Bill Text: IA SSB3199 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act concerning pari=mutuel racetracks, by providing for live dog racing at pari=mutuel dog racetracks, alternative licensure for dog racetracks authorized to conduct gambling games, calculating the wagering tax on certain racetracks, and establishing fees.
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Status: (N/A - Dead) 2014-02-18 - In State Government [SSB3199 Detail]
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Senate
Study
Bill
3199
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DANIELSON)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
pari-mutuel
racetracks,
by
providing
for
1
live
dog
racing
at
pari-mutuel
dog
racetracks,
alternative
2
licensure
for
dog
racetracks
authorized
to
conduct
gambling
3
games,
calculating
the
wagering
tax
on
certain
racetracks,
4
and
establishing
fees.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
99D.9A
Dog
racetrack
licensure
——
1
fees.
2
1.
Upon
written
notification
to
the
commission
by
November
3
1,
2014,
a
licensee
authorized
to
operate
a
pari-mutuel
4
dog
racetrack
and
to
conduct
gambling
games
pursuant
to
5
section
99F.6
as
of
January
1,
2014,
may,
upon
agreement
to
6
comply
with
the
requirements
of
this
section,
discontinue
7
performances
of
live
dog
races
at
the
racetrack
on
January
1,
8
2015,
and
maintain
a
license
under
this
chapter
for
purposes
9
of
permitting
pari-mutuel
wagering
on
simultaneously
telecast
10
horse
and
dog
races
and
for
purposes
of
conducting
gambling
11
games.
12
2.
Upon
discontinuance
of
live
dog
racing
by
a
licensee,
all
13
of
the
following
shall
occur:
14
a.
The
commission
shall
determine
what
portion
of
the
15
unexpended
moneys
in
the
dog
racing
promotion
fund
created
16
in
section
99D.12
is
attributable
to
the
licensee
that
has
17
discontinued
live
racing
and
shall
transfer
those
moneys
to
18
the
Iowa
greyhound
pari-mutuel
racing
fund
created
in
section
19
99D.9B.
20
b.
Any
agreement,
which
was
approved
by
the
commission
21
for
dog
purse
supplement
payments
for
live
racing
that
was
22
discontinued
by
the
licensee,
shall
be
terminated.
23
c.
The
commission,
the
licensee
of
the
pari-mutuel
dog
24
racetrack
located
in
Pottawattamie
county,
and
the
Iowa
25
greyhound
association
shall
take
all
action
necessary
to
26
facilitate
the
transfer
of
unexpended
moneys,
contained
in
27
an
escrow
fund
created
pursuant
to
a
decision
in
December
28
1995
regarding
dog
purse
supplements
at
the
racetrack,
to
the
29
commission,
and
the
commission
shall
transfer
such
moneys
to
30
the
Iowa
greyhound
association
for
use
by
the
association
31
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
section
99D.9C.
32
d.
The
licensee
shall
pay
the
live
racing
cessation
fee
as
33
provided
by
this
section
and
shall
continue
to
pay
the
annual
34
license
fee
and
regulatory
fee
as
a
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
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licensed
to
operate
gambling
games
pursuant
to
the
requirements
1
of
section
99F.4A.
2
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
the
live
racing
cessation
3
fee
shall
be
paid
to
the
commission
for
deposit
in
the
Iowa
4
greyhound
pari-mutuel
racing
fund
created
in
section
99D.9B,
5
which
fee
shall
be
determined
as
follows:
6
a.
For
the
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
located
in
Dubuque
7
county,
the
payment
of
two
million
one
hundred
forty-two
8
thousand
dollars
within
two
weeks
of
the
discontinuance
of
live
9
racing
at
the
licensee,
and
two
million
one
hundred
forty-three
10
thousand
dollars
each
January
1
for
six
consecutive
calendar
11
years
thereafter,
commencing
on
January
1
of
the
calendar
12
year
following
the
calendar
year
in
which
live
racing
was
13
discontinued.
14
b.
For
the
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
located
in
15
Pottawattamie
county,
the
payment
of
eleven
million
dollars
16
within
two
weeks
of
the
discontinuance
of
live
racing
at
the
17
licensee,
and
eleven
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
18
each
January
1
for
six
consecutive
calendar
years
thereafter,
19
commencing
on
January
1
of
the
calendar
year
following
the
20
calendar
year
in
which
live
racing
was
discontinued.
21
4.
A
licensee
who
discontinues
live
racing
pursuant
to
22
the
requirements
of
this
section
shall
remain
licensed
as
a
23
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
licensed
to
operate
gambling
games,
24
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
this
chapter
applicable
25
to
a
dog
racetrack
licensee
except
for
those
requirements
26
applicable
to
live
racing,
and
shall
be
permitted,
but
not
27
required,
to
conduct
pari-mutuel
wagering
on
simultaneously
28
telecast
horse
and
dog
races.
If
a
licensee
that
discontinues
29
live
racing
pursuant
to
this
section
conducts
pari-mutuel
30
wagering
on
simultaneously
telecast
horse
or
dog
races,
the
31
licensee
shall
carry
the
simultaneously
telecast
signal
of
any
32
dog
racetrack
facility
licensed
to
conduct
live
pari-mutuel
33
wagering
on
dog
races
within
the
state
at
a
commercially
34
reasonable
rate
to
be
negotiated
by
the
parties
and
approved
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by
the
commission.
1
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
99D.9B
Iowa
greyhound
pari-mutuel
2
racing
fund.
3
1.
An
Iowa
greyhound
pari-mutuel
racing
fund
is
created
in
4
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
racing
and
gaming
5
commission.
6
2.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
all
of
the
following:
7
a.
Moneys
in
the
dog
racing
promotion
fund
created
in
8
section
99D.12
that
were
deposited
in
the
fund
from
a
dog
9
racetrack
licensee
that
discontinues
scheduling
performances
of
10
live
dog
races
pursuant
to
section
99D.9A.
11
b.
Moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
from
the
live
racing
12
cessation
fee
established
in
section
99D.9A.
13
c.
Moneys
transferred
to
the
fund
from
the
Iowa
greyhound
14
association
as
provided
in
section
99D.9C.
15
3.
Moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
distributed
by
the
commission
16
pursuant
to
rules
adopted
by
the
commission.
Moneys
in
17
the
fund
shall
be
distributed
by
the
commission
annually
18
and
proportionally
to
eligible
recipients
based
upon
each
19
eligible
recipient’s
average
annual
purse
winnings
at
Iowa
20
dog
racetracks
for
calendar
years
2009
through
2014
and
the
21
economic
impact
of
the
reduction
in
live
dog
racing
on
an
22
eligible
recipient
as
determined
by
the
commission.
If,
23
however,
a
license
to
conduct
pari-mutuel
wagering
and
24
live
racing
at
a
dog
racetrack
is
granted
pursuant
to
an
25
application
submitted
pursuant
to
section
99D.9C,
any
moneys
26
remaining
in
the
fund
shall
be
distributed
to
the
licensee
for
27
costs
associated
with
the
development
of
the
dog
racetrack,
28
including,
if
otherwise
authorized,
a
facility
to
conduct
29
gambling
games
as
provided
in
chapter
99F
at
the
dog
racetrack.
30
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“eligible
recipient”
means
31
greyhound
owners,
greyhound
breeders,
and
kennel
operators
who
32
earned
purse
moneys
at
any
dog
racetrack
located
in
the
state
33
that
discontinued
live
dog
racing
pursuant
to
section
99D.9A
34
from
2009
through
2014,
and
no-kill
animal
adoption
agencies.
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4.
Section
8.33
does
not
apply
to
moneys
in
the
fund.
1
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
2
earnings
on
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
3
the
fund.
4
5.
The
commission
shall
adopt
rules
to
administer
this
5
section.
6
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
99D.9C
Alternative
dog
racetrack
7
licensure
——
live
racing.
8
1.
An
application
for
a
license
to
conduct
pari-mutuel
9
wagering
and
live
racing
at
a
dog
racetrack
under
this
chapter
10
that
shall
also
authorize
the
licensee
to
hold
a
license
to
11
conduct
gambling
games
as
provided
in
section
99F.4A
may
be
12
submitted
by
the
Iowa
greyhound
association
pursuant
to
this
13
section
if
the
following
conditions
are
met:
14
a.
The
proposed
location
of
the
dog
racetrack
shall
not
15
be
within
fifty
miles
of
the
locations
of
the
pari-mutuel
dog
16
racetracks
conducting
gambling
games
as
of
January
1,
2014,
17
that
are
located
in
Pottawattamie
county
and
Dubuque
county.
18
b.
The
application
for
a
license
shall
be
submitted
to
the
19
commission
by
July
1,
2019.
20
c.
The
Iowa
greyhound
association
complies
with
all
other
21
requirements
for
submitting
an
application
for
a
license
under
22
this
chapter
that
are
not
inconsistent
with
the
requirements
of
23
this
section.
24
2.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
25
the
commission
shall
approve
the
application
for
a
license
26
to
conduct
pari-mutuel
wagering
at
a
dog
racetrack
submitted
27
pursuant
to
this
section
barring
convincing
evidence
that
28
approval
of
the
application
would
not
be
in
the
best
interests
29
of
the
state.
30
3.
The
Iowa
greyhound
association
shall
establish
a
fund
31
under
its
control
for
the
receipt
and
deposit
of
escrow
fund
32
moneys
transferred
to
the
Iowa
greyhound
association
pursuant
33
to
section
99D.9A.
The
Iowa
greyhound
association
shall
34
use
moneys
in
the
fund
to
pay
all
reasonable
and
necessary
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costs
and
fees
associated
with
pursuing
a
license
under
this
1
section
for
developing
a
dog
racetrack,
including,
if
otherwise
2
authorized,
a
gambling
structure
to
conduct
gambling
games
as
3
provided
in
chapter
99F
at
the
dog
racetrack.
If
the
Iowa
4
greyhound
association
is
unable
to
obtain
a
license
pursuant
to
5
this
section
by
July
1,
2020,
the
Iowa
greyhound
association
6
shall
transfer
any
unused
portion
of
the
fund
to
the
commission
7
for
deposit
in
the
Iowa
greyhound
pari-mutuel
racing
fund
8
created
in
section
99D.9B.
9
Sec.
4.
Section
99D.11,
subsection
6,
paragraph
b,
Code
10
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
b.
(1)
The
commission
may
authorize
the
licensee
to
12
simultaneously
telecast
within
the
racetrack
enclosure
or
13
licensed
premises
,
for
the
purpose
of
pari-mutuel
wagering,
a
14
horse
or
dog
race
licensed
by
the
racing
authority
of
another
15
state.
It
is
the
responsibility
of
each
licensee
to
obtain
16
the
consent
of
appropriate
racing
officials
in
other
states
as
17
required
by
the
federal
Interstate
Horseracing
Act
of
1978,
18
15
U.S.C.
§
3001
–
3007,
to
televise
races
for
the
purpose
of
19
conducting
pari-mutuel
wagering.
20
(2)
A
licensee
may
also
obtain
the
permission
of
a
person
21
licensed
by
the
commission
to
conduct
horse
or
dog
races
in
22
this
state
to
televise
races
conducted
by
that
person
for
the
23
purpose
of
conducting
pari-mutuel
racing
wagering
.
However,
24
arrangements
made
by
a
licensee
to
televise
any
race
for
25
the
purpose
of
conducting
pari-mutuel
wagering
are
subject
26
to
the
approval
of
the
commission,
and
the
commission
shall
27
select
the
races
to
be
televised.
The
races
selected
by
the
28
commission
shall
be
the
same
for
all
licensees
approved
by
the
29
commission
to
televise
races
for
the
purpose
of
conducting
30
pari-mutuel
wagering.
The
commission
shall
not
authorize
the
31
simultaneous
telecast
or
televising
of
and
a
licensee
shall
32
not
simultaneously
telecast
or
televise
any
horse
or
dog
race
33
for
the
purpose
of
conducting
pari-mutuel
wagering
unless
the
34
simultaneous
telecast
or
televising
is
done
at
the
racetrack
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of
a
licensee
that
schedules
no
less
than
sixty
performances
1
of
nine
live
races
each
day
of
the
season
or
at
the
licensed
2
premises
of
a
licensee
that
is
no
longer
obligated
to
schedule
3
performances
of
live
races
pursuant
to
section
99D.9A
.
4
(3)
For
purposes
of
the
taxes
imposed
under
this
chapter
,
5
races
televised
by
a
licensee
for
purposes
of
pari-mutuel
6
wagering
shall
be
treated
as
if
the
races
were
held
at
the
7
racetrack
enclosure
or
licensed
premises
of
the
licensee.
8
Notwithstanding
any
contrary
provision
in
this
chapter
,
the
9
commission
may
allow
a
licensee
to
adopt
the
same
deductions
10
as
those
of
the
pari-mutuel
racetrack
from
which
the
races
are
11
being
simultaneously
telecast.
12
Sec.
5.
Section
99F.4A,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
2.
A
license
to
operate
gambling
games
shall
be
issued
only
15
to
a
licensee
holding
a
valid
license
to
conduct
pari-mutuel
16
dog
or
horse
racing
pursuant
to
chapter
99D
on
January
1,
1994
,
17
or
to
a
licensee
holding
a
valid
license
to
conduct
pari-mutuel
18
live
dog
racing
pursuant
to
chapter
99D
under
the
provisions
19
of
section
99D.9C
.
20
Sec.
6.
Section
99F.4A,
subsection
8,
paragraph
a,
Code
21
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
22
a.
The
commission
shall,
upon
the
immediate
payment
of
23
the
applicable
table
games
license
fee
and
submission
to
the
24
commission
by
June
1,
2005,
of
an
application
by
a
licensee
25
of
a
pari-mutuel
dog
or
horse
racetrack
licensed
to
conduct
26
gambling
games
at
a
pari-mutuel
racetrack
enclosure,
issue
27
a
license
to
the
licensee
to
conduct
table
games
of
chance,
28
including
video
machines
that
simulate
table
games
of
chance,
29
at
the
pari-mutuel
racetrack
enclosure
whose
licensee
holds
a
30
valid
license
to
conduct
pari-mutuel
dog
racing
pursuant
to
31
chapter
99D
on
January
1,
1994,
subject
to
the
requirements
of
32
this
subsection
.
However,
a
table
games
license
may
only
be
33
issued
to
a
licensee
required
to
pay
a
table
games
license
fee
34
of
three
million
dollars
under
this
subsection
if
the
licensee,
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and
all
other
licensees
of
an
excursion
gambling
boat
in
that
1
county,
file
an
agreement
with
the
commission
authorizing
the
2
granting
of
a
table
games
license
under
this
subsection
and
3
permitting
all
licensees
of
an
excursion
gambling
boat
to
4
operate
a
moored
barge
as
of
a
specific
date.
The
licensee
5
shall
be
granted
a
table
games
license
by
the
commission
upon
6
payment
of
the
applicable
license
fee
to
the
commission
which
7
table
games
license
fee
may
be
offset
by
the
licensee
against
8
taxes
imposed
on
the
licensee
by
section
99F.11
,
to
the
extent
9
of
twenty
percent
of
the
table
games
license
fee
paid
pursuant
10
to
this
subsection
for
each
of
five
consecutive
fiscal
years
11
beginning
with
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2008.
Fees
12
paid
pursuant
to
this
subsection
are
not
refundable
to
the
13
licensee.
A
licensee
shall
not
be
required
to
pay
a
fee
to
14
renew
a
table
games
license
issued
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
15
Moneys
collected
by
the
commission
from
a
table
games
license
16
fee
paid
under
this
subsection
shall
be
deposited
in
the
17
rebuild
Iowa
infrastructure
fund
created
in
section
8.57
.
18
Sec.
7.
Section
99F.4A,
subsection
8,
Code
2014,
is
amended
19
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
20
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0b.
Upon
submission
to
the
commission
of
21
an
application
by
a
licensee
of
a
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
22
licensed
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
section
99D.9C
and
23
authorized
to
conduct
gambling
games
at
a
pari-mutuel
racetrack
24
enclosure,
the
commission
shall
issue
a
license
to
the
licensee
25
to
conduct
table
games
of
chance,
including
video
machines
that
26
simulate
table
games
of
chance,
at
the
pari-mutuel
racetrack
27
enclosure.
28
Sec.
8.
Section
99F.6,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
29
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
(3)
The
commission
shall
authorize,
subject
to
the
debt
31
payments
for
horse
racetracks
and
the
provisions
of
paragraph
32
“b”
for
dog
racetracks,
a
licensee
who
is
also
licensed
to
33
conduct
pari-mutuel
dog
or
horse
racing
to
use
receipts
from
34
gambling
games
within
the
racetrack
enclosure
to
supplement
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purses
for
races
particularly
for
Iowa-bred
horses
pursuant
to
1
an
agreement
which
shall
be
negotiated
between
the
licensee
and
2
representatives
of
the
dog
or
horse
owners.
For
agreements
3
subject
to
commission
approval
concerning
purses
for
horse
4
racing
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2006,
the
agreements
5
shall
provide
that
total
annual
purses
for
all
horse
racing
6
shall
be
no
less
than
eleven
percent
of
the
first
two
hundred
7
million
dollars
of
net
receipts,
and
six
percent
of
net
8
receipts
above
two
hundred
million
dollars.
For
agreements
9
subject
to
commission
approval
concerning
purses
for
horse
10
racing
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2015,
the
agreements
11
shall
provide
for
an
additional
purse
supplement
amount
for
all
12
horse
racing
conducted
at
the
horse
racetrack
in
Polk
county
13
equal
to
an
amount
representing
fifty
percent
of
the
difference
14
in
the
wagering
tax
calculated
for
the
licensee
under
section
15
99F.11
using
the
definition
of
adjusted
gross
receipts
as
16
provided
in
section
99F.1
and
the
definition
of
adjusted
gross
17
receipts
for
purposes
of
the
licensee
as
provided
in
section
18
99F.11.
In
addition,
live
standardbred
horse
racing
shall
not
19
be
conducted
at
the
horse
racetrack
in
Polk
county,
but
the
20
purse
moneys
designated
for
standardbred
racing
pursuant
to
21
section
99D.7,
subsection
5
,
paragraph
“b”
,
shall
be
included
22
in
calculating
the
total
annual
purses
required
to
be
paid
23
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
Agreements
that
are
subject
to
24
commission
approval
concerning
horse
purses
for
a
period
of
25
time
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2006,
shall
be
jointly
26
submitted
to
the
commission
for
approval.
27
Sec.
9.
Section
99F.6,
subsection
4,
paragraph
b,
Code
2014,
28
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
29
b.
(1)
The
commission
shall
authorize
the
licensees
of
30
pari-mutuel
dog
racetracks
located
in
Dubuque
county
and
Black
31
Hawk
county
to
conduct
gambling
games
as
provided
in
section
32
99F.4A
if
the
licensees
schedule
at
least
one
hundred
thirty
33
performances
of
twelve
live
races
each
day
during
a
season
of
34
twenty-five
weeks.
For
the
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
located
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in
Pottawattamie
county,
the
commission
shall
authorize
the
1
licensee
to
conduct
gambling
games
as
provided
in
section
2
99F.4A
if
the
licensee
schedules
at
least
two
hundred
ninety
3
performances
of
twelve
live
races
each
day
during
a
season
4
of
fifty
weeks.
The
For
the
licensee
of
a
pari-mutuel
dog
5
racetrack
licensed
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
section
99D.9C,
6
the
commission
shall
authorize
the
licensee
to
conduct
gambling
7
games
as
provided
in
section
99F.4A
if
the
licensee
schedules
8
at
least
two
hundred
ninety
performances
of
twelve
live
races
9
each
day
during
a
season
of
at
least
fifty
weeks.
However,
10
the
requirement
to
schedule
performances
of
live
races
for
11
purposes
of
conducting
gambling
games
under
this
chapter
shall
12
not
apply
to
a
licensee
who
is
no
longer
obligated
to
schedule
13
performances
of
live
races
pursuant
to
section
99D.9A.
14
(2)
If
a
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
authorized
to
conduct
15
gambling
games
as
of
January
1,
2014,
is
required
to
schedule
16
performances
of
live
races
for
purposes
of
conducting
gambling
17
games
under
this
chapter,
the
commission
shall
approve
an
18
annual
contract
to
be
negotiated
between
the
annual
recipient
19
of
the
dog
racing
promotion
fund
and
each
dog
racetrack
20
licensee
to
specify
the
percentage
or
amount
of
gambling
21
game
proceeds
which
shall
be
dedicated
to
supplement
the
22
purses
of
live
dog
races.
The
parties
shall
agree
to
a
23
negotiation
timetable
to
insure
no
interruption
of
business
24
activity.
If
the
parties
fail
to
agree,
the
commission
25
shall
impose
a
timetable.
If
the
two
parties
cannot
reach
26
agreement,
each
party
shall
select
a
representative
and
the
27
two
representatives
shall
select
a
third
person
to
assist
in
28
negotiating
an
agreement.
The
two
representatives
may
select
29
the
commission
or
one
of
its
members
to
serve
as
the
third
30
party.
Alternately,
each
party
shall
submit
the
name
of
the
31
proposed
third
person
to
the
commission
who
shall
then
select
32
one
of
the
two
persons
to
serve
as
the
third
party.
All
33
parties
to
the
negotiations,
including
the
commission,
shall
34
consider
that
the
dog
racetracks
were
built
to
facilitate
the
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development
and
promotion
of
Iowa
greyhound
racing
dogs
in
this
1
state
and
shall
negotiate
and
decide
accordingly.
2
(3)
A
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
licensed
pursuant
to
the
3
authority
of
section
99D.9C
that
conducts
gambling
games
shall
4
dedicate
an
amount
of
moneys
annually,
totaling
the
combined
5
annual
purse
supplements
paid
annually
by
pari-mutuel
dog
6
racetracks
discontinuing
the
performance
of
live
dog
races
7
pursuant
to
section
99D.9A,
adjusted
annually
by
the
cost
of
8
living
index,
to
supplement
the
purses
of
live
dog
races.
All
9
parties
involved
in
the
supplementation
of
purses,
including
10
the
commission,
shall
consider
that
the
dog
racetracks
were
11
built
to
facilitate
the
development
and
promotion
of
Iowa
12
greyhound
racing
dogs
in
this
state
and
shall
act
accordingly.
13
Sec.
10.
Section
99F.7,
subsection
11,
paragraph
c,
Code
14
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
c.
If
a
licensee
of
a
pari-mutuel
racetrack
who
held
a
valid
16
license
issued
under
chapter
99D
as
of
January
1,
1994,
or
a
17
licensee
of
a
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
licensed
pursuant
to
18
the
authority
of
section
99D.9C,
requests
a
license
to
operate
19
gambling
games
as
provided
in
this
chapter
,
the
board
of
20
supervisors
of
a
county
in
which
the
licensee
of
a
pari-mutuel
21
racetrack
requests
a
license
to
operate
gambling
games
shall
22
submit
to
the
county
electorate
a
proposition
to
approve
or
23
disapprove
the
operation
of
gambling
games
at
pari-mutuel
24
racetracks
at
an
election
held
on
a
date
specified
in
section
25
39.2,
subsection
4
,
paragraph
“a”
.
If
the
operation
of
26
gambling
games
at
the
pari-mutuel
racetrack
is
not
approved
by
27
a
majority
of
the
county
electorate
voting
on
the
proposition
28
at
the
election,
the
commission
shall
not
issue
a
license
to
29
operate
gambling
games
at
the
racetrack.
30
Sec.
11.
Section
99F.7,
subsection
11,
paragraph
e,
Code
31
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
e.
After
a
referendum
has
been
held
which
approved
or
33
defeated
a
proposal
to
conduct
gambling
games
as
provided
in
34
this
section
,
another
referendum
on
a
proposal
to
conduct
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gambling
games
shall
not
be
held
until
the
eighth
calendar
year
1
thereafter.
However,
this
paragraph
shall
not
apply
to
an
2
initial
referendum
on
a
proposal
to
conduct
gambling
games
by
a
3
licensee
of
a
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
licensed
pursuant
to
4
the
authority
of
section
99D.9C.
5
Sec.
12.
Section
99F.11,
subsection
2,
Code
2014,
is
amended
6
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
7
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
If
the
licensee
is
a
dog
racetrack
8
enclosure
licensed
pursuant
to
the
authority
of
section
99D.9C,
9
twenty-two
percent.
10
Sec.
13.
Section
99F.11,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
11
following
new
subsection:
12
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“adjusted
13
gross
receipts”
means,
for
a
licensee
of
a
racetrack
enclosure
14
conducting
live
races
and
gambling
games,
an
amount
equal
15
to
the
adjusted
gross
receipts
from
gambling
games
for
the
16
licensee
reduced
by
the
amount
paid
by
the
licensee
during
the
17
fiscal
year
from
gambling
game
proceeds
to
supplement
purses.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
concerns
pari-mutuel
racetracks
authorized
to
22
conduct
gambling
games.
23
New
Code
section
99D.9A
allows
a
licensee
authorized
to
24
operate
a
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
and
to
conduct
gambling
25
games
as
of
January
1,
2014,
to,
upon
written
notice
to
the
26
racing
and
gaming
commission,
by
November
1,
2014,
discontinue
27
performances
of
live
dog
races
on
January
1,
2015,
and
to
28
maintain
a
license
under
Code
chapter
99D
for
purposes
of
29
permitting,
but
not
requiring,
pari-mutuel
wagering
on
30
simultaneously
telecast
horse
and
dog
races
and
continuing
31
to
allow
the
licensee
to
conduct
gambling
games.
The
bill
32
does
provide
that
if
the
licensee
decides
to
simultaneously
33
telecast
horse
or
dog
races,
the
licensee
is
required
to
34
carry
the
simultaneously
telecast
signal
of
any
dog
racetrack
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conducting
live
pari-mutuel
wagering
on
dog
races
within
1
the
state.
The
bill
provides
that
upon
discontinuing
live
2
racing,
the
racing
and
gaming
commission
shall
transfer
any
3
unexpended
moneys,
contained
in
the
dog
racing
promotion
fund
4
attributable
to
the
licensee
discontinuing
live
dog
racing,
5
to
an
Iowa
greyhound
pari-mutuel
racing
fund
created
in
the
6
bill.
In
addition,
upon
discontinuing
live
racing,
moneys
from
7
an
escrow
fund
for
greyhound
racing
shall
be
transferred
to
8
the
Iowa
greyhound
association
and
any
agreement
for
dog
purse
9
supplement
payments
for
live
racing
shall
be
terminated.
The
10
licensee,
upon
discontinuing
live
dog
racing,
shall
commence
11
paying
a
new
live
racing
cessation
fee
which
shall
be
deposited
12
in
an
Iowa
greyhound
pari-mutuel
racing
fund
created
in
the
13
bill.
The
new
Code
section
sets
the
live
racing
cessation
fee
14
for
the
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
located
in
Dubuque
county
at
15
$2.142
million,
payable
upon
discontinuing
live
racing,
and
16
at
$2.143
million,
payable
each
January
1
for
six
calendar
17
years
thereafter.
For
the
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
located
18
in
Pottawattamie
county,
the
live
racing
cessation
fee
is
set
19
at
$11
million,
payable
upon
discontinuing
live
racing,
and
at
20
$11.5
million,
payable
each
January
1
for
six
calendar
years
21
thereafter.
The
bill
provides
that
a
licensee
discontinuing
22
live
racing
shall
continue
to
pay
the
annual
license
fee
and
23
regulatory
fee
as
a
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
licensed
to
24
conduct
gambling
games
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
Code
25
section
99F.4A.
26
New
Code
section
99D.9B
creates
an
Iowa
greyhound
27
pari-mutuel
racing
fund
under
the
control
of
the
racing
28
and
gaming
commission.
The
fund
shall
consist
of
moneys
29
transferred
from
the
dog
racing
promotion
fund
and
moneys
from
30
the
live
racing
cessation
fee
established
in
new
Code
section
31
99D.9A,
and
any
moneys
transferred
from
the
Iowa
greyhound
32
association
as
provided
in
the
bill.
33
The
bill
provides
that
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
34
distributed
by
the
commission
annually
and
proportionally
to
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owners,
greyhound
breeders,
and
kennel
operators,
1
and
no-kill
animal
adoption
agencies
based
upon
average
annual
2
purse
winnings
from
dog
races
in
the
state
from
2009
through
3
2014
and
the
economic
impact
of
the
reduction
in
live
dog
4
racing
as
determined
by
the
commission.
In
addition,
the
5
bill
requires
that
if
a
license
to
conduct
live
pari-mutuel
6
wagering
at
a
dog
racetrack
is
granted
as
provided
in
the
bill,
7
any
moneys
remaining
in
the
fund
shall
be
distributed
to
the
8
licensee
for
costs
associated
with
the
development
of
the
dog
9
racetrack
and
gaming
facility.
10
New
Code
section
99D.9C
authorizes
the
Iowa
greyhound
11
association
to
apply
for
a
license
to
conduct
pari-mutuel
12
wagering
and
live
racing
at
a
dog
racetrack
and
to
be
eligible
13
to
conduct
gambling
games
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
14
Code
chapter
99F.
The
bill
provides
that
the
Iowa
greyhound
15
association
must
locate
the
new
dog
racetrack
at
least
50
miles
16
away
from
the
existing
dog
racetracks
in
Pottawattamie
and
17
Dubuque
counties,
and
submit
an
application
by
July
1,
2019.
18
The
bill
requires
the
racing
and
gaming
commission
to
issue
19
the
license
to
the
applicant
barring
any
convincing
evidence
20
that
approval
of
the
license
would
not
be
in
the
best
interests
21
of
the
state.
The
new
Code
section
also
requires
the
Iowa
22
greyhound
association
to
establish
a
fund
under
its
control
for
23
the
receipt
and
deposit
of
escrow
fund
moneys
transferred
to
24
the
Iowa
greyhound
association
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
25
new
Code
section
99D.9A
in
the
bill.
The
bill
authorizes
the
26
association
to
use
moneys
in
the
fund
to
pay
all
reasonable
and
27
necessary
costs
and
fees
associated
with
pursuing
a
license
28
and
for
developing
a
dog
racetrack.
If
the
Iowa
greyhound
29
association
is
unable
to
obtain
a
license
by
July
1,
2020,
the
30
bill
requires
the
association
to
transfer
any
unused
portion
of
31
the
fund
to
the
commission
for
deposit
in
the
Iowa
greyhound
32
pari-mutuel
racing
fund
created
in
Code
section
99D.9B.
33
Code
section
99D.11(6)(b),
concerning
pari-mutuel
wagering
34
on
simultaneous
telecasts
of
horse
or
dog
races,
is
amended
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to
allow
a
simultaneous
telecast
of
horse
and
dog
races
at
a
1
licensee
in
this
state
that
is
no
longer
obligated
to
schedule
2
live
dog
races
pursuant
to
new
Code
section
99D.9A
on
the
3
licensed
premises.
Under
current
law,
simulcast
telecasting
4
of
races
can
only
be
allowed
at
a
racetrack
of
a
licensee
that
5
schedules
no
less
than
60
performances
of
nine
live
races
each
6
day
of
the
season.
7
Code
section
99F.4A,
concerning
gambling
games
at
8
pari-mutuel
racetracks,
is
amended
to
allow
a
dog
racetrack
9
licensee
issued
a
license
pursuant
to
new
Code
section
99D.9C
10
to
conduct
gambling
games.
The
Code
section
is
further
11
amended
to
require
the
racing
and
gaming
commission
to
issue
12
the
new
dog
racetrack
a
license
to
conduct
table
games
at
the
13
racetrack.
14
Code
section
99F.6(4)(a)
is
amended
to
provide
that
15
agreements
for
horse
purses
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
16
2015,
shall
include
a
supplemental
purse
amount
equal
to
50
17
percent
of
an
amount
representing
the
reduction
in
the
wagering
18
tax
owed
by
the
horse
racetrack
licensee
due
to
the
changes
to
19
Code
section
99F.11
in
the
bill.
20
Code
section
99F.6(4)(b)
is
amended
to
allow
the
conduct
of
21
gambling
games
at
a
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
that
is
no
longer
22
obligated
to
schedule
performances
of
live
races
pursuant
to
23
new
Code
section
99D.9A.
The
provision
is
further
amended
24
to
require
a
new
dog
racetrack
licensed
pursuant
to
new
Code
25
section
99D.9C
to
schedule
at
least
290
performances
of
12
live
26
dog
races
each
day
during
a
season
of
at
least
50
weeks
in
order
27
to
conduct
gambling
games.
The
provision
is
further
amended
28
to
provide
that
the
purse
supplements
for
live
dog
racing
paid
29
annually
by
a
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
licensed
pursuant
to
30
the
authority
of
Code
section
99D.9C
shall
be
in
an
amount
of
31
moneys
totaling
the
combined
annual
purse
supplements
paid
32
by
pari-mutuel
dog
racetracks
discontinuing
the
performance
33
of
live
dog
races
pursuant
to
Code
section
99D.9A,
adjusted
34
annually
by
the
cost
of
living
index.
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Code
section
99F.7(11),
concerning
referendums
to
conduct
1
gambling
games,
is
amended
to
provide
that
if
a
new
dog
2
racetrack
licensed
pursuant
to
new
Code
section
99D.9C
requests
3
a
license
to
conduct
gambling
games,
the
applicable
county
4
supervisors
shall
submit
the
proposition
to
conduct
gambling
5
games
at
the
racetrack
to
the
county
electorate
at
an
election
6
for
approval.
In
addition,
the
bill
provides
that
the
current
7
eight-year
time
limitation
on
holding
a
referendum
that
has
8
been
held
in
a
county
which
has
approved
or
defeated
a
proposal
9
to
conduct
gambling
games
shall
not
apply
to
a
request
for
an
10
initial
referendum
on
a
proposal
to
conduct
gambling
games
by
a
11
licensee
of
a
pari-mutuel
dog
racetrack
licensed
pursuant
to
12
the
authority
of
Code
section
99D.9C.
13
Code
section
99F.11,
concerning
the
wagering
tax
on
adjusted
14
gross
receipts
from
gambling
games,
is
amended.
The
bill
15
provides
that
the
tax
rate
on
adjusted
gross
receipts
over
$3
16
million
on
gambling
games
on
the
new
dog
racetrack
licensed
17
pursuant
to
new
Code
section
99D.9C
shall
be
22
percent.
The
18
Code
section
is
also
amended
to
provide
that
the
adjusted
gross
19
receipts
for
purposes
of
the
wagering
tax
for
a
licensee
of
a
20
racetrack
enclosure
conducting
live
races
is
an
amount
equal
21
to
the
adjusted
gross
receipts
from
gambling
games
for
the
22
licensee
reduced
by
the
amount
paid
by
the
licensee
during
the
23
fiscal
year
from
gambling
game
proceeds
to
supplement
purses.
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