A petition for a local option election on the question of the proposed construction and establishment of a horse or dog racetrack must be signed by qualified voters residing within the county equal to at least fifteen percent of the qualified voters within said county at the last general election. Said petition may be in […]
(a) Upon the timely filing of a proper petition for a local option election in accordance with the provisions of section twenty of this article, the county commission of the county in which all or any integral part of a proposed horse or dog racetrack is to be constructed and established is hereby authorized to […]
(a) The Racing Commission shall, after the certification of the results of such local option election, issue such construction permit if a majority of the legal votes cast at such election were in favor of the issuance of a construction permit. If a majority of the legal votes cast at such election were opposed to […]
When a local option election in accordance with the provisions of this article or the former provisions of this article shall have been held in a county, another such election shall not be held in said county for a period of five years, and within that time the Racing Commission shall not accept or act […]
Nothing contained in sections eighteen through twenty-three of this article shall apply to any horse racetrack heretofore constructed and established in this state and at which horse race meetings have been held or conducted by the owners or operators thereof under and pursuant to licenses issued by the Racing Commission in accordance with the provisions […]
§19-23-25. Application to enjoin violations. Whenever it appears to the Racing Commission that any person has been or is violating or is about to violate any provision of this article, any reasonable rule and regulation promulgated hereunder or any order or final decision of the Racing Commission, the Racing Commission may apply in the name […]
§19-23-26. Offenses and penalties. (a) Any person holding or conducting, or assisting, aiding or abetting in the holding or conducting, of any horse or dog race meeting at which horse or dog racing and the pari-mutuel system of wagering on the same is permitted or conducted, without a license issued by the Racing Commission, which […]
All acts, whether general or local, public or private, inconsistent with the provisions of this article are hereby repealed to the extent of their inconsistency.
All rules and regulations promulgated by the Racing Commission and in effect on the effective date of this article shall remain in full force and effect until superseded, or except as amended or repealed, in accordance with the provisions of this article. Any license or permit issued by the Racing Commission under the former provisions […]
§19-23-29. Severability. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article, and to this end the provisions of this article are declared to be severable.
Unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, as used in this article: (1) ?Horse racing" means any type of horse racing, including, but not limited to, thoroughbred racing and harness racing;
Pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of this code, the Racing Commission shall continue to exist until July 1, 2005, unless sooner terminated, continued or reestablished by act of the Legislature.
(a) The "West Virginia Racing Commission," is continued in existence as a public corporation and, as such, may contract and be contracted with, plead and be impleaded, sue and be sued and have and use a common seal. (b) The Racing Commission shall consist of three members, not more than two of whom shall belong […]
(a) The Racing Commission shall appoint an executive director to represent the Racing Commission who shall have the powers and authority and perform such duties as the Racing Commission directs. The executive director shall preserve at the Racing Commission's principal office all books, maps, records, documents and other papers of the Racing Commission. The executive […]
The Racing Commission has full jurisdiction over and shall supervise all horse race meetings, all dog race meetings and all persons involved in the holding or conducting of horse or dog race meetings and, in this regard, it has plenary power and authority: (1) To investigate applicants and determine the eligibility of the applicants for […]
(a) Any racing association desiring to hold or conduct a horse or dog race meeting, where the pari-mutuel system of wagering is permitted and conducted, during any calendar year, shall file with the Racing Commission an application for a license to hold or conduct such horse or dog race meeting. A separate application shall be […]
(a) All new applicants for licenses issued by the Racing Commission, pursuant to section one of this article, shall be required to furnish fingerprints for examination by the criminal identification bureau of the division of public safety and the federal bureau of investigation. The fingerprints shall be furnished by all persons required to be named […]
(a) The Racing Commission shall promptly consider any application for a license or permit, as the case may be. Based upon such application and all other information before it, the Racing Commission shall make and enter an order either approving or denying the application. The application may be denied for any reason specified in subsection […]
§19-23-8a. Applications for Sunday racing; local option election procedures; protest procedures against approval. (a) A racing association licensed under the provisions of section one of this article and operating a horse or dog race track in a county may make application for permission to conduct horse or dog racing on Sunday, between the hours of […]
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code to the contrary, a racing association licensed under the provisions of section one of this article and operating a horse or dog racetrack in a county in which Sunday racing has been approved under provisions of section eight-a of this article may make applications to the Racing […]
