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A commercial track that stops operating is entitled to a distribution of state-held funds, except funds used exclusively for harness racing purses.
The payment under section 287 must be made within 7 days after each race and must include a sworn report with the total contributions to the covered pari-mutuel pools and any other information the department requires.
People, associations, or corporations conducting a race or race meet must keep books and records that clearly show related financial transactions, and those records may be audited at any time by the department or the Office of the State Auditor.
A minor may not take part in any pari-mutuel pool or enter a pari-mutuel sales area at a racetrack.
The commission may make licensing and racing rules for harness racing, set fees up to $100 a year, and issue conditional licenses; a trainer must submit a horse for testing, and licenses can be suspended or revoked for violations.
The commission may impose fines, suspensions, disqualifications, and purse-return remedies for violations, and may use consent agreements to resolve complaints or investigations.
Qualified judges and starters at licensed harness race meetings must enforce the commission’s rules and regulations, and such officials must file daily written reports to the commission. Any person affected by their decision may request a hearing before the commission.
Applicants for an owner's license must provide proof of liability insurance for horses they own, with coverage of at least $300,000.
The commission may require a licensed trainer to submit a horse for biological sampling to test for prohibited substances.
The commission and department may regulate, supervise, and investigate pari-mutuel pools, horse medication, and licensee ownership/control; the executive director may sign subpoenas and administer oaths.
This section prohibits interfering with racing horses using drugs or devices and prohibits arranging race results.
A foal from insemination may be registered as a Maine Standardbred if the sire was registered with the department to stand at stud in Maine for that breeding season and all other registration requirements are met.
The department must promote breeding of Maine Standardbreds and encourage related donations; the commission may define the breed strain and set necessary fees; related funds must be kept in the Sire Stakes Fund and spent only for specified program purposes.
The Attorney General must enforce this chapter, with help from county district attorneys, after notification from the department of any violations.
The department must obtain current listings from other jurisdictions about certain harness racing license refusals, revocations, or suspensions, and the commission must refuse or suspend licensing for a person whose license is currently refused, revoked, or suspended elsewhere.
This section sets percentage formulas for distributing commissions from live racing and simulcasting wagers.
1. Payment. Amounts calculated as state share under section 286 must be paid to the Treasurer of State for deposit in the operating account established under section 267‑A. If the total of regular and exotic wagers placed at facilities
Amounts calculated as a Sire Stakes Fund share under section 286 must be paid to the Treasurer of State for deposit in the Sire Stakes Fund.
The Treasurer of State must credit specified wager-commission amounts to the Stipend Fund and distribute the remaining balance under the section’s split-payment rules.
Certain purse-related amounts must be paid to the commission and then distributed among live-racing licensees in Maine on specified dates.
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