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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
SENATE BILL 754 By: Rader
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to horse race meetings; amending 3A
O.S. 2011, Section 2 64, which relates to race
meetings; allowing decreased number of races per day
upon certain approval; providing curtailment of races
upon certain uncontrollable acts without penalty;
naming natural disasters; providing an effective
date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 3A O.S. 2011, Section 264, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 264. A. The organization licensee that is located in a
county with a population of greater than six hundred thousand
(600,000) according to the most recent federal decennial census
shall, for each year it conducts au thorized gaming:
1. Conduct annually a race meeting restricted to Thoroughbred
horses that provides no fewer than six h undred (600) races for
Thoroughbred horses; and
2. Conduct annually a race meeting restricted to Quarter Horse,
Paint and Appaloosa hor ses that provides no fewer than five hundred
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(500) races for Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa horses within a
period of twelve (12) consecutive weeks.
B. Each organization licensee that is located in a county with
a population of fewer than four hundred thousand (400,000) according
to the most recent federal decennial census shall be required, for
each year it conducts a uthorized gaming, to conduct annually no less
than two hundred seventy (270) races for Thoroughbred horses, no
fewer than two hundred se venty (270) races for Quarter Horses, and
no fewer than sixty (60) races for Paint and Appaloosa horses .
C. An organization licensed pursuant to Section 208.2 of Title
3A of the Oklahoma Statutes this title shall in order to be eligible
to receive money pursuant to the provision of subsection K in
Section 4 263 of this act title, conduct annually no less than four
hundred (400) total races, which shall include conducting n o fewer
than an average of four (4) races per day for Thoroughbred horses or
such lesser number of races approved b y the Oklahoma Horse Racing
Commission pursuant to subsection D of this section .
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection H of Sectio n 4
263 of this act title, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission shall
approve, upon joint application of the organization licensee and the
official horsemen’s representative organization that represents th e
horsemen for a given breed of horses participating in a given race
meeting, a reduction or increase in the number of races to be
conducted as prescribed in this section. Any agreed -upon change to
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the number of races shall include specifying the number o f races to
be conducted each race day and the calendar days that the rac es will
be conducted. For purposes of any agreement entered into pursuant
to this section, a race day shall be not less than seven (7) races
nor more than twelve (12) races unless all of the races on a
particular day are time trial races. The organizatio n licensees and
the elected horsemen ’s representative organization shall use their
best efforts to establish race meets with the number of races that
is reasonable in light of the avai lable purse money, the racing
calendar of all organization licensees ope rating pursuant to this
act section, and the number of races run at similar facilities in
surrounding markets.
E. Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary,
the requirements set forth in this section shall become effective
with the first race meeti ng that commences at each organization
licensee following the initial six (6) months that the organization
licensee commences authorized gaming as authorized by this act the
State-Tribal Gaming Act.
F. Horse racing may be curtailed without penalt y as a result of
acts of God, war or terrorism which render an organization
licensee’s facility unusable for horse racing for a significant
portion of such organization licensee ’s race meeting. Acts of God,
war or terrorism include natural disasters and other events which
are beyond an organization licensee ’s reasonable control including,
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but not limited to, hurricanes, tornados, d amaging winds,
earthquakes, hail, floods, fire, pandemics, war, riots, civil
commotion and bombing or other terrorists attacks.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preserva tion
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof thi s act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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