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The 1998 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS
Chapter 550
Pari-mutuel Wagering
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CHAPTER 550

PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING

550.001  Short title.

550.002  Definitions.

550.0115  Permitholder license.

550.01215  License application; periods of operation; bond, conversion of permit.

550.0235  Limitation of civil liability.

550.0251  The powers and duties of the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

550.0351  Charity racing days.

550.0425  Minors attendance at pari-mutuel performances; restrictions.

550.054  Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering.

550.0555  Greyhound dogracing permits; relocation within a county; conditions.

550.0651  Elections for ratification of permits.

550.0745  Conversion of pari-mutuel permit to summer jai alai permit.

550.0951  Payment of daily license fee and taxes.

550.09511  Jai alai taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.

550.09512  Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.

550.09514  Greyhound dogracing taxes; purse requirements.

550.09515  Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest in a permit for nonpayment of taxes.

550.105  Occupational licenses of racetrack employees; fees; denial, suspension, and revocation of license; penalties and fines.

550.1155  Authority of stewards, judges, panel of judges, or player's manager to impose penalties against occupational licensees; disposition of funds collected.

550.125  Uniform reporting system; bond requirement.

550.135  Division of moneys derived under this law.

550.155  Pari-mutuel pool within track enclosure; takeouts; breaks; penalty for purchasing part of a pari-mutuel pool for or through another in specified circumstances.

550.1625  Dogracing; taxes.

550.1645  Escheat to state of abandoned interest in or contribution to pari-mutuel pools.

550.175  Petition for election to revoke permit.

550.1815  Certain persons prohibited from holding racing or jai alai permits; suspension and revocation.

550.235  Conniving to prearrange result of race or jai alai game; using medication or drugs on horse or dog; penalty.

550.24055  Use of controlled substances or alcohol prohibited; testing of certain occupational licensees; penalty; evidence of test or action taken and admissibility for criminal prosecution limited.

550.2415  Racing of animals under certain conditions prohibited; penalties; exceptions.

550.255  Penalty for conducting unauthorized race meeting.

550.2614  Distribution of certain funds to a horsemen's association.

550.26165  Breeders' awards.

550.2625  Horseracing; minimum purse requirement, Florida breeders' and owners' awards.

550.2633  Horseracing; distribution of abandoned interest in or contributions to pari-mutuel pools.

550.26352  Breeders' Cup Meet; pools authorized; conflicts; taxes; credits; transmission of races; rules; application.

550.2704  Jai Alai Tournament of Champions Meet.

550.285  Obtaining feed or other supplies for racehorses or greyhound racing dogs with intent to defraud.

550.334  Quarter horse racing; substitutions.

550.3355  Harness track licenses for summer quarter horse racing.

550.3551  Transmission of racing and jai alai information; commingling of pari-mutuel pools.

550.3605  Use of electronic transmitting equipment; permit by division required.

550.3615  Bookmaking on the grounds of a permitholder; penalties; reinstatement; duties of track employees; penalty; exceptions.

550.375  Operation of certain harness tracks.

550.475  Lease of pari-mutuel facilities by pari-mutuel permitholders.

550.495  Totalisator licensing.

550.505  Nonwagering permits.

550.5251  Florida thoroughbred racing; certain permits; operating days.

550.615  Intertrack wagering.

550.625  Intertrack wagering; purses; breeders' awards.

550.6305  Intertrack wagering; guest track payments; accounting rules.

550.6308  Limited intertrack wagering license.

550.6315  Applicability of s. 565.02(5) to guest tracks.

550.6325  Uncashed tickets and breakage tax.

550.6335  Surcharge.

550.6345  Intertrack wagering; purses when host track is harness racetrack.

550.70  Jai alai general provisions; chief court judges required; extension of time to construct fronton; amateur jai alai contests permitted under certain conditions; playing days' limitations; locking of pari-mutuel machines.

550.71  Operation of ch. 96-364.

550.72  Department of State; City of Hialeah; study of Hialeah Park; appropriation; duties and responsibilities; taxation.