HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(12) The Maryland Agricultural Commission.

Subtitle 3. Maryland [State] AGRICULTURAL
Fair Board
10-301.

(a)  The Maryland [State] AGRICULTURAL Fair Board is
composed of nine members. The members shall be
representative of all phases of the agricultural interests
of the State, and shall be appointed by the Governor, with
the advice of the Secretary.

Article 78B - Racing Commission

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(b)  Every person, firm, association or corporation
licensed to hold racing meetings in the State of Maryland
under the provisions of § 7 of this Article, shall in
addition to the other taxes and fees imposed under the
provisions of said article, pay annually to the Maryland
[State] AGRICULTURAL Fair Board the sum of twelve thousand
dollars ($12,000.00), and to the Maryland Horse Breeders'
Association the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00).

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(b) (7) Each licensee licensed under the provisions
of this section shall, in addition to the other taxes and
fees imposed under the provisions of this article, pay
annually to the Maryland [State] AGRICULTURAL Fair Board a
sum representing one tenth of one per centum of all money
wagered in excess of two million dollars ($2,000,000) with
a maximum of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500.00)
from each licensee. In addition each licensee shall
allocate a sum equal to 1/2% of the regular and the two
horse multiple mutuel pools and 1 percent of the three or
more horse multiple mutuel pool in all races conducted by it
during the year to the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund as
provided by § 17A of this article.

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(A) All sums collected by the Racing Commission, under
the provisions of this article, shall be paid over to the
Comptroller and shall be disbursed and distributed, except
where otherwise provided, as follows:

(1) There are to be allocated and credited to
the general funds of the State: (a) One half of all revenues
collected from licensees licensed under § 7 of this article;
(b) one half of all revenues collected from licensees
licensed under § 15 of this article not required to be paid
to the Maryland [State] AGRICULTURAL Fair Board as provided
in paragraph (3) of this subsection; (c) one half of all
revenues collected from the licensees licensed under § 17 of
this article not required to be paid to the Maryland [State]