| 1 | Representative Galvano offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 177-231 and insert: |
| 5 | (2)(4) Section 550.054 is inapplicable to quarter horse |
| 6 | racing as permitted under this section. All other provisions of |
| 7 | this chapter, including s. 550.054, apply to, govern, and |
| 8 | control such racing, and the same must be conducted in |
| 9 | compliance therewith. |
| 10 | (3)(5) Quarter horses participating in such races must be |
| 11 | duly registered by the American Quarter Horse Association, and |
| 12 | before each race such horses must be examined and declared in |
| 13 | fit condition by a qualified person designated by the division. |
| 14 | (4)(6) Any quarter horse racing days permitted under this |
| 15 | chapter are in addition to any other racing permitted under the |
| 16 | license issued the track where such quarter horse racing is |
| 17 | conducted. |
| 18 | (5)(7)(a) Any quarter horse racing permitholder operating |
| 19 | under a valid permit issued by the division is authorized to |
| 20 | substitute races of other breeds of horses, except |
| 21 | thoroughbreds, which are, respectively, registered with the |
| 22 | American Paint Horse Association, Appaloosa Horse Club, Arabian |
| 23 | Horse Registry of America, Palomino Horse Breeders of America, |
| 24 | or United States Trotting Association, or for no more than 50 |
| 25 | percent of the quarter horse races daily, and may substitute |
| 26 | races of thoroughbreds registered with the Jockey Club for no |
| 27 | more than 50 percent of the quarter horse races during its meet |
| 28 | daily with the written consent of all greyhound, harness, and |
| 29 | thoroughbred permitholders whose pari-mutuel facilities are |
| 30 | located within 50 air miles of such quarter horse racing |
| 31 | permitholder's pari-mutuel facility. |
| 32 | (b) Any permittee operating within an area of 50 air miles |
| 33 | of a licensed thoroughbred track may not substitute thoroughbred |
| 34 | races under this section while a thoroughbred horse race meet is |
| 35 | in progress within that 50 miles. Any permittee operating within |
| 36 | an area of 125 air miles of a licensed thoroughbred track may |
| 37 | not substitute live thoroughbred races under this section while |
| 38 | a thoroughbred permittee who pays taxes under s. 550.09515(2)(a) |
| 39 | is conducting a thoroughbred meet within that 125 miles. These |
| 40 | mileage restrictions do not apply to any permittee that holds a |
| 41 | nonwagering permit issued pursuant to s. 550.505. |
| 42 | (6)(8) Except as provided in s. 550.3345, a quarter horse |
| 43 | permit issued pursuant to this section is not eligible for |
| 44 | transfer or conversion to another type of pari-mutuel operation. |
| 45 | (7)(9) Any nonprofit corporation, including, but not |
| 46 | limited to, an agricultural cooperative marketing association, |
| 47 | organized and incorporated under the laws of this state may |
| 48 | apply for a quarter horse racing permit and operate racing meets |
| 49 | under such permit, provided all pari-mutuel taxes and fees |
| 50 | applicable to such racing are paid by the corporation. However, |
| 51 | insofar as its pari-mutuel operations are concerned, the |
| 52 | corporation shall be considered to be a corporation for profit |
| 53 | and is subject to taxation on all property used and profits |
| 54 | earned in connection with its pari-mutuel operations. |
| 55 | (8) To be eligible to conduct intertrack wagering, a |
| 56 | quarter horse racing permitholder must have conducted a full |
| 57 | schedule of live racing in the preceding year and, to operate a |
| 58 | cardroom, a quarter horse racing permitholder must be licensed |
| 59 | to conduct a full schedule of live racing in the initial year of |
| 60 | cardroom licensure. |
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| 64 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 65 | Remove line 11 and insert: |
| 66 | revising a provision for governance and control of quarter |