WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 773

(A) IN ADDITION TO LICENSING RACING ASSOCIATIONS UNDER § 7
OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COMMISSION SHALL LICENSE THE
MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONDUCT
ON AN ANNUAL BASIS 2 DAYS OF THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACING ON A FLAT
DIRT TRACK AT THE PRINCE GEORGE'S EQUESTRIAN CENTER.

(B) THE 2 DAYS OF RACING SHALL BE:

(1) HELD ON DATES SELECTED BY THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL
CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION AND APPROVED BY THE RACING
COMMISSION;

(2) HELD ON DAYS THAT THE TRACKS LICENSED UNDER § 7
OF THIS ARTICLE ARE NOT CONDUCTING RACING; AND

(3) HELD IN CONNECTION WITH OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF
BONA FIDE COUNTY FAIRS OR EQUESTRIAN EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES.

(C) THE 2 DAYS OF RACING AWARDED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF
THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A LICENSE OF THE DAYS TO THE
MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION AND DO NOT
PROVIDE ANY RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP IN THE DAYS TO THE
MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION OR ANY
OTHER PERSON.

(D) THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING
COMMISSION MAY CONDUCT PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING ON THE DAYS OF RACES
AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SECTION.------------------------------------

(E) (1) (I) IN THIS SUBSECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(II) "REGULAR MUTUEL POOL" MEANS A SEPARATE
WAGERING POOL IN WHICH AN INTEREST IS REPRESENTED BY A SINGLE
TICKET EVIDENCING A SINGLE WAGER ON 1 HORSE.

(III) "MULTIPLE MUTUEL POOL" MEANS A SEPARATE
WAGERING POOL IN WHICH AN INTEREST IS REPRESENTED BY A SINGLE
WAGER ON 2 OR MORE HORSES.-----------------------------------------

(2) THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING
COMMISSION MAY DEDUCT THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS ON RACES CONDUCTED BY
IT EACH YEAR:------------------------------------------------------

(I) 13.50 PERCENT OF ALL MONEY WAGERED IN ALL
REGULAR MUTUEL POOLS;

(II) 15.50 PERCENT OF ALL MONEY WAGERED IN
MULTIPLE MUTUEL POOLS INVOLVING 2 HORSES; AND---------------------

(III) 21.50 PERCENT OF ALL MONEY WAGERED IN
MULTIPLE MUTUEL POOLS INVOLVING 3 OR MORE HORSES.

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