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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to pari -mutuel permitholders; amending 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | ss. 550.01215 and 550.054, F.S.; deleting a 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | requirement that certain permitholders show that their 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | permits have not been disapproved or recalled at a 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | later election when submitting subsequent annual 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | applications to the Florida Gaming Control Commission; 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | amending s. 550.0555, F.S.; revising legislative 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | findings with respect to the relocation of greyhound 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | dogracing permits; authorizing greyhound dogracing 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | permitholders to relocate if specified conditions are 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | met; voiding an additional permit if the commission 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | approves a relocation; specifying areas to which a 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | permitholder may not relocate; amending s. 550.0651, 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | F.S.; providing that pari -mutuel facilities that 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | relocated in accordance with the act are not su bject 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | to municipal restrictions on the establishment of such 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | facilities; amending s. 551.102, F.S.; revising the 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | definition of the term "eligible facility" to conform 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | to changes made by the act; amending s. 551.114, F.S.; 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | requiring that a slot machine gami ng area of a 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | relocated pari-mutuel facility be at the location for 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | which the relocation was approved; amending s. 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 849.086, F.S.; providing that pari -mutuel facilities 24 |
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| 51 | 51 | | subject to municipal restrictions on th e establishment 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | of cardrooms; making a technical change; providing an 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | effective date. 28 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 30 |
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| 57 | 57 | | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 550.01215, Florida 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | 550.01215 License application; periods of operation; 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | license fees; bond.— 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (2) After the first license has been issued to a 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | permitholder, all subsequent annual applications for a license 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | shall be accompanied by proof, in such form as the commission 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | may by rule require, that the permitholder continues to possess 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | the qualifications prescribed by this chapter , and that the 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | permit has not been disapproved at a later election . 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | 550.054, Florida Statutes, is amended t o read: 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | 550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari -mutuel 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | wagering.— 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | (9)(a) After a permit has been granted by the commission 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | and has been ratified and approved by the majority of the 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | electors participating in the election in the county designated 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | in the permit, the commission shall grant to the lawful 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | permitholder, subject to the conditions of this chapter, a 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | license to conduct pari -mutuel operations under this chapter, 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | and, except as provided in s. 550.5251, the commission shall fix 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | annually the time, place, and number of days during which pari -53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | mutuel operations may be conducted by the permitholder at the 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | location fixed in the permit and ratified in the election. After 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | the first license has been issued to the holder of a ratified 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | permit for racing in any county, all subsequent annual 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | applications for a license by that permitholder must be 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | accompanied by proof, in such form as the commission requires, 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | that the ratified permitholder still possesses all the 60 |
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| 98 | 98 | | qualifications prescribed by this chapter and that the permit 61 |
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| 99 | 99 | | has not been recalled at a later election held in the county . 62 |
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| 100 | 100 | | Section 3. Section 550.0555, Florida Statutes, is amended 63 |
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| 101 | 101 | | to read: 64 |
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| 102 | 102 | | 550.0555 Greyhound dogracing permits; relocation within a 65 |
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| 103 | 103 | | county; conditions.— 66 |
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| 104 | 104 | | (1) It is the finding o f the Legislature that substantial 67 |
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| 105 | 105 | | state revenues are derived from greyhound dogracing 68 |
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| 106 | 106 | | permitholders' pari-mutuel wagering activities as well as other 69 |
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| 107 | 107 | | authorized gaming activities associated with such permits, 70 |
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| 108 | 108 | | including the operation of cardrooms and slot machines. The 71 |
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| 109 | 109 | | Legislature further finds that revenues derived from greyhound 72 |
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| 110 | 110 | | dogracing permitholders' pari -mutuel wagering activities and 73 |
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| 111 | 111 | | other gaming activities are adversely impacted absent the right 74 |
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| 112 | 112 | | to move the location for which the permit has been iss ued to 75 |
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| 125 | 125 | | another location and that, consistent with the Legislature's 76 |
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| 126 | 126 | | regulation of pari-mutuel wagering permitholders, authorizing 77 |
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| 127 | 127 | | the relocation of permits will preserve and further enhance 78 |
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| 128 | 128 | | state revenues on greyhound dogracing provides substantial 79 |
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| 129 | 129 | | revenues to the state. It is the further finding that, in some 80 |
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| 130 | 130 | | cases, this revenue-producing ability is hindered due to the 81 |
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| 131 | 131 | | lack of provisions allowing the relocation of existing dogracing 82 |
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| 132 | 132 | | operations. It is therefore declared that state revenues derived 83 |
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| 133 | 133 | | from greyhound dogracing will continue to be jeopardized if 84 |
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| 134 | 134 | | provisions allowing the relocation of such greyhound racing 85 |
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| 135 | 135 | | permits are not implemented. This enactment is made pursuant to, 86 |
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| 136 | 136 | | and for the purpose of, implementing such provisions . 87 |
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| 137 | 137 | | (2) Any holder of a vali d outstanding permit for greyhound 88 |
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| 138 | 138 | | dogracing in a county in which there is only one dogracing 89 |
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| 139 | 139 | | permit issued, as well as any holder of a valid outstanding 90 |
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| 140 | 140 | | permit for jai alai in a county where only one jai alai permit 91 |
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| 141 | 141 | | is issued, is authorized, without the n ecessity of an additional 92 |
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| 142 | 142 | | county referendum required under s. 550.0651, to move the 93 |
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| 143 | 143 | | location for which the permit has been issued to another 94 |
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| 144 | 144 | | location within a 30 -mile radius of the location fixed in the 95 |
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| 145 | 145 | | permit issued in that county, provided the move does not cross 96 |
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| 146 | 146 | | the county boundary, that such relocation is approved under the 97 |
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| 147 | 147 | | zoning regulations of the county or municipality in which the 98 |
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| 148 | 148 | | permit is to be located as a planned development use, consistent 99 |
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| 162 | 162 | | the commission after it is determined at a proceeding pursuant 101 |
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| 163 | 163 | | to chapter 120 in the county affected that the move is necessary 102 |
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| 164 | 164 | | to ensure the revenue -producing capability of the permittee 103 |
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| 165 | 165 | | without deteriorating the revenue -producing capability of an y 104 |
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| 166 | 166 | | other pari-mutuel permittee within 50 miles; the distance shall 105 |
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| 167 | 167 | | be measured on a straight line from the nearest property line of 106 |
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| 168 | 168 | | one racing plant or jai alai fronton to the nearest property 107 |
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| 169 | 169 | | line of the other. 108 |
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| 170 | 170 | | (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), any gre yhound 109 |
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| 171 | 171 | | dogracing permitholder, without the necessity of an additional 110 |
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| 172 | 172 | | county referendum required under s. 550.0651, s. 551.101, or s. 111 |
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| 173 | 173 | | 849.086(17), as applicable, may move the location for which the 112 |
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| 174 | 174 | | permit has been issued to another location within a 30 -mile 113 |
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| 175 | 175 | | radius of the location fixed in the permit issued, provided that 114 |
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| 176 | 176 | | the requirements of this subsection are met and the county to 115 |
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| 177 | 177 | | which the permit will relocate has already approved pari -mutuel 116 |
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| 178 | 178 | | wagering and cardrooms and slot machine operations, as 117 |
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| 179 | 179 | | applicable. Notwithstanding any local government regulations, 118 |
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| 180 | 180 | | permitting, or ordinances, and if the conditions of this 119 |
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| 181 | 181 | | subsection are met, such permitholder may continue to operate at 120 |
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| 182 | 182 | | the new location all pari -mutuel wagering and gaming activities 121 |
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| 183 | 183 | | that it is already authorized and licensed to operate, including 122 |
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| 184 | 184 | | activities conducted pursuant to chapters 550 and 551 and s. 123 |
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| 185 | 185 | | 849.086. The greyhound dogracing permit proposed for relocation 124 |
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| 186 | 186 | | must, at the time of relocation, be authorized to conduct pari -125 |
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| 199 | 199 | | mutuel activities and authorized to operate a cardroom or slot 126 |
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| 200 | 200 | | machines in addition to having a majority ultimate owner in 127 |
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| 201 | 201 | | common with another currently licensed greyhound dogracing 128 |
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| 202 | 202 | | permit, regardless of whether the permits are located in the 129 |
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| 203 | 203 | | same county. Upon the commission 's final approval of the 130 |
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| 204 | 204 | | relocation and issuance of all operating licenses for the new 131 |
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| 205 | 205 | | location, the second greyhound dogracing permit is forfeited to 132 |
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| 206 | 206 | | the state and is thereafter void. 133 |
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| 207 | 207 | | (4) A pari-mutuel permitholder that relocates its pari -134 |
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| 208 | 208 | | mutuel facility pursuant to subsection (3) and that is 135 |
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| 209 | 209 | | authorized to operate slot machines at such facility may not 136 |
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| 210 | 210 | | relocate the pari-mutuel facility to a location in Miami -Dade or 137 |
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| 211 | 211 | | Broward Counties which is within a 15 -mile radius, measured in a 138 |
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| 212 | 212 | | straight line, of any fa cility in Broward County operated by the 139 |
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| 213 | 213 | | Seminole Tribe of Florida which offers or is authorized to offer 140 |
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| 214 | 214 | | class III gaming, as defined in the federal Indian Gaming 141 |
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| 215 | 215 | | Regulatory Act of 1988. 142 |
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| 216 | 216 | | Section 4. Subsection (6) of section 550.0651, Florida 143 |
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| 217 | 217 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 144 |
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| 218 | 218 | | 550.0651 Elections for ratification of permits; municipal 145 |
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| 220 | 220 | | (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 147 |
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| 221 | 221 | | municipality may prohibit the establishment of a pari -mutuel 148 |
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| 222 | 222 | | facility on or after July 1, 2021, in its juris diction. This 149 |
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| 236 | 236 | | operating license for the conduct of pari -mutuel wagering for 151 |
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| 237 | 237 | | fiscal year 2020-2021 in the municipality's jurisdiction , or to 152 |
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| 238 | 238 | | a pari-mutuel facility that was previously approved by the 153 |
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| 239 | 239 | | municipality, or a pari-mutuel facility that is authorized to 154 |
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| 240 | 240 | | relocate pursuant to s. 550.0555(3) . 155 |
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| 241 | 241 | | Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 551.102, Florida 156 |
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| 243 | 243 | | 551.102 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 158 |
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| 244 | 244 | | (4) "Eligible facility" means any licensed pari -mutuel 159 |
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| 245 | 245 | | facility located in Miami -Dade County or Broward County existing 160 |
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| 246 | 246 | | at the time of adoption of s. 23, Art. X of the State 161 |
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| 247 | 247 | | Constitution that has conducted live racing or games during 162 |
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| 248 | 248 | | calendar years 2002 and 2003 and has been approved by a majority 163 |
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| 249 | 249 | | of voters in a countywide referendum to have slot machines at 164 |
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| 250 | 250 | | such facility in the respective county; any licensed pari -mutuel 165 |
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| 251 | 251 | | facility located within a county as defined in s. 125.011, 166 |
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| 252 | 252 | | provided such facility has conducted live racing for 2 167 |
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| 253 | 253 | | consecutive calendar years immediately preceding its application 168 |
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| 254 | 254 | | for a slot machine license, pays the required license fee, and 169 |
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| 255 | 255 | | meets the other requirements of this chapter; or any licensed 170 |
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| 256 | 256 | | pari-mutuel facility in any other county in whic h a majority of 171 |
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| 257 | 257 | | voters have approved slot machines at such facilities in a 172 |
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| 258 | 258 | | countywide referendum held pursuant to a statutory or 173 |
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| 259 | 259 | | constitutional authorization after the effective date of this 174 |
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| 274 | 274 | | calendar years immediately preceding its application for a slot 177 |
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| 275 | 275 | | machine license, pays the required licensed fee, and meets the 178 |
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| 276 | 276 | | other requirements of this chapter. The term includes any such 179 |
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| 277 | 277 | | facility that has relocated pursuant to s. 550.0555(3) and 180 |
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| 278 | 278 | | remains eligible to conduct slot machine operations at the new 181 |
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| 280 | 280 | | Section 6. Subsection (4) of section 551.114, Florida 183 |
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| 282 | 282 | | 551.114 Slot machine gaming areas. — 185 |
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| 283 | 283 | | (4) Designated slot machine gaming areas must be located 186 |
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| 284 | 284 | | at the address specified in the licensed permitholder's slot 187 |
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| 285 | 285 | | machine license issued for fiscal year 2020 -2021. 188 |
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| 286 | 286 | | Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a pari -mutuel permit with an 189 |
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| 288 | 288 | | s. 550.0555(3), the designated slot machine gaming area must be 191 |
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| 291 | 291 | | Section 7. Subsections (16) and (17) of section 849.086, 194 |
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| 292 | 292 | | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 195 |
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| 293 | 293 | | 849.086 Cardrooms authorized. — 196 |
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| 294 | 294 | | (16) LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVAL. — 197 |
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| 310 | 310 | | applicant for such license desires to conduct cardroom gaming 201 |
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| 311 | 311 | | has voted to approve such activity by a majority vote of the 202 |
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| 312 | 312 | | governing body of the municipality or the governing body of the 203 |
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| 313 | 313 | | county if the facility is not located in a municipality. 204 |
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| 315 | 315 | | municipality may prohibit the establishment of a cardroom on or 206 |
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| 325 | 325 | | cardroom gaming license issued under this section shall be 216 |
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| 326 | 326 | | transferred, or reissued when such reissuance is in the nature 217 |
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| 327 | 327 | | of a transfer, so as to permit or authorize a licensee to change 218 |
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| 328 | 328 | | the location of the cardroom except upon proof in such form as 219 |
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| 329 | 329 | | the commission may prescribe that a referendum election has been 220 |
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| 332 | 332 | | as the already licensed location, in the county where the 223 |
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| 333 | 333 | | licensee desires to conduct cardroom gaming and that a majority 224 |
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| 334 | 334 | | of the electors voting on the question in such election voted in 225 |
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| 354 | 354 | | licensee desires to conduct cardroom gaming and that a majority 233 |
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| 355 | 355 | | of the electors voting on that question in each such election 234 |
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| 356 | 356 | | voted in favor of the transfer of such license. 235 |
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| 357 | 357 | | (b) The expense of each referendum held under the 236 |
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| 358 | 358 | | provisions of this subsection shall be borne by the licensee 237 |
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| 359 | 359 | | requesting the transfer. 238 |
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| 360 | 360 | | Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 239 |
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