Section 11-1306 – Compact Committee
(a) There is hereby created an interstate governmental entity known as the compact committee, to be comprised of one official from the racing commission, or its equivalent, of each party state, who shall be selected, serve, and be removed in accordance with the laws of the official’s party state. (b) Each official shall have, in accordance with […]
Section 11-1307 – Powers and Duties of Compact Committee
(a) In order to carry out the purposes of this compact, the compact committee is hereby granted the power and duty to: (1) determine which categories of participants in live racing shall be issued a compact license; (2) establish the term, initial requirements, and renewal requirements for each category of compact license; (3) adopt licensure requirements comparable, in its […]
Section 11-1308 – Voting Requirements
The compact committee shall have the following voting requirements: (1) each official shall be entitled to one vote on the compact committee; (2) a majority vote of the total number of officials on the compact committee shall be required to: (i) admit another party state; (ii) issue or renew a racing license; and (iii) receive or distribute any funds; (3) a […]
Section 11-1001 – Holding Race Meeting Without License
(a) Except in accordance with a license, a person may not hold, or aid or abet in holding, a race meeting at which horses are raced for a purse, reward, or stake. (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 for each […]
Section 11-1309 – Administrative Duties
The compact committee shall: (1) annually elect, from its members: (i) a chair; (ii) a vice chair; and (iii) a secretary/treasurer; (2) (i) adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business; (ii) publish the bylaws in a convenient form; and (iii) file a copy of the bylaws, including any amendments, with the secretary of state, or its equivalent agency, of each party state; […]
Section 11-1101 – Short Title
This title is the Maryland Horse Racing Act.
Section 11-1310 – Liability of State Officials or Employees of Compact Committee
No official of a party state or employee of the compact committee shall be held personally liable for any reasonable action taken in good faith that occurs during the performance, and within the scope, of their responsibilities and duties under this compact.
Section 11-1102 – Termination of Title
Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, this title and all regulations adopted under this title shall terminate on July 1, 2024.
Section 11-1311 – Duties, Powers, and Exemptions of Party States
Each party state in the compact shall: (1) accept the decisions of the compact committee regarding the issuance or renewal of licenses; (2) reimburse, or otherwise pay, the expenses of its official on the compact committee; (3) not treat as a denial a notification to an applicant by the compact committee regarding its inability to process their application; […]
Section 11-1201 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Authority” means the Pimlico Community Development Authority. (c) “Park Heights Corridor” means the area designated as an urban renewal district in Baltimore City that is bounded by Northern Parkway on the north, Greenspring Avenue on the east, Druid Park Drive on the south, and the railroad […]