Marvin Mandel, Governor                          1859

GENERAL," PROVIDING THAT THE RACING COMMISSION
MAY AWARD NOT EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED AND
FORTY-FOUR (144) DAYS IN THE AGGREGATE IN ANY
CALENDAR YEAR TO ANY PARTY DESIRING TO CON-
DUCT RACING WITHIN THE STATE OF MARYLAND,
STATING THAT NO PARTY SHALL BE LICENSED TO CON-
DUCT RACING AT MILE TRACKS IN THE STATE OF
MARYLAND FOR MORE THAN NINETY (90) DAYS IN
ONE YEAR AND PROVIDING THAT ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY (120) DAYS OF RACING MAY BE HELD IN ANY
ONE YEAR AT ANY ONE TRACK, PERMITTING THE RAC-
ING COMMISSION TO TRANSFER RACE MEETINGS; RE-
VISING THE AMOUNTS WHICH THOROUGHBRED MILE
AND HALF MILE TRACK LICENSEES MAY DEDUCT AND
RETAIN FROM MUTUEL POOLS AND THE AMOUNTS
WHICH THEY MUST PAY TO THE STATE, THE MARYLAND-
BRED RACE FUND, AND THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED FOR
PURSE MONEY; AND GENERALLY AMENDING THE RAC-
ING LAWS OF THIS STATE.

    Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That Sections 7(b), 7(c), 11(b), 12(c), 14(a), 18, 18A(b), 18B(a)

and 26A of Article 78B to follow immediately after Section 27A

thereof, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 1969 Replacement
Volume), title "Racing Commission," subtitle "In General," be and
they are hereby repealed and re enacted, with amendments, and new
Sections 7(b 1) and 7(b-2) are hereby added to Article 78B to follow

immediately after Section 7(b) thereof, and all to read as follows:

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY OF MARYLAND, THAT SECTIONS 7(B), 7(C), 11(B),
12(C), 14(A), 15(B), 15(C), 16(A), 18, 18A(B) AND 26A OF AR-
TICLE 78B OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND (1969
REPLACEMENT VOLUME), TITLE "RACING COMMISSION,"
SUBTITLE "IN GENERAL," BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY
REPEALED AND RE-ENACTED, WITH AMENDMENTS, TO
READ AS FOLLOWS:

7.

(B)    AWARD OF RACING DATES.—SAID RACING COMMIS-
SION SHALL, AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE DURING NINE-
TEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE (1963), AWARD ALL
DATES FOR RACING IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND WITHIN
THE CURRENT YEAR, AND SHALL, ON OR BEFORE DE-
CEMBER 1 OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE
(1963) AND ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR
THEREAFTER, AWARD ALL DATES FOR RACING FOR THE
ENSUING YEAR. THE SAID DATES SO AWARDED SHALL
NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED AND [TWENTY (120)] FORTY-
FOUR (144) DAYS IN THE AGGREGATE, AND THE DECISION
OF THE COMMISSION ON THE AWARD OF ALL SUCH DATES
SHALL BE FINAL.

(C)    REFUSAL OF LICENSE; LIMITATION ON DATES.—
THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO REJECT
ANY APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE FOR ANY CAUSE WHICH
IT MAY DEEM SUFFICIENT AND THE ACTION OF THE