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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to pari-mutuel wagering; amending s.
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550.01215, F.S.; deleting an exception to requirements for
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the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering with respect to
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issuing licenses; amending s. 550.0251, F.S.; requiring
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the division to adopt rules governing the humane treatment
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of racing animals at pari-mutuel facilities; amending s.
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550.0951, F.S.; providing for monthly payments of the
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daily license fee and taxes; amending s. 550.09511, F.S.;
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deleting provisions requiring a biweekly period for the
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payment of jai alai taxes; amending s. 550.09514, F.S.;
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deleting provisions requiring a biweekly period for the
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payment of greyhound dogracing taxes; amending s. 550.105,
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F.S.; revising provisions requiring certain persons to
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purchase a 3-year occupational license; providing for
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license fees to be set by rule of the division; defining
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the term "convicted" for purposes of licensing provisions;
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providing for the validity of a temporary occupational
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license; deleting certain signature requirements; amending
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s. 550.2415, F.S.; requiring that the division adopt rules
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for the welfare of racing animals; providing that a
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penalty imposed by the division does not prohibit criminal
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prosecution for cruelty to animals; amending s. 550.5251,
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F.S.; deleting the annual thoroughbred race dates for
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specified permitholders; establishing racing dates for
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thoroughbred meets; deleting provisions requiring summer
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thoroughbred horse racing permits; deleting expired permit
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provisions for the 2001-2002 thoroughbred licenses;
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deleting expired provisions relating to failure to operate
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all thoroughbred performances; amending s. 551.106, F.S.;
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providing for monthly payments of the tax on slot machine
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revenues; repealing s. 550.3605, F.S., relating to a
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requirement for a permit in order to use electronic
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transmitting equipment at a pari-mutuel facility;
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repealing s. 550.71, F.S., relating to the operation of
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chapter 96-364, Laws of Florida; amending s. 849.086,
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F.S.; limiting the hours of cardrooms operations; changing
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the hours of operation of cardrooms; amending ss. 772.102
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and 895.02, F.S., relating to civil and criminal penalty
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provisions; conforming cross-references; providing an
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effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 550.01215, Florida
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Statutes, is amended to read:
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550.01215 License application; periods of operation; bond,
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conversion of permit.--
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(3) Except as provided in s. 550.5251 for thoroughbred
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racing, The division shall issue each license no later than March
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15. Each permitholder shall operate all performances at the date
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and time specified on its license. The division shall have the
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authority to approve minor changes in racing dates after a
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license has been issued. The division may approve changes in
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racing dates after a license has been issued when there is no
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objection from any operating permitholder located within 50 miles
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of the permitholder requesting the changes in operating dates. In
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the event of an objection, the division shall approve or
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disapprove the change in operating dates based upon the impact on
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operating permitholders located within 50 miles of the
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permitholder requesting the change in operating dates. In making
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the determination to change racing dates, the division shall take
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into consideration the impact of such changes on state revenues.
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Section 2. Subsection (11) of section 550.0251, Florida
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Statutes, is amended to read:
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550.0251 The powers and duties of the Division of Pari-
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mutuel Wagering of the Department of Business and Professional
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Regulation.--The division shall administer this chapter and
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regulate the pari-mutuel industry under this chapter and the
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rules adopted pursuant thereto, and:
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(11) The division shall supervise and regulate the welfare
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of racing animals at pari-mutuel facilities. The division shall
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adopt rules for the humane treatment of racing animals at pari-
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mutuel facilities. The division shall inspect any area at a pari-
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mutuel facility where racing animals are housed or maintained,
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including any areas where food, medications, or other supplies
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are kept.
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Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and subsection
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(5) of section 550.0951, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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550.0951 Payment of daily license fee and taxes;
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penalties.--
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(1)
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(b) Each permitholder that cannot utilize the full amount
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of the exemption of $360,000 or $500,000 provided in s.
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550.09514(1) or the daily license fee credit provided in this
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section may, after notifying the division in writing, elect once
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per state fiscal year on a form provided by the division to
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transfer such exemption or credit or any portion thereof to any
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greyhound permitholder which acts as a host track to such
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permitholder for the purpose of intertrack wagering. Once an
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election to transfer such exemption or credit is filed with the
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division, it shall not be rescinded. The division shall
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disapprove the transfer when the amount of the exemption or
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credit or portion thereof is unavailable to the transferring
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permitholder or when the permitholder who is entitled to transfer
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the exemption or credit or who is entitled to receive the
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exemption or credit owes taxes to the state pursuant to a
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deficiency letter or administrative complaint issued by the
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division. Upon approval of the transfer by the division, the
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transferred tax exemption or credit shall be effective for the
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first performance of the next payment biweekly pay period as
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specified in subsection (5). The exemption or credit transferred
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to such host track may be applied by such host track against any
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taxes imposed by this chapter or daily license fees imposed by
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this chapter. The greyhound permitholder host track to which such
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exemption or credit is transferred shall reimburse such
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permitholder the exact monetary value of such transferred
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exemption or credit as actually applied against the taxes and
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daily license fees of the host track. The division shall ensure
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that all transfers of exemption or credit are made in accordance
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with this subsection and shall have the authority to adopt rules
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to ensure the implementation of this section.
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(5) PAYMENT AND DISPOSITION OF FEES AND TAXES.--Payments
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Payment for the admission tax, tax on handle, and the breaks tax
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imposed by this section shall be paid to the division. The
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division shall deposit these sums with the Chief Financial
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Officer, to the credit of the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund,
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hereby established. The permitholder shall remit to the division
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payment for the daily license fee, the admission tax, and the tax
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on handle, and the breaks tax. Such payments shall be remitted by
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3 p.m. on the 5th day of each calendar month Wednesday of each
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week for taxes imposed and collected for the preceding calendar
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month week ending on Sunday. If the 5th day of the calendar month
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falls on a weekend, payments shall be remitted by 3 p.m. the
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first Monday following the weekend. Permitholders shall file a
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report under oath by the 5th day of each calendar month for all
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taxes remitted during the preceding calendar month. Such payments
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shall be accompanied by a report under oath showing the total of
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all admissions, the pari-mutuel wagering activities for the
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preceding calendar month, and such other information as may be
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prescribed by the division.
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Section 4. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) and paragraph
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(b) of subsection (3) of section 550.09511, Florida Statutes, are
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amended to read:
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550.09511 Jai alai taxes; abandoned interest in a permit
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for nonpayment of taxes.--
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(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 550.0951(3)(b),
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wagering on live jai alai performances shall be subject to the
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following taxes:
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(e) The payment of taxes pursuant to paragraphs (b), (c),
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and (d) shall be calculated and commence beginning the day after
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the biweekly period in which the permitholder is first entitled
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to the reduced rate specified in this section and the report of
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taxes required by s. 550.0951(5) is submitted to the division.
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(3)
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(b) The payment of taxes pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be
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calculated and commence beginning the day after the biweekly
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period in which the permitholder is first entitled to the reduced
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rate specified in this subsection.
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Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 550.09514, Florida
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Statutes, is amended to read:
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550.09514 Greyhound dogracing taxes; purse requirements.--
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(1) Wagering on greyhound racing is subject to a tax on
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handle for live greyhound racing as specified in s. 550.0951(3).
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However, each permitholder shall pay no tax on handle until such
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time as this subsection has resulted in a tax savings per state
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fiscal year of $360,000. Thereafter, each permitholder shall pay
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the tax as specified in s. 550.0951(3) on all handle for the
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remainder of the permitholder's current race meet, and the tax
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must be calculated and commence beginning the day after the
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biweekly period in which the permitholder reaches the maximum tax
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savings per state fiscal year provided in this section. For the
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three permitholders that conducted a full schedule of live racing
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in 1995, and are closest to another state that authorizes
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greyhound pari-mutuel wagering, the maximum tax savings per state
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fiscal year shall be $500,000. The provisions of this subsection
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relating to tax exemptions shall not apply to any charity or
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scholarship performances conducted pursuant to s. 550.0351.
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Section 6. Subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection (2),
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paragraph (d) of subsection (5), and subsections (6) and (10) of
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section 550.105, Florida Statutes, are amended, present paragraph
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(e) of subsection (5) of that section is redesignated as
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paragraph (f), and a new paragraph (e) is added to that
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subsection, to read:
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550.105 Occupational licenses of racetrack employees; fees;
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denial, suspension, and revocation of license; penalties and
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fines.--
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(1)(a) Each person connected with a racetrack or jai alai
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fronton, as specified in paragraph (2)(a), shall purchase from
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the division an annual occupational license, which license is
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valid from May 1 until June 30 of the following year. All moneys
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collected pursuant to this section each fiscal year shall be
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deposited into the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund. Any person
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may, at her or his option and pursuant to the rules adopted by
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the division, purchase an occupational license valid for a period
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of 3 years if the purchaser of the license pays the full
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occupational license fee for each of the years for which the
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license is purchased at the time the 3-year license is requested.
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The occupational license shall be valid during its specified term
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at any pari-mutuel facility.
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(b) Pursuant to rules adopted by the division, any person
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may apply for and, if qualified, be issued an occupational
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license valid for a period of 3 years upon payment of the
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occupational license fee. The occupational license is valid
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during its specified term at any licensed pari-mutuel facility.
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(c) The occupational license fee for initial application
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and annual renewal shall be determined by rule of the division,
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but may not exceed $10 for a general license, $40 for a
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professional individual occupational license, and $50 for a
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business occupational license.
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(2)(a) The following licenses shall be issued to persons or
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entities with access to the backside, racing animals, jai alai
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players' room, jockeys' room, drivers' room, totalisator room,
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the mutuels, or money room, or to persons who, by virtue of the
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position they hold, might be granted access to these areas or to
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any other person or entity in one of the following categories and
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with scheduled annual fees as follows:
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1. Business licenses: any business such as a vendor,
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contractual concessionaire, contract kennel, business owning
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racing animals, trust or estate, totalisator company, stable
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name, or other fictitious name: $50.
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2. Professional occupational licenses: professional persons
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with access to the backside of a racetrack or players' quarters
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in jai alai such as trainers, officials, veterinarians, doctors,
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nurses, EMT's, jockeys and apprentices, drivers, jai alai
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players, owners, trustees, or any management or officer or
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director or shareholder or any other professional-level person
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who might have access to the jockeys' room, the drivers' room,
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the backside, racing animals, kennel compound, or managers or
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supervisors requiring access to mutuels machines, the money room,
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or totalisator equipment: $40.
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3. General occupational licenses: general employees with
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access to the jockeys' room, the drivers' room, racing animals,
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the backside of a racetrack or players' quarters in jai alai,
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such as grooms, kennel helpers, leadouts, pelota makers, cesta
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makers, or ball boys, or a practitioner of any other occupation
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who would have access to the animals, the backside, or the kennel
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compound, or who would provide the security or maintenance of
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these areas, or mutuel employees, totalisator employees, money-
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room employees, or any employee with access to mutuels machines,
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the money room, or totalisator equipment or who would provide the
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security or maintenance of these areas: $10.
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The individuals and entities that are licensed under this
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paragraph require heightened state scrutiny, including the
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submission by the individual licensees or persons associated with
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the entities described in this chapter of fingerprints for a
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Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal records check.
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(d) If an occupational license will expire by division rule
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during the period of a suspension the division intends to impose,
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or if a license would have expired but for pending administrative
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charges and the occupational licensee is found to be in violation
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of any of the charges, the license may be revoked and a time
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period of license ineligibility may be declared. The division may
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bring administrative charges against any person not holding a
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current license for violations of statutes or rules which
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occurred while such person held an occupational license, and the
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division may declare such person ineligible to hold a license for
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a period of time. The division may impose a civil fine of up to
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$1,000 for each violation of this chapter or the rules of the
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division in addition to or in lieu of any other penalty provided
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for in this section. In addition to any other penalty provided by
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law, the division may exclude from all pari-mutuel facilities in
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this state, for a period not to exceed the period of suspension,
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revocation, or ineligibility, any person whose occupational
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license application has been denied by the division, who has been
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declared ineligible to hold an occupational license, or whose
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occupational license has been suspended or revoked by the
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division.
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(e) For purposes of this subsection, the term "convicted"
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means having been found guilty, with or without adjudication of
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guilt, as a result of a jury verdict, nonjury trial, or entry of
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a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.
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(6) In order to promote the orderly presentation of pari-
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mutuel meets authorized in this chapter, the division may issue a
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temporary occupational license. The division shall adopt rules to
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implement this subsection. However, a no temporary occupational
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license is shall be valid only until such time as the licensee's
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application is granted or denied by the division for more than 30
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days, and no more than one temporary license may be issued for
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any person in any year.
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(10) Upon application for an occupational license, the
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division may require the applicant's full legal name; any
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nickname, alias, or maiden name for the applicant; name of the
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applicant's spouse; the applicant's date of birth, residence
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address, mailing address, residence address and business phone
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number, and social security number; disclosure of any felony or
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any conviction involving bookmaking, illegal gambling, or cruelty
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to animals; disclosure of any past or present enforcement or
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actions by any racing or gaming agency against the applicant; and
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any information the division determines is necessary to establish
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the identity of the applicant or to establish that the applicant
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is of good moral character. Fingerprints shall be taken in a
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manner approved by the division and then shall be submitted to
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the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or to the association of
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state officials regulating pari-mutuel wagering pursuant to the
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Federal Pari-mutuel Licensing Simplification Act of 1988. The
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cost of processing fingerprints shall be borne by the applicant
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and paid to the association of state officials regulating pari-
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mutuel wagering from the trust fund to which the processing fees
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are deposited. The division shall require each applicant for an
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occupational license to have the applicant's signature witnessed
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and notarized or signed in the presence of a division official.
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The division, by rule, may require additional information from
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licensees which is reasonably necessary to regulate the industry.
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The division may, by rule, exempt certain occupations or groups
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of persons from the fingerprinting requirements.
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Section 7. Paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (6) of
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section 550.2415, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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550.2415 Racing of animals under certain conditions
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prohibited; penalties; exceptions.--
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(6)(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that animals
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that participate in races in this state on which pari-mutuel
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wagering is conducted and animals that are bred and trained in
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this state for racing be treated humanely, both on and off
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racetracks, throughout the lives of the animals. The division
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shall adopt rules for the supervision and regulation of the
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welfare of racing animals at pari-mutuel facilities.
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(d) Any act committed by a licensee which would constitute
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A conviction of cruelty to animals as defined by s. 828.02 and
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pursuant to s. 828.12 involving any a racing animal constitutes a
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violation of this chapter. Imposition of a penalty by the
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division for violation of this chapter or any rule adopted by the
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division pursuant to this chapter shall not prohibit a criminal
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prosecution for cruelty to animals.
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Section 8. Section 550.5251, Florida Statutes, is amended
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to read:
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550.5251 Florida thoroughbred racing; certain permits;
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operating days.--
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(1) Each thoroughbred permitholder under whose permit
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thoroughbred racing was conducted in this state at any time
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between January 1, 1987, and January 1, 1988, shall annually be
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entitled to apply for and annually receive thoroughbred racing
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days and dates as set forth in this section. As regards such
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permitholders, the annual thoroughbred racing season shall be
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from June 1 of any year through May 31 of the following year and
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shall be known as the "Florida Thoroughbred Racing Season."
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(1)(2) Each permitholder referred to in subsection (1)
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shall annually, during the period commencing December 15 of each
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year and ending January 4 of the following year, file in writing
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with the division its application to conduct one or more
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thoroughbred racing meetings during the thoroughbred racing
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season commencing on the following July June 1. Each application
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shall specify the number and dates of all performances that the
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permitholder intends to conduct during that thoroughbred racing
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season. On or before March February 15 of each year, the division
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shall issue a license authorizing each permitholder to conduct
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performances on the dates specified in its application. Up to
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February 28 March 31 of each year, each permitholder may request
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and shall be granted changes in its authorized performances; but
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thereafter, as a condition precedent to the validity of its
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license and its right to retain its permit, each permitholder
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must operate the full number of days authorized on each of the
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dates set forth in its license.
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(3) Each thoroughbred permit referred to in subsection (1),
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including, but not limited to, any permit originally issued as a
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summer thoroughbred horse racing permit, is hereby validated and
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shall continue in full force and effect.
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(2)(4) A thoroughbred racing permitholder may not begin any
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race later than 7 p.m. Any thoroughbred permitholder in a county
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in which the authority for cardrooms has been approved by the
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board of county commissioners may operate a cardroom and, when
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conducting live races during its current race meet, may receive
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and rebroadcast out-of-state races after the hour of 7 p.m. on
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any day during which the permitholder conducts live races.
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(3)(5)(a) Each licensed thoroughbred permitholder in this
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state must run an average of one race per racing day in which
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horses bred in this state and duly registered with the Florida
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Thoroughbred Breeders' Association have preference as entries
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over non-Florida-bred horses. All licensed thoroughbred
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racetracks shall write the conditions for such races in which
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Florida-bred horses are preferred so as to assure that all
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Florida-bred horses available for racing at such tracks are given
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full opportunity to run in the class of races for which they are
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qualified. The opportunity of running must be afforded to each
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class of horses in the proportion that the number of horses in
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this class bears to the total number of Florida-bred horses
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available. A track is not required to write conditions for a race
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to accommodate a class of horses for which a race would otherwise
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not be run at the track during its meeting.
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(b) Each licensed thoroughbred permitholder in this state
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may run one additional race per racing day composed exclusively
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of Arabian horses registered with the Arabian Horse Registry of
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America. Any licensed thoroughbred permitholder that elects to
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run one additional race per racing day composed exclusively of
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Arabian horses registered with the Arabian Horse Registry of
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America is not required to provide stables for the Arabian horses
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racing under this paragraph.
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(c) Each licensed thoroughbred permitholder in this state
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may run up to three additional races per racing day composed
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exclusively of quarter horses registered with the American
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Quarter Horse Association.
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(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), a
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thoroughbred permitholder who fails to operate all performances
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on its 2001-2002 license does not lose its right to retain its
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permit. Such thoroughbred permitholder is eligible for issuance
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of an annual license pursuant to s. 550.0115 for subsequent
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thoroughbred racing seasons. The division shall take no
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disciplinary action against such thoroughbred permitholder for
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failure to operate all licensed performances for the 2001-2002
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license pursuant to this section or s. 550.01215. This section
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may not be interpreted to prohibit the division from taking
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disciplinary action against a thoroughbred permitholder for
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failure to pay taxes on performances operated pursuant to its
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2001-2002 license. This subsection expires July 1, 2003.
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(7) A thoroughbred permitholder shall file an amendment
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with the division no later than July 1, 2002, that indicates that
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it will not be able to operate the performances scheduled on its
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2002-2003 license without imposition of any penalty for failure
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to operate all licensed performances provided in this chapter.
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This subsection expires July 1, 2003.
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Section 9. Subsection (3) of section 551.106, Florida
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Statutes, is amended to read:
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551.106 License fee; tax rate; penalties.--
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(3) PAYMENT AND DISPOSITION OF TAXES.--Payment for the tax
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on slot machine revenues imposed by this section shall be paid to
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the division. The division shall deposit these sums with the
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Chief Financial Officer, to the credit of the Pari-mutuel
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Wagering Trust Fund. The slot machine licensee shall remit to the
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division payment for the tax on slot machine revenues. Such
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payments shall be remitted by 3 p.m. on the 5th day of each
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calendar month Wednesday of each week for taxes imposed and
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collected for the preceding calendar month week ending on Sunday.
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If the 5th day of the calendar month falls on a weekend, payments
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shall be remitted by 3 p.m. the first Monday following the
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weekend. The slot machine licensee shall file a report under oath
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by the 5th day of each calendar month for all taxes remitted
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during the preceding calendar month. Such payments shall be
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accompanied by a report under oath showing all slot machine
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gaming activities for the preceding calendar month and such other
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information as may be prescribed by the division.
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Section 10. Section 550.3605, Florida Statutes, is
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repealed.
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Section 11. Section 550.71, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
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Section 12. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (7) of
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section 849.086, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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849.086 Cardrooms authorized.--
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(7) CONDITIONS FOR OPERATING A CARDROOM.--
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(a) A cardroom may be operated only at the location
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specified on the cardroom license issued by the division, and
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such location may only be the location at which the pari-mutuel
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permitholder is authorized to conduct pari-mutuel wagering
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activities pursuant to such permitholder's valid pari-mutuel
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permit or as otherwise authorized by law. Cardroom operations
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shall not be allowed beyond the hours provided in subsection (b)
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regardless of the number of cardroom licenses issued for
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permitholders operating at the pari-mutuel facility.
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(b) Any cardroom operator horserace, greyhound race, or jai
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alai permitholder licensed under this section may operate a
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cardroom at the pari-mutuel facility daily throughout the year,
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on any day for a cumulative amount of 12 hours if the
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permitholder meets the requirements under paragraph (5)(b). The
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cardroom may be open a cumulative amount of 18 hours per day on
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Monday through Friday and 24 hours per day on Saturday and Sunday
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and on the holidays specified in s. 110.117(1).
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Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph
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(a) of subsection (2) of section 772.102, Florida Statutes, are
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amended to read:
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772.102 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term:
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(1) "Criminal activity" means to commit, to attempt to
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commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or
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intimidate another person to commit:
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(a) Any crime that is chargeable by indictment or
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information under the following provisions:
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1. Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of
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cigarette taxes.
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2. Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud.
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compensation.
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4. Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing.
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5. Chapter 517, relating to securities transactions.
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relating to dogracing and horseracing.
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7. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
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8. Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, distribution,
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and use of explosives.
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9. Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement.
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10. Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance
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without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating
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to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare
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arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or
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aiding an unauthorized insurer.
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11. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious
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practices.
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real estate timeshare plans.
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13. Chapter 782, relating to homicide.
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14. Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery.
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15. Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping or human
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trafficking.
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16. Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms.
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796.07, relating to prostitution.
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18. Chapter 806, relating to arson.
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19. Section 810.02(2)(c), relating to specified burglary of
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a dwelling or structure.
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20. Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related
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crimes.
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21. Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes.
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22. Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false
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pretenses, fraud generally, and credit card crimes.
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23. Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual
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exploitation of children.
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24. Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting.
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25. Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks
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and drafts.
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26. Section 836.05, relating to extortion.
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27. Chapter 837, relating to perjury.
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28. Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public
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office.
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29. Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice.
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s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity.
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849.25, relating to gambling.
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32. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
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control.
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victims, or informants.
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jurors and evidence.
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(2) "Unlawful debt" means any money or other thing of value
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constituting principal or interest of a debt that is legally
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unenforceable in this state in whole or in part because the debt
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was incurred or contracted:
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(a) In violation of any one of the following provisions of
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law:
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relating to dogracing and horseracing.
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2. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
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3. Section 687.071, relating to criminal usury, loan
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sharking, and shylocking.
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849.25, relating to gambling.
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Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph
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(a) of subsection (2) of section 895.02, Florida Statutes, are
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amended to read:
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term:
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(1) "Racketeering activity" means to commit, to attempt to
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commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or
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intimidate another person to commit:
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(a) Any crime that is chargeable by indictment or
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information under the following provisions of the Florida
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Statutes:
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1. Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of
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cigarette taxes.
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2. Section 403.727(3)(b), relating to environmental
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control.
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fraud.
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4. Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud.
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compensation.
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6. Section 443.071(4), relating to creation of a fictitious
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employer scheme to commit unemployment compensation fraud.
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7. Section 465.0161, relating to distribution of medicinal
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drugs without a permit as an Internet pharmacy.
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499.0691, relating to crimes involving contraband and adulterated
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drugs.
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9. Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing.
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10. Chapter 517, relating to sale of securities and
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investor protection.
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relating to dogracing and horseracing.
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12. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
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13. Section 551.109, relating to slot machine gaming.
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14. Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, distribution,
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and use of explosives.
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15. Chapter 560, relating to money transmitters, if the
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violation is punishable as a felony.
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16. Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement.
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17. Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance
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without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating
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to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare
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arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or
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aiding an unauthorized insurer.
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18. Section 655.50, relating to reports of currency
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transactions, when such violation is punishable as a felony.
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19. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious
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practices.
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real estate timeshare plans.
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21. Chapter 782, relating to homicide.
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22. Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery.
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23. Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping or human
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trafficking.
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24. Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms.
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trafficking.
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26. Chapter 806, relating to arson.
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27. Section 810.02(2)(c), relating to specified burglary of
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a dwelling or structure.
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28. Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related
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crimes.
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29. Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes.
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30. Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false
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pretenses, fraud generally, and credit card crimes.
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31. Chapter 825, relating to abuse, neglect, or
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exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
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32. Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual
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exploitation of children.
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33. Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting.
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34. Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks
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and drafts.
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35. Section 836.05, relating to extortion.
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36. Chapter 837, relating to perjury.
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37. Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public
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office.
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38. Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice.
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s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity.
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849.25, relating to gambling.
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41. Chapter 874, relating to criminal street gangs.
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42. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
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control.
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43. Chapter 896, relating to offenses related to financial
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transactions.
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a witness, victim, or informant, and retaliation against a
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witness, victim, or informant.
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jurors and evidence.
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(2) "Unlawful debt" means any money or other thing of value
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constituting principal or interest of a debt that is legally
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unenforceable in this state in whole or in part because the debt
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was incurred or contracted:
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(a) In violation of any one of the following provisions of
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law:
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relating to dogracing and horseracing.
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2. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
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3. Section 551.109, relating to slot machine gaming.
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4. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usury.
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849.25, relating to gambling.
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Section 15. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.
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