Chapter 013
2010 -- H 8070 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 05/14/10
A N A C T
RELATING TO
SPORTS, RACING AND ATHLETICS -- DOG RACING
Introduced By: Representatives Costantino, Melo, and Carter
Date Introduced: April 29, 2010
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 41-3.1-3 of the General Laws in Chapter
41-3.1 entitled "Dog
Racing in Burrillville,
41-3.1-3.
Regulation of operations. -- (a) The division of racing and athletics is hereby
authorized to license dog racing in the towns of Burrillville,
operation of a dog track shall be under the division's
supervision. The division is hereby
authorized to issue rules and regulations for the supervision of
the operations, and the regulations
are to be issued prior to commencement of licensing
hearings.
(b) Any license granted
under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the rules
and regulations promulgated by the division and shall be
subject to suspension or revocation for
any cause which the division shall deem sufficient after
giving the licensee a reasonable
opportunity for a hearing at which he or she shall have the right
to be represented by counsel. If
any license is suspended or revoked, the division shall
state the reasons for the suspension or
revocation and cause an entry of the reasons to be made on the
record books of the division.
(c) The division of
commercial licensing and racing and athletics in the department of
business regulation shall be prohibited from licensing dog
racing and/or the operation of a dog
track upon which dog racing occurs in the town of
in effect as of the effective date of this section shall
be null and void and any licensee shall be
prohibited form operating thereunder;
provided, however, that the following entities shall be
deemed pari-mutuel licensees as defined in section 42-61.2-1
et seq. and licensees as defined in
section 41-11-1 et seq.: (1) Any entity having been issued a
license to operate a dog track prior to
December 31, 2008; and (2) Any
entity having been issued a license to operate a dog track prior
to December 31, 2008 that after such date is reorganized
under a confirmed plan of reorganization
pursuant to chapter 11 of title 11 of the
1532); and provided, further, that in the case of a
reorganized licensee under clause (2) above, its
application for a Facility Permit license is approved and issued
by the department of business
regulation in the event of a proposed change in control of the
entity. Nothing herein shall limit the
ability of the department of business regulation, in
connection with a proposed change in control,
to investigate and subject to the regulatory due
diligence process, any holder of an ownership
interest regardless of percentage of ownership held.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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