Section 45-44-150 Creation; composition; public records. (a) The Macon County Racing Commission is hereby created and established and is vested with the powers and duties specified in this part, and all other powers necessary and proper to enable it to execute fully and effectually the purposes of this part. The official name of the commission […]
Section 45-44-150.01 Qualifications of members. (a) Each racing commissioner shall take the same constitutional oath of office as any other county officer, and shall give bond payable to Macon County in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) conditioned that such commissioner shall faithfully and properly perform the duties of such office. The premium on […]
Section 45-44-150.02 Compensation and expenses of commission members. Commencing on June 1, 1996, the basic compensation of each member of the racing commission shall be two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per month. One member of the racing commission shall be required to be in attendance at the racetrack for each racing performance consisting of […]
Section 45-44-150.03 Treasurer. The treasurer shall be appointed by the Macon County Racing Commission. The Treasurer of the Macon County Commission shall be ex officio cotreasurer of the commission for purposes of receiving and distributing certain collected net proceeds as provided in Section 45-44-150.14. The duties of the treasurer shall be to collect all the […]
Section 45-44-150.04 Legal counsel. The racing commission shall have the authority to employ legal counsel of its selection to advise the racing commission and represent it in all proceedings. Compensation of such counsel shall be paid out of funds collected by the commission. (Act 83-575, p. 882, § 5.)
Section 45-44-150.05 Duties of commission. It shall be the duty of the racing commission to carry out this part; and it shall have the following specific duties: (1) To fix and set dates upon which race meetings may be held or operated. (2) To make an annual report to the county governing body of its […]
Section 45-44-150.06 Racing days; license. (a) The applicant granted a license to operate a race track in the county shall have the right, subject to this part, to hold and conduct one or more racing meetings at such track each year provided that no such license shall be granted to any applicant or to any […]
Section 45-44-150.07 Race track employees; age limitations. (a) No person under 19 years of age shall be employed in any manner about the race track except as exercise people, grooms, and parking lot attendants; nor shall persons under 19 years of age be permitted to attend any race. (b) The track licensee is encouraged to […]
Section 45-44-150.08 Expiration of license; applications; requirements; fees. (a) The original license issued in accordance with the terms of this part shall be for a period to allow 10 full calendar years of racing following the construction and equipping of the racing plant or facility or for the length of time required for the amortization […]
Section 45-44-150.09 Production of documents, etc.; removal of certain licensee employees; recordkeeping; inspections; witnesses. The racing commission is empowered to compel the production of any and all books, memoranda, or documents showing the receipts and disbursements of any person, association, or corporation licensed to conduct race meetings under this part. The racing commission may at […]
Section 45-44-150.10 Licensing powers. After granting of a license to operate a greyhound race track, the racing commission shall have the power to grant, refuse, suspend, or withdraw annual licenses for all persons connected with the greyhound dog race track, including gate keepers, announcers, ushers, starters, officials, drivers, dog owners, agents, trainers, grooms, stable foremen, […]
Section 45-44-150.11 Parimutuel wagering; requirements for veterinarians, security force, and insurance. (a) The racing commission shall make rules governing, permitting, and regulating the wagering on greyhound dog races under the form of mutuel wagering by patrons known as parimutuel wagering, which method shall be legal to the extent that and so long as the same […]
Section 45-44-150.12 Tax due parimutuel pools; distribution of contributions. Every licensee conducting a race meeting under this part shall pay to the treasurer of the racing commission on a quarterly basis, a tax equal to four percent of the total contributions to all parimutuel pools made at the track. The total take out by a […]
Section 45-44-150.13 Relation to other taxes. The license fees, commissions, and excise taxes imposed herein shall be in lieu of all licenses, excise taxes, occupational taxes to the State of Alabama or any county, city, town, or other political subdivision thereof including, but not limited to, any and all sales and use taxes, lease taxes, […]
Section 45-44-150.14 Disposition of funds. (a) All fees, commissions, taxes, and other monies, including fines and forfeitures, received under this part shall be paid to the treasurer of the racing commission. All such monies remaining after payment of expenses incurred in the administration of this part shall be distributed as provided by law within 15 […]
Section 45-44-150.15 Violations of part. Any corporation, association, or person who directly, or indirectly holds any greyhound dog race without having procured a license as prescribed in this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person wagering upon the results of races, except in the parimutuel method of wagering conducted by a licensee and […]
Section 45-44-150.16 Eligibility of applicants and licenses. Any person who engages in the practice of professional gambling on greyhound dog races, or in the practice of making gambling or wagering books on such races, or who knowingly takes any part in such practices, or has been convicted of any charge of gambling, any felony, or […]
Section 45-44-150.17 Manipulation of race outcomes. Any person who shall influence or have any understanding or connivance with any owner, groom, or other person associated with or interested in any kennel, greyhound, or race in which any greyhound participates, to prearrange or predetermine the results of any such race, or any person who shall stimulate […]
Section 45-44-150.18 Transmission or communication of racing information. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit or communicate to another by any means whatsoever the results, changing odds, track conditions, or any other information relating to any greyhound race from any race track in this county, between the period of time beginning one […]
Section 45-44-150.19 Charity days. (a) Upon request of recognized charities, the racing commission may extend the limitations of time for greyhound racing not to exceed three days at any one time beyond the period otherwise provided by law so that any such track shall conduct a charity day or days of racing for any one […]
