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11  Senator Latvala moved the following amendment to amendment

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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

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16            page 72, line 16, delete those lines

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18  and insert:

19         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 561.501, Florida

20  Statutes, is amended to read:

21         561.501  Surcharge on sale of alcoholic beverages for

22  consumption on the premises; penalty.--

23         (1)  Notwithstanding s. 561.50 or any other provision

24  of the Beverage Law, a surcharge of 3.34 6.67 cents is imposed

25  upon each ounce of liquor and each 4 ounces of wine, a

26  surcharge of 2 4 cents is imposed on each 12 ounces of cider,

27  and a surcharge of 1.34 2.67 cents is imposed on each 12

28  ounces of beer sold at retail for consumption on premises

29  licensed by the division as an alcoholic beverage vendor.

30  However, the surcharges imposed under this subsection need not

31  be paid upon such beverages when they are sold by an

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  1  organization that is licensed by the division under s.

  2  565.02(4) or s. 561.422 as an alcoholic beverage vendor and

  3  that is determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be

  4  currently exempt from federal income tax under s. 501(c)(3),

  5  (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code

  6  of 1986, as amended.

  7         Section 2.  Subsection (4) of section 561.121, Florida

  8  Statutes, is amended to read:

  9         561.121  Deposit of revenue.--

10         (4)  State funds collected pursuant to s. 561.501 shall

11  be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the following

12  accounts:

13         (a)  Twenty-seven and two-tenths Thirteen and

14  six-tenths percent of the surcharge on the sale of alcoholic

15  beverages for consumption on premises shall be transferred to

16  the Children and Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund, which

17  shall remain with the Department of Children and Family

18  Services for the purpose of funding programs directed at

19  reducing and eliminating substance abuse problems among

20  children and adolescents.

21         (b)  The remainder of collections shall be credited to

22  the General Revenue Fund.

23         Section 3.  Subsection (6) of section 212.20, Florida

24  Statutes, is amended to read:

25         212.20  Funds collected, disposition; additional powers

26  of department; operational expense; refund of taxes

27  adjudicated unconstitutionally collected.--

28         (6)  Distribution of all proceeds under this chapter

29  shall be as follows:

30         (a)  Proceeds from the convention development taxes

31  authorized under s. 212.0305 shall be reallocated to the

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  1  Convention Development Tax Clearing Trust Fund.

  2         (b)  Proceeds from discretionary sales surtaxes imposed

  3  pursuant to ss. 212.054 and 212.055 shall be reallocated to

  4  the Discretionary Sales Surtax Clearing Trust Fund.

  5         (c)  Proceeds from the tax imposed pursuant to s.

  6  212.06(5)(a)2. shall be reallocated to the Mail Order Sales

  7  Tax Clearing Trust Fund.

  8         (d)  Proceeds from the fee imposed pursuant to s.

  9  212.18(5) shall be deposited in the Solid Waste Management

10  Clearing Trust Fund, which is hereby created to be used by the

11  department, and shall be subsequently transferred to the State

12  Treasurer to be deposited into the Solid Waste Management

13  Trust Fund.

14         (e)  Proceeds from the fees imposed under ss.

15  212.05(1)(i)3. and 212.18(3) shall remain with the General

16  Revenue Fund.

17         (f)  The proceeds of all other taxes and fees imposed

18  pursuant to this chapter shall be distributed as follows:

19         1.  In any fiscal year, the greater of $500 million,

20  minus an amount equal to 4.6 percent of the proceeds of the

21  taxes collected pursuant to chapter 201, or 5 percent of all

22  other taxes and fees imposed pursuant to this chapter shall be

23  deposited in monthly installments into the General Revenue

24  Fund.

25         2.  Two-tenths of one percent shall be transferred to

26  the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund.

27         3.  After the distribution under subparagraphs 1. and

28  2., 9.653 percent of the amount remitted by a sales tax dealer

29  located within a participating county pursuant to s. 218.61

30  shall be transferred into the Local Government Half-cent Sales

31  Tax Clearing Trust Fund.

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  1         4.  After the distribution under subparagraphs 1., 2.,

  2  and 3., 0.054 percent shall be transferred to the Local

  3  Government Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund and

  4  distributed pursuant to s. 218.65.

  5         5.  Of the remaining proceeds:

  6         a.  Beginning July 1, 2000, and in each fiscal year

  7  thereafter, the sum of $29,915,500 shall be divided into as

  8  many equal parts as there are counties in the state, and one

  9  part shall be distributed to each county.  The distribution

10  among the several counties shall begin each fiscal year on or

11  before January 5th and shall continue monthly for a total of 4

12  months.  If a local or special law required that any moneys

13  accruing to a county in fiscal year 1999-2000 under the

14  then-existing provisions of s. 550.135 be paid directly to the

15  district school board, special district, or a municipal

16  government, such payment shall continue until such time that

17  the local or special law is amended or repealed.  The state

18  covenants with holders of bonds or other instruments of

19  indebtedness issued by local governments, special districts,

20  or district school boards prior to July 1, 2000, that it is

21  not the intent of this subparagraph to adversely affect the

22  rights of those holders or relieve local governments, special

23  districts, or district school boards of the duty to meet their

24  obligations as a result of previous pledges or assignments or

25  trusts entered into which obligated funds received from the

26  distribution to county governments under then-existing s.

27  550.135.  This distribution specifically is in lieu of funds

28  distributed under s. 550.135 prior to July 1, 2000.

29         b.a.  Beginning July 1, 1992, $166,667 shall be

30  distributed monthly by the department to each applicant that

31  has been certified as a "facility for a new professional

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  1  sports franchise" or a "facility for a retained professional

  2  sports franchise" pursuant to s. 288.1162 and $41,667 shall be

  3  distributed monthly by the department to each applicant that

  4  has been certified as a "new spring training franchise

  5  facility" pursuant to s. 288.1162. Distributions shall begin

  6  60 days following such certification and shall continue for 30

  7  years. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to allow an

  8  applicant certified pursuant to s. 288.1162 to receive more in

  9  distributions than actually expended by the applicant for the

10  public purposes provided for in s. 288.1162(7). However, a

11  certified applicant shall receive distributions up to the

12  maximum amount allowable and undistributed under this section

13  for additional renovations and improvements to the facility

14  for the franchise without additional certification.

15         c.b.  Beginning 30 days after notice by the Office of

16  Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development to the Department of

17  Revenue that an applicant has been certified as the

18  professional golf hall of fame pursuant to s. 288.1168 and is

19  open to the public, $166,667 shall be distributed monthly, for

20  up to 300 months, to the applicant.

21         d.c.  Beginning 30 days after notice by the Department

22  of Commerce to the Department of Revenue that the applicant

23  has been certified as the International Game Fish Association

24  World Center facility pursuant to s. 288.1169, and the

25  facility is open to the public, $83,333 shall be distributed

26  monthly, for up to 180 months, to the applicant.  This

27  distribution is subject to reduction pursuant to s. 288.1169.

28         6.  All other proceeds shall remain with the General

29  Revenue Fund.

30         Section 4.  Subsection (8) of section 550.01215 is

31  repealed.

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  1         Section 5.  Section 550.135, Florida Statutes, is

  2  amended to read:

  3         550.135  Division of moneys derived under this

  4  law.--All moneys that are deposited with the Treasurer to the

  5  credit of the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund shall be

  6  distributed as follows in the following proportions, in the

  7  manner and at the times specified in this section:

  8         (1)  In each fiscal year, the sum of $29,915,500 shall

  9  be divided into as many equal parts as there are counties in

10  the state, and one part shall be distributed to each county;

11  any excess of such moneys after the distributions to the

12  counties shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund. If the

13  sum available for distribution is less than $29,915,500, the

14  deficiency shall be paid into the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust

15  Fund from the General Revenue Fund up to the amount of the

16  deficiency if the deficiency does not exceed the deposits of

17  pari-mutuel tax collections to the General Revenue Fund for

18  that fiscal year.

19         (2)  The distribution among the several counties

20  provided for in subsection (1) shall begin each fiscal year on

21  or before January 5 and shall continue monthly for a total of

22  4 months.  If during the fiscal year the sums available for

23  distribution to the counties is not sufficient to make the

24  scheduled distributions, the division shall immediately

25  transfer to the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund from deposits

26  made by the division to the General Revenue Fund during that

27  fiscal year, the sums required to make the distributions.  If

28  on April 5 the sums distributed to the counties do not equal

29  the maximum sum to be distributed, the division shall

30  immediately transfer to the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund,

31  from deposits made by the division to the General Revenue Fund

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  1  during that fiscal year, the sums required to pay each county

  2  the sum entitled and shall make such payments on or before the

  3  end of that fiscal year.  The Comptroller is appointed as the

  4  agent of the division to make the distribution to the counties

  5  and to make transfers as may be required by this section.

  6         (1)(3)  The daily license fee revenues collected

  7  pursuant to s. 550.0951(1) shall be used to fund the operating

  8  cost of the division and to provide a proportionate share of

  9  the operation of the office of the secretary and the Division

10  of Administration of the Department of Business and

11  Professional Regulation; however, other collections in the

12  Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund, after the payments required

13  by subsections (1) and (2), may also be used to fund the

14  operation of the division in accordance with authorized

15  appropriations.

16         (2)(4)  After payments to the counties have been

17  completed as provided in subsections (1) and (2), All

18  unappropriated funds in excess of $3.5 million in the

19  Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund shall be deposited to the

20  Treasurer to the credit of the General Revenue Fund as

21  provided in subsection (1).

22         (5)  If a local or special law requires that any moneys

23  accruing to a county under this chapter, the same being

24  division funds, be paid to the Treasurer of the state, as ex

25  officio treasurer of the teachers' salary fund, to the credit

26  of a district school board, those moneys shall be paid

27  directly to the district school board.

28         Section 6.  Subsections (1), (3), and (5) and paragraph

29  (b) of subsection (6) of section 550.0951, Florida Statutes,

30  are amended to read:

31         550.0951  Payment of daily license fee and taxes.--

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  1         (1)(a)  DAILY LICENSE FEE.--Each person engaged in the

  2  business of conducting race meetings or jai alai games under

  3  this chapter, hereinafter referred to as the "permitholder,"

  4  "licensee," or "permittee," shall pay to the division, for the

  5  use of the division, a daily license fee on each live or

  6  simulcast pari-mutuel event of $100 for each horserace and $80

  7  for each dograce and $40 for each jai alai game conducted at a

  8  racetrack or fronton licensed under this chapter.  Effective

  9  October 1, 1996, In addition to the tax exemption specified in

10  s. 550.09514(1) of $360,000 or $500,000 per greyhound

11  permitholder per state fiscal year, each greyhound

12  permitholder shall receive in the current state fiscal year a

13  tax credit equal to the number of live greyhound races

14  conducted in the previous state fiscal year times the daily

15  license fee specified for each dograce in this subsection

16  applicable for the previous state fiscal year.  This tax

17  credit and the exemption in s. 550.09514(1) shall be

18  applicable to any the tax imposed by this chapter or the daily

19  license fees imposed by this chapter on live handle under

20  subsection (3) except during any charity or scholarship

21  performances conducted pursuant to s. 550.0351. Effective

22  October 1, 1996, Each permitholder shall pay daily license

23  fees not to exceed $500 per day on any simulcast races or

24  games on which such permitholder accepts wagers regardless of

25  the number of out-of-state events taken or the number of

26  out-of-state locations from which such events are taken. This

27  license fee shall be deposited with the Treasurer to the

28  credit of the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund.

29         (b)  Each permitholder that authorized a maximum tax

30  savings of $500,000 per state fiscal year pursuant to s.

31  550.09514(1) or the greyhound permitholder that had the lowest

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  1  live handle during the preceding state fiscal year, which

  2  cannot utilize the full amount of the exemption of $360,000 or

  3  $500,000 provided in s. 550.09514(1) or the daily license fee

  4  credit provided in this section, may, after notifying the

  5  division in writing, elect once per state fiscal year on a

  6  form provided by the division to transfer such exemption or

  7  credit or any portion thereof to any greyhound permitholder

  8  which acts as a host track to such permitholder for the

  9  purpose of intertrack wagering. Once an election to transfer

10  such exemption or credit is filed with the division it shall

11  not be rescinded. The division shall disapprove the credit

12  transfer when the amount of the exemption or credit or portion

13  thereof is unavailable to the transferring permitholder or

14  when the permitholder, who is entitled to transfer the

15  exemption or credit or who is entitled to receive the

16  exemption or credit, owes taxes to the state pursuant to a

17  deficiency letter or administrative complaint issued by the

18  division. Upon approval of the transfer by the division, the

19  transferred tax exemption or credit shall be effective for the

20  first performance of the next biweekly pay period as specified

21  in subsection (5). The exemption or daily license fee credit

22  transferred to such host track may be applied by such host

23  track against any its taxes imposed by this chapter or daily

24  license fees imposed by this chapter on live racing as

25  provided in this subsection. The greyhound permitholder host

26  track to which such exemption or daily license fee credit is

27  transferred shall reimburse such permitholder the exact

28  monetary value of such transferred exemption or credit as

29  actually applied against the taxes and daily license fees of

30  the host track. The division shall ensure that all transfers

31  of exemption or credit are made in accordance with this

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  1  subsection and shall have the authority to adopt rules to

  2  ensure the implementation of this section.

  3         (3)  TAX ON HANDLE.--Each permitholder shall pay a tax

  4  on contributions to pari-mutuel pools, the aggregate of which

  5  is hereinafter referred to as "handle," on races or games

  6  conducted by the permitholder. The tax is imposed daily and is

  7  based on the total contributions to all pari-mutuel pools

  8  conducted during the daily performance.  If a permitholder

  9  conducts more than one performance daily, the tax is imposed

10  on each performance separately.

11         (a)  The tax on handle for thoroughbred horse racing,

12  harness horse racing, and quarter horse racing is 1.0 3.3

13  percent of the handle.

14         (b)1.  The tax on handle for dogracing is 5.5 7.6

15  percent of the handle, except that for live charity

16  performances held pursuant to s. 550.0351, and for intertrack

17  wagering on such charity performances at a guest greyhound

18  track within the market area of the host, the tax is 7.6

19  percent of the handle. and

20         2.  The tax on handle for jai alai is 7.1 percent of

21  the handle.

22         (c)1.  The tax on handle for intertrack wagering is 2.0

23  3.3 percent of the handle if the host track is a horse track,

24  3.3 percent if the host track is a harness track, 5.5 7.6

25  percent if the host track is a dog track, and 7.1 percent if

26  the host track is a jai alai fronton. The tax on handle for

27  intertrack wagering is 0.5 percent if the host track and the

28  guest track are thoroughbred permitholders or if the guest

29  track is located outside the market area of the host track and

30  within the market area of a throughbred permitholder currently

31  conducting a live race meet. The tax on handle for intertrack

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  1  wagering on rebroadcasts of simulcast thoroughbred horseraces

  2  is 2.4 percent of the handle and 1.5 percent of the handle for

  3  intertrack wagering on rebroadcasts of simulcast harness

  4  horseraces.  The tax shall be deposited into the Pari-mutuel

  5  Wagering Trust General Revenue Fund.

  6         2.  Effective October 1, 1996, The tax on handle for

  7  intertrack wagers accepted by any dog track located in an area

  8  of the state in which there are only three permitholders, all

  9  of which are greyhound permitholders, located in three

10  contiguous counties, from any greyhound permitholder also

11  located within such area or any dog track or jai alai fronton

12  located as specified in s. 550.615(6) or (9) (8), on races or

13  games received from the same class of permitholder located

14  within the same market area is 3.9 6 percent if the host

15  facility is a greyhound permitholder and, if the host facility

16  is a jai alai permitholder, the rate shall be 6.1 percent

17  except that it shall be 2.3 percent on handle at such time as

18  the total tax on intertrack handle paid to the division by the

19  permitholder during the current state fiscal year exceeds the

20  total tax on intertrack handle paid to the division by the

21  permitholder during the 1992-1993 state fiscal year.

22         3.  Any guest track that imposes a surcharge on each

23  winning ticket cashed pursuant to s. 550.6335 shall pay an

24  additional tax equal to 5 percent of the surcharge so imposed.

25  Any taxes so imposed shall be deposited into the General

26  Revenue Fund.

27         (d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this

28  chapter, in order to protect the Florida jai alai industry,

29  effective July 1, 2000, a jai alai permitholder may not be

30  taxed on live handle at a rate higher than 2 percent.

31         (5)  PAYMENT AND DISPOSITION OF FEES AND

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  1  TAXES.--Payment for the admission tax, tax on handle, and the

  2  breaks tax imposed by this section shall be paid to the

  3  division. The division shall deposit these sums with the

  4  Treasurer, to the credit of one-half being credited to the

  5  Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund, hereby established, and

  6  one-half being credited to the General Revenue Fund. The

  7  permitholder shall remit to the division payment for the daily

  8  license fee, the admission tax, the tax on handle, and the

  9  breaks tax.  Such payments shall be remitted by 3 p.m. Friday

10  of each week for taxes and fees imposed and collected for the

11  preceding Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, and by 3 p.m. Wednesday

12  of each week for taxes imposed and collected for the preceding

13  week ending on Sunday Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and

14  Saturday. Permitholders shall file a report under oath by the

15  5th day of each calendar month for all taxes remitted during

16  the preceding calendar month.  Such payments shall be

17  accompanied by a report under oath showing the total of all

18  admissions, the pari-mutuel wagering activities for the

19  preceding calendar month, and such other information as may be

20  prescribed by the division.

21         (6)  PENALTIES.--

22         (b)  In addition to the civil penalty prescribed in

23  paragraph (a), any willful or wanton failure by any

24  permitholder to make payments of the daily license fee,

25  admission tax, tax on handle, or breaks tax, or surtax

26  constitutes sufficient grounds for the division to suspend or

27  revoke the license of the permitholder, to cancel the permit

28  of the permitholder, or to deny issuance of any further

29  license or permit to the permitholder.

30         Section 7.  Any double-sum tax liability that accrued

31  under section 550.09515(2)(a)2., Florida Statutes, between

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  1  January 1, 2000, and the effective date of this act is

  2  forgiven, and the Department of Business and Professional

  3  Regulation may not maintain an action to collect such taxes.

  4         Section 8.  Section 550.09514, Florida Statutes, is

  5  amended to read:

  6         550.09514  Greyhound dogracing taxes; purse

  7  requirements.--

  8         (1)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s.

  9  550.0951(3)(b), Wagering on greyhound racing is subject to a

10  tax on handle for live greyhound racing as specified in s.

11  550.0951(3) at the rate of 7.6 percent of handle. However,

12  each permitholder shall pay no the tax on live handle in

13  excess of $100,000 per performance until such time as this

14  subsection has resulted in a tax savings per state fiscal year

15  of $360,000. Thereafter, each permitholder shall pay the tax

16  as specified in s. 550.0951(3) provided in this subsection on

17  all handle for the remainder of the permitholder's current

18  race meet, and the tax must be calculated and commence

19  beginning the day after the biweekly period in which the

20  permitholder reaches the maximum tax savings per state fiscal

21  year provided in this section.  For the three permitholders

22  that which conducted a full schedule of live racing in 1995,

23  and are closest to another state that which authorizes

24  greyhound pari-mutuel wagering, the maximum tax savings per

25  state fiscal year shall be $500,000.  The provisions of this

26  subsection relating to tax exemptions shall not apply to any

27  charity or scholarship performances conducted pursuant to s.

28  550.0351.

29         (2)(a)  The division shall determine for each greyhound

30  permitholder the annual purse percentage rate of live handle

31  for the state fiscal year 1993-1994 by dividing total purses

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  1  paid on live handle by the permitholder, exclusive of payments

  2  made from outside sources, during the 1993-1994 state fiscal

  3  year by the permitholder's live handle for the 1993-1994 state

  4  fiscal year. Each permitholder shall pay as purses for live

  5  races conducted during its current race meet a percentage of

  6  its live handle not less than the percentage determined under

  7  this paragraph, exclusive of payments made by outside sources,

  8  for its 1993-1994 state fiscal year.

  9         (b)1.  Except as otherwise provided herein, in addition

10  to the minimum purse percentage required by paragraph (a),

11  each permitholder shall pay as purses, for fiscal year

12  1996-1997, an amount equal to 75 percent of the permitholder's

13  tax credit pursuant to s. 550.0951(1).

14         2.  Except as otherwise set forth herein, in addition

15  to the minimum purse percentage required by paragraph (a),

16  beginning July 1, 1997, each permitholder shall pay as purses

17  an annual amount equal to 75 percent of the daily license fees

18  paid by each permitholder for the 1994-1995 fiscal year. This

19  purse supplement shall be disbursed weekly during the

20  permitholder's race meet in an amount determined by dividing

21  the annual purse supplement by the number of performances

22  approved for the permitholder pursuant to its annual license

23  and multiplying that amount by the number of performances

24  conducted each week. For the greyhound permitholders in the

25  county where there are two greyhound permitholders located as

26  specified in s. 550.615(6), such permitholders shall pay in

27  the aggregate an amount equal to 75 percent of the daily

28  license fees paid by such permitholders for the 1994-1995

29  fiscal year. These permitholders shall be jointly and

30  severally liable for such purse payments.

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  1  The additional purses provided by this paragraph must be used

  2  exclusively for purses other than stakes.  The division shall

  3  conduct audits necessary to ensure compliance with this

  4  section.

  5         (c)1.  Each greyhound permitholder when conducting at

  6  least three live performances during any week shall pay purses

  7  in that week on wagers it accepts as a guest track on

  8  intertrack and simulcast greyhound races at the same rate as

  9  it pays on live races. Each greyhound permitholder when

10  conducting at least three live performances during any week

11  shall pay purses in that week, at the same rate as it pays on

12  live races, on wagers accepted on greyhound races at a guest

13  track which is not conducting live racing and is located

14  within the same market area as the greyhound permitholder

15  conducting at least three live performances during any week.

16         2.  Each host greyhound permitholder shall pay purses

17  on its simulcast and intertrack broadcasts of greyhound races

18  to guest facilities that are located outside its market area

19  in an amount equal to one quarter of an amount determined by

20  subtracting the transmission costs of sending the simulcast or

21  intertrack broadcasts from an amount determined by adding the

22  fees received for greyhound simulcast races plus 3 percent of

23  the greyhound intertrack handle at guest facilities that are

24  located outside the market area of the host and that paid

25  contractual fees to the host for such broadcasts of greyhound

26  races.

27         (d)  The division shall require sufficient

28  documentation from each greyhound permitholder regarding

29  purses paid on live racing to assure that the annual purse

30  percentage rates paid by each permitholder on the live races

31  are not reduced below those paid during the 1993-1994 state

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  1  fiscal year. The division shall require sufficient

  2  documentation from each greyhound permitholder to assure that

  3  the purses paid by each permitholder on the greyhound

  4  intertrack and simulcast broadcasts are in compliance with the

  5  requirements of paragraph (c).

  6         (e)  In addition to the purse requirements of

  7  paragraphs (a)-(c), each greyhound permitholder shall pay as

  8  purses an amount equal to one-third of the amount of the tax

  9  reduction on live and simulcast handle applicable to such

10  permitholder as a result of the reductions in tax rates

11  provided by this act through the amendments to s. 550.0951(3).

12  With respect to intertrack wagering when the host and guest

13  tracks are greyhound permitholders not within the same market

14  area, an amount equal to the tax reduction applicable to the

15  guest track handle as a result of the reduction in tax rate

16  provided by this act through the amendment to s. 550.0951(3)

17  shall be distributed to the guest track, one-third of which

18  amount shall be paid as purses at the guest track. However, if

19  the guest track is a greyhound permitholder within the market

20  area of the host or if the guest track is not a greyhound

21  permitholder, an amount equal to such tax reduction applicable

22  to the guest track handle shall be retained by the host track,

23  one-third of which amount shall be paid as purses at the host

24  track. These purse funds shall be disbursed in the week

25  received if the permitholder conducts at least one live

26  performance during that week. If the permitholder does not

27  conduct at least one live performance during the week in which

28  the purse funds are received, the purse funds shall be

29  disbursed weekly during the permitholder's next race meet in

30  an amount determined by dividing the purse amount by the

31  number of performances approved for the permitholder pursuant

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  1  to its annual license, and multiplying that amount by the

  2  number of performances conducted each week. The division shall

  3  conduct audits necessary to ensure compliance with this

  4  paragraph.

  5         (f)(e)  Each greyhound permitholder shall, during the

  6  permitholder's race meet, supply kennel operators and the

  7  Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering with a weekly report showing

  8  purses paid on live greyhound races and all greyhound

  9  intertrack and simulcast broadcasts, including both as a guest

10  and a host together with the handle or commission calculations

11  on which such purses were paid and the transmission costs of

12  sending the simulcast or intertrack broadcasts, so that the

13  kennel operators may determine statutory and contractual

14  compliance.

15         (g)(f)  Each greyhound permitholder shall make direct

16  payment of purses to the greyhound owners who have filed with

17  such permitholder appropriate federal taxpayer identification

18  information based on the percentage amount agreed upon between

19  the kennel operator and the greyhound owner.

20         (h)(g)  At the request of a majority of kennel

21  operators under contract with a greyhound permitholder, the

22  permitholder shall make deductions from purses paid to each

23  kennel operator electing such deduction and shall make a

24  direct payment of such deductions to the local association of

25  greyhound kennel operators formed by a majority of kennel

26  operators under contract with the permitholder. The amount of

27  the deduction shall be at least 1 percent of purses, as

28  determined by the local association of greyhound kennel

29  operators. No deductions may be taken pursuant to this

30  paragraph without a kennel operator's specific approval before

31  or after the effective date of this act.

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  1         (3)  For the purpose of this section, the term "live

  2  handle" means the handle from wagers placed at the

  3  permitholder's establishment on the live greyhound races

  4  conducted at the permitholder's establishment.

  5         Section 9.  Subsections (2), (5), and (6) of section

  6  550.09515, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (7)

  7  is added to that section, to read:

  8         550.09515  Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest

  9  in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.--

10         (2)

11         (a)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s.

12  550.0951(3)(a), the tax on handle for live thoroughbred

13  horserace horse performances shall be subject to the

14  following:

15         1.  The tax on handle per performance for live

16  thoroughbred performances is 0.5 2.0 percent of handle for

17  performances conducted during the period beginning on January

18  3 and ending March 16; 0.2 .20 percent of handle for

19  performances conducted during the period beginning March 17

20  and ending May 22; and 0.5 1.25 percent of handle for

21  performances conducted during the period beginning May 23 and

22  ending January 2.

23         2.  If any thoroughbred permitholder conducts

24  performances during more than one time period or if

25  performances are conducted during more than one period at any

26  facility, the tax on handle per performance is double the sum

27  of the tax percentages for the periods in which performances

28  are being conducted, except:

29         a.  Pursuant to s. 550.01215, two permitholders, by

30  mutual written agreement, may agree to the operation by one of

31  them in the other permitholder's tax period for up to 3 days,

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  1  if the 3 days are either the first 3 days or the last 3 days

  2  of the racing period in which the permitholders intend to

  3  operate.

  4         b.  If, on March 31 of any year, there is no

  5  permitholder holding a license for operating any one of the

  6  three race periods set forth in this section or if the

  7  permitholder who is licensed to operate in any period fails to

  8  operate for 10 consecutive days, a permitholder already

  9  licensed to operate in another period may apply for and be

10  issued a license to operate the period in question, in

11  addition to the period already licensed.

12         c.  Two permitholders who operated in different periods

13  in the preceding fiscal year may, by mutual written agreement,

14  switch periods for the current racing season, even if it

15  results in either permitholder or the facility of a

16  permitholder being operated in two different periods.

17

18  However, any thoroughbred permitholder whose total handle on

19  live performances during the 1991-1992 state fiscal year was

20  not greater than $34 million is authorized to conduct live

21  performances at any time of the year and shall pay 0.5 percent

22  on live handle per performance.

23         3.  For the period beginning on April 1 and ending May

24  23 during the state fiscal year 1992-1993, any permitholder

25  which has operated less than 51 racing days in the last 18

26  months may operate said period and pay 1.25 percent tax on

27  live handle per performance.  In the event this provision

28  takes effect after April 1, 1993, it shall be construed to

29  apply retroactively from April 1, 1993, through May 23, 1993.

30         4.  In the event any licenses have been issued to any

31  thoroughbred permitholders for racing dates prior to April 26,

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  1  1993, then, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 550.525(2),

  2  amendments may be filed to the racing dates up to May 1, 1993.

  3         (b)  For purposes of this section, the term "handle"

  4  shall have the same meaning as in s. 550.0951, and shall not

  5  include handle from intertrack wagering.

  6         (5)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s.

  7  550.0951(3)(c), the tax on handle for intertrack wagering on

  8  rebroadcasts of simulcast horseraces is 2.4 percent of the

  9  handle; provided however, that if the guest track is a

10  throughbred track located more than 35 miles from the host

11  track, the host track shall pay a tax of .5 percent of the

12  handle, and additionally the host track shall pay to the guest

13  track 1.9 percent of the handle to be used by the guest track

14  solely for purses.  The tax shall be deposited into the

15  Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust General Revenue Fund.

16         (6)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s.

17  550.0951(3)(c), the tax on handle is 0.2 percent for

18  intertrack wagering and for intertrack wagering on

19  rebroadcasts of simulcast horseraces for a thoroughbred

20  permitholder that conducts performances during the period

21  beginning March 17 and ending May 22. This subsection applies

22  only to thoroughbred permitholders located in any area of the

23  state where there are three or more thoroughbred permitholders

24  within 25 miles of each other.  The tax shall be deposited

25  into the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust General Revenue Fund.

26  Effective July 1, 2001, this subsection is repealed.

27         (7)  A credit equal to the amount of contributions made

28  by a thoroughbred permitholder during the taxable year

29  directly to the Jockeys' Guild or its health and welfare fund

30  to be used to provide health and welfare benefits for active,

31  disabled, and retired Florida jockeys and their dependents

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  1  pursuant to reasonable rules of eligibility established by the

  2  Jockeys' Guild is allowed against taxes on live handle due for

  3  a taxable year under this section. A thoroughbred permitholder

  4  may not receive a credit greater than an amount equal to 1

  5  percent of its paid taxes for the previous taxable year.

  6         Section 10.  Effective July 1, 2001, paragraph (a) of

  7  subsection (2) of section 550.09515, Florida Statutes, as

  8  amended by section 4 of chapter 98-190, Laws of Florida, is

  9  reenacted to read:

10         550.09515  Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest

11  in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.--

12         (2)(a)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s.

13  550.0951(3)(a), The tax on handle for live thoroughbred

14  horserace horse performances shall be 0.5 percent. subject to

15  the following:

16         1.  The tax on handle per performance for live

17  thoroughbred performances is 2.25 percent of handle for

18  performances conducted during the period beginning on January

19  3 and ending March 16; .70 percent of handle for performances

20  conducted during the period beginning March 17 and ending May

21  22; and 1.5 percent of handle for performances conducted

22  during the period beginning May 23 and ending January 2.

23         2.  However, any thoroughbred permitholder whose total

24  handle on live performances during the 1991-1992 state fiscal

25  year was not greater than $34 million is authorized to conduct

26  live performances at any time of the year and shall pay 0.5

27  percent on live handle per performance.

28         Section 11.  Section 550.1645, Florida Statutes, is

29  amended to read:

30         550.1645  Escheat to state of abandoned interest in or

31  contribution to pari-mutuel pools.--

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  1         (1)  It is the public policy of the state, while

  2  protecting the interest of the owners, to possess all

  3  unclaimed and abandoned interest in or contribution to certain

  4  any pari-mutuel pools pool conducted in this state under this

  5  chapter, for the benefit of all the people of the state; and

  6  this law shall be liberally construed to accomplish such

  7  purpose.

  8         (2)  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all

  9  money or other property represented by any unclaimed,

10  uncashed, or abandoned pari-mutuel ticket which has remained

11  in the custody of or under the control of any licensee

12  authorized to conduct pari-mutuel pools in this state for a

13  period of 1 year after the date the pari-mutuel ticket was

14  issued, if the rightful owner or owners thereof have made no

15  claim or demand for such money or other property within the

16  aforesaid period of time, is hereby declared to have escheated

17  to or to escheat to, and to have become the property of, the

18  state.

19         (3)  All money or other property that has escheated to

20  and become the property of the state as provided herein, and

21  which is held by such licensee authorized to conduct

22  pari-mutuel pools in this state, shall be paid by such

23  licensee to the Treasurer annually within 60 days after the

24  close of the race meeting of the licensee.  Such moneys so

25  paid by the licensee to the Treasurer shall be deposited in

26  the State School Fund to be used for the support and

27  maintenance of public free schools as required by s. 6, Art.

28  IX of the State Constitution.

29         Section 12.  Section 550.1647, Florida Statutes, is

30  created to read:

31         550.1647  Greyhound permitholders; unclaimed tickets;

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  1  breaks.--All money or other property represented by any

  2  unclaimed, uncashed, or abandoned pari-mutuel ticket which has

  3  remained in the custody of or under the control of any

  4  permitholder authorized to conduct greyhound racing

  5  pari-mutuel pools in this state for a period of 1 year after

  6  the date the pari-mutuel ticket was issued, if the rightful

  7  owner or owners thereof have made no claim or demand for such

  8  money or other property within that period of time, shall,

  9  with respect to live races conducted by the permitholder, be

10  remitted to the state pursuant to s. 550.1645; however, such

11  permitholder shall be entitled to a credit in each state

12  fiscal year in an amount equal to the actual amount remitted

13  in the prior state fiscal year which may be applied against

14  any taxes imposed pursuant to this chapter. In addition, each

15  permitholder shall pay, from any source, including the

16  proceeds from performances conducted pursuant to s. 550.0351,

17  an amount not less than 10 percent of the amount of the credit

18  provided by this section to any bonafide organization that

19  promotes or encourages the adoption of greyhounds.

20         Section 13.  Section 550.615, Florida Statutes, is

21  amended to read:

22         550.615  Intertrack wagering.--

23         (1)  Any horserace permitholder licensed under this

24  chapter which has conducted a full schedule of live racing

25  may, at any time, receive broadcasts of horseraces and accept

26  wagers on horseraces conducted by horserace permitholders

27  licensed under this chapter at its facility.

28         (2)  Any track or fronton licensed under this chapter

29  which in the preceding year conducted a full schedule of live

30  racing is qualified to, at any time, receive broadcasts of any

31  class of pari-mutuel race or game and accept wagers on such

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  1  races or games conducted by any class of permitholders

  2  licensed under this chapter.

  3         (3)  If a permitholder elects to broadcast its signal

  4  to any permitholder in this state, any permitholder that is

  5  eligible to conduct intertrack wagering under the provisions

  6  of ss. 550.615-550.6345 is entitled to receive the broadcast

  7  and conduct intertrack wagering under this section; provided,

  8  however, that the host track may require a guest track within

  9  25 miles of another permitholder to receive in any week at

10  least 60 percent of the live races that the host track is

11  making available on the days that the guest track is otherwise

12  operating live races or games. A host track may require a

13  guest track not operating live races or games and within 25

14  miles of another permitholder to accept within any week at

15  least 60 percent of the live races that the host track is

16  making available.  A person may not restrain or attempt to

17  restrain any permitholder that is otherwise authorized to

18  conduct intertrack wagering from receiving the signal of any

19  other permitholder or sending its signal to any permitholder.

20         (4)  In no event shall any intertrack wager be accepted

21  on the same class of live races or games of any permitholder

22  without the written consent of such operating permitholders

23  conducting the same class of live races or games if the guest

24  track is within the market area of such operating

25  permitholder.

26         (5)  No permitholder within the market area of the host

27  track shall take an intertrack wager on the host track without

28  the consent of the host track.

29         (6)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3),

30  in any area of the state where there are three or more

31  horserace permitholders within 25 miles of each other,

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  1  intertrack wagering between permitholders in said area of the

  2  state shall only be authorized under the following conditions:

  3  Any permitholder, other than a thoroughbred permitholder, may

  4  accept intertrack wagers on races or games conducted live by a

  5  permitholder of the same class or any harness permitholder

  6  located within such area and any harness permitholder may

  7  accept wagers on games conducted live by any jai alai

  8  permitholder located within its market area and from a jai

  9  alai permitholder located within the area specified in this

10  subsection when no jai alai permitholder located within its

11  market area is conducting live jai alai performances; any

12  greyhound or jai alai permitholder may receive broadcasts of

13  and accept wagers on any permitholder of the other class

14  provided that a permitholder, other than the host track, of

15  such other class is not operating a contemporaneous live

16  performance within the market area.

17         (7)  In any county of the state where there are only

18  two permits, one for dogracing and one for jai alai, no

19  intertrack wager may be taken during the period of time when a

20  permitholder is not licensed to conduct live races or games

21  without the written consent of the other permitholder that is

22  conducting live races or games.  However, if neither

23  permitholder is conducting live races or games, either

24  permitholder may accept intertrack wagers on horseraces or on

25  the same class of races or games, or on both horseraces and

26  the same class of races or games as is authorized by its

27  permit.

28         (8)  In any three contiguous counties of the state

29  where there are only three permitholders, all of which are

30  greyhound permitholders, if any permitholder leases the

31  facility of another permitholder for all or any portion of the

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  1  conduct of its live race meet pursuant to s. 550.475, such

  2  lessee may conduct intertrack wagering at its pre-lease

  3  permitted facility throughout the entire year, including while

  4  its live meet is being conducted at the leased facility, if

  5  such permitholder has conducted a full schedule of live racing

  6  during the preceding fiscal year at its pre-lease permitted

  7  facility or at a leased facility, or combination thereof.

  8         (9)(8)  In any two contiguous counties of the state in

  9  which there are located only four active permits, one for

10  thoroughbred horse racing, two for greyhound dogracing, and

11  one for jai alai games, no intertrack wager may be accepted on

12  the same class of live races or games of any permitholder

13  without the written consent of such operating permitholders

14  conducting the same class of live races or games if the guest

15  track is within the market area of such operating

16  permitholder.

17         (10)(9)(a)  Upon application to the division on or

18  before January 31 of each year, any quarter horse permitholder

19  that has conducted at least 15 days of thoroughbred horse

20  sales at a permanent sales facility for at least 3 consecutive

21  years, and conducted at least one day of nonwagering

22  thoroughbred racing, with a purse structure of at least

23  $250,000 per year for 2 consecutive years prior to such

24  application, shall be issued a license to conduct intertrack

25  wagering for thoroughbred racing for up to 21 days in

26  connection with thoroughbred sales, to conduct intertrack

27  wagering at such permanent sales facility between November 1

28  and May 8 of the following year, to conduct intertrack

29  wagering at such permanent sales facility between May 9 and

30  October 31 at such times and on such days as any jai alai

31  permitholder in the same county is not conducting live

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  1  performances, and to conduct intertrack wagering under the

  2  provisions of this subsection during the weekend of the

  3  Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, the Belmont, and a Breeders'

  4  Cup Meet that is conducted before November 1 and after May 8,

  5  subject to conditions set forth in this subsection, provided

  6  that no more than one such license may be issued.

  7         (b)  If more than one permitholder applies, the

  8  division shall determine which permitholder shall be granted

  9  the license. In making its determination, the division shall

10  consider the length of time the permitholder has been

11  conducting thoroughbred horse sales in this state, the length

12  of time the applicant has had a permanent location in this

13  state, and the volume of sales of thoroughbred horses in this

14  state, giving the greater weight to the applicant that meets

15  these criteria.

16         (c)  The applicant must comply with the provisions of

17  ss. 550.125 and 550.1815.

18         (d)  Intertrack wagering under this subsection may not

19  be conducted within 50 miles of any greyhound racetrack that

20  conducted a full schedule of live racing prior to June 1,

21  1990.

22         (e)  For each year such quarter horse permitholder must

23  obtain the license set forth in paragraph (a), any provisions

24  relating to suspension or revocation of a quarter horse permit

25  for failure to conduct live quarter horse racing do not apply.

26         (f)  Intertrack wagering under this subsection may only

27  be conducted on thoroughbred horse racing, and intertrack

28  wagering under this subsection may not be conducted on evening

29  performances.

30         (11)(10)  All costs of receiving the transmission of

31  the broadcasts shall be borne by the guest track; and all

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  1  costs of sending the broadcasts shall be borne by the host

  2  track.

  3         (12)(11)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this

  4  section, any thoroughbred permitholder that conducts

  5  performances during the period beginning May 23 and ending

  6  January 2 must make available any live pari-mutuel event

  7  conducted and any simulcast pari-mutuel event received by such

  8  permitholder to any thoroughbred permitholder that conducts

  9  performances during the period beginning March 17 and ending

10  May 22, and such guest permitholder is authorized to accept

11  wagers on such signals.  Notwithstanding s. 550.0951(3)(c),

12  the tax on wagers accepted by the guest permitholder on such

13  events shall be 2 percent, but such amount shall be retained

14  by the host track as compensation for lost revenues and

15  purses.  At least 50 percent of the amount retained shall be

16  paid as purses at the host track. This subsection applies only

17  to thoroughbred permitholders located in any area of the state

18  where there are three or more thoroughbred permitholders

19  within 25 miles of each other.

20         Section 14.  Subsection (2) of section 550.0555,

21  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

22         550.0555  Greyhound dogracing permits; relocation

23  within a county; conditions.--

24         (2)  Any holder of a valid outstanding permit for

25  greyhound dogracing in a county in which there is only one

26  dogracing permit issued, as well as any holder of a valid

27  outstanding permit for jai alai in a county where only one jai

28  alai permit is issued, is authorized, without the necessity of

29  an additional county referendum required under s. 550.0651, to

30  move the location for which the permit has been issued to

31  another location within a 30-mile radius of the location fixed

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  1  in the permit issued in that county, provided the move does

  2  not cross the county boundary, that such relocation is

  3  approved under the zoning regulations of the county or

  4  municipality in which the permit is to be located as a planned

  5  development use, consistent with the comprehensive plan, and

  6  that such move is approved by the department after it is

  7  determined at a proceeding pursuant to chapter 120 in the

  8  county affected that the move is necessary to ensure the

  9  revenue-producing capability of the permittee without

10  deteriorating the revenue-producing capability of any other

11  pari-mutuel permittee within 50 miles; the distance shall be

12  measured on a straight line from the nearest property line of

13  one racing plant or jai alai fronton to the nearest property

14  line of the other.

15         Section 15.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section

16  550.09512, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

17         550.09512  Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a

18  permit for nonpayment of taxes.--

19         (2)(a)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s.

20  550.0951(3)(a), The tax on handle for live harness horse

21  performances is 0.5 1 percent of handle per performance.

22         Section 16.  Section 550.475, Florida Statutes, is

23  amended to read:

24         550.475  Lease of pari-mutuel facilities by pari-mutuel

25  permitholders.--Holders of valid pari-mutuel permits for the

26  conduct of any jai alai games, dogracing, or thoroughbred and

27  standardbred horse racing in this state are shall be entitled

28  to lease any and all of their facilities to any other holder

29  of a same class valid pari-mutuel permit for jai alai games,

30  dogracing, or thoroughbred or standardbred horse racing, when

31  located within a 35-mile radius of each other; and such lessee

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  1  is shall be entitled to a permit and license to operate its

  2  race meet or jai-alai games at the leased premises.

  3         Section 17.  Subsection (1) of section 550.625, Florida

  4  Statutes, is amended to read:

  5         550.625  Intertrack wagering; purses; breeders'

  6  awards.--If a host track is a horse track:

  7         (1)  A host track racing under either a thoroughbred or

  8  quarter horse permit shall pay an amount equal to 7.0 6.125

  9  percent of all wagers placed pursuant to the provisions of s.

10  550.615, as purses during its current race meet.  However, up

11  to 0.50 percent of all wagers placed pursuant to s. 550.615

12  may, at the option of the host track, be deducted from the

13  amount retained by the host track for purses to supplement the

14  awards program for owners of Florida-bred horses as set forth

15  in s. 550.2625(6).  A host track racing under a harness permit

16  shall pay an amount equal to 7 percent of all wagers placed

17  pursuant to the provisions of s. 550.615, as purses during its

18  current race meet.  If a host track underpays or overpays

19  purses required by this section and s. 550.2625, the

20  provisions of s. 550.2625 apply to the overpayment or

21  underpayment.

22         Section 18.  Subsection (2) of section 550.155, Florida

23  Statutes, is amended to read:

24         550.155  Pari-mutuel pool within track enclosure;

25  takeouts; breaks; penalty for purchasing part of a pari-mutuel

26  pool for or through another in specified circumstances.--

27         (2)  The permitholder's share of the takeout is that

28  portion of the takeout that remains after the pari-mutuel tax

29  imposed upon the contributions to the pari-mutuel pool is

30  deducted from the takeout and paid by the permitholder. The

31  takeout is deducted from all pari-mutuel pools but may be

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  1  different depending on the type of pari-mutuel pool.  The

  2  permitholder shall inform the patrons, either through the

  3  official program or via the posting of signs at conspicuous

  4  locations, as to the takeout currently being applied to handle

  5  at the facility.  A capital improvement proposed by a

  6  permitholder licensed under this chapter to a pari-mutuel

  7  facility existing on June 23, 1981, which capital improvement

  8  requires, pursuant to any municipal or county ordinance,

  9  resolution, or regulation, the qualification or approval of

10  the municipality or county wherein the permitholder conducts

11  its business operations, shall receive approval unless the

12  municipality or county is able to show that the proposed

13  improvement presents a justifiable and immediate hazard to the

14  health and safety of municipal or county residents, provided

15  the permitholder pays to the municipality or county the cost

16  of a building permit and provided the capital improvement

17  meets the following criteria:

18         (a)  The improvement does not qualify as a development

19  of regional impact as defined in s. 380.06; and

20         (b)  The improvement is contiguous to or within the

21  existing pari-mutuel facility site.  To be contiguous, the

22  site of the improvement must share a sufficient common

23  boundary with the present pari-mutuel facility to allow full

24  and free access without crossing a public roadway, public

25  waterway, or similar barrier.

26         Section 19.  Subsections (3), (5), (6), (8), and (10)

27  of section 550.26352, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

28         550.26352  Breeders' Cup Meet; pools authorized;

29  conflicts; taxes; credits; transmission of races; rules;

30  application.--

31         (3)  If the permitholder conducting the Breeders' Cup

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  1  Meet is located within 35 miles of one or more permitholders

  2  scheduled to conduct a thoroughbred race meet on any of the 3

  3  days of the Breeders' Cup Meet, then operation on any of those

  4  3 days by the other permitholders is prohibited.  As

  5  compensation for the loss of racing days caused thereby, such

  6  operating permitholders shall receive a credit against the

  7  taxes otherwise due and payable to the state under ss.

  8  550.0951 and 550.09515.  This credit shall be in an amount

  9  equal to the operating loss determined to have been suffered

10  by the operating permitholders as a result of not operating on

11  the prohibited racing days, but shall not exceed a total of

12  $950,000 $500,000.  The determination of the amount to be

13  credited shall be made by the division upon application by the

14  operating permitholder.  The tax credits provided in this

15  subsection shall not be available unless an operating

16  permitholder is required to close a bona fide meet consisting

17  in part of no fewer than 10 scheduled performances in the 15

18  days immediately preceding or 10 scheduled performances in the

19  15 days immediately following the Breeders' Cup Meet.  Such

20  tax credit shall be in lieu of any other compensation or

21  consideration for the loss of racing days. There shall be no

22  replacement or makeup of any lost racing days.

23         (5)  The permitholder conducting the Breeders' Cup Meet

24  shall receive a credit against the taxes otherwise due and

25  payable to the state under ss. 550.0951 and 550.09515

26  generated during said permitholder's next ensuing regular

27  thoroughbred race meet. This credit shall be in an amount not

28  to exceed $950,000 $800,000 and shall be utilized by the

29  permitholder to pay the purses offered by the permitholder

30  during the Breeders' Cup Meet in excess of the purses which

31  the permitholder is otherwise required by law to pay.  The

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  1  amount to be credited shall be determined by the division upon

  2  application of the permitholder which is subject to audit by

  3  the division.

  4         (6)  The permitholder conducting the Breeders' Cup Meet

  5  shall receive a credit against the taxes otherwise due and

  6  payable to the state under ss. 550.0951 and 550.09515

  7  generated during said permitholder's next ensuing regular

  8  thoroughbred race meet. This credit shall be in an amount not

  9  to exceed $950,000 $800,000 and shall be utilized by the

10  permitholder for such capital improvements and extraordinary

11  expenses as may be necessary for operation of the Breeders'

12  Cup Meet.  The amount to be credited shall be determined by

13  the division upon application of the permitholder which is

14  subject to audit by the division.

15         (8)(a)  Pursuant to s. 550.3551(2), the permitholder

16  conducting the Breeders' Cup Meet is authorized to transmit

17  broadcasts of the races conducted during the Breeders' Cup

18  Meet to locations outside of this state for wagering purposes.

19  The division may approve broadcasts to pari-mutuel

20  permitholders and other betting systems authorized under the

21  laws of any other state or country. Wagers accepted by any

22  out-of-state pari-mutuel permitholder or betting system on any

23  races broadcast under this section may be, but are not

24  required to be, commingled with the pari-mutuel pools of the

25  permitholder conducting the Breeders' Cup Meet.  The

26  calculation of any payoff on national pari-mutuel pools with

27  commingled wagers may be performed by the permitholder's

28  totalisator contractor at a location outside of this state.

29  Pool amounts from wagers placed at pari-mutuel facilities or

30  other betting systems in foreign countries before being

31  commingled with the pari-mutuel pool of the Florida

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  1  permitholder conducting the Breeders' Cup Meet shall be

  2  calculated by the totalisator contractor and transferred to

  3  the commingled pool in United States currency in cycles

  4  customarily used by the permitholder. Pool amounts from wagers

  5  placed at any foreign pari-mutuel facility or other betting

  6  system shall not be commingled with a Florida pool until a

  7  determination is made by the division that the technology

  8  utilized by the totalisator contractor is adequate to assure

  9  commingled pools will result in the calculation of accurate

10  payoffs to Florida bettors.  Any totalisator contractor at a

11  location outside of this state shall comply with the

12  provisions of s. 550.495 relating to totalisator licensing.

13         (b)  The permitholder conducting the Breeders' Cup Meet

14  is authorized to transmit broadcasts of the races conducted

15  during the Breeders' Cup Meet to other pari-mutuel facilities

16  located in this state for wagering purposes; however, the

17  permitholder conducting the Breeders' Cup Meet shall not be

18  required to transmit broadcasts to any pari-mutuel facility

19  located within 25 miles of the facility at which the Breeders'

20  Cup Meet is conducted and, further, shall not transmit

21  broadcasts to any pari-mutuel facility located within 25 miles

22  of the facility at which the Breeders' Cup Meet is conducted

23  without the consent of all operating permitholders in the

24  market area.  Wagers accepted by all pari-mutuel facilities

25  located in the state on any races broadcast under this section

26  shall be included in the pari-mutuel pools of the permitholder

27  conducting the Breeders' Cup Meet.

28         (10)  The division is authorized to adopt such rules as

29  are necessary to facilitate the conduct of the Breeders' Cup

30  Meet as authorized in this section.  Included within this

31  grant of authority shall be the adoption or waiver of rules

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  1  regarding the overall conduct of racing during the Breeders'

  2  Cup Meet so as to ensure the integrity of the races, licensing

  3  for all participants, special stabling and training

  4  requirements for foreign horses, commingling of pari-mutuel

  5  pools, and audit requirements for tax credits and other

  6  benefits.

  7         Section 20.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section

  8  550.6305, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  9         550.6305  Intertrack wagering; guest track payments;

10  accounting rules.--

11         (9)  A host track that has contracted with an

12  out-of-state horse track to broadcast live races conducted at

13  such out-of-state horse track pursuant to s. 550.3551(5) may

14  broadcast such out-of-state races to any guest track and

15  accept wagers thereon in the same manner as is provided in s.

16  550.3551.

17         (a)  For purposes of this section, "net proceeds" means

18  the amount of takeout remaining after the payment of state

19  taxes, purses required pursuant to s. 550.0951(3)(c)1., the

20  cost to the permitholder required to be paid to the

21  out-of-state horse track, breeders' awards paid to the Florida

22  Thoroughbred Breeders' Association and the Florida

23  Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association, to be used as

24  set forth in s. 550.625(2)(a) and (b), and the deduction of

25  any amount retained pursuant to s. 550.615(12)(11).

26         Section 21.  Subsection (31) of section 550.002,

27  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

28         550.002  Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the

29  term:

30         (31)  "Same class of races, games, race or permit"

31  means, with respect to a jai alai permitholder, jai alai games

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  1  or other jai alai permitholders; with respect to a greyhound

  2  permitholder, greyhound races or other greyhound

  3  permitholders; with respect to a thoroughbred permitholder,

  4  thoroughbred races or other thoroughbred permitholders; with

  5  respect to a harness permitholder, harness races or other

  6  harness permitholders; with respect to a quarter horse

  7  permitholder, quarter horse races or other quarter horse

  8  permitholders.

  9         Section 22.  Subsections (8) and (9) of section

10  550.0351, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

11         550.0351  Charity racing days.--

12         (8)  In addition to the eligible charities that meet

13  the criteria set forth in this section, a jai alai

14  permitholder is authorized to conduct two one additional

15  charity performances performance each fiscal year for a fund

16  to benefit retired jai alai players.  This performance shall

17  be known as the "Retired Jai Alai Players Charity Day."  The

18  administration of this fund shall be determined by rule by the

19  division.

20         (9)  Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in

21  subsection (8), any jai alai permitholder who has not

22  conducted one "Retired Jai Alai Players Charity Day"

23  performance per year since the 1992-1993 fiscal year is

24  authorized to conduct up to two performances per fiscal year

25  until the time when the total number of such performances is

26  equivalent to the total number of fiscal years.  This

27  subsection shall be repealed on July 1, 2000.

28         Section 23.  Section 550.105, Florida Statutes, is

29  amended to read:

30         550.105  Occupational licenses of racetrack employees;

31  fees; denial, suspension, and revocation of license; penalties

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  1  and fines.--

  2         (1)  Each person connected with a racetrack or jai alai

  3  fronton, as specified in paragraph (2)(a), shall purchase from

  4  the division an annual occupational license, which license is

  5  valid from May 1 until June 30 of the following year.  All

  6  moneys collected pursuant to this section each fiscal year

  7  shall be deposited into the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund.

  8  If the division determines that it is in the best interest of

  9  the division and persons connected with racetracks, the

10  division may issue a license valid for one season at one

11  racetrack but may not make that determination apply to any

12  person who objects to such determination. In any event, the

13  season license fee must be equal to the annual occupational

14  license fee.  Any person may, at her or his option and

15  pursuant to the rules adopted by the division, purchase an

16  occupational license valid for a period of 3 years if the

17  purchaser of the license pays the full occupational license

18  fee for each of the years for which the license is purchased

19  at the time the 3-year license is requested.  The occupational

20  license shall be valid during its specified term at any

21  pari-mutuel facility.

22         (2)(a)  The following Unrestricted licenses shall be

23  issued to persons or entities with access to the backside,

24  racing animals, jai alai players' room, jockeys' room,

25  drivers' room, totalisator room, the mutuels, or money room,

26  or to persons who, by virtue of the position they hold, might

27  be granted access to these areas or to any other person or

28  entity in one of the following categories and with scheduled

29  annual fees as follows:.

30         1.  Business licenses: any business such as a vendor,

31  contractual concessionaire, contract kennel, business owning

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  1  racing animals, trust or estate, totalisator company, stable

  2  name, or other fictitious name: $50.

  3         2.  Professional occupational licenses: professional

  4  persons with access to the backside of a racetrack or players'

  5  quarters in jai alai such as trainers, officials,

  6  veterinarians, doctors, nurses, EMT's, jockeys and

  7  apprentices, drivers, jai alai players, owners, trustees, or

  8  any management or officer or director or shareholder or any

  9  other professional-level person who might have access to the

10  jockeys' room, the drivers' room, the backside, racing

11  animals, kennel compound, or managers or supervisors requiring

12  access to mutuels machines, the money room, or totalisator

13  equipment: $40.

14         3.  General occupational licenses: general employees

15  with access to the jockeys' room, the drivers' room, racing

16  animals, the backside of a racetrack or players' quarters in

17  jai alai, such as grooms, kennel helpers, leadouts, pelota

18  makers, cesta makers, or ball boys, or a practitioner of any

19  other occupation who would have access to the animals, the

20  backside, or the kennel compound, or who would provide the

21  security or maintenance of these areas, or mutuel employees,

22  totalisator employees, money-room employees, or any employee

23  with access to mutuels machines, the money room, or

24  totalisator equipment or who would provide the security or

25  maintenance of these areas: $10.

26

27  The individuals and entities that are licensed under this

28  paragraph Persons issued an unrestricted license require

29  heightened the most state scrutiny, including the submission

30  by the individual licensees or persons associated with the

31  entities described in this chapter of fingerprints for a

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  1  Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal records check.

  2         (b)  Restricted licenses shall be issued to persons

  3  without access to the backside, racing animals, jai alai

  4  players' room, jockeys' room, drivers' room, totalisator room,

  5  the mutuels, or money room. Persons issued a restricted

  6  license require the less state scrutiny and will not require

  7  routine criminal records check.  The division may require

  8  persons issued the restricted license to submit fingerprints

  9  for a criminal records check as needed for investigations.

10         (b)(c)  The division shall adopt promulgate rules

11  pertaining to pari-mutuel regarding unrestricted and

12  restricted occupational licenses.

13         (d)  Pari-mutuel occupational licenses shall be issued

14  in the categories and with scheduled annual fees as follows:

15         1.  Business licenses:  any business such as vendors,

16  contractual concessionaires, contract kennels, businesses

17  owning racing animals, trusts or estates, totalisator

18  companies, stable names, or other fictitious names: $50.

19         2.  Unrestricted licenses:  professional persons with

20  access to the backside of a racetrack or players' quarters in

21  jai alai such as trainers, officials, veterinarians, doctors,

22  nurses, EMT's, jockeys and apprentices, drivers, jai alai

23  players, owners, trustees, or any management or officer or

24  director or shareholder or any other professional level person

25  who might have access to the jockeys' room, drivers' room, the

26  backside, racing animals, or kennel compound:  $40.

27         3.  Unrestricted licenses:  general employees with

28  access to the jockeys' room, drivers' room, racing animals,

29  the backside of a racetrack or players' quarters in jai alai

30  such as grooms, kennel helpers, leadouts, pelota makers, cesta

31  makers, ball boys, vendor representatives, or any other

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  1  occupation who would have access to the animals, the backside,

  2  or the kennel compound, or the security or maintenance of

  3  these areas: $10.

  4         4.  Unrestricted licenses:  managers or supervisors

  5  requiring access to mutuels machines, the money room, or

  6  totalisator equipment but not requiring access to the

  7  backside: $40.

  8         5.  Unrestricted licenses:  mutuel employees,

  9  totalisator employees, money room employees, and any employee

10  with access to mutuels machines, the money room, or

11  totalisator equipment or the security or maintenance of these

12  areas:  $10.

13         6.  Restricted licenses:  managers, supervisors, and

14  other professionals who do not require access to the jockeys'

15  room, drivers' room, racing animals, the backside, the kennel

16  compound, mutuels areas, or money room or totalisator

17  equipment:  $40.

18         7.  Restricted licenses:  general employees or

19  occupations which do not require access to the jockeys' room,

20  drivers' room, racing animals, the backside, kennel compound,

21  mutuels areas, money room, or totalisator equipment: $10.

22         (3)  Certified public accountants and attorneys

23  licensed to practice in this state shall not be required to

24  hold an occupational license under this section while

25  providing accounting or legal services to a permitholder if

26  the certified public accountant's or attorney's primary place

27  of employment is not on the permitholder premises.

28         (4)(3)  It is unlawful for any person to take part in

29  or officiate in any way or to serve in any capacity at any

30  pari-mutuel facility without first having secured a license

31  and paid the occupational license fee.

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  1         (5)(4)(a)  The division may:

  2         1.  Deny a license to or revoke, suspend, or place

  3  conditions upon or restrictions on a license of any person who

  4  has been refused a license by any other state racing

  5  commission or racing authority;

  6         2.  Deny, suspend, or place conditions on a license of

  7  any person who is under suspension or has unpaid fines in

  8  another jurisdiction;

  9

10  if the state racing commission or racing authority of such

11  other state or jurisdiction extends to the division reciprocal

12  courtesy to maintain the disciplinary control.

13         (b)  The division may deny, suspend, revoke, or declare

14  ineligible any occupational license if the applicant for or

15  holder thereof has violated the provisions of this chapter or

16  the rules of the division governing the conduct of persons

17  connected with racetracks and frontons.  In addition, the

18  division may deny, suspend, revoke, or declare ineligible any

19  occupational license if the applicant for such license has

20  been convicted in this state, in any other state, or under the

21  laws of the United States of a capital felony, a felony, or an

22  offense in any other state which would be a felony under the

23  laws of this state involving arson; trafficking in, conspiracy

24  to traffic in, smuggling, importing, conspiracy to smuggle or

25  import, or delivery, sale, or distribution of a controlled

26  substance; or a crime involving a lack of good moral

27  character, or has had a pari-mutuel license revoked by this

28  state or any other jurisdiction for an offense related to

29  pari-mutuel wagering.

30         (c)  The division may deny, declare ineligible, or

31  revoke any occupational license if the applicant for such

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  1  license has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this

  2  state, in any other state, or under the laws of the United

  3  States, if such felony or misdemeanor is related to gambling

  4  or bookmaking, as contemplated in s. 849.25, or involves

  5  cruelty to animals.  If the applicant establishes that she or

  6  he is of good moral character, that she or he has been

  7  rehabilitated, and that the crime she or he was convicted of

  8  is not related to pari-mutuel wagering and is not a capital

  9  offense, the restrictions excluding offenders may be waived by

10  the director of the division.

11         (d)  If an occupational license will expire by division

12  rule during the period of a suspension the division intends to

13  impose, or if a license would have expired but for pending

14  administrative charges and the occupational licensee is found

15  to be in violation of any of the charges, the license may be

16  revoked and a time period of license ineligibility may be

17  declared.  The division may bring administrative charges

18  against any person not holding a current license for

19  violations of statutes or rules which occurred while such

20  person held an occupational license, and the division may

21  declare such person ineligible to hold a license for a period

22  of time.  The division may impose a civil fine of up to $1,000

23  for each violation of the rules of the division in addition to

24  or in lieu of any other penalty provided for in this section.

25  In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the division

26  may exclude from all pari-mutuel facilities in this state, for

27  a period not to exceed the period of suspension, revocation,

28  or ineligibility, any person whose occupational license

29  application has been denied by the division, who has been

30  declared ineligible to hold an occupational license, or whose

31  occupational license has been suspended or revoked by the

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  1  division.

  2         (e)  The division may cancel any occupational license

  3  that has been voluntarily relinquished by the licensee.

  4         (6)(5)  In order to promote the orderly presentation of

  5  pari-mutuel meets authorized in this chapter, the division may

  6  issue a temporary occupational license.  The division shall

  7  adopt rules to implement this subsection.  However, no

  8  temporary occupational license shall be valid for more than 30

  9  days, and no more than one temporary license may be issued for

10  any person in any year.

11         (7)(6)  The division may deny, revoke, or suspend any

12  occupational license if the applicant therefor or holder

13  thereof accumulates unpaid obligations or defaults in

14  obligations, or issues drafts or checks that are dishonored or

15  for which payment is refused without reasonable cause, if such

16  unpaid obligations, defaults, or dishonored or refused drafts

17  or checks directly relate to the sport of jai alai or racing

18  being conducted at a pari-mutuel facility within this state.

19         (8)(7)  The division may fine, or suspend or revoke, or

20  place conditions upon, the license of any licensee who under

21  oath knowingly provides false information regarding an

22  investigation by the division.

23         (9)(8)  The tax imposed by this section is in lieu of

24  all license, excise, or occupational taxes to the state or any

25  county, municipality, or other political subdivision, except

26  that, if a race meeting or game is held or conducted in a

27  municipality, the municipality may assess and collect an

28  additional tax against any person conducting live racing or

29  games within its corporate limits, which tax may not exceed

30  $150 per day for horseracing or $50 per day for dogracing or

31  jai alai.  Except as provided in this chapter, a municipality

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  1  may not assess or collect any additional excise or revenue tax

  2  against any person conducting race meetings within the

  3  corporate limits of the municipality or against any patron of

  4  any such person.

  5         (10)(9)  Upon application for an occupational license,

  6  the division may require the applicant's full legal name; any

  7  nickname, alias, or maiden name for the applicant; name of the

  8  applicant's spouse; the applicant's date of birth, residence

  9  address, mailing address, residence address and business phone

10  number, and social security number; disclosure of any felony

11  or any conviction involving bookmaking, illegal gambling, or

12  cruelty to animals; disclosure of any past or present

13  enforcement or actions by any racing or gaming agency against

14  the applicant; and any information the division determines is

15  necessary to establish the identity of the applicant or to

16  establish that the applicant is of good moral character.

17  Fingerprints shall be taken in a manner approved by the

18  division and then shall be submitted to the Federal Bureau of

19  Investigation, or to the association of state officials

20  regulating pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to the Federal

21  Pari-mutuel Licensing Simplification Act of 1988.  The cost of

22  processing fingerprints shall be borne by the applicant and

23  paid to the association of state officials regulating

24  pari-mutuel wagering from the trust fund to which the

25  processing fees are deposited.  The division shall require

26  each applicant for an occupational license to have the

27  applicant's signature witnessed and notarized or signed in the

28  presence of a division official.  The division, by rule, may

29  require additional information from licensees which is

30  reasonably necessary to regulate the industry.  The division

31  may, by rule, exempt certain occupations or groups of persons

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  1  from the fingerprinting requirements.

  2         Section 24.  Subsection (2) of section 550.24055,

  3  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  4         550.24055  Use of controlled substances or alcohol

  5  prohibited; testing of certain occupational licensees;

  6  penalty; evidence of test or action taken and admissibility

  7  for criminal prosecution limited.--

  8         (2)  The occupational licensees, by applying for and

  9  holding such licenses, are deemed to have given their consents

10  to submit to an approved chemical test of their breath for the

11  purpose of determining the alcoholic content of their blood

12  and to a urine or blood test for the purpose of detecting the

13  presence of controlled substances. Such tests shall only be

14  conducted upon reasonable cause that a violation has occurred

15  as shall be determined solely by the stewards at a horseracing

16  meeting or the judges or board of judges at a dogtrack or jai

17  alai meet. The failure to submit to such test may result in a

18  suspension of the person's occupational license for a period

19  of 10 days or until this section has been complied with,

20  whichever is longer.

21         (a)  If there was at the time of the test 0.05 percent

22  or less by weight of alcohol in the person's blood, the person

23  is presumed not to have been under the influence of alcoholic

24  beverages to the extent that the person's normal faculties

25  were impaired, and no action of any sort may be taken by the

26  stewards, judges, or board of judges or the division.

27         (b)  If there was at the time of the test an excess of

28  0.05 percent but less than 0.08 0.10 percent by weight of

29  alcohol in the person's blood, that fact does not give rise to

30  any presumption that the person was or was not under the

31  influence of alcoholic beverages to the extent that the

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  1  person's faculties were impaired, but the stewards, judges, or

  2  board of judges may consider that fact in determining whether

  3  or not the person will be allowed to officiate or participate

  4  in any given race or jai alai game.

  5         (c)  If there was at the time of the test 0.08 0.10

  6  percent or more by weight of alcohol in the person's blood,

  7  that fact is prima facie evidence that the person was under

  8  the influence of alcoholic beverages to the extent that the

  9  person's normal faculties were impaired, and the stewards or

10  judges may take action as set forth in this section, but the

11  person may not officiate at or participate in any race or jai

12  alai game on the day of such test.

13

14  All tests relating to alcohol must be performed in a manner

15  substantially similar, or identical, to the provisions of s.

16  316.1934 and rules adopted pursuant to that section.

17  Following a test of the urine or blood to determine the

18  presence of a controlled substance as defined in chapter 893,

19  if a controlled substance is found to exist, the stewards,

20  judges, or board of judges may take such action as is

21  permitted in this section.

22         Section 25.  Subsection (1) of section 550.26165,

23  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

24         550.26165  Breeders' awards.--

25         (1)  The purpose of this section is to encourage the

26  agricultural activity of breeding and training racehorses in

27  this state.  Moneys dedicated in this chapter for use as

28  breeders' awards and stallion awards from breaks and uncashed

29  tickets from pari-mutuel wagering and horseraces are to be

30  used for awards of up to 20 percent of the announced gross

31  purse at any race to breeders of registered Florida-bred

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  1  horses winning horseraces and for similar awards to the owners

  2  of stallions who sired Florida-bred horses winning stakes

  3  races, if the stallions are registered as Florida stallions

  4  standing in this state. Such awards shall be given at a

  5  uniform rate to all winners of the awards, shall not be

  6  greater than 20 percent of the announced gross purse, and

  7  shall not be less than 15 percent of the announced gross purse

  8  if funds are available. In addition, no less than 17 percent

  9  nor more than 40 percent, as determined by the Florida

10  Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, of the moneys dedicated in

11  this chapter for use as breeders' awards and stallion awards

12  for thoroughbreds shall be returned prorata to the

13  permitholders that generated the moneys for awards to be

14  distributed by the permitholders to owners of registered

15  Florida-bred thoroughbred horses winning in thoroughbred races

16  and winning or placing in thoroughbred stakes races, all in

17  accordance with a plan established annually no later than 120

18  days before the first day of the permitholders' racing meet

19  and agreed upon by the permitholder, the Florida Thoroughbred

20  Breeders' Association, and the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent

21  and Protective Association, Inc., except that the plan for the

22  distribution by any permitholder located in the area described

23  in s. 550.615(9) shall be agreed upon by that permitholder,

24  the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, and the

25  association representing a majority of the thoroughbred

26  racehorse owners and trainers at that location. Awards for

27  thoroughbred races are to be paid through the Florida

28  Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, and awards for

29  standardbred races are to be paid through the Florida

30  Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association. Among other

31  sources specified in this chapter, The moneys for thoroughbred

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  1  breeders' awards will come from the 0.955 0.75 percent of

  2  handle for thoroughbred races conducted, received, broadcast,

  3  or simulcast under this chapter as provided in s. 550.2625(3).

  4  The moneys for quarter horse and harness breeders' awards will

  5  come from the breaks and uncashed tickets on live quarter

  6  horse and harness racing performances and 1 percent of handle

  7  on intertrack wagering.  The funds for these breeders' awards

  8  shall be paid to the respective breeders' associations by the

  9  permitholders conducting the races. The awards are to be given

10  at a uniform rate to all winners of the awards and may not be

11  less than 15 percent of the announced gross purse if funds are

12  available.

13         Section 26.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section

14  550.2625, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

15         550.2625  Horseracing; minimum purse requirement,

16  Florida breeders' and owners' awards.--

17         (2)  Each permitholder conducting a horserace meet is

18  required to pay from the takeout withheld on pari-mutuel pools

19  a sum for purses in accordance with the type of race

20  performed.

21         (a)  A permitholder conducting a thoroughbred horse

22  race meet under this chapter must pay from the takeout

23  withheld a sum not less than 7.75 7.5 percent of all

24  contributions to pari-mutuel pools conducted during the race

25  meet as purses. In addition to the 7.75 7.5 percent minimum

26  purse payment, permitholders conducting live thoroughbred

27  performances shall be required to pay as additional purses

28  .625 percent of live handle for performances conducted during

29  the period beginning on January 3 and ending March 16; .225

30  percent for performances conducted during the period beginning

31  March 17 and ending May 22; and .85 percent for performances

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  1  conducted during the period beginning May 23 and ending

  2  January 2.  Except that any thoroughbred permitholder whose

  3  total handle on live performances during the 1991-1992 state

  4  fiscal year was not greater than $34 million is not subject to

  5  this additional purse payment. A permitholder authorized to

  6  conduct thoroughbred racing may withhold from the handle an

  7  additional amount equal to 1 percent on exotic wagering for

  8  use as owners' awards, and may withhold from the handle an

  9  amount equal to 2 percent on exotic wagering for use as

10  overnight purses.  No permitholder may withhold in excess of

11  20 percent from the handle without withholding the amounts set

12  forth in this subsection.

13         (b)1.  A permitholder conducting a harness horse race

14  meet under this chapter must pay to the purse pool from the

15  takeout withheld a purse requirement that totals an amount not

16  less than 8.25 8 percent of all contributions to pari-mutuel

17  pools conducted during the race meet.  An amount not less than

18  7.75 7.5 percent of the total handle shall be paid from this

19  purse pool as purses.

20         2.  An amount not to exceed 0.5 percent of the total

21  handle on all harness horse races that are subject to the

22  purse requirement of subparagraph 1., must be available for

23  use to provide medical, dental, surgical, life, funeral, or

24  disability insurance benefits for occupational licensees who

25  work at tracks in this state at which harness horse races are

26  conducted.  Such insurance benefits must be paid from the

27  purse pool specified in subparagraph 1.  An annual plan for

28  payment of insurance benefits from the purse pool, including

29  qualifications for eligibility, must be submitted by the

30  Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association for

31  approval to the division.  An annual report of the implemented

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  1  plan shall be submitted to the division.  All records of the

  2  Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association

  3  concerning the administration of the plan must be available

  4  for audit at the discretion of the division to determine that

  5  the plan has been implemented and administered as authorized.

  6  If the division finds that the Florida Standardbred Breeders

  7  and Owners Association has not complied with the provisions of

  8  this section, the division may order the association to cease

  9  and desist from administering the plan and shall appoint the

10  division as temporary administrator of the plan until the

11  division reestablishes administration of the plan with the

12  association.

13         (c)  A permitholder conducting a quarter horse race

14  meet under this chapter shall pay from the takeout withheld a

15  sum not less than 6 percent of all contributions to

16  pari-mutuel pools conducted during the race meet as purses.

17         (d)  The division shall adopt reasonable rules to

18  ensure the timely and accurate payment of all amounts withheld

19  by horserace permitholders regarding the distribution of

20  purses, owners' awards, and other amounts collected for

21  payment to owners and breeders.  Each permitholder that fails

22  to pay out all moneys collected for payment to owners and

23  breeders shall, within 10 days after the end of the meet

24  during which the permitholder underpaid purses, deposit an

25  amount equal to the underpayment into a separate

26  interest-bearing account to be distributed to owners and

27  breeders in accordance with division rules.

28         (e)  An amount equal to 8.5 percent of the purse

29  account generated through intertrack wagering and interstate

30  simulcasting will be used for Florida Owners' Awards as set

31  forth in subsection (3).  Any thoroughbred permitholder with

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  1  an average blended takeout which does not exceed 20 percent

  2  and with an average daily purse distribution excluding

  3  sponsorship, entry fees, and nominations exceeding $225,000 is

  4  exempt from the provisions of this paragraph.

  5         (3)  Each horseracing permitholder conducting any

  6  thoroughbred race under this chapter, including any intertrack

  7  race taken pursuant to ss. 550.615-550.6305 or any interstate

  8  simulcast taken pursuant to s. 550.3551(3) shall pay a sum

  9  equal to 0.955 0.75 percent on all pari-mutuel pools conducted

10  during any such race for the payment of breeders' and stallion

11  awards as authorized in this section.  This subsection also

12  applies to all Breeder's Cup races conducted outside this

13  state taken pursuant to s. 550.3551(3).  On any race

14  originating live in this state which is broadcast out-of-state

15  to any location at which wagers are accepted pursuant to s.

16  550.3551(2), the host track is required to pay 3.475 3.3

17  percent of the gross revenue derived from such out-of-state

18  broadcasts as breeders' and stallion awards.  The Florida

19  Thoroughbred Breeders' Association is authorized to receive

20  these payments from the permitholders and make payments of

21  awards earned.  The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association

22  has the right to withhold up to 10 percent of the

23  permitholder's payments under this section as a fee for

24  administering the payments of awards and for general promotion

25  of the industry.  The permitholder shall remit these payments

26  to the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association by the 5th

27  day of each calendar month for such sums accruing during the

28  preceding calendar month and shall report such payments to the

29  division as prescribed by the division.  With the exception of

30  the 10-percent fee, the moneys paid by the permitholders shall

31  be maintained in a separate, interest-bearing account, and

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  1  such payments together with any interest earned shall be used

  2  exclusively for the payment of breeders' awards and stallion

  3  awards in accordance with the following provisions:

  4         (a)  The breeder of each Florida-bred thoroughbred

  5  horse winning a thoroughbred horse race is entitled to an

  6  award of up to, but not exceeding, 20 percent of the announced

  7  gross purse, including nomination fees, eligibility fees,

  8  starting fees, supplementary fees, and moneys added by the

  9  sponsor of the race.

10         (b)  The owner or owners of the sire of a Florida-bred

11  thoroughbred horse that wins a stakes race is entitled to a

12  stallion award of up to, but not exceeding, 20 percent of the

13  announced gross purse, including nomination fees, eligibility

14  fees, starting fees, supplementary fees, and moneys added by

15  the sponsor of the race.

16         (c)  The owners of registered Florida-bred thoroughbred

17  horses winning or placing in thoroughbred stakes races may

18  receive an award in accordance with a plan established in s.

19  550.26165(1).

20         (d)(c)  In order for a breeder of a Florida-bred

21  thoroughbred horse to be eligible to receive a breeder's

22  award, or for the owners of a registered Florida-bred

23  thoroughbred horse to be eligible to receive an award under

24  paragraph (c), the horse winning the race must have been

25  registered as a Florida-bred horse with the Florida

26  Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, and the Jockey Club

27  certificate for the winning horse must show that it the winner

28  has been duly registered as a Florida-bred horse as evidenced

29  by the seal and proper serial number of the Florida

30  Thoroughbred Breeders' Association registry.  The Florida

31  Thoroughbred Breeders' Association shall be permitted to

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  1  charge the registrant a reasonable fee for this verification

  2  and registration.

  3         (e)(d)  In order for an owner of the sire of a

  4  thoroughbred horse winning a stakes race to be eligible to

  5  receive a stallion award, the stallion must have been

  6  registered with the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders'

  7  Association, and the breeding of the registered Florida-bred

  8  horse must have occurred in this state. The stallion must be

  9  standing permanently in this state during the period of time

10  between February 1 and June 15 of each year or, if the

11  stallion is dead, must have stood permanently in this state

12  for a period of not less than 1 year immediately prior to its

13  death. The removal of a stallion from this state during the

14  period of time between February 1 and June 15 of any year for

15  any reason, other than exclusively for prescribed medical

16  treatment, as approved by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders'

17  Association, renders the owner or owners of the stallion

18  ineligible to receive a stallion award under any circumstances

19  for offspring sired prior to removal; however, if a removed

20  stallion is returned to this state, all offspring sired

21  subsequent to the return make the owner or owners of the

22  stallion eligible for the stallion award but only for those

23  offspring sired subsequent to such return to this state. The

24  Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association shall maintain

25  complete records showing the date the stallion arrived in this

26  state for the first time, whether or not the stallion remained

27  in the state permanently, the location of the stallion, and

28  whether the stallion is still standing in this state and

29  complete records showing awards earned, received, and

30  distributed.  The association may charge the owner, owners, or

31  breeder a reasonable fee for this service.

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  1         (f)(e)  A permitholder conducting a thoroughbred horse

  2  race under the provisions of this chapter shall, within 30

  3  days after the end of the race meet during which the race is

  4  conducted, certify to the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders'

  5  Association such information relating to the thoroughbred

  6  horses winning a stakes or other horserace at the meet as may

  7  be required to determine the eligibility for payment of

  8  breeders' awards and stallion awards.

  9         (g)(f)  The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association

10  shall maintain complete records showing the starters and

11  winners in all races conducted at thoroughbred tracks in this

12  state; shall maintain complete records showing awards earned,

13  received, and distributed; and may charge the owner, owners,

14  or breeder a reasonable fee for this service.

15         (h)(g)  The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association

16  shall annually establish a uniform rate and procedure for the

17  payment of breeders' and stallion awards and shall make

18  breeders' and stallion award payments in strict compliance

19  with the established uniform rate and procedure plan.  The

20  plan may set a cap on winnings and may limit, exclude, or

21  defer payments to certain classes of races, such as the

22  Florida stallion stakes races, in order to assure that there

23  are adequate revenues to meet the proposed uniform rate. Such

24  plan must include proposals for the general promotion of the

25  industry. Priority shall be placed upon imposing such

26  restrictions in lieu of allowing the uniform rate to be less

27  than 15 percent of the total purse payment.  The uniform rate

28  and procedure plan must be approved by the division before

29  implementation.  In the absence of an approved plan and

30  procedure, the authorized rate for breeders' and stallion

31  awards is 15 percent of the announced gross purse for each

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  1  race.  Such purse must include nomination fees, eligibility

  2  fees, starting fees, supplementary fees, and moneys added by

  3  the sponsor of the race. If the funds in the account for

  4  payment of breeders' and stallion awards are not sufficient to

  5  meet all earned breeders' and stallion awards, those breeders

  6  and stallion owners not receiving payments have first call on

  7  any subsequent receipts in that or any subsequent year.

  8         (i)(h)  The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association

  9  shall keep accurate records showing receipts and disbursements

10  of such payments and shall annually file a full and complete

11  report to the division showing such receipts and disbursements

12  and the sums withheld for administration.  The division may

13  audit the records and accounts of the Florida Thoroughbred

14  Breeders' Association to determine that payments have been

15  made to eligible breeders and stallion owners in accordance

16  with this section.

17         (j)(i)  If the division finds that the Florida

18  Thoroughbred Breeders' Association has not complied with any

19  provision of this section, the division may order the

20  association to cease and desist from receiving funds and

21  administering funds received under this section.  If the

22  division enters such an order, the permitholder shall make the

23  payments authorized in this section to the division for

24  deposit into the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund; and any

25  funds in the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association

26  account shall be immediately paid to the Division of

27  Pari-mutuel Wagering for deposit to the Pari-mutuel Wagering

28  Trust Fund.  The division shall authorize payment from these

29  funds to any breeder or stallion owner entitled to an award

30  that has not been previously paid by the Florida Thoroughbred

31  Breeders' Association in accordance with the applicable rate.

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  1         Section 27.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section

  2  550.3551, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

  3         550.3551  Transmission of racing and jai alai

  4  information; commingling of pari-mutuel pools.--

  5         (6)(a)  A maximum of 20 percent of the total number of

  6  races on which wagers are accepted by a greyhound permitholder

  7  not located as specified in s. 550.615(6) may be received from

  8  locations outside this state.  A permitholder may not conduct

  9  fewer than eight live races or games on any authorized race

10  day except as provided in this subsection. A thoroughbred

11  permitholder may not conduct fewer than eight live races on

12  any race day without the written approval of the Florida

13  Thoroughbred Breeders' Association and the Florida Horsemen's

14  Benevolent and Protective Association, Inc., unless it is

15  determined by the department that another entity represents a

16  majority of the thoroughbred racehorse owners and trainers in

17  the state. horsemen's group representing the majority of

18  thoroughbred racehorse owners and trainers in this state.  A

19  harness permitholder may conduct fewer than eight live races

20  on any authorized race day, except that such permitholder must

21  conduct a full schedule of live racing during its race meet

22  consisting of at least eight live races per authorized race

23  day for at least 100 days.  Any harness horse permitholder

24  that during the preceding racing season conducted a full

25  schedule of live racing may, at any time during its current

26  race meet, receive full-card broadcasts of harness horse races

27  conducted at harness racetracks outside this state at the

28  harness track of the permitholder and accept wagers on such

29  harness races. With specific authorization from the division

30  for special racing events, a permitholder may conduct fewer

31  than eight live races or games when the permitholder also

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  1  broadcasts out-of-state races or games. The division may not

  2  grant more than two such exceptions a year for a permitholder

  3  in any 12-month period, and those two exceptions may not be

  4  consecutive.

  5         Section 28.  Subsections (1) and (4) of section

  6  550.6308, Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (5) is

  7  added to that section, to read:

  8         550.6308  Limited intertrack wagering license.--In

  9  recognition of the economic importance of the thoroughbred

10  breeding industry to this state, its positive impact on

11  tourism, and of the importance of a permanent thoroughbred

12  sales facility as a key focal point for the activities of the

13  industry, a limited license to conduct intertrack wagering is

14  established to ensure the continued viability and public

15  interest in thoroughbred breeding in Florida.

16         (1)  Upon application to the division on or before

17  January 31 of each year, any person that is licensed to

18  conduct public sales of thoroughbred horses pursuant to s.

19  535.01, that has conducted at least 15 days of thoroughbred

20  horse sales at a permanent sales facility in this state for at

21  least 3 consecutive years, and that has conducted at least 1

22  day of nonwagering thoroughbred racing in this state, with a

23  purse structure of at least $250,000 per year for 2

24  consecutive years before such application, shall be issued a

25  license, subject to the conditions set forth in this section,

26  to conduct intertrack wagering at such a permanent sales

27  facility during the following periods: for thoroughbred racing

28  for

29         (a)  Up to 21 days in connection with thoroughbred

30  sales;, to conduct intertrack wagering at such permanent sales

31  facility

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  1         (b)  Between November 1 and May 8;, to conduct

  2  intertrack wagering at such permanent sales facility

  3         (c)  Between May 9 and October 31 at such times and on

  4  such days as any thoroughbred, jai alai, or a greyhound

  5  permitholder in the same county is not conducting live

  6  performances; provided that any such permitholder may waive

  7  this requirement, in whole or in part, and allow the licensee

  8  under this section to conduct intertrack wagering during one

  9  or more of the permitholder's live performances; and, and to

10  conduct intertrack wagering under the provisions of this

11  subsection

12         (d)  During the weekend of the Kentucky Derby, the

13  Preakness, the Belmont, and a Breeders' Cup Meet that is

14  conducted before November 1 and after May 8., subject to

15  conditions set forth in this section but

16

17  No more than one such license may be issued, and no such

18  license may be issued for a facility located within 50 miles

19  of any thoroughbred permitholder's track.

20         (4)  Intertrack wagering under this section may be

21  conducted only on thoroughbred horse racing, except that

22  intertrack wagering may be conducted on any class of

23  pari-mutuel race or game conducted by any class of

24  permitholders licensed under this chapter if all thoroughbred,

25  jai alai, and greyhound permitholders in the same county as

26  the licensee under this section give their consent.

27         (5)  The licensee shall be considered a guest track

28  under this chapter. The licensee shall pay 2.5 percent of the

29  total contributions to the daily pari-mutuel pool on wagers

30  accepted at the licensee's facility on greyhound races or jai

31  alai games to the thoroughbred permitholder that is conducting

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  1  live races for purses to be paid during its current racing

  2  meet. If more than one thoroughbred permitholder is conducting

  3  live races on a day during which the licensee is conducting

  4  intertrack wagering on greyhound races or jai alai games, the

  5  licensee shall allocate these funds between the operating

  6  thoroughbred permitholders on a prorata basis based on the

  7  total live handle at the operating permitholders' facilities.

  8         Section 29.  Subsection (7) of section 773.01, Florida

  9  Statutes, is amended to read:

10         773.01  Definitions.--As used in ss. 773.01-773.05:

11         (7)  "Participant" means any person, whether amateur or

12  professional, who engages in or any equine that participates

13  in an equine activity, whether or not a fee is paid to

14  participate in the equine activity.

15         Section 30.  Subsection (1) of section 773.03, Florida

16  Statutes, is amended to read:

17         773.03  Limitation on liability for equine activity;

18  exceptions.--

19         (1)  This section applies shall not apply to the

20  horseracing industry as defined in chapter 550.

21         Section 31.  Interstate Compact on Licensure of

22  Participants in Pari-mutuel Wagering.--There is created the

23  Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Pari-mutuel

24  Wagering.

25         Section 32.  Purposes.--The purposes of this compact

26  are to:

27         (1)  Establish uniform requirements among the party

28  states for the licensing of participants with pari-mutuel

29  wagering, and ensure that all licensed participants meet a

30  uniform minimum standard of honesty and integrity.

31         (2)  Facilitate the growth of the pari-mutuel wagering

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  1  industry in each party state and nationwide by simplifying the

  2  process for licensing participants in pari-mutuel wagering,

  3  and reduce the duplicative and costly process of separate

  4  licensing by the regulatory agency in each state that conducts

  5  pari-mutuel wagering.

  6         (3)  Authorize the Department of Business and

  7  Professional Regulation to participate in this compact.

  8         (4)  Provide for participation in this compact by

  9  officials of the party states, and permit those officials,

10  through the compact committee established by this compact, to

11  enter into contracts with governmental agencies and

12  nongovernmental persons to carry out the purposes of this

13  compact.

14         (5)  Establish the compact committee created by this

15  compact as an interstate governmental entity duly authorized

16  to request and receive criminal-history record information

17  from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other state and

18  local law enforcement agencies.

19         Section 33.  Definitions.--As used in this compact, the

20  term:

21         (1)  "Compact committee" means the organization of

22  officials from the party states which is authorized and

23  empowered to carry out the purposes of this compact.

24         (2)  "Official" means the appointed, elected,

25  designated, or otherwise duly selected member of a racing

26  commission, or the equivalent thereof, in a party state who

27  represents that party state as a member of the compact

28  committee.

29         (3)  "Participants in pari-mutuel wagering" means

30  participants in horseracing, greyhound racing, and jai alai

31  games with pari-mutuel wagering in the party states.

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  1         (4)  "Party state" means each state that has enacted

  2  this compact.

  3         (5)  "State" means each of the several states of the

  4  United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of

  5  Puerto Rico, and each territory or possession of the United

  6  States.

  7         Section 34.  Entry into force.--This compact shall come

  8  into force when enacted by any four states. Thereafter, this

  9  compact shall become effective in any other state upon that

10  state's enactment of this compact and upon the affirmative

11  vote of a majority of the officials on the compact committee

12  as provided in section 41.

13         Section 35.  States eligible to join compact.--Any

14  state that has adopted or authorized pari-mutuel wagering

15  shall be eligible to become a party to this compact.

16         Section 36.  Withdrawal from compact; impact on force

17  and effect.--

18         (1)  Any party state may withdraw from this compact by

19  enacting a statute repealing this compact, but such a

20  withdrawal becomes effective only when the head of the

21  executive branch of the withdrawing party state has given

22  written notice of the withdrawal to the heads of the executive

23  branch of all other party states.

24         (2)  If, as a result of withdrawals, participation in

25  this compact decreases to fewer than three party states, this

26  compact shall no longer be in force and effect until

27  participation in this compact increases to three or more party

28  states.

29         Section 37.  Compact committee.--

30         (1)  There is created an interstate governmental entity

31  to be known as the "compact committee," which shall be

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  1  composed of one official from the racing commission, or the

  2  equivalent thereof, in each party state who shall be

  3  appointed, serve, and be subject to removal in accordance with

  4  the laws of the party state that she or he represents.  The

  5  official from Florida shall be appointed by the Secretary of

  6  Business and Professional Regulation. Pursuant to the laws of

  7  her or his party state, each official shall have the

  8  assistance of her or his state's racing commission, or the

  9  equivalent thereof, in considering issues related to licensing

10  of participants in pari-mutuel wagering and in fulfilling her

11  or his responsibilities as the representative from her or his

12  state to the compact committee.

13         (2)  If an official is unable to perform any of her or

14  his duties as a member of the compact committee, the racing

15  commission, or the equivalent thereof, from her or his state

16  shall designate another of its members as an alternate who

17  shall serve in her or his place and represent the party state

18  as its official on the compact committee, until that racing

19  commission, or the equivalent thereof, determines that the

20  original representative official is once again able to perform

21  her or his duties as that party state's representative

22  official on the compact committee. The designation of an

23  alternate shall be communicated by the affected state's racing

24  commission, or the equivalent thereof, to the compact

25  committee as the committee's bylaws provide.

26         Section 38.  Powers and duties of compact

27  committee.--In order to carry out the purposes of this

28  compact, the compact committee has the power and duty to:

29         (1)(a)  Determine which categories of participants in

30  pari-mutuel wagering, including, but not limited to, owners,

31  trainers, jockeys, jai alai players, drivers, grooms, mutuel

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  1  clerks, racing officials, veterinarians, and farriers, should

  2  be licensed by the committee, and to establish the

  3  requirements for the initial licensure of applicants in each

  4  category, the term of the license for each category, and the

  5  requirements for renewal of licenses in each category.

  6         (b)  With regard to requests for criminal-history

  7  record information on each applicant for a license, and with

  8  regard to the effect of a criminal record on the issuance or

  9  renewal of a license, determine for each category of

10  participants in pari-mutuel wagering which licensure

11  requirements for that category are, in its judgment, the

12  most-restrictive licensure requirements of any party state for

13  that category and to adopt licensure requirements for that

14  category which are, in its judgment, comparable to those

15  most-restrictive requirements.

16         (2)  Investigate applicants for licensure by the

17  compact committee and, as permitted by federal and state law,

18  gather information on such applicants, including

19  criminal-history record information from the Federal Bureau of

20  Investigation and relevant state and local law enforcement

21  agencies, and, where appropriate, from the Royal Canadian

22  Mounted Police and law enforcement agencies of other

23  countries, which is necessary to determine whether a license

24  should be issued under the licensure requirements established

25  by the committee under subsection (1). The fingerprints of

26  each applicant for licensure by the compact committee shall be

27  taken by the compact committee, its employees, or its

28  designee, and, pursuant to Pub. L. No. 92-544 or Pub. L. No.

29  100-413, shall be forwarded to a state identification bureau

30  or to the Association of Racing Commissioners International,

31  Inc., for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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  1  for a criminal-history record check. Such fingerprints may be

  2  submitted on a fingerprint card or by electronic or other

  3  means authorized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or

  4  other receiving law enforcement agency.

  5         (3)  Issue licenses to, and renew the licenses of,

  6  participants in pari-mutuel wagering who are found by the

  7  committee to have met the licensure and renewal requirements

  8  established by the committee under subsection (1). The compact

  9  committee shall not have the power or authority to deny a

10  license.  If the compact committee determines that an

11  applicant is not eligible for the issuance or renewal of a

12  compact committee license, the compact committee shall notify

13  the applicant that her or his application will not be

14  processed further. Such notification does not constitute and

15  shall not be considered to be the denial of a license. Any

16  such applicant shall have the right to present additional

17  evidence to, and be heard by, the compact committee, but the

18  final decision on issuance or renewal of the license shall be

19  made by the compact committee using the requirements

20  established under subsection (1).

21         (4)  Enter into contracts or agreements with

22  governmental agencies and nongovernmental persons to provide

23  personal services for its activities and such other services

24  as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this compact.

25         (5)  Create, appoint, and abolish those offices,

26  employments, and positions, including that of executive

27  director, that it considers necessary for the purposes of this

28  compact; prescribe the powers, duties, and qualifications of,

29  and hire persons to fill, such offices, employments, and

30  positions; and provide for the removal, term, tenure,

31  compensation, fringe benefits, retirement benefits, and other

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  1  conditions of employment of persons filling such offices,

  2  employments, and positions.

  3         (6)  Borrow, accept, or contract for the services of

  4  personnel from any state, the United States, or any other

  5  governmental agency, or from any person, firm, association,

  6  corporation, or other entity.

  7         (7)  Acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal

  8  property by gift, purchase, lease, or license, or in other

  9  similar manner, in furtherance of the purposes of this

10  compact.

11         (8)  Charge a fee to each applicant for an initial

12  license or renewal of a license.

13         (9)  Receive other funds through gifts, grants, and

14  appropriations.

15         Section 39.  Voting requirements.--

16         (1)  Each member of the compact committee is entitled

17  to one vote.

18         (2)  All action taken by the compact committee with

19  regard to the addition of party states, the licensure of

20  participants in pari-mutuel wagering, and the receipt and

21  disbursement of funds requires a majority vote of the members

22  of the compact committee or their alternates. All other action

23  by the compact committee requires a majority vote of the

24  members present or their alternates.

25         (3)  The compact committee may not take any action

26  unless a quorum is present. A majority of the members of the

27  compact committee or their alternates constitutes a quorum.

28         Section 40.  Administration and management.--

29         (1)  The compact committee shall elect annually from

30  among its members a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a

31  secretary/treasurer.

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  1         (2)  The compact committee shall adopt bylaws for the

  2  conduct of its business by a two-thirds vote of the members of

  3  the committee or their alternates and may, by the same vote,

  4  amend and rescind these bylaws. The compact committee shall

  5  publish its bylaws in convenient form and shall file a copy

  6  thereof and a copy of any amendments thereto with the

  7  Secretary of State or equivalent agency of each of the party

  8  states.

  9         (3)  The compact committee may delegate the day-to-day

10  management and administration of its duties and

11  responsibilities to an executive director and her or his

12  support staff.

13         (4)  Employees of the compact committee shall be

14  considered governmental employees.

15         Section 41.  Immunity from liability for performance of

16  official responsibilities and duties.--A member or employee of

17  the compact committee may not be held personally liable for

18  any good-faith act or omission that occurs during the

19  performance and within the scope of her or his

20  responsibilities and duties under this compact.

21         Section 42.  Rights and responsibilities of each party

22  state.--

23         (1)  By enacting this compact, each party state:

24         (a)  Agrees to:

25         1.  Accept the decisions of the compact committee

26  regarding the issuance of compact committee licenses to

27  participants in pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to the

28  committee's licensure requirements.

29         2.  Reimburse or otherwise pay the expenses of its

30  official representative on the compact committee or her or his

31  alternate.

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  1         (b)  Agrees not to treat a notification to an applicant

  2  by the compact committee described in subsection (3) of

  3  section 42 as the denial of a license, or to penalize such an

  4  applicant in any other way based solely on such a decision by

  5  the compact committee.

  6         (c)  Reserves the right to:

  7         1.  Apply its own standards in determining whether, on

  8  the facts of a particular case, a compact committee license

  9  should be suspended or revoked. Any party state that suspends

10  or revokes a compact committee license shall, through its

11  racing commission or the equivalent thereof, or otherwise,

12  promptly notify the compact committee of that suspension or

13  revocation.

14         2.  Apply its own standards in determining licensure

15  eligibility, under the laws of that party state, for

16  categories of participants in pari-mutuel wagering which the

17  compact committee decides not to license and for individual

18  participants in pari-mutuel wagering who do not meet the

19  licensure requirements of the compact committee.

20         3.  Establish its own licensure standards for those who

21  are not covered by the compact committee license.

22         (2)  A party state may not be held liable for the debts

23  or other financial obligations incurred by the compact

24  committee.

25         Section 43.  Construction and severability.--

26         (1)  This compact shall be liberally construed so as to

27  effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this compact shall

28  be severable, and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, or

29  provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the

30  Constitution of the United States or of any party state, or if

31  the applicability of this compact to any government, agency,

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  1  person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the

  2  remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any

  3  government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be

  4  affected thereby.

  5         (2)  If all or some portion of this compact is held to

  6  be contrary to the constitution of any party state, the

  7  compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the

  8  remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the

  9  state affected as to all severable matters.

10         Section 44.  Subsection (9) of section 550.615, Florida

11  Statutes, is repealed.

12         Section 45.  All money or other property represented by

13  any unclaimed, uncashed, or abandoned pari-mutuel ticket that

14  has remained in the custody of or under the control of any

15  permitholder authorized to conduct jai alai pari-mutuel pools

16  in this state for a period of 1 year after the date the

17  pari-mutuel ticket was issued, if the rightful owners thereof

18  have made no claim or demand for such money or other property

19  within that period of time, shall, with respect to live games

20  conducted by the permitholder, be remitted to the state

21  pursuant to s. 550.1645; however, such permitholder shall be

22  entitled to a credit in each state fiscal year in an amount

23  equal to 25 percent of the actual amount remitted in the prior

24  state fiscal year which may be applied against any taxes

25  imposed under this chapter. Funds equal to such credit from

26  any live jai alai games shall be paid by the permitholder to

27  the National Association of Jai Alai Frontons, to be used for

28  the general promotion of the sport of jai alai in the state,

29  including professional tournaments and amateur jai alai youth

30  programs. These youth programs shall focus on benefiting

31  children in after-school and anti-drug programs with special

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  1  attention to inner-city areas.

  2         Section 46.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in

  3  this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

  4

  5

  6  ================ T I T L E   A M E N D M E N T ===============

  7  And the title is amended as follows:

  8         On page 72, line 24, through

  9            page 77, line 30, delete those lines

10

11  and insert:

12                      A bill to be entitled

13         An act relating to regulated industries;

14         amending s. 561.501, F.S.; reducing the

15         surcharges on liquor, wine, cider, and beer

16         sold for consumption on the premises; providing

17         an exemption from the surcharge to certain

18         nonprofit organizations; amending s. 561.121,

19         F.S.; increasing the portion of the surcharge

20         which is transferred to the Children and

21         Adolescents Substance Abuse Trust Fund;

22         amending s. 212.20, F.S.; authorizing a

23         distribution of sales and use tax revenues to

24         county governments; repealing s. 550.01215(8),

25         F.S., relating to the use of permitted

26         facilities; amending s. 550.135, F.S.;

27         eliminating the annual distribution of

28         pari-mutuel tax revenues to county governments;

29         amending s. 550.0951, F.S.; providing that the

30         daily license fee tax credit provided by said

31         section and the $360,000 or $500,000 tax

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  1         exemption provided by s. 550.09514(1), F.S.,

  2         may be applied to any tax and daily license

  3         fees imposed under ch. 550, F.S.; removing

  4         restrictions on the transfer of the daily

  5         license fee tax credit by greyhound

  6         permitholders; authorizing transfer of the

  7         $360,000 or $500,000 tax exemption by a

  8         greyhound permitholder to a greyhound

  9         permitholder that acts as host track to such

10         permitholder for intertrack wagering; providing

11         for repayment; providing for rules; reducing

12         the taxes on handle for greyhound dogracing,

13         for intertrack wagering when the host track is

14         a dog track, for intertrack wagers accepted by

15         certain dog tracks, for intertrack wagers when

16         both the host and guest are thoroughbred tracks

17         or other guest tracks within the market area;

18         providing exceptions; removing the additional

19         tax on the surcharge on winning tickets;

20         providing a reduced tax rate to live handle on

21         jai alai; redirecting deposits from the General

22         Revenue Fund to the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust

23         Fund; revising the time period for remittance

24         of certain fees and taxes; forgiving certain

25         taxes; amending s. 550.09514, F.S.; revising

26         application and administration of the $360,000

27         or $500,000 tax exemption provided by said

28         section; providing for payment of additional

29         purses by greyhound permitholders in an amount

30         equal to a percentage of the tax reduction

31         resulting from the reduction of the taxes on

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  1         handle; providing requirements with respect

  2         thereto; providing for audits; amending s.

  3         550.09515, F.S.; modifying the tax on handle

  4         for thoroughbred performances; removing a

  5         penalty for operating in more than one

  6         facility; redirecting deposits from the General

  7         Revenue Fund to the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust

  8         Fund; providing a credit against taxes on live

  9         handle equal to a percentage of the tax paid in

10         prior year; providing for contributions for the

11         health and welfare of jockeys; amending s.

12         550.1645, F.S., to conform; creating s.

13         550.1647, F.S.; providing for payments and

14         credits concerning unclaimed pari-mutuel

15         tickets by greyhound permitholders; amending s.

16         550.615, F.S., relating to intertrack wagering

17         and leased greyhound facilities; authorizing

18         certain permitholders to conduct intertrack

19         wagering at certain additional facilities;

20         amending s. 550.0555, F.S.; providing

21         legislative intent; providing for the

22         relocation of jai alai permittees within a

23         county in the same manner as is currently

24         provided for the relocation of greyhound

25         dogracing permittees within a county; providing

26         that relocation of permittees be consistent

27         with local government comprehensive plan;

28         amending s. 550.09512, F.S.; reducing the tax

29         on handle for live harness performances;

30         amending s. 550.475, F.S.; providing for

31         leasing of jai alai facilities; amending s.

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  1         550.625, F.S.; increasing the percentage of

  2         purses for thoroughbred and quarter horse

  3         racing; amending s. 550.155, F.S.; requiring

  4         counties to approve certain capital

  5         improvements by permitholders in certain

  6         situations; amending s. 550.26352, F.S.,

  7         relating to the Breeders' Cup Meet; increasing

  8         the amount of certain tax credits allowed to

  9         permitholders; deleting certain limitations on

10         broadcasts to pari-mutuel facilities;

11         authorizing the Division of Pari-mutuel

12         Wagering of the Department of Business and

13         Professional Regulation to waive certain rules;

14         amending s. 550.6305, F.S.; conforming

15         cross-references; amending s. 550.002, F.S.;

16         substituting the term "same class of races,

17         games, or permit" for the term "same class of

18         race or permit"; amending s. 550.0251, F.S.;

19         providing for the Division of Pari-mutuel

20         Wagering to adopt rules for wagering through a

21         pari-mutuel wagering pool; amending s.

22         550.0351, F.S.; increasing the number of

23         charity performances per fiscal year which a

24         jai alai permitholder may conduct; amending s.

25         550.105, F.S.; revising provisions relating to

26         licenses for persons or entities with access to

27         certain areas of racetracks and frontons;

28         amending s. 550.24055, F.S.; amending standards

29         used in testing certain licensees to determine

30         whether they have abused alcoholic beverages;

31         amending s. 550.26165, F.S.; providing for

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  1         breeders' awards and stallion awards; providing

  2         for certain moneys to be returned to the

  3         permitholders that generated the money, in

  4         accordance with a plan to be established

  5         annually by specified entities; providing an

  6         exception; amending s. 550.2625, F.S.; amending

  7         minimum purse requirements for thoroughbred and

  8         harness horse racing permitholders; amending

  9         criteria for the payment of breeders' awards

10         and stallion awards; amending s. 550.3551,

11         F.S.; requiring the written approval of the

12         Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective

13         Association, Inc., before a thoroughbred

14         permitholder may conduct fewer than eight live

15         races on any race day; amending s. 550.6308,

16         F.S.; amending provisions relating to limited

17         intertrack wagering licenses; expanding the

18         types of pari-mutuel races or games on which

19         intertrack wagering may be conducted, subject

20         to certain conditions; requiring a licensee to

21         pay a specified amount to the daily pari-mutuel

22         pool on certain wagers to thoroughbred

23         permitholders conducting live races; amending

24         s. 773.01, F.S.; amending the definition of the

25         term "participant" as used in ss.

26         773.01-773.05, F.S.; amending ss. 773.03, F.S.,

27         relating to limitation on liability for equine

28         activity; providing that the section does apply

29         to the horseracing industry as defined in ch.

30         550, F.S.; creating the Interstate Compact on

31         Licensure of Participants in Pari-mutuel

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  1         Wagering; providing purposes of the compact;

  2         providing definitions; providing for the

  3         effective date of the compact; providing

  4         criteria for eligibility to join the compact;

  5         providing procedures for withdrawing from the

  6         compact; creating an interstate governmental

  7         entity to be known as the compact committee;

  8         providing the powers and duties of the compact

  9         committee; providing voting requirements for

10         the committee; providing for the administration

11         and management of the committee; providing that

12         committee employees are governmental employees;

13         providing immunity from liability for

14         performance of official responsibilities and

15         duties of the compact committee; providing

16         rights and responsibilities of each state that

17         is a party to the compact; providing for

18         construction and severability of provisions of

19         the compact; repealing s. 550.615(9), F.S.,

20         relating to limited intertrack wagering

21         license; providing a credit for jai alai

22         permitholders; providing effective dates.

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