| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to pari-mutuel wagering permitholders; |
| 3 | amending s. 550.054, F.S.; providing for a jai alai |
| 4 | permitholder meeting certain conditions to apply to the |
| 5 | Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering to convert a permit to |
| 6 | conduct jai alai games to a permit to conduct greyhound |
| 7 | races; directing the division to issue a permit and |
| 8 | license to conduct greyhound races if certain conditions |
| 9 | are met; providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Subsection (14) is added to section 550.054, |
| 14 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 15 | 550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel |
| 16 | wagering.-- |
| 17 | (14) Any holder of a permit to conduct jai alai, which |
| 18 | permit was not previously converted from any other class of |
| 19 | permit, may apply to the division to convert such permit to a |
| 20 | permit to conduct greyhound racing in lieu of jai alai if the |
| 21 | permitholder has not conducted jai alai games during a period of |
| 22 | 10 years immediately preceding its application under this |
| 23 | subsection. The division, upon application from the holder of a |
| 24 | jai alai permit meeting all conditions of this section, shall |
| 25 | convert the permit and shall issue to the holder of the permit a |
| 26 | permit and license to conduct greyhound racing. |
| 27 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |