Bill Text: FL S7088 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Gaming
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Failed) 2015-05-01 - Died in Appropriations [S7088 Detail]
Download: Florida-2015-S7088-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2015 SB 7088 By the Committee on Regulated Industries 580-03753C-15 20157088__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to gaming; amending s. 285.710, F.S.; 3 authorizing and directing the Governor to execute a 4 specified written amendment to the Gaming Compact 5 between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of 6 Florida; providing that the compact may be amended to 7 authorize the Tribe to conduct banking or banked card 8 games in certain circumstances; providing that the 9 compact may be amended to exempt slot machine gaming 10 in certain circumstances; requiring slot machine tax 11 payments paid by slot machine licensees to be 12 allocated in a specified manner; authorizing and 13 directing the Governor to cooperate with the Tribe in 14 seeking approval of an amendment; providing that the 15 amendment of the compact does not require legislative 16 ratification in certain circumstances; amending s. 17 550.01215, F.S.; requiring a permitholder to file in 18 writing with the division its application for a 19 license to conduct specified activities; providing an 20 extended period to amend a license for a greyhound 21 permitholder who applies for such license during a 22 specified year; amending s. 550.0351, F.S.; deleting a 23 provision that allowed any dogracing permitholder to 24 use its facility to conduct specified derbies; 25 amending s. 550.054, F.S.; removing a provision that a 26 permitholder of a specified permit must apply for and 27 conduct a full schedule of live racing to be eligible 28 for a specified tax credit; amending s. 550.0951, 29 F.S.; removing a specified tax credit for a greyhound 30 permitholder; requiring a nongreyhound permitholder to 31 pay specified daily license fees; removing the 32 authority of a permitholder that cannot utilize a 33 specified exemption to elect to transfer such 34 exemption; revising the admission tax imposed upon a 35 person attending a horserace, dograce, or jai alai 36 game; revising the tax on handle for dogracing; 37 deleting a tax on handle for intertrack wagering on 38 charity performances at a guest greyhound track; 39 revising the tax on handle for intertrack wagers; 40 amending s. 550.09514, F.S.; deleting a provision that 41 wagering on greyhound racing is subject to a tax 42 handle for specified live greyhound racing; requiring 43 any greyhound permitholder conducting live racing 44 during a fiscal year to pay specified purses; 45 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 46 amending s. 550.1625, F.S.; removing a provision that 47 a permitholder that conducts a specified dograce meet 48 pay specified fees and taxes and is subject to 49 specified penalties and sanctions; amending s. 50 550.1647, F.S.; removing a provision relating to the 51 remittance of specified money or property of 52 permitholders; amending s. 550.1648, F.S.; defining a 53 phrase; requiring a bona fide organization, as a 54 condition of adoption, to provide sterilization of 55 greyhounds by a licensed veterinarian before 56 relinquishing custody of the greyhound to the adopter; 57 removing the authority of a greyhound permitholder to 58 hold a designated “Greyhound Adopt-A-Pet-Day”; 59 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 60 creating s. 550.2416, F.S.; requiring injuries to 61 racing greyhounds to be reported on a form adopted by 62 the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering in the Department 63 of Business and Professional Regulation within a 64 certain timeframe; identifying the individuals who 65 must complete and sign the form under oath or 66 affirmation under penalty of perjury; specifying the 67 information that must be included in the form; 68 requiring the division to maintain the forms as public 69 records for a specified time; specifying disciplinary 70 actions that may be taken against a licensee of the 71 department who fails to report an injury or who 72 knowingly makes false statements on an injury form; 73 exempting injuries to certain animals from reporting 74 requirements; requiring the division to adopt rules; 75 providing an appropriation; amending s. 550.26165, 76 F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 77 550.3551, F.S.; providing that a non-licensed 78 greyhound permitholder may only accept specified 79 wagers; requiring a non-licensed greyhound 80 permitholder to display and promote all in-state 81 greyhound signals it receives; prohibiting a 82 horseracing or a jai alai permitholder from conducting 83 fewer than eight live races or games on any authorized 84 race day; amending s. 550.615, F.S.; providing that 85 specified tracks, frontons, and greyhound 86 permitholders are qualified to receive broadcasts of 87 any class of pari-mutuel race or game and accept 88 wagers on such races or games; removing a provision 89 that an intertrack wager may not be taken during a 90 specified period of time; authorizing specified 91 greyhound permitholder lessees to conduct intertrack 92 wagering at its pre-lease permitted facility; 93 providing that a guest track is entitled to the 94 payment of a specified percentage of such guest 95 track’s contributions to pari-mutuel pools at a 96 greyhound permitholder host track in certain 97 circumstances; amending s. 550.6305, F.S.; conforming 98 cross-references; amending s. 551.101, F.S.; 99 authorizing a licensed pari-mutuel facility to possess 100 slot machines and conduct slot machine gaming in 101 certain circumstances; amending s. 551.102, F.S.; 102 revising the term “eligible facility”; amending s. 103 551.104, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made 104 by the act; providing a specified exception for 105 specified greyhound permitholders from the 106 requirements of a slot machine licensee; amending s. 107 551.114, F.S.; authorizing a designated slot machine 108 gaming area to be located at the location where live 109 races were conducted for greyhound permitholders; 110 amending s. 849.086, F.S.; requiring a specified 111 greyhound permitholder to be issued a cardroom license 112 in certain circumstances; providing that no minimum 113 number of requested or conducted live performances is 114 required in order for a greyhound permitholder to 115 receive, maintain, or renew a cardroom license; 116 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 117 providing for slot machine licensees to discontinue 118 live racing or games under certain circumstances; 119 providing an effective date. 120 121 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 122 123 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 285.710, Florida 124 Statutes, is amended to read: 125 285.710 Compact authorization.— 126 (3)(a) The Gaming Compact between the Seminole Tribe of 127 Florida and the State of Florida, executed by the Governor and 128 the Tribe on April 7, 2010, is ratified and approved. The 129 Governor shall cooperate with the Tribe in seeking approval of 130 the compact from the United States Secretary of the Interior. 131 (b) The Gaming Compact between the Seminole Tribe of 132 Florida and the State of Florida, executed by the Governor and 133 the Tribe on April 7, 2010, may be amended to authorize the 134 Seminole Tribe to conduct banking or banked card games for 1 135 additional year, ending on July 31, 2016, and to provide for 136 automatic termination of the banking or banked card games after 137 that date without a grace period. The Governor is authorized and 138 directed to execute a written amendment to the Gaming Compact 139 between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the State of Florida, 140 executed by the Governor and the Tribe on April 7, 2010, 141 providing for the conduct of banking or banked card games 142 through July 31, 2016, and providing for automatic termination 143 of those games after that date without a grace period, on the 144 same terms and conditions, without further revision. The Gaming 145 Compact may also be amended to exempt slot machine gaming 146 conducted by slot machine licensees authorized pursuant to s. 147 551.102(4)(c) from the Tribe’s exclusive gaming rights. If the 148 Gaming Compact is amended to exempt such slot machine gaming, 149 the slot machine tax payments paid by such slot machine 150 licensees shall be allocated in the following manner: 151 1. The division shall remit 10 percent of the slot machine 152 tax payments to a thoroughbred facility that does not conduct 153 slot machine gaming. The facility must use this allocation to 154 supplement thoroughbred purses at the facility. If more than one 155 facility is eligible for such an allocation, the division shall 156 split equally the allocation between the eligible facilities. 157 The remittance shall be remitted to the facility within 30 days 158 after the conclusion of the state’s fiscal year. 159 2. The Tribe’s revenue sharing payment shall be reduced by 160 an amount equal to 90 percent of the slot machine taxes paid by 161 such licensees in the preceding year. 162 (c) The Governor is authorized and directed to cooperate 163 with the Tribe in seeking approval of an amendment to the 164 compact from the United States Secretary of the Interior. 165 Notwithstanding paragraph (8)(f) and s. 285.712, the amendment 166 of the compact to provide for the conduct of banking or banked 167 card games and the amendment to exempt specified slot machine 168 licensees from the Tribe’s exclusive gaming rights do not 169 require legislative ratification if they strictly conform to 170 this subsection. 171 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 550.01215, Florida 172 Statutes, is amended to read: 173 550.01215 License application; periods of operation; bond, 174 conversion of permit.— 175 (1) Each permitholder shall annually, during the period 176 between December 15 and January 4, file in writing with the 177 division its application for a license to conduct pari-mutuel 178 wagering, including intertrack and simulcast races wagering for 179 greyhound permitholders that do not conduct live performances, 180 during the next state fiscal year. Each application shall 181 specify the number, dates, and starting times of all 182 performances which the permitholder intends to conduct. It shall 183 also specify which performances will be conducted as charity or 184 scholarship performances. In addition, each application for a 185 license shall include, for each permitholder which elects to 186 operate a cardroom, the dates and periods of operation the 187 permitholder intends to operate the cardroom or, for each 188 thoroughbred permitholder which elects to receive or rebroadcast 189 out-of-state races after 7 p.m., the dates for all performances 190 which the permitholder intends to conduct. Permitholders shall 191 be entitled to amend their applications through February 28, 192 except that, for licenses for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, a 193 greyhound permitholder is entitled to amend such license through 194 August 31, 2015. 195 Section 3. Subsections (1) and (7) of section 550.0351, 196 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 197 550.0351 Charity racing days.— 198 (1) The division shall, upon the request of a permitholder, 199 authorize each horseracing permitholder, dogracing permitholder,200 and jai alai permitholder up to five charity or scholarship days 201 in addition to the regular racing days authorized by law. 202(7) In addition to the charity days authorized by this203section, any dogracing permitholder may allow its facility to be204used for conducting “hound dog derbies” or “mutt derbies” on any205day during each racing season by any charitable, civic, or206nonprofit organization for the purpose of conducting “hound dog207derbies” or “mutt derbies” if only dogs other than those usually208used in dogracing (greyhounds) are permitted to race and if209adults and minors are allowed to participate as dog owners or210spectators. During these racing events, betting, gambling, and211the sale or use of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.212 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (14) of section 213 550.054, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 214 550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel 215 wagering.— 216 (14) 217 (b) The division, upon application from the holder of a jai 218 alai permit meeting all conditions of this section, shall 219 convert the permit and shall issue to the permitholder a permit 220 to conduct greyhound racing.A permitholder of a permit221converted under this section shall be required to apply for and222conduct a full schedule of live racing each fiscal year to be223eligible for any tax credit provided by this chapter.The holder 224 of a permit converted pursuant to this subsection or any holder 225 of a permit to conduct greyhound racing located in a county in 226 which it is the only permit issued pursuant to this section who 227 operates at a leased facility pursuant to s. 550.475 may move 228 the location for which the permit has been issued to another 229 location within a 30-mile radius of the location fixed in the 230 permit issued in that county, provided the move does not cross 231 the county boundary and such location is approved under the 232 zoning regulations of the county or municipality in which the 233 permit is located, and upon such relocation may use the permit 234 for the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering and the operation of a 235 cardroom. The provisions of s. 550.6305(9)(d) and (f) shall 236 apply to any permit converted under this subsection and shall 237 continue to apply to any permit which was previously included 238 under and subject to such provisions before a conversion 239 pursuant to this section occurred. 240 Section 5. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section 241 550.0951, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 242 550.0951 Payment of daily license fee and taxes; 243 penalties.— 244 (1)(a)DAILY LICENSE FEE.—Each person engaged in the 245 business of conducting horserace meetsrace meetingsor jai alai 246 games under this chapter, hereinafter referred to as the 247 “permitholder,” “licensee,” or “permittee,” shall pay to the 248 division, for the use of the division, a daily license fee on 249 each live or simulcast pari-mutuel event of $100 for each 250 horseraceand $80 for each dograceand $40 for each jai alai 251 game conducted at a racetrack or fronton licensed under this 252 chapter.In addition to the tax exemption specified in s.253550.09514(1) of $360,000 or $500,000 per greyhound permitholder254per state fiscal year, each greyhound permitholder shall receive255in the current state fiscal year a tax credit equal to the256number of live greyhound races conducted in the previous state257fiscal year times the daily license fee specified for each258dograce in this subsection applicable for the previous state259fiscal year. This tax credit and the exemption in s.260550.09514(1) shall be applicable to any tax imposed by this261chapter or the daily license fees imposed by this chapter except262during any charity or scholarship performances conducted263pursuant to s. 550.0351.Each nongreyhound permitholder shall 264 pay daily license fees not to exceed $500 per day on any 265 simulcast races or games on which such permitholder accepts 266 wagers regardless of the number of out-of-state events taken or 267 the number of out-of-state locations from which such events are 268 taken. This license fee shall be deposited with the Chief 269 Financial Officer to the credit of the Pari-mutuel Wagering 270 Trust Fund. 271(b) Each permitholder that cannot utilize the full amount272of the exemption of $360,000 or $500,000 provided in s.273550.09514(1) or the daily license fee credit provided in this274section may, after notifying the division in writing, elect once275per state fiscal year on a form provided by the division to276transfer such exemption or credit or any portion thereof to any277greyhound permitholder which acts as a host track to such278permitholder for the purpose of intertrack wagering. Once an279election to transfer such exemption or credit is filed with the280division, it shall not be rescinded. The division shall281disapprove the transfer when the amount of the exemption or282credit or portion thereof is unavailable to the transferring283permitholder or when the permitholder who is entitled to284transfer the exemption or credit or who is entitled to receive285the exemption or credit owes taxes to the state pursuant to a286deficiency letter or administrative complaint issued by the287division. Upon approval of the transfer by the division, the288transferred tax exemption or credit shall be effective for the289first performance of the next payment period as specified in290subsection (5). The exemption or credit transferred to such host291track may be applied by such host track against any taxes292imposed by this chapter or daily license fees imposed by this293chapter. The greyhound permitholder host track to which such294exemption or credit is transferred shall reimburse such295permitholder the exact monetary value of such transferred296exemption or credit as actually applied against the taxes and297daily license fees of the host track. The division shall ensure298that all transfers of exemption or credit are made in accordance299with this subsection and shall have the authority to adopt rules300to ensure the implementation of this section.301 (2) ADMISSION TAX.— 302 (a) An admission tax equal to 15 percent of the admission 303 charge for entrance to the permitholder’s facility and 304 grandstand area, or 10 cents, whichever is greater,is imposed 305 on each person attending a horserace, dograce, or jai alai game. 306 The permitholder shall be responsible for collecting the 307 admission tax. 308 (b) No admission tax under this chapter or chapter 212 309 shall be imposed on any free passes or complimentary cards 310 issued to persons for which there is no cost to the person for 311 admission to pari-mutuel events. 312 (c) A permitholder may issue tax-free passes to its 313 officers, officials, and employees or other persons actually 314 engaged in working at the racetrack, including accredited press 315 representatives such as reporters and editors, and may also 316 issue tax-free passes to other permitholders for the use of 317 their officers and officials. The permitholder shall file with 318 the division a list of all persons to whom tax-free passes are 319 issued under this paragraph. 320 (3) TAX ON HANDLE.—Each permitholder shall pay a tax on 321 contributions to pari-mutuel pools, the aggregate of which is 322 hereinafter referred to as “handle,” on races or games conducted 323 by the permitholder. The tax is imposed daily and is based on 324 the total contributions to all pari-mutuel pools conducted 325 during the daily performance. If a permitholder conducts more 326 than one performance daily, the tax is imposed on each 327 performance separately. 328 (a) The tax on handle for quarter horse racing is 1.0 329 percent of the handle. 330 (b)1. The tax on handle for dogracing is 1.285.5percent 331 of the handle, except that for live charity performances held 332 pursuant to s. 550.0351, and for intertrack wagering on such333charity performances at a guest greyhound track within the334market area of the host, the tax is 7.6 percent of the handle. 335 2. The tax on handle for jai alai is 7.1 percent of the 336 handle. 337 (c)1. The tax on handle for intertrack wagering is 2.0 338 percent of the handle if the host track is a horse track, 3.3 339 percent if the host track is a harness track, 1.285.5percent 340 if the host track is a dog track to be remitted by the guest 341 track, and 7.1 percent if the host track is a jai alai fronton. 342 The tax on handle for intertrack wagering is 0.5 percent if the 343 host track and the guest track are thoroughbred permitholders or 344 if the guest track is located outside the market area of a 345 nongreyhoundthehost track and within the market area of a 346 thoroughbred permitholder currently conducting a live race meet. 347 The tax on handle for intertrack wagering on rebroadcasts of 348 simulcast thoroughbred horseraces is 2.4 percent of the handle 349 and 1.5 percent of the handle for intertrack wagering on 350 rebroadcasts of simulcast harness horseraces. The tax shall be 351 deposited into the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund. 352 2. The tax on handle for intertrack wagers isaccepted by353any dog track located in an area of the state in which there are354only three permitholders, all of which are greyhound355permitholders, located in three contiguous counties, from any356greyhound permitholder also located within such area or any dog357track or jai alai fronton located as specified in s. 550.615(6)358or (9), on races or games received from the same class of359permitholder located within the same market area is 3.9 percent360if the host facility is a greyhound permitholder and, if the361host facility is a jai alai permitholder, the rate shall be6.1 362 percent if the host facility is a jai alai permitholder, except 363 that it shall be 2.3 percent on handle at such time as the total 364 tax on intertrack handle paid to the division by the 365 permitholder during the current state fiscal year exceeds the 366 total tax on intertrack handle paid to the division by the 367 permitholder during the 1992-1993 state fiscal year. 368 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in 369 order to protect the Florida jai alai industry, effective July 370 1, 2000, a jai alai permitholder may not be taxed on live handle 371 at a rate higher than 2 percent. 372 Section 6. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 550.09514, 373 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 374 550.09514 Greyhound dogracing taxes; purse requirements.— 375 (1)Wagering on greyhound racing is subject to a tax on376handle for live greyhound racing as specified in s. 550.0951(3).377However, each permitholder shall pay no tax on handle until such378time as this subsection has resulted in a tax savings per state379fiscal year of $360,000. Thereafter, each permitholder shall pay380the tax as specified in s. 550.0951(3) on all handle for the381remainder of the permitholder’s current race meet. For the three382permitholders that conducted a full schedule of live racing in3831995, and are closest to another state that authorizes greyhound384pari-mutuel wagering, the maximum tax savings per state fiscal385year shall be $500,000. The provisions of this subsection386relating to tax exemptions shall not apply to any charity or387scholarship performances conducted pursuant to s. 550.0351.388(2)(a) The division shall determine for each greyhound 389 permitholder the annual purse percentage rate of live handle for 390 the state fiscal year 1993-1994 by dividing total purses paid on 391 live handle by the permitholder, exclusive of payments made from 392 outside sources, during the 1993-1994 state fiscal year by the 393 permitholder’s live handle for the 1993-1994 state fiscal year. 394 Any greyhoundEachpermitholder conducting live racing during a 395 fiscal year shall pay as purses for such live races conducted 396 during its current race meet a percentage of its live handle not 397 less than the percentage determined under this paragraph, 398 exclusive of payments made by outside sources, for its 1993-1994 399 state fiscal year. 400 (b) Except as otherwise set forth herein, in addition to 401 the minimum purse percentage required by paragraph (a), each 402 greyhound permitholder conducting live racing during a fiscal 403 year shall pay as purses an annual amount equal to $60 for each 404 live race conducted75 percent of the daily license fees paidby 405 the greyhoundeachpermitholder inforthe preceding1994-1995406 fiscal year.This purse supplement shall be disbursed weekly407during the permitholder’s race meet in an amount determined by408dividing the annual purse supplement by the number of409performances approved for the permitholder pursuant to its410annual license and multiplying that amount by the number of411performances conducted each week. For the greyhound412permitholders in the county where there are two greyhound413permitholders located as specified in s. 550.615(6), such414permitholders shall pay in the aggregate an amount equal to 75415percent of the daily license fees paid by such permitholders for416the 1994-1995 fiscal year. These permitholders shall be jointly417and severally liable for such purse payments.The additional 418 purses provided by this paragraph must be used exclusively for 419 purses other than stakes and shall be disbursed weekly during 420 the permitholder’s race meet. The division shall conduct audits 421 necessary to ensure compliance with this section. 422 (c)1. Each greyhound permitholder licensed to conduct live 423 racingwhen conducting at least three live performances during424any weekshall pay pursesin that weekon wagers it accepts as a 425 guest track on intertrack and simulcast greyhound races at the 426 same rate as it pays on live races. Each greyhound permitholder 427whenconductingat least threelive racingperformances during428any weekshall pay purses in that week, at the same rate as it 429 pays on live races, on wagers accepted on greyhound races at a 430 guest track which is not conducting live racing and is located 431 within the same market area as the greyhound permitholder 432 conductingat least threelive racingperformancesduring any 433 week. 434 2. Each host greyhound permitholder shall pay purses on its 435 simulcast and intertrack broadcasts of greyhound races to guest 436 facilities that are located outside its market area in an amount 437 equal to one quarter of an amount determined by subtracting the 438 transmission costs of sending the simulcast or intertrack 439 broadcasts from an amount determined by adding the fees received 440 for greyhound simulcast races plus 3 percent of the greyhound 441 intertrack handle at guest facilities that are located outside 442 the market area of the host and that paid contractual fees to 443 the host for such broadcasts of greyhound races. 444 (d) The division shall require sufficient documentation 445 from each greyhound permitholder regarding purses paid on live 446 racing to assure that the annual purse percentage rates paid by 447 each greyhound permitholder conductingon thelive races are not 448 reduced below those paid during the 1993-1994 state fiscal year. 449 The division shall require sufficient documentation from each 450 greyhound permitholder conducting live races to assure that the 451 purses paid by each permitholder on the greyhound intertrack and 452 simulcast broadcasts are in compliance with the requirements of 453 paragraph (c). 454 (e) In addition to the purse requirements of paragraphs 455 (a)-(c), each greyhound permitholder conducting live races shall 456 pay as purses an amount equal to one-third of the amount of the 457 tax reduction on live and simulcast handle applicable to such 458 permitholder as a result of the reductions in tax rates provided 459by this actthrough the amendments to s. 550.0951(3) enacted in 460 2000. With respect to intertrack wagering when the host and 461 guest tracks are greyhound permitholders not within the same 462 market area, an amount equal to the tax reduction applicable to 463 the guest track handle as a result of the reduction in tax rate 464 providedby this actthrough the amendment to s. 550.0951(3) 465 enacted in 2000 shall be distributed to the guest track, one 466 third of which amount shall be paid as purses at the guest 467 track. However, if the guest track is a greyhound permitholder 468 within the market area of the host or if the guest track is not 469 a greyhound permitholder, an amount equal to such tax reduction 470 applicable to the guest track handle shall be retained by the 471 host track, one-third of which amount shall be paid as purses at 472 the host track. These purse funds shall be disbursed in the week 473 received if the permitholder conducts at least one live 474 performance during that week. If the permitholder does not 475 conduct at least one live performance during the week in which 476 the purse funds are received, the purse funds shall be disbursed 477 weekly during the permitholder’s next race meet in an amount 478 determined by dividing the purse amount by the number of 479 performances approved for the permitholder pursuant to its 480 annual license, and multiplying that amount by the number of 481 performances conducted each week. The division shall conduct 482 audits necessary to ensure compliance with this paragraph. 483 (f) Each greyhound permitholder conducting live racing 484 shall, during the permitholder’s race meet, supply kennel 485 operators and the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering with a weekly 486 report showing purses paid on live greyhound races and all 487 greyhound intertrack and simulcast broadcasts, including both as 488 a guest and a host together with the handle or commission 489 calculations on which such purses were paid and the transmission 490 costs of sending the simulcast or intertrack broadcasts, so that 491 the kennel operators may determine statutory and contractual 492 compliance. 493 (g) Each greyhound permitholder conducting live racing 494 shall make direct payment of purses to the greyhound owners who 495 have filed with such permitholder appropriate federal taxpayer 496 identification information based on the percentage amount agreed 497 upon between the kennel operator and the greyhound owner. 498 (h) At the request of a majority of kennel operators under 499 contract with a greyhound permitholder conducting live racing, 500 the permitholder shall make deductions from purses paid to each 501 kennel operator electing such deduction and shall make a direct 502 payment of such deductions to the local association of greyhound 503 kennel operators formed by a majority of kennel operators under 504 contract with the permitholder. The amount of the deduction 505 shall be at least 1 percent of purses, as determined by the 506 local association of greyhound kennel operators. No deductions 507 may be taken pursuant to this paragraph without a kennel 508 operator’s specific approval before or after the effective date 509 of this act. 510 Section 7. Section 550.1625, Florida Statutes, is amended 511 to read: 512 550.1625 Dogracing; taxes.— 513(1)The operation of a dog track and legalized pari-mutuel 514 betting at dog tracks in this state is a privilege and is an 515 operation that requires strict supervision and regulation in the 516 best interests of the state. Pari-mutuel wagering at dog tracks 517 in this state is a substantial business, and taxes derived 518 therefrom constitute part of the tax structures of the state and 519 the counties. The operators of dog tracks should pay their fair 520 share of taxes to the state; at the same time, this substantial 521 business interest should not be taxed to such an extent as to 522 cause a track that is operated under sound business principles 523 to be forced out of business. 524(2) A permitholder that conducts a dograce meet under this525chapter must pay the daily license fee, the admission tax, the526breaks tax, and the tax on pari-mutuel handle as provided in s.527550.0951 and is subject to all penalties and sanctions provided528in s. 550.0951(6).529 Section 8. Section 550.1647, Florida Statutes, is amended 530 to read: 531550.1647 Greyhound permitholders; unclaimed tickets;532breaks.—All money or other property represented by any533unclaimed, uncashed, or abandoned pari-mutuel ticket which has534remained in the custody of or under the control of any535permitholder authorized to conduct greyhound racing pari-mutuel536pools in this state for a period of 1 year after the date the537pari-mutuel ticket was issued, if the rightful owner or owners538thereof have made no claim or demand for such money or other539property within that period of time, shall, with respect to live540races conducted by the permitholder, be remitted to the state541pursuant to s. 550.1645; however, such permitholder shall be542entitled to a credit in each state fiscal year in an amount543equal to the actual amount remitted in the prior state fiscal544year which may be applied against any taxes imposed pursuant to545this chapter. In addition, each permitholder shall pay, from any546source, including the proceeds from performances conducted547pursuant to s. 550.0351, an amount not less than 10 percent of548the amount of the credit provided by this section to any bona549fide organization that promotes or encourages the adoption of550greyhounds. As used in this chapter, the term “bona fide551organization that promotes or encourages the adoption of552greyhounds” means any organization that provides evidence of553compliance with chapter 496 and possesses a valid exemption from554federal taxation issued by the Internal Revenue Service. Such555bona fide organization, as a condition of adoption, must provide556sterilization of greyhounds by a licensed veterinarian before557relinquishing custody of the greyhound to the adopter. The fee558for sterilization may be included in the cost of adoption.559 Section 9. Section 550.1648, Florida Statutes, is amended 560 to read: 561 550.1648 Greyhound adoptions.— 562 (1) AEachdogracing permitholder conducting live racing at 563operatinga dogracing facility in this state shall provide for a 564 greyhound adoption booth to be located at the facility. The 565 greyhound adoption booth must be operated on weekends by 566 personnel or volunteers from a bona fide organization that 567 promotes or encourages the adoption of greyhoundspursuant to s.568550.1647. As used in this section, the term “weekend” includes 569 the hours during which live greyhound racing is conducted on 570 Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, and the phrase “bona fide 571 organization that promotes or encourages the adoption of 572 greyhounds” means any organization that provides evidence of 573 compliance with chapter 496 and possesses a valid exemption from 574 federal taxation issued by the Internal Revenue Service. Such 575 bona fide organization, as a condition of adoption, must provide 576 sterilization of greyhounds by a licensed veterinarian before 577 relinquishing custody of the greyhound to the adopter. The fee 578 for sterilization may be included in the cost of adoption. 579 Information pamphlets and application forms shall be provided to 580 the public upon request. In addition, the kennel operator or 581 owner shall notify the permitholder that a greyhound is 582 available for adoption and the permitholder shall provide 583 information concerning the adoption of a greyhound in each race 584 program and shall post adoption information at conspicuous 585 locations throughout the dogracing facility. Any greyhound that 586 is participating in a race and that will be available for future 587 adoption must be noted in the race program. The permitholder 588 shall allow greyhounds to be walked through the track facility 589 to publicize the greyhound adoption program. 590 (2)In addition to the charity days authorized under s.591550.0351, a greyhound permitholder may fund the greyhound592adoption program by holding a charity racing day designated as593“Greyhound Adopt-A-Pet Day.” All profits derived from the594operation of the charity day must be placed into a fund used to595support activities at the racing facility which promote the596adoption of greyhounds. The division may adopt rules for597administering the fund. Proceeds from the charity day authorized598in this subsection may not be used as a source of funds for the599purposes set forth in s. 550.1647.600(3)(a) Upon a violation of this section by a permitholder 601 or licensee, the division may impose a penalty as provided in s. 602 550.0251(10) and require the permitholder to take corrective 603 action. 604 (b) A penalty imposed under s. 550.0251(10) does not 605 exclude a prosecution for cruelty to animals or for any other 606 criminal act. 607 Section 10. Section 550.2416, Florida Statutes, is created 608 to read: 609 550.2416 Reporting of racing greyhound injuries.— 610 (1) An injury to a racing greyhound which occurs while the 611 greyhound is located in this state must be reported on a form 612 adopted by the division within 7 days after the date on which 613 the injury occurred or is believed to have occurred. 614 (2) The form shall be completed and signed under oath or 615 affirmation under penalty of perjury by: 616 (a) The racetrack veterinarian if the injury occurred at 617 the racetrack facility; or 618 (b) The owner, trainer, or kennel operator who had 619 knowledge of the injury if the injury occurred at a location 620 other than the racetrack facility, including during 621 transportation. 622 (3) The form must include all of the following: 623 (a) The greyhound’s registered name, right-ear and left- 624 ear tattoo numbers, and, if any, the microchip manufacturer and 625 number. 626 (b) The name, business address, and telephone number of the 627 greyhound owner, the trainer, and the kennel operator. 628 (c) The color, weight, and sex of the greyhound. 629 (d) The specific type and bodily location of the injury, 630 the cause of the injury, and the estimated recovery time from 631 the injury. 632 (e) If the injury occurred when the greyhound was racing: 633 1. The racetrack where the injury occurred; 634 2. The distance, grade, race, and post position of the 635 greyhound when the injury occurred; and 636 3. The weather conditions, time, and track conditions when 637 the injury occurred. 638 (f) If the injury occurred when the greyhound was not 639 racing: 640 1. The location where the injury occurred; and 641 2. The circumstances surrounding the injury. 642 (g) Other information that the division determines is 643 necessary to identify injuries to racing greyhounds in this 644 state. 645 (4) An injury form created pursuant to this section shall 646 be maintained as a public record by the division for at least 7 647 years after the date it was received. 648 (5) A licensee of the department who knowingly makes a 649 false statement concerning an injury or fails to report an 650 injury is subject to disciplinary action under this chapter, 651 chapter 455, or chapter 474. 652 (6) This section does not apply to injuries to a service 653 animal, personal pet, or greyhound that has been adopted as a 654 pet. 655 (7) The division shall adopt rules to implement this 656 section. 657 Section 11. For the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the sums of 658 $57,132 in recurring funds and $5,385 in nonrecurring funds from 659 the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund are appropriated to the 660 Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering within the Department of 661 Business and Professional Regulation, and one full-time 662 equivalent position with associated salary rate of 34,220 is 663 authorized, for the purpose of implementing s. 550.2416, Florida 664 Statutes, as created by this act. 665 Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 550.26165, Florida 666 Statutes, is amended to read: 667 550.26165 Breeders’ awards.— 668 (1) The purpose of this section is to encourage the 669 agricultural activity of breeding and training racehorses in 670 this state. Moneys dedicated in this chapter for use as 671 breeders’ awards and stallion awards are to be used for awards 672 to breeders of registered Florida-bred horses winning horseraces 673 and for similar awards to the owners of stallions who sired 674 Florida-bred horses winning stakes races, if the stallions are 675 registered as Florida stallions standing in this state. Such 676 awards shall be given at a uniform rate to all winners of the 677 awards, shall not be greater than 20 percent of the announced 678 gross purse, and shall not be less than 15 percent of the 679 announced gross purse if funds are available. In addition, no 680 less than 17 percent nor more than 40 percent, as determined by 681 the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, of the moneys 682 dedicated in this chapter for use as breeders’ awards and 683 stallion awards for thoroughbreds shall be returned pro rata to 684 the permitholders that generated the moneys for special racing 685 awards to be distributed by the permitholders to owners of 686 thoroughbred horses participating in prescribed thoroughbred 687 stakes races, nonstakes races, or both, all in accordance with a 688 written agreement establishing the rate, procedure, and 689 eligibility requirements for such awards entered into by the 690 permitholder, the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, 691 and the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective 692 Association, Inc., except that the plan for the distribution by 693 any permitholder located in the area described in s. 550.615(8) 694s. 550.615(9)shall be agreed upon by that permitholder, the 695 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, and the association 696 representing a majority of the thoroughbred racehorse owners and 697 trainers at that location. Awards for thoroughbred races are to 698 be paid through the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, 699 and awards for standardbred races are to be paid through the 700 Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association. Among 701 other sources specified in this chapter, moneys for thoroughbred 702 breeders’ awards will come from the 0.955 percent of handle for 703 thoroughbred races conducted, received, broadcast, or simulcast 704 under this chapter as provided in s. 550.2625(3). The moneys for 705 quarter horse and harness breeders’ awards will come from the 706 breaks and uncashed tickets on live quarter horse and harness 707 racing performances and 1 percent of handle on intertrack 708 wagering. The funds for these breeders’ awards shall be paid to 709 the respective breeders’ associations by the permitholders 710 conducting the races. 711 Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section 712 550.3551, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 713 550.3551 Transmission of racing and jai alai information; 714 commingling of pari-mutuel pools.— 715 (6)(a) A greyhound permitholder that is not licensed to 716 conduct at least a full schedule of live racing in the current 717 fiscal year may accept intertrack and simulcast race wagers on 718 any class of pari-mutuel activity only on those days such 719 permitholder is accepting all wagers on all in-state greyhound 720 races made available to such permitholder. A greyhound 721 permitholder that is not licensed to conduct at least a full 722 schedule of live racing shall display and promote all in-state 723 greyhound signals it receives and wagers upon in the same manner 724 as any other race or game such permitholder receives and wagers 725 uponA maximum of 20 percent of the total number of races on726which wagers are accepted by a greyhound permitholder not727located as specified in s. 550.615(6) may be received from728locations outside this state. A horseracing or a jai alai 729 permitholder may not conduct fewer than eight live races or 730 games on any authorized race day except as provided in this 731 subsection. A thoroughbred permitholder may not conduct fewer 732 than eight live races on any race day without the written 733 approval of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association and 734 the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, 735 Inc., unless it is determined by the department that another 736 entity represents a majority of the thoroughbred racehorse 737 owners and trainers in the state. A harness permitholder may 738 conduct fewer than eight live races on any authorized race day, 739 except that such permitholder must conduct a full schedule of 740 live racing during its race meet consisting of at least eight 741 live races per authorized race day for at least 100 days. Any 742 harnesshorsepermitholder that during the preceding racing 743 season conducted a full schedule of live racing may, at any time 744 during its current race meet, receive full-card broadcasts of 745 harness horse races conducted at harness racetracks outside this 746 state at the harness track of the permitholder and accept wagers 747 on such harness races. With specific authorization from the 748 division for special racing events, a permitholder may conduct 749 fewer than eight live races or games when the permitholder also 750 broadcasts out-of-state races or games. The division may not 751 grant more than two such exceptions a year for a permitholder in 752 any 12-month period, and those two exceptions may not be 753 consecutive. 754 Section 14. Subsections (2), (7), and (8) of section 755 550.615, Florida Statutes, are amended, and a new subsection 756 (10) is added to that section, to read: 757 550.615 Intertrack wagering.— 758 (2) Any track or fronton licensed under this chapter which 759 conducted a full schedule of live racing or gameswhichin the 760 preceding year, any greyhound permitholder that has held an 761 annual license to conduct pari-mutuel wagering activities in 762 each of the preceding 10 years, or any greyhound permitholder 763 converted pursuant to s. 550.054(14)conducted a full schedule764of live racingis qualified to, at any time, receive broadcasts 765 of any class of pari-mutuel race or game and accept wagers on 766 such races or games conducted by any class of permitholders 767 licensed under this chapter. A greyhound permitholder may 768 conduct only intertrack wagering in conformance with this 769 section and s. 550.3551(6). 770 (7)In any county of the state where there are only two771permits, one for dogracing and one for jai alai, no intertrack772wager may be taken during the period of time when a permitholder773is not licensed to conduct live races or games without the774written consent of the other permitholder that is conducting775live races or games. However, if neither permitholder is776conducting live races or games, either permitholder may accept777intertrack wagers on horseraces or on the same class of races or778games, or on both horseraces and the same class of races or779games as is authorized by its permit.780(8)In any three contiguous counties of the state where781there are only three permitholders, all of which are greyhound782permitholders,If any greyhound permitholder leases the facility 783 of another greyhound permitholder for the purpose of conducting 784 all or any portion ofthe conduct ofitsliverace meet pursuant 785 to s. 550.475, such lessee may conduct intertrack wagering at 786 its pre-lease permitted facility throughout the entire year, 787 including while its racelivemeet is being conducted at the 788 leased facility, if such permitholder has conducted a full789schedule of live racing during the preceding fiscal year at its790pre-lease permitted facility or at a leased facility, or791combination thereof. 792 (10) A guest track is entitled to the payment of 16 percent 793 of such guest track’s contributions to pari-mutuel pools at a 794 greyhound permitholder host track if the guest track is a 795 greyhound permitholder not licensed to conduct at least a full 796 schedule of live racing in the current state fiscal year. 797 Section 15. Paragraph (g) of subsection (9) of section 798 550.6305, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 799 550.6305 Intertrack wagering; guest track payments; 800 accounting rules.— 801 (9) A host track that has contracted with an out-of-state 802 horse track to broadcast live races conducted at such out-of 803 state horse track pursuant to s. 550.3551(5) may broadcast such 804 out-of-state races to any guest track and accept wagers thereon 805 in the same manner as is provided in s. 550.3551. 806 (g)1. Any thoroughbred permitholder which accepts wagers on 807 a simulcast signal must make the signal available to any 808 permitholder that is eligible to conduct intertrack wagering 809 under the provisions of ss. 550.615-550.6345. 810 2. Any thoroughbred permitholder which accepts wagers on a 811 simulcast signal received after 6 p.m. must make such signal 812 available to any permitholder that is eligible to conduct 813 intertrack wagering under the provisions of ss. 550.615 814 550.6345, including any permitholder located as specified in s. 815 550.615(6). Such guest permitholders are authorized to accept 816 wagers on such simulcast signal, notwithstanding any other 817 provision of this chapter to the contrary. 818 3. Any thoroughbred permitholder which accepts wagers on a 819 simulcast signal received after 6 p.m. must make such signal 820 available to any permitholder that is eligible to conduct 821 intertrack wagering under the provisions of ss. 550.615 822 550.6345, including any permitholder located as specified in s. 823 550.615(8)s. 550.615(9). Such guest permitholders are 824 authorized to accept wagers on such simulcast signals for a 825 number of performances not to exceed that which constitutes a 826 full schedule of live races for a quarter horse permitholder 827 pursuant to s. 550.002(11), notwithstanding any other provision 828 of this chapter to the contrary, except that the restrictions 829 provided in s. 550.615(8)(a)s. 550.615(9)(a)apply to wagers on 830 such simulcast signals. 831 832 No thoroughbred permitholder shall be required to continue to 833 rebroadcast a simulcast signal to any in-state permitholder if 834 the average per performance gross receipts returned to the host 835 permitholder over the preceding 30-day period were less than 836 $100. Subject to the provisions of s. 550.615(4), as a condition 837 of receiving rebroadcasts of thoroughbred simulcast signals 838 under this paragraph, a guest permitholder must accept 839 intertrack wagers on all live races conducted by all then 840 operating thoroughbred permitholders. 841 Section 16. Section 551.101, Florida Statutes, is amended 842 to read: 843 551.101 Slot machine gaming authorized.—Any licensed pari 844 mutuel facilitylocated in Miami-Dade County or Broward County845existing at the time of adoption of s. 23, Art. X of the State846Constitution that has conducted live racing or games during847calendar years 2002 and 2003may possess slot machines in 848 compliance with this chapter and conduct slot machine gaming at 849 the location where the pari-mutuel permitholder is authorized to 850 conduct pari-mutuel wagering activities pursuant to such 851 permitholder’s valid pari-mutuel permit provided that a majority 852 of voters in a countywide referendum have approved slot machines 853 at such facility in the respective county. Notwithstanding any 854 other provision of law, it is not a crime for a person to 855 participate in slot machine gaming at a pari-mutuel facility 856 licensed to possess slot machines and conduct slot machine 857 gaming or to participate in slot machine gaming described in 858 this chapter. 859 Section 17. Subsection (4) of section 551.102, Florida 860 Statutes, is amended to read: 861 551.102 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term: 862 (4) “Eligible facility” means: 863 (a) Any licensed pari-mutuel facility located in Miami-Dade 864 County or Broward County existing at the time of adoption of s. 865 23, Art. X of the State Constitution that has conducted live 866 racing or games during calendar years 2002 and 2003 and has been 867 approved by a majority of voters in a countywide referendum to 868 have slot machines at such facility in the respective county; 869 (b) Any licensed pari-mutuel facility located within a 870 county as defined in s. 125.011, provided such facility has 871 conducted a full schedule of live racing for 2 consecutive 872 calendar years immediately preceding its application for a slot 873 machine license, pays the required license fee, and meets the 874 other requirements of this chapter; or 875 (c) Aanylicensed pari-mutuel facility located in aany876othercounty in which a majority of voters have approved slot 877 machines at eligiblesuchfacilities in a countywide referendum 878 held concurrently with a general election in which the offices 879 of President and Vice President of the United States were on the 880 ballot if the permitholder has conducted at least 250 live 881 performances at the facility in accordance with that 882 permitholder’s annual operating license for 25 consecutive 883pursuant to a statutory or constitutional authorization after884the effective date of this section in the respective county,885provided such facility has conducted a full schedule of live886racing for 2 consecutive calendaryears immediately preceding 887 its initial application for a slot machine license, pays the 888 required licenselicensedfee, and meets the other requirements 889 of this chapter. However, a license to conduct slot machine 890 gaming may not be granted by the department pursuant to this 891 paragraph unless the Gaming Compact between the Seminole Tribe 892 of Florida and the State of Florida, authorized pursuant to s. 893 285.710, is amended to exempt the slot machine gaming conducted 894 by slot machine licensees from the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s 895 exclusive gaming rights. 896 Section 18. Subsection (2) and paragraph (c) of subsection 897 (4) of section 551.104, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 898 551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming.— 899 (2) An application may be approved by the division only 900 after the voters of the county where the applicant’s facility is 901 located have authorized by referendum slot machines within pari 902 mutuel facilities in compliance with this chapterthat county as903specified in s. 23, Art. X of the State Constitution. 904 (4) As a condition of licensure and to maintain continued 905 authority for the conduct of slot machine gaming, the slot 906 machine licensee shall: 907 (c) Conduct no fewer than a full schedule of live racing or 908 games as defined in s. 550.002(11), except for greyhound 909 permitholders, which have no live racing requirement for 910 purposes of obtaining or maintaining licensure under this 911 chapter. A permitholder’s responsibility to conduct such number 912 of live races or games shall be reduced by the number of races 913 or games that could not be conducted due to the direct result of 914 fire, war, hurricane, or other disaster or event beyond the 915 control of the permitholder. 916 Section 19. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 551.114, 917 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 918 551.114 Slot machine gaming areas.— 919 (2) The slot machine licensee shall display pari-mutuel 920 races or games within the designated slot machine gaming areas 921 and offer patrons within the designated slot machine gaming 922 areas the ability to engage in pari-mutuel wagering on any live, 923 intertrack, and simulcast races conducted or offered to patrons 924 of the licensed facility. 925 (4) Designated slot machine gaming areas may be located 926 within the current live gaming facility or in an existing 927 building that must be contiguous and connected to the live 928 gaming facility or, for greyhound permitholders, the location 929 where live races were conducted as of the permitholder’s initial 930 date of slot machine licensure. If a designated slot machine 931 gaming area is to be located in a building that is to be 932 constructed, that new building must be contiguous and connected 933 to the live gaming facility. 934 Section 20. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (5) and 935 paragraph (d) of subsection (13) of section 849.086, Florida 936 Statutes, are amended to read: 937 849.086 Cardrooms authorized.— 938 (5) LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION; FEES.—No person may 939 operate a cardroom in this state unless such person holds a 940 valid cardroom license issued pursuant to this section. 941 (a) Only those persons holding a valid cardroom license 942 issued by the division may operate a cardroom. A cardroom 943 license may only be issued to a licensed pari-mutuel 944 permitholder.andAn authorized cardroom may only be operated at 945 the same facility at which the permitholder is authorized under 946 its valid pari-mutuel wagering permit to conduct pari-mutuel 947 wagering activities. An initial cardroom license shall be issued 948 to a pari-mutuel permitholder only after its facilities are in 949 place and after it conducts its first day of live racing or 950 games. A greyhound permitholder that has conducted live racing 951 during each of the 10 years immediately preceding its 952 application for a cardroom license or a greyhound permitholder 953 converted pursuant to s. 550.054(14) shall be issued a cardroom 954 license, and any renewals thereto, without regard to licensure 955 for or actual conduct of live racing. 956 (b) After the initial cardroom license is granted, the 957 application for the annual license renewal shall be made in 958 conjunction with the applicant’s annual application for its 959 pari-mutuel license. If a permitholder has operated a cardroom 960 during any of the 3 previous fiscal years and fails to include a 961 renewal request for the operation of the cardroom in its annual 962 application for license renewal, the permitholder may amend its 963 annual application to include operation of the cardroom. In 964 order for a cardroom license to be renewed the applicant must 965 have requested, as part of its pari-mutuel annual license 966 application, to conduct at least 90 percent of the total number 967 of live performances conducted by such permitholder during 968 either the state fiscal year in which its initial cardroom 969 license was issued or the state fiscal year immediately prior 970 thereto if the permitholder ran at least a full schedule of live 971 racing or games in the prior year. If the application is for a 972 harness permitholder cardroom, the applicant must have requested 973 authorization to conduct a minimum of 140 live performances 974 during the state fiscal year immediately prior thereto. If more 975 than one permitholder is operating at a facility, each 976 permitholder must have applied for a license to conduct a full 977 schedule of live racing. Notwithstanding any provision of law to 978 the contrary, no minimum number of requested or conducted live 979 performances is required in order for a greyhound permitholder 980 to receive, maintain, or renew a cardroom license. However, as a 981 condition of cardroom licensure, a greyhound permitholder shall 982 conduct intertrack wagering on Florida greyhound signals, to the 983 extent available pursuant to ss. 550.3551(6)(a) and 550.615(10), 984 on each day of cardroom operation. 985 (13) TAXES AND OTHER PAYMENTS.— 986 (d)1. AnyEachgreyhound conducting live racing and each 987 jai alai permitholder that operates a cardroom facility shall 988 use at least 4 percent of such permitholder’s cardroom monthly 989 gross receipts to supplement greyhound purses, if any, or jai 990 alai prize money, respectively, during the permitholder’s 991 current or next ensuing pari-mutuel meet. 992 2. Each thoroughbred and harness horse racing permitholder 993 that operates a cardroom facility shall use at least 50 percent 994 of such permitholder’s cardroom monthly net proceeds as follows: 995 47 percent to supplement purses and 3 percent to supplement 996 breeders’ awards during the permitholder’s next ensuing racing 997 meet. 998 3. No cardroom license or renewal thereof shall be issued 999 to an applicant holding a permit under chapter 550 to conduct 1000 pari-mutuel wagering meets of quarter horse racing unless the 1001 applicant has on file with the division a binding written 1002 agreement between the applicant and the Florida Quarter Horse 1003 Racing Association or the association representing a majority of 1004 the horse owners and trainers at the applicant’s eligible 1005 facility, governing the payment of purses on live quarter horse 1006 races conducted at the licensee’s pari-mutuel facility. The 1007 agreement governing purses may direct the payment of such purses 1008 from revenues generated by any wagering or gaming the applicant 1009 is authorized to conduct under Florida law. All purses shall be 1010 subject to the terms of chapter 550. 1011 Section 21. If any slot machine licensee shall discontinue 1012 the operation of live racing or games, all slot machine 1013 licensees may also discontinue the operation of live racing or 1014 games. 1015 Section 22. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.