Section 11-625 – Advisory Committee — Established
There is a Maryland Standardbred Race Fund Advisory Committee, under the jurisdiction of the Commission, in the Department.
Section 11-608 – Notice of License and Fees
(a) Subject to § 11-610 of this subtitle, if an applicant qualifies for a license under this title, the Commission shall send the applicant a notice stating: (1) the fact that the applicant has qualified for a license; (2) the dates of the race meeting awarded; (3) the total number of racing days awarded; and (4) the kind of racing […]
Section 11-609 – Harness Racing Restrictions
The Commission may not issue: (1) licenses to more than 3 racing associations; (2) a license for use in Carroll, Dorchester, Frederick, Montgomery, or Wicomico County; or (3) more than 1 license for use in any 1 county.
Section 11-534 – Meetings; Compensation
(a) The Advisory Committee shall determine the times and places of its meetings. (b) A member of the Advisory Committee: (1) may not receive compensation; but (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
Section 11-610 – Racing Days
(a) The Commission may award for any calendar year up to the number of racing days requested by an applicant. (b) The decision of the Commission on the award of a racing day is final.
Section 11-535 – Administration of Fund
(a) The Commission shall: (1) administer the Fund and the Maryland-Bred Race Program with the help and advice of the Advisory Committee; and (2) order each payment that is to be made from the Fund. (b) The Commission shall: (1) deposit the money allocated to the Fund by each mile thoroughbred racing licensee and the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural […]
Section 11-611 – Transfer of Race Meetings
Subject to the hearing provisions of § 11–612 of this part, the Commission may authorize a licensee to transfer a race meeting from the licensee’s own track to another track: (1) on receipt of the appropriate license fees; and (2) with the express consent of the owner or lessee of the track to which the transfer is […]
Section 11-536 – Running of Fund Races
(a) Each mile thoroughbred racing licensee and the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, Inc., shall provide for the running of races known as the Maryland-Bred Fund Races. (b) The Commission may approve the running of a Maryland-Bred Fund Race at a thoroughbred track outside the State.
Section 11-612 – Hearing for Increased or Transferred Days
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commission shall hold a public hearing before the Commission awards, for racing at a particular track, racing days that: (1) total at least 3 more than those awarded for racing at that track in the previous calendar year; or (2) result from the transfer of racing days to that […]
Section 11-537 – Registration Required for Fund Race
A horse shall be registered with the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, Inc., before the horse may start in a Fund Race.