Title 3, Agriculture

§ 10145. Minimum purse, stake or reward. (a) No race shall be authorized or permitted for a purse, stake or reward of less than $700 except in the event of a split race, in which case the purse, stake or reward shall be equally divided. (b) Plate value, if any, shall be considere…

§ 10146. Aiding or abetting in unlicensed meet; penalty; enforcement. (a) Whoever aids or abets in the conduct of any meet within this State at which racing of horses is permitted for any stake, purse or reward, except in accordance with a license duly issued and unsuspended or u…

§ 10147. Failure of licensee to pay taxes on admissions; penalty. (a) Whoever, being a licensee, fails or refuses to pay the amount found to be due by the Secretary of the Department of Finance as the tax on admissions shall be fined not more than $25,000, in addition to the amou…

§ 10148. Restrictions on licensee acting as video lottery agent. During any calendar year in which a licensee under this chapter has also been licensed by the Director of the State Lottery Office to maintain video lottery machines within the confines of a racetrack licensed under…

§ 10161. Place of conducting pari-mutuel betting. Within the enclosure of any horse race meeting licensed and conducted under this chapter, but not elsewhere, the wagering or betting on horse races or harness horse racing or both by the use of pari-mutuel machines or totalizators…

§ 10162. License to conduct pari-mutuel or totalizator pools; application for and qualifications of licensee; grant of license. (a) The Commission may grant a license to any person to make, conduct and sell pools by the use of pari-mutuel machines or totalizators for the purpose …

§ 10163. Revocation of license. All licenses for the operation of pari-mutuel or totalizator pools shall be revocable at any time, without hearing, in the absolute discretion of the Commission.38 Del. Laws, c. 62, § 16; 40 Del. Laws, c. 112, § 1; Code 1935, § 5510; 43 Del. Laws, …

§ 10164. Rules, regulations and special powers of Commission; subpoenas; contempt; perjury. (a) The Commission may: (1) Require the keeping of books and records by a licensee of a pari-mutuel or totalizator pool in such form or in such manner as the Commission prescribes; (2) Reg…

§ 10165. Tax on pari-mutuel income. (a) Every person engaged in the business of conducting a racing meet under this chapter shall pay as a tax to this State three quarters of one percent of the licensee’s commissions on pari-mutuel and totalizator pools conducted on each racing d…

§ 10166. Licensee’s commissions on pari-mutuel and totalizator pools. (a) The Commission shall authorize as gross commissions on pari-mutuel and totalizator pools to the licensee operating a racing meet under this chapter 17% of the total contributions to all pari-mutuel and tota…

§ 10167. No deduction for federal taxes for purposes of §§ 10165 and 10166. For the purpose of making any of the calculations of amounts payable to this State and to the licensee under §§ 10165 and 10166 of this title, no federal taxes, if any, shall be deducted from the amount o…

§ 10168. Disposition of moneys for unclaimed pari-mutuel tickets [Repealed]. Repealed by 76 Del. Laws, c. 277, § 3, effective June 30, 2008.

§ 10169. Combined pari-mutuel pools on interstate simulcast wagering. (a) On interstate simulcasts of races that a person licensed under this chapter transmits or receives, the licensee may combine wagers made at the licensee’s track with wagers of the same type made at out-of-st…

§ 10170. Tax enforcement. The Director of the Division of Revenue shall enforce the administration of taxes provided for in this chapter in §§ 10123, 10165 or any other applicable section of this chapter.71 Del. Laws, c. 414, § 6;

§ 10171. Jockeys Health and Welfare Benefit Fund. (a) A special fund of the State is hereby established to be known as the “Delaware Jockeys Health and Welfare Benefit Fund.” Funds reserved for the Delaware Jockeys Health and Welfare Benefit Fund pursuant to § 4815(b)(4)c. of Tit…

§ 10180. Short title. This compact shall be known and may be cited as the “Interstate Anti-Doping and Drug Testing Standards Compact.”81 Del. Laws, c. 375, § 1;

§ 10181. Compact. The State of Delaware is hereby authorized to enter into the following compact subject to the terms and conditions stated in the compact. ARTICLE I. PURPOSES The purposes of this compact are: (a) To enable member states to act jointly and cooperatively to create…

§ 10200. Short title. This Compact shall be known and may be cited as the “Interstate Compact for Uniform Licensure of Participants.”73 Del. Laws, c. 382, § 1;

§ 10201. Compact. The State of Delaware is hereby authorized to enter into the following Compact subject to the terms and conditions stated in the Compact.73 Del. Laws, c. 382, § 1;

§ 10202. Purposes. The purpose of this Compact is to: (a) Establish uniform requirements among the party states for the licensing of participants in live horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering and ensure that all such participants who are licensed pursuant to this Compact meet a …

§ 10203. Definitions. (a) “Compact Committee” means the organization of officials from the party states that is authorized and empowered by this Compact to carry out the purposes of this Compact. (b) “Official” means the appointed, elected, designated or otherwise duly selected r…

§ 10204. Entry into force, eligible parties, and withdrawal. This Compact shall come into force when enacted by any 4 states. Thereafter, this Compact shall become effective as to any other state upon both (i) that state’s enactment of this Compact and (ii) the affirmative vote o…

§ 10205. States eligible to join Compact. Any state that has adopted or authorized horse or harness racing with pari-mutuel wagering shall be eligible to become party to this Compact.73 Del. Laws, c. 382, § 1;

§ 10206. Withdrawal from Compact and impact thereof on force and effect of Compact. Any party state may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute repealing this Compact, but no such withdrawal shall become effective until the head of the executive branch of the withdrawing…

§ 10207. Compact Committee. There is hereby created an interstate governmental entity to be known as the “Compact Committee,” which shall be comprised of 1 official from the racing commission or its equivalent in each party state who shall be appointed, serve and be subject to re…

§ 10208. Powers and duties of Compact Committee. In order to carry out the purposes of this Compact, the Compact Committee is hereby granted the power and duty to: (a) Determine which categories of participants in live racing, including but not limited to owners, trainers, jockey…

§ 10209. Voting requirements. (a) Each official shall be entitled to 1 vote on the Compact Committee. (b) All action taken by the Compact Committee with regard to the addition of party states as provided in § 10204 of this title, the licensure participants in live racing, and the…

§ 10210. Administration and management. (a) The Compact Committee shall elect annually from among its members a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary/treasurer. (b) The Compact Committee shall adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business by a two-thirds vote of the tot…

§ 10211. Immunity from liability for performance of official acts and duties. Officials of party states shall not be held personally liable for any non-intentional act or omission that occurs during the performance of their official responsibilities and duties under this Compact.…

§ 10212. Rights and responsibilities of each party state. (a) By enacting this Compact, each party state: (1) Agrees to accept the decisions of the Compact Committee regarding the issuance of Compact Committee licenses to participants in live racing pursuant to the committee’s li…

§ 10213. Construction and severability. This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and, if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution …