | | - | (3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 143 |
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| 217 | | - | when an administrative complaint or other document setting forth 144 |
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| 218 | | - | intended or final agency action is to be served on an applicant 145 |
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| 219 | | - | or a licensee, the commission is only required to provide 146 |
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| 220 | | - | service by e-mail to the applicant's or licensee's e -mail 147 |
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| 221 | | - | address on record with the commission. E -mail service 148 |
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| 222 | | - | constitutes sufficient notice to the person or persons upon whom 149 |
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| 223 | | - | an administrative complaint or any other document setting forth 150 |
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| 238 | | - | complaint or any other documents setting forth intended or final 153 |
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| 239 | | - | agency action by regular mail to an applicant's or licensee's 154 |
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| 240 | | - | last known mailing address. The commission is not required to 155 |
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| 242 | | - | Section 3. Subsections (1), (3), (4), and (5) of section 157 |
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| 243 | | - | 550.01215, Florida Statutes, are amen ded to read: 158 |
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| 244 | | - | 550.01215 License application; periods of operation; 159 |
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| 245 | | - | license fees; bond.— 160 |
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| 246 | | - | (1) Each permitholder shall annually, during the period 161 |
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| 247 | | - | between January December 15 and February January 4, file in 162 |
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| 248 | | - | writing with the commission its application for a n operating 163 |
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| 249 | | - | license for a pari-mutuel facility for the conduct of pari -164 |
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| 250 | | - | mutuel wagering during the next state fiscal year, including 165 |
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| 251 | | - | intertrack and simulcast race wagering. Each application for 166 |
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| 252 | | - | live performances must specify the number, dates, and starting 167 |
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| 253 | | - | times of all live performances that the permitholder intends to 168 |
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| 254 | | - | conduct. It must also specify which performances will be 169 |
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| 255 | | - | conducted as charity or scholarship performances. 170 |
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| 256 | | - | (a) Each application for an operating license also must 171 |
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| 258 | | - | 1. For each permitholder, whether the permitholder intends 173 |
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| 260 | | - | 2. For each permitholder that elects to operate a 175 |
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| 275 | | - | 3. For each thoroughbred racing permitholder that elects 178 |
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| 276 | | - | to receive or rebroadcast out -of-state races, the dates for all 179 |
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| 277 | | - | performances that the permitholder intends to conduct. 180 |
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| 278 | | - | (b)1. A greyhound permitholder may not conduct live 181 |
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| 280 | | - | permitholder, or quarter horse racing permitholder may elect not 183 |
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| 281 | | - | to conduct live racing or games. A thoroughbred permitholder 184 |
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| 282 | | - | must conduct live racing. A greyhound permitholder, jai alai 185 |
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| 283 | | - | permitholder, harness horse racing permitholder, or q uarter 186 |
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| 284 | | - | horse racing permitholder that does not conduct live racing or 187 |
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| 285 | | - | games retains its permit; is a pari -mutuel facility as defined 188 |
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| 286 | | - | in s. 550.002(23); if such permitholder has been issued a slot 189 |
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| 287 | | - | machine license, the facility where such permit is located 190 |
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| 288 | | - | remains an eligible facility as defined in s. 551.102(4), 191 |
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| 289 | | - | continues to be eligible for a slot machine license pursuant to 192 |
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| 290 | | - | s. 551.104(3), and is exempt from ss. 551.104(4)(c) and (10) and 193 |
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| 291 | | - | 551.114(2); is eligible, but not required, to be a guest track 194 |
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| 292 | | - | and, if the permitholder is a harness horse racing permitholder, 195 |
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| 293 | | - | to be a host track for purposes of intertrack wagering and 196 |
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| 294 | | - | simulcasting pursuant to ss. 550.3551, 550.615, 550.625, and 197 |
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| 310 | | - | money or any other thing of value in the state. The commission 201 |
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| 311 | | - | may deny, suspend, or revoke any permit or license under this 202 |
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| 312 | | - | chapter if a permitholder or licensee conducts live greyhound 203 |
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| 316 | | - | penalty of up to $5,000 against the permitholder or licensee for 207 |
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| 317 | | - | a violation of this subparagraph. All penalties imposed and 208 |
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| 324 | | - | mutuel permitholder may not be issued an operating license for 215 |
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| 325 | | - | the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering, slot machine gaming, or the 216 |
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| 326 | | - | operation of a cardroom if the permitholder did not hold an 217 |
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| 327 | | - | operating license for the conduct of pari -mutuel wagering for 218 |
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| 328 | | - | fiscal year 2020-2021. This paragraph does not apply to a 219 |
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| 329 | | - | purchaser, transferee, or assignee holding a valid permit for 220 |
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| 330 | | - | the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering approved pursuant to s. 221 |
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| 334 | | - | at the date and time specified on its license. The commission 225 |
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| 347 | | - | shall have the authority to approve minor changes in racing 226 |
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| 348 | | - | dates after a license has been issued. The commission may 227 |
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| 349 | | - | approve changes in performance racing dates after a license has 228 |
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| 350 | | - | been issued when there is no objection from any operating 229 |
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| 351 | | - | permitholder that is conducti ng live racing or games and that is 230 |
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| 352 | | - | located within 50 miles of the permitholder requesting the 231 |
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| 357 | | - | operating dates. In making the determination to change 236 |
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| 360 | | - | (4) In the event that a permitholder fails to operate all 239 |
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| 361 | | - | performances specified on its license at the date and time 240 |
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| 362 | | - | specified, the commission may shall hold a hearing to determine 241 |
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| 363 | | - | whether to fine or suspend the permitholder's license, unless 242 |
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| 364 | | - | such failure was the direct result of fire, strike, war, 243 |
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| 365 | | - | hurricane, pandemic, or other disaster or event beyond the 244 |
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| 366 | | - | ability of the permitholder to control. Financial hardship to 245 |
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| 368 | | - | cause for failure to operate all performances on the dates and 247 |
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| 369 | | - | at the times specified. 248 |
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| 385 | | - | rules adopted by the commission, to apply to conduct 252 |
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| 386 | | - | performances on the dates for which the performances have been 253 |
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| 387 | | - | abandoned. The commission shall issue an amended license for all 254 |
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| 388 | | - | such replacement performances which have been requested in 255 |
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| 389 | | - | compliance with this chapter and commission rules. 256 |
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| 390 | | - | Section 4. Section 550.0351, Florida Statutes, is amended 257 |
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| 393 | | - | (1) The commission shall, upon the request of a 260 |
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| 395 | | - | alai permitholder up to five charity or scholarship days in 262 |
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| 396 | | - | addition to the regular racing days authorized by law. 263 |
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| 440 | | - | that would otherwise be paid to the state if the charity day 295 |
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| 466 | | - | operation day as a regular performance in addition to the 309 |
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| 469 | | - | criteria set forth in this section, a jai alai permitholder is 312 |
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| 471 | | - | fiscal year for a fund to benefit retired jai alai players. This 314 |
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| 473 | | - | Charity Day." The administration of this fund shall be 316 |
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| 474 | | - | determined by rule by the commission. 317 |
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| 475 | | - | Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section 318 |
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| 476 | | - | 550.054, Florida Statutes , is amended to read: 319 |
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| 478 | | - | wagering.— 321 |
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| 479 | | - | (9)(a) After a permit has been granted by the commission 322 |
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| 495 | | - | permitholder, subject to the conditions of this chapter, a 326 |
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| 496 | | - | license to conduct pari -mutuel operations under this chapter, 327 |
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| 497 | | - | and, except as provided in s. 550.5251, the commission shall fix 328 |
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| 498 | | - | annually the time, place, and number of days during which pari -329 |
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| 499 | | - | mutuel operations may be conducted by the permitholder at the 330 |
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| 500 | | - | location fixed in the permit and ratified in the election. After 331 |
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| 502 | | - | permit for racing in any county, all subsequent annual 333 |
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| 503 | | - | applications for a license by that permitholder must be 334 |
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| 504 | | - | accompanied by proof, in such form as the commission requires, 335 |
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| 505 | | - | that the ratified permitholder still possesses all the 336 |
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| 506 | | - | qualifications prescribed by th is chapter and that the permit 337 |
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| 507 | | - | has not been recalled at a later election held in the county. 338 |
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| 508 | | - | Section 6. Subsections (1) and (5) of section 550.0951, 339 |
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| 509 | | - | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 340 |
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| 510 | | - | 550.0951 Payment of daily license fee and taxes; 341 |
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| 511 | | - | penalties.— 342 |
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| 512 | | - | (1) DAILY LICENSE FEE. — 343 |
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| 513 | | - | (a) Each person engaged in the business of conducting race 344 |
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| 514 | | - | meetings or jai alai games under this chapter, hereinafter 345 |
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| 515 | | - | referred to as the "permitholder," "licensee," or "permittee," 346 |
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| 516 | | - | shall pay to the commission, for the use of the commission, a 347 |
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| 517 | | - | daily license fee on each live or simulcast pari -mutuel event of 348 |
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| 518 | | - | $100 for each horserace and $80 for each dograce and $40 for 349 |
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| 532 | | - | under this chapter. In addition to the tax exemption specified 351 |
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| 533 | | - | in s. 550.09514(1) of $360,000 or $500,000 per greyhound 352 |
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| 534 | | - | permitholder per state fiscal year, each greyhound permitholder 353 |
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| 536 | | - | equal to the number of live greyhound races conducted in the 355 |
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| 537 | | - | previous state fiscal year times the daily license fee specified 356 |
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| 538 | | - | for each dograce in this subsection applicable for the previous 357 |
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| 540 | | - | 550.09514(1) apply shall be applicable to any tax imposed by 359 |
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| 541 | | - | this chapter or the daily license fees imposed by this chapter 360 |
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| 542 | | - | except during any charity or scholarship performances conducted 361 |
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| 543 | | - | pursuant to s. 550.0351. Each permitholder shall pay daily 362 |
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| 545 | | - | or games on which such permitholder accepts wagers regardless of 364 |
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| 546 | | - | the number of out-of-state events taken or the number of out -of-365 |
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| 547 | | - | state locations from which such events are taken. This license 366 |
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| 548 | | - | fee shall be deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to the 367 |
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| 549 | | - | credit of the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund. 368 |
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| 550 | | - | (b) Each permitholder that cannot utilize the full amount 369 |
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| 551 | | - | of the exemption of $360,000 or $500,000 provided in s. 370 |
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| 552 | | - | 550.09514(1) or the daily license fee credit provided in this 371 |
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| 553 | | - | section may, after notifying the commission in wr iting, elect 372 |
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| 554 | | - | once per state fiscal year on a form provided by the commission 373 |
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| 555 | | - | to transfer such exemption or credit or any portion thereof to 374 |
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| 556 | | - | any greyhound permitholder which acts as a host track to such 375 |
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| 581 | | - | subsection (5). The exemption or credit transferred to such host 388 |
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| 584 | | - | chapter. The greyhound permitholde r host track to which such 391 |
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| 585 | | - | exemption or credit is transferred shall reimburse such 392 |
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| 586 | | - | permitholder the exact monetary value of such transferred 393 |
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| 587 | | - | exemption or credit as actually applied against the taxes and 394 |
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| 588 | | - | daily license fees of the host track. The commission shall 395 |
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| 589 | | - | ensure that all transfers of exemption or credit are made in 396 |
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| 590 | | - | accordance with this subsection and has shall have the authority 397 |
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| 591 | | - | to adopt rules to ensure the implementation of this section. 398 |
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| 592 | | - | (5) PAYMENT AND DISPOSITION OF FEES AND TAXES. —Payments 399 |
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| 593 | | - | imposed by this section must shall be paid to the commission. 400 |
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| 607 | | - | Officer, to the credit of the Pari -mutuel Wagering Trust Fund, 402 |
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| 608 | | - | hereby established. The permitholder shall remit to the 403 |
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| 609 | | - | commission payment for the daily license fee, the admission tax, 404 |
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| 610 | | - | the tax on handle, and the breaks tax. Such payments shall be 405 |
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| 611 | | - | remitted by 3 p.m. Wednesday of each week for taxes imposed and 406 |
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| 612 | | - | collected for the preceding week ending on Sunday. Beginning on 407 |
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| 613 | | - | July 1, 2012, such payments must shall be remitted by 3 p.m. on 408 |
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| 615 | | - | collected for the preceding calendar month. If the 5th day of 410 |
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| 617 | | - | remitted by 3 p.m. the firs t Monday following the weekend. 412 |
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| 618 | | - | Permitholders shall file a report under oath by the 5th day of 413 |
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| 619 | | - | each calendar month for all taxes remitted during the preceding 414 |
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| 620 | | - | calendar month. Such payments must shall be accompanied by a 415 |
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| 621 | | - | report under oath showing the total of all admissions, the pari -416 |
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| 622 | | - | mutuel wagering activities for the preceding calendar month, and 417 |
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| 623 | | - | such other information as may be prescribed by the commission. 418 |
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| 627 | | - | this act to section 550.0951, Florida Statutes, to read: 422 |
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| 661 | | - | performances on its 2001 -2002 license. This subsection expires 444 |
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| 664 | | - | section 550.105, Florida Statutes, are ame nded to read: 447 |
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| 696 | | - | in its blood, urine, saliva, or any other bodily fluid. Any 467 |
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| 727 | | - | other state, or under the laws of the United States, if such 486 |
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| 731 | | - | character, that she or he has been rehabilitated, and that the 490 |
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| 733 | | - | wagering and is not a capital offense, the restrictions 492 |
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| 734 | | - | excluding offenders may be waived by the director of the 493 |
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| 756 | | - | revenues pool on each race or exhibition separately and the 503 |
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| 757 | | - | amount of money received daily from admission fees and, within 504 |
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| 758 | | - | 120 days after the end of its fiscal year, shall submit to the 505 |
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| 759 | | - | commission a complete annual report of its accounts, audited by 506 |
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| 760 | | - | a certified public accountant licensed to practice in this the 507 |
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| 763 | | - | subsection (3) of section 550.3551, Florida Statutes, is 510 |
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| 766 | | - | 550.3551 Transmission of racing and jai alai information; 513 |
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| 767 | | - | commingling of pari-mutuel pools.— 514 |
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| 768 | | - | (2) Any horse track or fronton licensed under this chapter 515 |
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| 769 | | - | may transmit broadcasts of races or games co nducted at the 516 |
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| 770 | | - | enclosure of the licensee to locations outside this state. 517 |
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| 771 | | - | (b) Wagers accepted by any out -of-state pari-mutuel 518 |
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| 772 | | - | permitholder or licensed betting system on a race broadcasted 519 |
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| 773 | | - | under this subsection may be, but are not required to be, 520 |
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| 774 | | - | included in the pari-mutuel pools of the horse track in this 521 |
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| 775 | | - | state that broadcasts the race upon which wagers are accepted. 522 |
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| 792 | | - | permitholder as authorized by this subsection. 527 |
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| 793 | | - | (3) Any horse track licensed under this chapter may 528 |
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| 794 | | - | receive broadcasts of horseraces conducted at other horse 529 |
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| 795 | | - | racetracks located outside this state at the racetrack enclosure 530 |
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| 796 | | - | of the licensee, if the horse track conducted a full schedule of 531 |
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| 797 | | - | live racing during the preceding state fiscal year or if the 532 |
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| 798 | | - | horse track does not conduct live racing as authorized und er s. 533 |
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| 799 | | - | 550.01215 during its racing meet . 534 |
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| 800 | | - | (a) All broadcasts of horseraces received from locations 535 |
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| 801 | | - | outside this state must comply with the provisions of the 536 |
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| 802 | | - | Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, 92 Stat. 1811, 15 U.S.C. ss. 537 |
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| 803 | | - | 3001 et seq. 538 |
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| 804 | | - | (b) Wagers accepted at the horse track in this state may 539 |
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| 805 | | - | be, but are not required to be, included in the pari -mutuel 540 |
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| 806 | | - | pools of the out-of-state horse track that broadcasts the race. 541 |
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| 807 | | - | Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this chapter, if the 542 |
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| 808 | | - | horse track in this state elec ts to include wagers accepted on 543 |
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| 809 | | - | such races in the pari -mutuel pools of the out -of-state horse 544 |
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| 810 | | - | track that broadcasts the race, from the amount wagered by 545 |
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| 811 | | - | patrons at the horse track in this state and included in the 546 |
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| 812 | | - | pari-mutuel pools of the out -of-state horse track, the horse 547 |
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| 813 | | - | track in this state shall deduct as the takeout from the amount 548 |
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| 814 | | - | wagered by patrons at the horse track in this state and included 549 |
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| 829 | | - | wagered at the out-of-state racetrack as is authorized by the 552 |
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| 831 | | - | the out-of-state horse track. 554 |
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| 832 | | - | (c) All forms of pari -mutuel wagering are allowed on races 555 |
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| 833 | | - | broadcast under this section, and all money wagered by patrons 556 |
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| 834 | | - | on such races shall be computed as part of the total amount of 557 |
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| 835 | | - | money wagered at each racing performance for purposes of 558 |
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| 836 | | - | taxation under ss. 550.0951, 550.09512, and 550.09515. Section 559 |
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| 837 | | - | 550.2625(2)(a), (b), and (c) does not a pply to any money wagered 560 |
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| 838 | | - | on races broadcast under this section. Similarly, the takeout 561 |
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| 839 | | - | shall be increased by breaks and uncashed tickets for wagers on 562 |
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| 840 | | - | races broadcast under this section, notwithstanding any contrary 563 |
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| 841 | | - | provision of this chapter. 564 |
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| 842 | | - | (4) Any greyhound permitholder or jai alai permitholder 565 |
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| 843 | | - | licensed under this chapter may receive at its licensed location 566 |
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| 844 | | - | broadcasts of dograces or jai alai games conducted at other 567 |
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| 845 | | - | tracks or frontons located outside the state. All forms of pari -568 |
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| 846 | | - | mutuel wagering are a llowed on dograces or jai alai games 569 |
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| 847 | | - | broadcast under this subsection. All money wagered by patrons on 570 |
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| 848 | | - | dograces broadcast under this subsection shall be computed in 571 |
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| 849 | | - | the amount of money wagered each performance for purposes of 572 |
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| 850 | | - | taxation under ss. 550.0951 and 550.09511. 573 |
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| 865 | | - | 550.475 Lease of pari -mutuel facilities by pari -mutuel 576 |
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| 866 | | - | permitholders.—Holders of valid pari -mutuel permits for the 577 |
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| 867 | | - | conduct of any pari-mutuel wagering in this state are en titled 578 |
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| 868 | | - | to lease any and all of their facilities to any other holder of 579 |
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| 869 | | - | a same class valid pari -mutuel permit or to any jai alai 580 |
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| 870 | | - | permitholder, when located within a 35 -mile radius of each 581 |
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| 871 | | - | other; and such lessee is entitled to a permit and license to 582 |
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| 872 | | - | conduct intertrack wagering and operate its race meet or jai 583 |
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| 873 | | - | alai games at the leased premises. 584 |
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| 874 | | - | Section 12. Subsection (3) of section 550.505, Florida 585 |
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| 876 | | - | 550.505 Nonwagering permits. — 587 |
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| 877 | | - | (3)(a) Upon receipt of a nonwagering permit, the 588 |
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| 878 | | - | permitholder shall apply between January 15 and February 4 must 589 |
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| 879 | | - | apply to the commission before June 1 of each year for a an 590 |
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| 880 | | - | annual nonwagering license for the next state fiscal succeeding 591 |
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| 881 | | - | calendar year. Such application must set forth the days and 592 |
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| 882 | | - | locations at which the permitholder will conduct nonwagering 593 |
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| 883 | | - | horseracing, must demonstrate that any location to which the 594 |
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| 884 | | - | nonwagering license applies is available for such use, and must 595 |
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| 885 | | - | indicate any changes in ownership or management of the 596 |
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| 886 | | - | permitholder occurring since the date of application for the 597 |
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| 887 | | - | prior license. 598 |
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| 888 | | - | (b) On or before April 15 August 1 of each year, the 599 |
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| 902 | | - | permitholder to conduct non wagering horseracing during the next 601 |
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| 903 | | - | state fiscal succeeding calendar year during the period and for 602 |
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| 904 | | - | the number of days set forth in the application, subject to all 603 |
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| 905 | | - | other provisions of this section. 604 |
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| 906 | | - | (c) The commission may extend a nonwagering license for 605 |
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| 907 | | - | the 2024 calendar year through the 2024 -2025 fiscal year upon 606 |
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| 908 | | - | application for such extension by the nonwagering permitholder 607 |
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| 909 | | - | conduct an eligibility investigation to determine the 608 |
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| 910 | | - | qualifications of any new ownership or management interest in 609 |
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| 911 | | - | the permit. 610 |
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| 912 | | - | Section 13. Subsection (1) of section 550.5251, Florida 611 |
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| 914 | | - | 550.5251 Florida thoroughbred racing; certain permits; 613 |
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| 915 | | - | operating days.— 614 |
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| 916 | | - | (1) Each thoroughbred permitholder shall annually, during 615 |
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| 917 | | - | the period commencing January December 15 of each year and 616 |
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| 918 | | - | ending February January 4 of the following year, file in writing 617 |
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| 919 | | - | with the commission its application to conduct one or more 618 |
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| 920 | | - | thoroughbred racing meetings during the thoroughbred racing 619 |
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| 921 | | - | season commencing on the following July 1. Each application 620 |
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| 922 | | - | shall specify the number and dates of all performances that the 621 |
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| 923 | | - | permitholder intends to conduct during that thoroughbred racing 622 |
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| 924 | | - | season. On or before April March 15 of each year, the commission 623 |
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| 925 | | - | shall issue a license authorizing each permitholde r to conduct 624 |
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| 926 | | - | performances on the dates specified in its application. Up to 625 |
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| 941 | | - | authorized performances; but thereafter, as a condition 628 |
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| 942 | | - | precedent to the validity of its license and its right to retain 629 |
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| 943 | | - | its permit, each permitholder must operate the full number of 630 |
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| 944 | | - | days authorized on each of the dates set forth in its license. 631 |
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| 946 | | - | (8) of section 551.104, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 633 |
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| 947 | | - | 551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming. — 634 |
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| 948 | | - | (4) As a condition of licensure and to maintain continued 635 |
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| 949 | | - | authority for the conduct of slot machine gaming, the slot 636 |
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| 950 | | - | machine licensee shall: 637 |
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| 951 | | - | (b) Continue to be in compliance with chapter 550, when 638 |
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| 952 | | - | where applicable, and maintain the pari -mutuel permit and 639 |
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| 953 | | - | license in good standing pursuant to the provisions of chapter 640 |
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| 954 | | - | 550. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law and in order 641 |
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| 955 | | - | to expedite the operation of slot machines at eligible 642 |
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| 956 | | - | facilities, any eligible facility shall be entitled within 60 643 |
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| 957 | | - | days after the effective date of this act to amend its 2006 -2007 644 |
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| 958 | | - | pari-mutuel wagering operating license issued by the commission 645 |
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| 959 | | - | under ss. 550.0115 and 550.01 215. The commission shall issue a 646 |
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| 960 | | - | new license to the eligible facility to effectuate any approved 647 |
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| 961 | | - | change. 648 |
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| 962 | | - | (8) A slot machine licensee shall file with the commission 649 |
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| 963 | | - | an audit of the receipt and distribution of all slot machine 650 |
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| 976 | | - | revenues provided by an inde pendent certified public accountant 651 |
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| 977 | | - | licensed under chapter 473 verifying compliance with all 652 |
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| 978 | | - | financial and auditing provisions of this chapter and the 653 |
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| 979 | | - | associated rules adopted under this chapter . The audit must 654 |
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| 980 | | - | include verification of compliance with all s tatutes and rules 655 |
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| 981 | | - | regarding all required records of slot machine operations. Such 656 |
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| 982 | | - | audit must shall be filed within 120 60 days after the end of 657 |
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| 983 | | - | the slot machine licensee's fiscal year completion of the 658 |
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| 984 | | - | permitholder's pari-mutuel meet. 659 |
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| 986 | | - | 551.107, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 661 |
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| 987 | | - | 551.107 Slot machine occupational license; findings; 662 |
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| 988 | | - | application; fee.— 663 |
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| 989 | | - | (6) 664 |
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| 990 | | - | (b) The commission may deny, revoke, or refuse to renew 665 |
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| 991 | | - | any slot machine occupational lice nse if the applicant for such 666 |
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| 992 | | - | license or the licensee has been convicted of a felony or 667 |
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| 993 | | - | misdemeanor in this state, in any other state, or under the laws 668 |
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| 994 | | - | of the United States if such felony or misdemeanor is related to 669 |
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| 995 | | - | gambling or bookmaking as described in s. 849.25. The 670 |
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| 996 | | - | restrictions authorized in this paragraph may be waived by the 671 |
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| 997 | | - | commission if the applicant establishes that he or she is of 672 |
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| 998 | | - | good moral character, that he or she has been rehabilitated, and 673 |
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| 999 | | - | that the crime he or she was convicted of is not re lated to slot 674 |
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| 1000 | | - | machine gaming and is not a capital offense. 675 |
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| 1016 | | - | 212.04, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 679 |
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| 1017 | | - | 212.04 Admissions tax; rate, procedure, enforcement. — 680 |
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| 1018 | | - | (2) 681 |
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| 1019 | | - | (c) The taxes imposed by this section shall be collected 682 |
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| 1020 | | - | in addition to the admission tax collected pursuant to s. 683 |
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| 1022 | | - | be subject to taxation under this chapter. 685 |
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| 1024 | | - | made by this act to section 550.0951, Florida Statutes, in a 687 |
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| 1025 | | - | reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 550.0351, Florida 688 |
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| 1026 | | - | Statutes, is reenacted to read: 689 |
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| 1027 | | - | 550.0351 Charity racing days. — 690 |
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| 1028 | | - | (4) The total of all profits derived from the conduct of a 691 |
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| 1029 | | - | charity day performance must include all revenues derived from 692 |
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| 1030 | | - | the conduct of that racing performance, including all state 693 |
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| 1031 | | - | taxes that would otherwise be due to the state, except that the 694 |
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| 1032 | | - | daily license fee as provided in s. 550.0951(1) and the breaks 695 |
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| 1033 | | - | for the promotional trust funds as provided in s. 550.2625(3), 696 |
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| 1034 | | - | (4), (5), (7), and (8) shall be paid to the commission. All 697 |
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| 1035 | | - | other revenues from the charity racing performance, including 698 |
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| 1036 | | - | the commissions, breaks, and admissions and the revenues from 699 |
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| 1053 | | - | references thereto, subsection (2) of section 550.09511, Florida 704 |
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| 1055 | | - | 550.09511 Jai alai taxes; abandoned interest in a permit 706 |
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| 1056 | | - | for nonpayment of taxes. — 707 |
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| 1057 | | - | (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 550.0951(3)(b), 708 |
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| 1058 | | - | wagering on live jai alai performances shall be subject to the 709 |
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| 1059 | | - | following taxes: 710 |
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| 1060 | | - | (a)1. The tax on handle per performance for live jai alai 711 |
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| 1061 | | - | performances is 4.25 percent of handle per performance. However , 712 |
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| 1062 | | - | when the live handle of a permitholder during the preceding 713 |
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| 1063 | | - | state fiscal year was less than $15 million, the tax shall be 714 |
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| 1064 | | - | paid on the handle in excess of $30,000 per performance per day. 715 |
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| 1065 | | - | 2. The tax rate shall be applicable only until the 716 |
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| 1066 | | - | requirements of paragraph (b) are met. 717 |
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| 1068 | | - | license fee, and tax on handle for live jai alai performances 719 |
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| 1069 | | - | paid to the commission by a permitholder during the current 720 |
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| 1070 | | - | state fiscal year exceeds the total state tax revenu es from 721 |
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| 1071 | | - | wagering on live jai alai performances paid or due by the 722 |
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| 1072 | | - | permitholder in fiscal year 1991 -1992, the permitholder shall 723 |
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| 1073 | | - | pay tax on handle for live jai alai performances at a rate of 724 |
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| 1074 | | - | 2.55 percent of the handle per performance for the remainder of 725 |
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| 1088 | | - | total state tax revenues on live jai alai wagering in fiscal 727 |
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| 1089 | | - | year 1991-1992 shall include any admissions tax, tax on handle, 728 |
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| 1090 | | - | surtaxes on handle, and daily license fees. 729 |
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| 1093 | | - | the 1991-1992 state fiscal year, then at such time as the total 732 |
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| 1094 | | - | of admissions tax, daily license fee, and tax on handle for live 733 |
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| 1095 | | - | jai alai performances paid to the co mmission by a permitholder 734 |
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| 1096 | | - | during the current state fiscal year exceeds the total state tax 735 |
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| 1097 | | - | revenues from wagering on live jai alai performances paid or due 736 |
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| 1098 | | - | by the permitholder in the last state fiscal year in which the 737 |
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| 1099 | | - | permitholder conducted a full schedu le of live games, the 738 |
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| 1100 | | - | permitholder shall pay tax on handle for live jai alai 739 |
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| 1101 | | - | performances at a rate of 3.3 percent of the handle per 740 |
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| 1102 | | - | performance for the remainder of the current state fiscal year. 741 |
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| 1103 | | - | For purposes of this section, total state tax revenues on l ive 742 |
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| 1104 | | - | jai alai wagering shall include any admissions tax, tax on 743 |
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| 1105 | | - | handle, surtaxes on handle, and daily license fees. This 744 |
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| 1106 | | - | paragraph shall take effect July 1, 1993. 745 |
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| 1107 | | - | (d) A permitholder who obtains a new permit issued by the 746 |
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| 1108 | | - | commission subsequent to the 1991 -1992 state fiscal year and a 747 |
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| 1109 | | - | permitholder whose permit has been converted to a jai alai 748 |
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| 1110 | | - | permit under the provisions of this chapter, shall, at such time 749 |
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| 1124 | | - | handle for live jai alai performances paid to the commission by 751 |
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| 1125 | | - | the permitholder during the current state fiscal year exceeds 752 |
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| 1126 | | - | the average total state tax revenues from wagering on live jai 753 |
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| 1127 | | - | alai performances for the first 3 consecutive jai alai seasons 754 |
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| 1128 | | - | paid to or due the commission by the permitholder and during 755 |
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| 1129 | | - | which the permitholder conducted a full schedule of live games, 756 |
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| 1130 | | - | pay tax on handle for live jai alai performances at a rate of 757 |
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| 1131 | | - | 3.3 percent of the ha ndle per performance for the remainder of 758 |
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| 1132 | | - | the current state fiscal year. 759 |
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| 1133 | | - | (e) The payment of taxes pursuant to paragraphs (b), (c), 760 |
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| 1134 | | - | and (d) shall be calculated and commence beginning the day in 761 |
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| 1135 | | - | which the permitholder is first entitled to the reduced rate 762 |
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| 1136 | | - | specified in this section and the report of taxes required by s. 763 |
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| 1137 | | - | 550.0951(5) is submitted to the commission. 764 |
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| 1138 | | - | (f) A jai alai permitholder paying taxes under this 765 |
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| 1139 | | - | section shall retain the breaks and pay an amount equal to the 766 |
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| 1140 | | - | breaks as special prize awards which shall be in addition to the 767 |
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| 1141 | | - | regular contracted prize money paid to jai alai players at the 768 |
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| 1142 | | - | permitholder's facility. Payment of the special prize money 769 |
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| 1143 | | - | shall be made during the permitholder's current meet. 770 |
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| 1144 | | - | (g) For purposes of this section, "handle" shall have the 771 |
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| 1145 | | - | same meaning as in s. 550.0951, and shall not include handle 772 |
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| 1146 | | - | from intertrack wagering. 773 |
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| 1161 | | - | reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 550.09512, Florida 776 |
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| 1162 | | - | Statutes, is reenacted to read: 777 |
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| 1163 | | - | 550.09512 Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a 778 |
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| 1164 | | - | permit for nonpayment of taxes. — 779 |
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| 1165 | | - | (4) In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction 780 |
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| 1166 | | - | determines any of the provisions of this section to be 781 |
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| 1167 | | - | unconstitutional, it is the intent of the Legislature that the 782 |
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| 1169 | | - | that the provisions of s. 550.0951 shall apply to all harness 784 |
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| 1170 | | - | horse permitholders beginning on the date of such jud icial 785 |
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| 1171 | | - | determination. To this end, the Legislature declares that it 786 |
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| 1172 | | - | would not have enacted any of the provisions of this section 787 |
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| 1173 | | - | individually and, to that end, expressly finds them not to be 788 |
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| 1175 | | - | Section 20. For the purpose of incorporating the am endment 790 |
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| 1176 | | - | made by this act to section 550.0951, Florida Statutes, in 791 |
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| 1177 | | - | references thereto, subsection (1) and paragraph (e) of 792 |
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| 1178 | | - | subsection (2) of section 550.09514, Florida Statutes, are 793 |
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| 1179 | | - | reenacted to read: 794 |
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| 1180 | | - | 550.09514 Greyhound dogracing taxes; purse requiremen ts.— 795 |
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| 1181 | | - | (1) Wagering on greyhound racing is subject to a tax on 796 |
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| 1182 | | - | handle for live greyhound racing as specified in s. 550.0951(3). 797 |
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| 1183 | | - | However, each permitholder shall pay no tax on handle until such 798 |
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| 1184 | | - | time as this subsection has resulted in a tax savings per state 799 |
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| 1185 | | - | fiscal year of $360,000. Thereafter, each permitholder shall pay 800 |
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| 1198 | | - | the tax as specified in s. 550.0951(3) on all handle for the 801 |
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| 1199 | | - | remainder of the permitholder's current race meet. For the three 802 |
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| 1200 | | - | permitholders that conducted a full schedule of live racing in 803 |
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| 1201 | | - | 1995, and are closest to another state that authorizes greyhound 804 |
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| 1202 | | - | pari-mutuel wagering, the maximum tax savings per state fiscal 805 |
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| 1203 | | - | year shall be $500,000. The provisions of this subsection 806 |
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| 1204 | | - | relating to tax exemptions shall not apply to any charity or 807 |
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| 1205 | | - | scholarship performances conducted pursuant to s. 550.0351. 808 |
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| 1206 | | - | (2) 809 |
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| 1207 | | - | (e) In addition to the purse requirements of paragraphs 810 |
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| 1208 | | - | (a)-(c), each greyhound permitholder shall pay as purses an 811 |
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| 1209 | | - | amount equal to one-third of the amount of the tax reduction on 812 |
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| 1210 | | - | live and simulcast handle applicable to such permitholder as a 813 |
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| 1211 | | - | result of the reductions in tax rates provided by this act 814 |
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| 1212 | | - | through the amendments to s. 550.0951(3). With respect to 815 |
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| 1213 | | - | intertrack wagering when the host and guest tracks are greyhound 816 |
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| 1214 | | - | permitholders not within the s ame market area, an amount equal 817 |
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| 1215 | | - | to the tax reduction applicable to the guest track handle as a 818 |
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| 1216 | | - | result of the reduction in tax rate provided by this act through 819 |
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| 1217 | | - | the amendment to s. 550.0951(3) shall be distributed to the 820 |
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| 1218 | | - | guest track, one-third of which amount shall be paid as purses 821 |
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| 1219 | | - | at the guest track. However, if the guest track is a greyhound 822 |
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| 1220 | | - | permitholder within the market area of the host or if the guest 823 |
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| 1221 | | - | track is not a greyhound permitholder, an amount equal to such 824 |
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| 1222 | | - | tax reduction applicable to the guest track handle shall be 825 |
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| 1235 | | - | retained by the host track, one -third of which amount shall be 826 |
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| 1236 | | - | paid as purses at the host track. These purse funds shall be 827 |
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| 1237 | | - | disbursed in the week received if the permitholder conducts at 828 |
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| 1238 | | - | least one live performance during that week. If the permitholder 829 |
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| 1239 | | - | does not conduct at least one live performance during the week 830 |
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| 1240 | | - | in which the purse funds are received, the purse funds shall be 831 |
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| 1241 | | - | disbursed weekly during the permitholder's next race meet in an 832 |
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| 1242 | | - | amount determined by dividing the purse amount by the number of 833 |
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| 1243 | | - | performances approved for the permitholder pursuant to its 834 |
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| 1244 | | - | annual license, and multiplying that amount by the number of 835 |
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| 1245 | | - | performances conducted each week. The commission shall conduct 836 |
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| 1246 | | - | audits necessary to ensure compliance with this paragrap h. 837 |
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| 1247 | | - | Section 21. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 838 |
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| 1248 | | - | made by this act to section 550.0951, Florida Statutes, in a 839 |
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| 1249 | | - | reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 550.09516, Florida 840 |
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| 1250 | | - | Statutes, is reenacted to read: 841 |
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| 1251 | | - | 550.09516 Credit for eligible p ermitholders conducting 842 |
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| 1252 | | - | thoroughbred racing. — 843 |
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| 1253 | | - | (3) Beginning July 1, 2023, and each July 1 thereafter, 844 |
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| 1254 | | - | each permitholder granted a credit pursuant to this section may 845 |
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| 1255 | | - | apply the credit to the taxes and fees due under ss. 550.0951, 846 |
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| 1256 | | - | 550.09515, and 550.3551(3 ), less any credit received by the 847 |
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| 1257 | | - | permitholder under s. 550.09515(6), and less the amount of state 848 |
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| 1258 | | - | taxes that would otherwise be due to the state for the conduct 849 |
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| 1259 | | - | of charity day performances under s. 550.0351(4). The unused 850 |
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| 1272 | | - | portion of the credit may be car ried forward and applied each 851 |
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| 1273 | | - | month as taxes and fees become due. Any unused credit remaining 852 |
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| 1274 | | - | at the end of a fiscal year expires and may not be used. 853 |
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| 1275 | | - | Section 22. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 854 |
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| 1276 | | - | made by this act to section 550.0951, Flor ida Statutes, in a 855 |
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| 1277 | | - | reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 550.135, Florida 856 |
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| 1278 | | - | Statutes, is reenacted to read: 857 |
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| 1279 | | - | 550.135 Division of moneys derived under this law. —All 858 |
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| 1280 | | - | moneys that are deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to 859 |
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| 1281 | | - | the credit of the Pari -mutuel Wagering Trust Fund shall be 860 |
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| 1282 | | - | distributed as follows: 861 |
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| 1283 | | - | (1) The daily license fee revenues collected pursuant to 862 |
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| 1284 | | - | s. 550.0951(1) shall be used to fund the operating cost of the 863 |
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| 1285 | | - | commission; however, other collections in the Pari -mutuel 864 |
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| 1286 | | - | Wagering Trust Fund may also be used to fund the operation of 865 |
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| 1287 | | - | the commission in accordance with authorized appropriations. 866 |
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| 1288 | | - | Section 23. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 867 |
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| 1289 | | - | made by this act to section 550.0951, Florida Statutes, in 868 |
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| 1290 | | - | references thereto, subsecti on (2) of section 550.1625, Florida 869 |
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| 1291 | | - | Statutes, is reenacted to read: 870 |
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| 1292 | | - | 550.1625 Dogracing; taxes. — 871 |
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| 1293 | | - | (2) A permitholder that conducts a dograce meet under this 872 |
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| 1294 | | - | chapter must pay the daily license fee, the admission tax, the 873 |
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| 1295 | | - | breaks tax, and the tax on pari -mutuel handle as provided in s. 874 |
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| 1311 | | - | made by this act to section 550.0951, Florida Statutes, in 878 |
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| 1312 | | - | references thereto, s ubsections (3) through (6) of section 879 |
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| 1313 | | - | 550.26352, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read: 880 |
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| 1314 | | - | 550.26352 Breeders' Cup Meet; pools authorized; conflicts; 881 |
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| 1315 | | - | taxes; credits; transmission of races; rules; application. — 882 |
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| 1316 | | - | (3) If the permitholder conducting the Bree ders' Cup Meet 883 |
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| 1317 | | - | is located within 35 miles of one or more permitholders 884 |
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| 1318 | | - | scheduled to conduct a thoroughbred race meet on any of the 3 885 |
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| 1319 | | - | days of the Breeders' Cup Meet, then operation on any of those 3 886 |
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| 1320 | | - | days by the other permitholders is prohibited. As compensa tion 887 |
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| 1321 | | - | for the loss of racing days caused thereby, such operating 888 |
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| 1322 | | - | permitholders shall receive a credit against the taxes otherwise 889 |
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| 1323 | | - | due and payable to the state under ss. 550.0951 and 550.09515. 890 |
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| 1324 | | - | This credit shall be in an amount equal to the operating loss 891 |
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| 1325 | | - | determined to have been suffered by the operating permitholders 892 |
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| 1326 | | - | as a result of not operating on the prohibited racing days, but 893 |
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| 1327 | | - | shall not exceed a total of $950,000. The determination of the 894 |
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| 1328 | | - | amount to be credited shall be made by the commission upon 895 |
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| 1329 | | - | application by the operating permitholder. The tax credits 896 |
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| 1330 | | - | provided in this subsection shall not be available unless an 897 |
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| 1331 | | - | operating permitholder is required to close a bona fide meet 898 |
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| 1332 | | - | consisting in part of no fewer than 10 scheduled performances in 899 |
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| 1347 | | - | Such tax credit shall be in lieu of any other compensation or 902 |
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| 1348 | | - | consideration for the loss of racing days. There shall be no 903 |
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| 1351 | | - | 550.09515, the permitholder conducting the Breeders' Cup Meet 906 |
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| 1352 | | - | shall pay no taxes on the handle included within the pari -mutuel 907 |
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| 1353 | | - | pools of said permitholder during the Breeders' Cup M eet. 908 |
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| 1354 | | - | (5) The permitholder conducting the Breeders' Cup Meet 909 |
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| 1355 | | - | shall receive a credit against the taxes otherwise due and 910 |
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| 1356 | | - | payable to the state under ss. 550.0951 and 550.09515 generated 911 |
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| 1358 | | - | race meet. This credit shall be in an amount not to exceed 913 |
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| 1359 | | - | $950,000 and shall be utilized by the permitholder to pay the 914 |
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| 1360 | | - | purses offered by the permitholder during the Breeders' Cup Meet 915 |
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| 1361 | | - | in excess of the purses which the permitholder is otherwise 916 |
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| 1362 | | - | required by law to p ay. The amount to be credited shall be 917 |
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| 1363 | | - | determined by the commission upon application of the 918 |
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| 1364 | | - | permitholder which is subject to audit by the commission. 919 |
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| 1365 | | - | (6) The permitholder conducting the Breeders' Cup Meet 920 |
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| 1366 | | - | shall receive a credit against the taxes otherwis e due and 921 |
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| 1367 | | - | payable to the state under ss. 550.0951 and 550.09515 generated 922 |
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| 1369 | | - | race meet. This credit shall be in an amount not to exceed 924 |
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| 1383 | | - | capital improvements and extraordinary expenses as may be 926 |
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| 1384 | | - | necessary for operation of the Breeders' Cup Meet. The amount to 927 |
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| 1385 | | - | be credited shall be determined by the commission upon 928 |
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| 1386 | | - | application of the permitholder which is subject to audit by the 929 |
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| 1387 | | - | commission. 930 |
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| 1388 | | - | Section 25. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 931 |
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| 1389 | | - | made by this act to section 550.0951, Florida Statutes, in 932 |
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| 1390 | | - | references thereto, subsection (4) of section 550.375, Florida 933 |
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| 1391 | | - | Statutes, is reenacted to read: 934 |
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| 1392 | | - | 550.375 Operation of certain harness tra cks.— 935 |
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| 1393 | | - | (4) The permitholder conducting a harness horse race meet 936 |
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| 1394 | | - | must pay the daily license fee, the admission tax, the tax on 937 |
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| 1395 | | - | breaks, and the tax on pari -mutuel handle provided in s. 938 |
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| 1396 | | - | 550.0951 and is subject to all penalties and sanctions provided 939 |
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| 1397 | | - | in s. 550.0951(6). 940 |
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| 1398 | | - | Section 26. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 941 |
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| 1399 | | - | act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 942 |
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| 1400 | | - | this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 943 |
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| 1401 | | - | 2024. 944 |
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| 51 | + | dates based upon the impact on operating permitholders located 26 |
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| 52 | + | within 50 miles of the permitholder requesting the change in 27 |
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| 53 | + | operating dates. In making the determination to change racing 28 |
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| 54 | + | dates, the commission shall take into considerat ion the impact 29 |
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| 55 | + | of such changes on state revenues. 30 |
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| 56 | + | Section 2. Section 550.475, Florida Statutes, is amended 31 |
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| 57 | + | to read: 32 |
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| 58 | + | 550.475 Lease of pari -mutuel facilities by pari -mutuel 33 |
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| 59 | + | permitholders.—Holders of valid pari -mutuel permits for the 34 |
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| 60 | + | conduct of any pari-mutuel wagering in this state are entitled 35 |
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| 61 | + | to lease any and all of their facilities to any other holder of 36 |
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| 62 | + | a same class valid pari-mutuel permit, when located within a 35 -37 |
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| 63 | + | mile radius of each other; and such lessee is entitled to a 38 |
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| 64 | + | permit and license to co nduct intertrack wagering and operate 39 |
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| 65 | + | its race meet or jai alai games at the leased premises. 40 |
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| 66 | + | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 41 |
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