Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

240.04 EMPLOYEES. § Subdivision 1.Director; duties. The director shall perform the following duties: (1) take and preserve records of all proceedings before the commission, maintain its books, documents, and records, and make them available for public inspection as the commission…

240.05 LICENSES; CLASSES. § Subdivision 1.Classes. The commission may issue four classes of licenses: (1) class A licenses, for the ownership and operation of a racetrack with horse racing on which pari-mutuel betting is conducted; (2) class B licenses, for the sponsorship and ma…

240.06 RACETRACK LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Application. The commission may issue one or more class A licenses, but not more than one to any one person. An application for a class A license must be on a form the commission prescribes and must be accompanied by detailed plans and s…

240.07 RACING LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Application. The commission may issue one or more class B licenses for the sponsorship and management of horse racing at licensed racetracks. An application for a class B license must be on a form the commission prescribes, and must be acco…

240.071 PROHIBITED ACTS. A licensed racetrack shall only conduct horse racing and may be authorized to operate a card club in accordance with this chapter. A licensed racetrack shall not conduct or provide for play any of the following: historical horse racing; slot machines; vid…

240.08 OCCUPATION LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Authority. The commission may issue class C occupational licenses to persons who wish to be employed in horse racing where pari-mutuel betting is conducted as: (1) horse owners or lessees; (2) jockeys or drivers; (3) exercise riders; (4…

240.09 COUNTY FAIR LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.Application. The commission may issue class D licenses to county agricultural societies or associations incorporated under chapter 38 or nonprofit corporations organized under chapter 317A in existence and operating fairs on April 21, …

240.10 LICENSE FEES. (a) The fee for a class A license is $253,000 per year and must be remitted on July 1. The fee for a class B license is $500 for each assigned racing day and $100 for each day on which simulcasting is authorized and must be remitted on July 1. The fee for a c…

240.11 LICENSES NONTRANSFERABLE. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a license issued under this chapter may not be transferred. (b) A class A, class B, class C, or class D license to provide advance deposit wagering may be transferred with prior approval by the commission. …

240.12 LICENSE AGREEMENTS. The commission may enter into agreements or compacts with comparable bodies in other racing jurisdictions for the mutual recognition of occupational licenses issued by each body. The commission may by rule provide for and may charge a fee for the regist…

240.13 PARI-MUTUEL BETTING. § Subdivision 1.Authorized. (a) Class B and class D licenses give the licensees authority to conduct pari-mutuel betting on the results of races run at the licensed racetrack, and on other races as authorized by the commission under this section. (b) A…

240.131 ADVANCE DEPOSIT WAGERING. § Subdivision 1.Advance deposit wagering authorized. Advance deposit wagering is authorized pari-mutuel betting on horse racing under this chapter if conducted in compliance with this section and the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, United Sta…

240.135 CARD CLUB REVENUE. (a) From the amounts received from charges authorized under section 240.30, subdivision 4, the licensee shall set aside the amounts specified in this section to be used for purse payments. These amounts are in addition to the breeders fund and purse req…

240.136 COMPULSIVE GAMBLING NOTICE. A class B licensee who has been authorized to operate a card club must prominently post in the card club premises the toll-free telephone number established by the commissioner of human services in connection with the compulsive gambling progra…

240.14 RACING DAYS. § Subdivision 1.Assignment of racing days. The commission shall assign racing days to each racetrack licensee authorized to conduct racing with pari-mutuel betting, and a licensee may conduct racing with pari-mutuel betting only on a racing day assigned by the…

240.15 PAYMENTS TO STATE. § Subdivision 1.Taxes imposed. (a) There is imposed a tax at the rate of six percent of the amount in excess of $12,000,000 annually withheld from all pari-mutuel pools by a class B or class D licensee, including breakage and amounts withheld under secti…

240.155 REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNTS AND PROCEDURES. § Subdivision 1.Reimbursement account credit. Money received by the commission as reimbursement for the costs of services provided by veterinarians, stewards, medical testing of horses, and fees received by the commission in the form…

240.1561 APPROPRIATION FOR ONGOING OPERATION. If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation has not been enacted to appropriate money for the next biennium to the commissioner of management and budget for central accounting, procurement, payroll, and human resources function…

240.16 STEWARDS. § Subdivision 1.Powers and duties. All horse races run at a licensed racetrack must be presided over by a board of three stewards, who must be appointees of the commission or persons approved by it. The commission shall designate one steward as chair. At least tw…

240.17 LOCAL OPTION. § Subdivision 1.Cities. An issuance of a class A license for a location in a city is not effective until it has been approved by a majority vote of the city council. Failure to act on a license within 30 days of its referral to a city council by the commissio…

240.18 BREEDERS' FUND. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; apportionment. The commission shall establish a Minnesota breeders' fund with the money paid to it under section 240.15, subdivision 1. The commission, after paying the current costs of administering the fund, shall apportion …

240.19 CONTRACTS. The commission shall by rule require that all contracts entered into by a class A, class B, or class D licensee for the provision of goods or services, including concessions contracts, be subject to commission approval. The rules must require that the contract i…

240.20 APPEALS. Appeals from a decision of the commission must be made in the manner prescribed by sections 14.63 to 14.68. History: 1983 c 214 s 20

240.21 RIGHT OF INSPECTION. The commission and its representatives, including representatives of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement, have the right to inspect the licensed premises of a licensee and to examine the licensee's books and other records at any time witho…

240.22 FINES. (a) The commission shall by rule establish a schedule of civil fines of up to $50,000 for a class C licensee and up to $200,000 for a class A, B, or D licensee for violations of laws related to horse racing or of the commission's rules. The schedule must be based on…

240.23 RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The commission has the authority, in addition to all other rulemaking authority granted elsewhere in this chapter to promulgate rules governing: (1) the conduct of horse races held at licensed racetracks in Minnesota, including but not limited to the …

240.231 LIMITATIONS ON RULEMAKING AND OTHER AUTHORITY. The commission's rulemaking and other authority, whether derived from section 240.23 or other sections in this chapter, shall only pertain to horse racing and card games at a card club as expressly authorized in this chapter …

240.24 MEDICATION. § Subdivision 1.Rules. The commission shall make and enforce rules governing medication and medical testing for horses running at licensed racetracks. The rules must provide that no medication, as the commission defines that term by rule, may be administered to…

240.25 PROHIBITED ACTS. § Subdivision 1.Illegal bets. No person may place or accept a bet as defined in section 609.75 on or off the premises of a licensed racetrack other than a bet made with an approved pari-mutuel system authorized under this chapter. § Subd. 2.Off-track bets.…

240.26 PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Felonies. A violation of the prohibition against accepting a bet in section 240.25, subdivision 1, a violation of section 240.25, subdivision 2, clause (1), and a violation of section 240.25, subdivisions 3, 4, and 7, is a felony. § Subd. 2.Gross…

240.27 EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PERSONS. § Subdivision 1.Persons excluded. The commission may exclude from any and all licensed racetracks in the state a person who: (1) has been convicted of a felony under the laws of any state or the United States; (2) has had a license suspended, …

240.28 CONFLICT OF INTEREST. § Subdivision 1.Financial interest. No person may serve on or be employed by the commission who has an interest in any corporation, association, or partnership which holds a license from the commission or which holds a contract to supply goods or serv…

240.29 REQUIRED RACES. Each holder of a class B or D license must declare and schedule, on each racing day it conducts, at least one race which is limited to horses which are Minnesota-bred or Minnesota-foaled. If there is not a sufficient number of such horses entered in the dec…

240.30 CARD CLUBS. § Subdivision 1.Card club operation. A class B licensee conducting pari-mutuel betting on horse racing at a class A racetrack may operate a card club at the racetrack and offer card playing services to patrons only if the commission has authorized the licensee …

240.35 DETENTION OF SUSPECTS. § Subdivision 1.Generally. A licensee of the commission may detain a person if the licensee has probable cause to believe that the person detained has violated section 609.76 while at a card club authorized by section 240.30. For purposes of this sec…