Chapter 562, REGULATION OF RACING AND ON-TRACK PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING
24 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 562.001 Humane treatment of animals
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562.001 Humane treatment of animals. It is the intent of the legislature that animals which participate in races in this state on which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted and animals which are bred and trained in this state for racing shall be treated humanely, both on and off rac…
Wis. Stat. § 562.01 Definitions
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562.01 Definitions. Except as provided in s. 562.124, in this chapter: (1) “Administrator” means the administrator of the division of gaming. (1m) “Animal” means a horse or dog. (3) “Breakage” means the odd cents by which the amount payable on each dollar wagered on a race exceed…
Wis. Stat. § 562.017 Racing security
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562.017 Racing security. The department may do any of the following: (1) Provide all of the security services for the racing operations under this chapter. (2) Monitor the regulatory compliance of racing operations under this chapter. (3) Audit the racing operations under this ch…
Wis. Stat. § 562.02 Racing operations
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562.02 Racing operations. (1) The department shall: (a) Regulate racing and on-track pari-mutuel wagering in this state and shall promulgate all rules necessary to administer this chapter. The department shall do everything necessary to ensure that the public interest is protecte…
Wis. Stat. § 562.025 Conflicts of interest
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562.025 Conflicts of interest. (1) No employee in the division of gaming who performs any duty related to racing or the secretary, deputy secretary, or assistant deputy secretary of administration and no member of such a person’s immediate family, as defined in s. 19.42 (7), may,…
Wis. Stat. § 562.03 Administrator
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562.03 Administrator. (1) (a) The department shall appoint the administrator after a nationwide search for persons with experience in public gaming management and regulation and with knowledge of animal racing and pari-mutuel wagering. (b) Before appointing an administrator, the …
Wis. Stat. § 562.04 Racing officials
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562.04 Racing officials. (1) STEWARDS. (a) Three stewards shall preside over races conducted at a racetrack not at a fair. At least 2 of those stewards shall be employees of the department or providing services to the department under a professional ser- RACING AND PARI-MUTUEL WA…
Wis. Stat. § 562.045 Qualifications of administrator, other employees and stewards
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562.045 Qualifications of administrator, other employees and stewards. Notwithstanding s. 111.321, no person may serve as an administrator or other employee of the division of gaming or as a steward employed by the department or under contract with the department if any of the fo…
Wis. Stat. § 562.05 Licenses
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562.05 Licenses. (1) No person may engage in any of the following activities without a valid annual license issued by the department: (a) The ownership and operation of a racetrack at which parimutuel wagering is conducted. (b) The sponsorship and management of any race on which …
Wis. Stat. § 562.052 Employees at racetrack
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562.052 Employees at racetrack. At least 85 percent of the individuals employed by a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (a) to (c), or by a person providing services under a contract with such a licensee, who work at the racetrack where races are held pursuant to the license shall have…
Wis. Stat. § 562.056 Registration of greyhounds
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562.056 Registration of greyhounds. No dog which is of the greyhound breed may be entered in a race on which pari- RACING AND PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING 562.06 mutuel wagering is conducted unless the dog is registered with the National Greyhound Association of Abilene, Kansas. History:…
Wis. Stat. § 562.057 Simulcasting races; intertrack wagering
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562.057 Simulcasting races; intertrack wagering. (1) An intertrack wagering licensee may accept wagers on races that are conducted at 2 or more host tracks during the same race day with the approval of the department. (3) An intertrack wagering licensee is solely responsible for …
Wis. Stat. § 562.06 Minors on racetracks; wagering prohibited
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562.06 Minors on racetracks; wagering prohibited. (1) ADMISSION. Except as provided under subs. (2) and (3), no person under the age of 18 years may be admitted to a racetrack, or a track located at a fair where there is racing, unless accompanied by a parent, grandparent, greatg…
Wis. Stat. § 562.065 Types of pools, payouts and allocations of amounts wagered
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562.065 Types of pools, payouts and allocations of amounts wagered. (1) TYPES OF POOLS; PURSES. The department shall promulgate rules governing types of pari-mutuel pools that are permitted on races and the payment and allocation of purses for races. (2) MINIMUM WAGERS AND PAYOUT…
Wis. Stat. § 562.075 Horses foaled in this state; three-year-old horses
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562.075 Horses foaled in this state; three-year-old horses. (1) HORSES FOALED IN THIS STATE. Every licensee to sponsor and manage horse races under s. 562.05 (1) (b) or (c) shall hold at least one race on every race day which is limited to horses foaled in this state, except that…
Wis. Stat. § 562.08 Admissions tax
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562.08 Admissions tax. (1) Every licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (a) or (e) shall collect 50 cents per person entering a racetrack as a spectator on each race day on which an admission fee is charged, including any person entering the racetrack as a spectator on a free pass or compl…
Wis. Stat. § 562.09 Medication of or tampering with race animals
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562.09 Medication of or tampering with race animals. (1) DEPARTMENT RULES. (a) The department shall promulgate and enforce rules governing the administration of medication and foreign substances to animals at racetracks where there is racing and medical testing of those animals. …
Wis. Stat. § 562.10 Prohibition on race dogs trained by live lures or bait
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562.10 Prohibition on race dogs trained by live lures or bait. No person may: (1) Knowingly use any live lure or bait in a dog race or in training a dog for entry in any race. (2) Enter or permit a dog to be entered in a race if that person knows or can reasonably be expected to …
Wis. Stat. § 562.105 Humane killing of dogs
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562.105 Humane killing of dogs. No person may kill or cause to be killed any dog which races in this state or was bred, whelped or trained in this state for racing, except by a humane chemical method, specified by the department by rule, which normally causes dogs to be rendered …
Wis. Stat. § 562.11 Prohibited wagering activities
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562.11 Prohibited wagering activities. No person may: 562.11(1)(1) Place any wager on a race at any location except at a racetrack. 562.11(2)(2) Facilitate off-track wagers or conduct an operation through which off-track wagers are transmitted to a racetrack. The acceptance of an…
Wis. Stat. § 562.12 Prohibited race activities
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562.12 Prohibited race activities. No person may: (1) Race an animal under a name other than its registered name or out of the animal’s proper class, as determined by the department by rule. (2) Accept anything of value to alter or attempt to alter the outcome of a race. (3) Brib…
Wis. Stat. § 562.124 Snowmobile racing
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562.124 Snowmobile racing. (1g) In this section, “parimutuel” means a wagering system in which all persons who wager on any snowmobile that finishes in any position for which wagers are taken in a race share the total amount wagered on the race minus any deductions from the wager…
Wis. Stat. § 562.125 Department of justice enforcement authority
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562.125 Department of justice enforcement authority. (1) INVESTIGATIONS. The department of justice may investigate any activities by the department and the department’s employees and contractors, or by the licensees and their employees and contractors, which affect the operation …
Wis. Stat. § 562.13 Penalties
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562.13 Penalties. (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) to (4), whoever violates this chapter or any rules promulgated under this chapter shall forfeit not more than $10,000. (2) Whoever does any of the following may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 …