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23-111-502. Racing days and hours generally.
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23-111-502. Racing days and hours generally.
(a)(1) Upon application of the dog racing franchise holder, the Arkansas Racing Commission may authorize each dog racing franchise holder to conduct during any calendar year greyhound racing on the days and during the hours as determined by the commission and as set forth in its rules.
(2) The commission's rules shall be in the best interests of the dog racing franchisee, kennel owners, and greyhound racing in the State of Arkansas.
(3) Greyhound racing on Easter Sunday or Christmas Day is prohibited.
(b) The racing days provided for under §§ 23-111-503 — 23-111-505 shall be conducted on the days and during the hours determined by the commission under subsection (a) of this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-111-502
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23-111-502. Racing days and hours generally.
(a)(1) Upon application of the dog racing franchise holder, the Arkansas Racing Commission may authorize each dog racing franchise holder to conduct during any calendar year greyhound racing on the days and during the hours as determined by the commission and as set forth in its rules.
(2) The commission's rules shall be in the best interests of the dog racing franchisee, kennel owners, and greyhound racing in the State of Arkansas.
(3) Greyhound racing on Easter Sunday or Christmas Day is prohibited.
(b) The racing days provided for under §§ 23-111-503 — 23-111-505 shall be conducted on the days and during the hours determined by the commission under subsection (a) of this section.
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23-111-503. Additional racing days for benefit of city general fund and Division of Developmental Disabilities Services.
(a) The Arkansas Racing Commission is authorized to allow each dog racing franchise holder to conduct three (3) additional days of racing at any dog racing meet. The franchise holder shall agree that the net proceeds derived from the additional days shall be credited as follows:
(1) One-third (1/3) to be deposited with the city treasurer or collector of the city in which the dog racing track is located for credit to the city general fund to be used for charitable purposes only, as determined by the mayor and governing body; and
(2) Two-thirds (2/3) to be deposited with the Treasurer of State as special revenue to be used for the sole benefit for community programs of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services.
(b) Employees of the dog racing track shall be allowed to donate their services for the additional days of dog racing allowed by the commission under this section.
(c) Net proceeds derived from the additional days of dog racing shall be the proceeds derived from the pari-mutuel wagering at, and admissions to, the dog racing track less the cost of salaries, if any, of all employees, fuel, lights, purses, taxes, and other fees and costs incurred by the franchise holder in conducting the additional days of racing.
(d) The commission shall establish appropriate rules to assure compliance with the provisions of this section and shall audit and verify all receipts and expenditures of the franchise holder in determining compliance with this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-111-503
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-111-503. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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23-111-505. Additional racing days for benefit of indigent patients, etc.
(a) The Arkansas Racing Commission is authorized to allow each dog racing franchise holder to conduct fifteen (15) additional days of racing during each twelve-month period. The additional days of racing may be divided between each of the two (2) racing meets allowed by § 23-111-502, or all the additional days of racing may be added to a single racing meet as determined by the commission. In the event the additional days allowed by the commission fall upon a Saturday or Saturdays, then the franchise holder, at its option, may conduct daylight racing as authorized for a regular racing meet.
(b)(1) All revenue derived from the pari-mutuel tax at the fifteen (15) additional days of racing authorized by subsection (a) of this section after moneys have been remitted by the franchise holder to Arkansas State University Mid-South as provided by § 23-111-517 shall be deposited with the Treasurer of State as special revenue for credit to the Indigent Patient's Fund, to be used by Mississippi County, Poinsett County, Cross County, St. Francis County, and Lee County to defray the cost of hospitalization and other medical services of indigent Arkansas patients in healthcare facilities for which the county has not received total reimbursement.
(2) Each county shall certify to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State the amount of the unreimbursed medical expenses under such procedures and such detail as required by the Department of Finance and Administration.
(3) The amount available to each county shall be no more than one-fifth (1/5) of the total funds available or the amount certified of unreimbursed medical expenses, whichever is less.
(c) The commission is authorized to allow each dog racing franc
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-111-505
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-111-505. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.