Effective: October 30, 1975 Latest Legislation: House Bill 287 – 111th General Assembly No person, association, corporation, or trust shall hold, conduct, assist, or aid and abet in holding or conducting any meetings, at which horse racing is permitted for any stake, purse, or award unless such person, association, corporation, or trust secures a permit […]
Effective: September 24, 1999 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 14 – 123rd General Assembly A state racing commission is hereby established. It shall consist of five members, appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Not more than three members shall be affiliated with the same political party. To be eligible for […]
Effective: June 29, 2004 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 189 – 125th General Assembly The state racing commission shall appoint a secretary, who shall serve during the pleasure of the commission. The secretary shall devote full time to the duties of the office and shall not hold any other office or employment. To be eligible for […]
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly The state racing commission shall prescribe the rules and conditions under which horse racing may be conducted and may issue, deny, suspend, diminish, or revoke permits to conduct horse racing as authorized by sections 3769.01 to 3769.14 of the Revised Code. The […]
Effective: May 9, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 495 – 123rd General Assembly Any person, association, corporation, or trust desiring to hold or conduct a horse-racing meeting, wherein the pari-mutuel system of wagering is allowed, shall make application to the state racing commission for a permit to do so. Each application, accompanied by a permit […]
Effective: June 11, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 386 – 129th General Assembly (A) Any information concerning the following that is submitted, collected, or gathered as part of an application to the state racing commission for a license or permit under this chapter is confidential and not subject to disclosure by a state agency or […]
Effective: July 13, 1981 Latest Legislation: House Bill 330 – 114th General Assembly At the time of making application for a permit to conduct a horse-racing meeting, the applicant shall deposit with the state racing commission a cash bond, certified check, or bank draft, payable to the order of the commission, in an amount equal […]
Effective: September 19, 1996 Latest Legislation: House Bill 561 – 121st General Assembly Upon the proper filing of an application to conduct a horse-racing meeting accompanied by a permit fee and a cash bond, certified check, or bank draft by any person, association, trust, or corporation, not in default of payment of any obligation or […]
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no permit shall be issued under sections 3769.01 to 3769.14 of the Revised Code, authorizing the conduct of a live racing program for thoroughbred horses and quarter horses at any place, track, or enclosure […]
Effective: March 29, 1988 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 206 – 117th General Assembly In addition to any permit authorized to be issued by this chapter, the state racing commission may issue not more than three permits for not more than fourteen consecutive racing days each at any race track, place, or enclosure. Not more than […]
Effective: September 19, 1996 Latest Legislation: House Bill 561 – 121st General Assembly The commission shall grant to any track or enclosure that has fewer permits or total racing days available to it than another track or enclosure located within twenty miles a number of permits so that the total number of racing days available […]
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) Any person holding a permit to conduct a horse-racing meeting may provide a place in the race meeting grounds or enclosure at which the permit holder may conduct and supervise the pari-mutuel system of wagering by patrons of legal age on […]
Effective: July 1, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 386 – 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Collection and settlement agent” means the permit holder designated by the state racing commission under division (B) of this section. (2) “Racing week” means a seven-day period commencing on a Monday and ending on a […]
Effective: April 12, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 665 – 133rd General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, horse races that are conducted by a county agricultural society or independent agricultural society in accordance with section 3769.082 of the Revised Code shall be conducted at the fairgrounds of the sponsoring […]
Effective: June 11, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 386 – 129th General Assembly Beginning in the calendar year after the first calendar year in which all thoroughbred permit holders receive a commission as a lottery sales agent for conducting video lottery terminal gaming on behalf of the state or on January 1, 2015, whichever occurs […]
Effective: April 12, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 665 – 133rd General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Ohio fairs fund. The director of agriculture shall distribute money in the fund annually, on or before the first day of March, as follows: (1) To each county agricultural society and to […]
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) An “accredited Ohio thoroughbred horse” means a horse conceived in this state and born in this state which is both of the following: (a) Born of a mare that is domiciled in this state at […]
Effective: July 1, 1985 Latest Legislation: House Bill 201 – 116th General Assembly (A) The Ohio thoroughbred racing advisory committee is hereby created to consist of three members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The members of the committee shall be residents of the state knowledgeable in the breeding […]
Effective: April 4, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 546 – 126th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Ohio standardbred development fund, to consist of moneys paid into it pursuant to section 3769.08 of the Revised Code and any fees assessed for or on behalf of the Ohio sires stakes […]
Effective: April 12, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 665 – 133rd General Assembly (A) If a county agricultural society or independent agricultural society is unable to conduct races in accordance with section 3769.082 of the Revised Code because of unfavorable weather or another cause or if the number of horse races and stake races that […]
