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“Section 1. Section 5-101, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
5‑1015-101. Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Additional wagering facility" means a
facility which is not the enclosure in which authorized racing takes place but
which meets the requirements of section 5‑111, subsection A and is used
by a permittee for handling pari‑mutuel wagering.
2. “advance deposit
wagering” means a form of pari-mutuel wagering in which a person may deposit
funds in advance in an account with a commercial live racing permittee and use
the funds to pay for pari-mutuel wagering on live or simulcast racing conducted
by the permittee.
2. 3. "Applicant"
means a person, partnership, association or corporation placing before the
department an application for a permit or license.
3. 4. "Association"
means a body of persons, corporations, partnerships or associations, united and
acting together without a charter from the state for the prosecution of some
common enterprise.
4. 5. "Commercial
horse racing" means horse racing conducted other than by a county fair
association.
5. 6. "Commission"
means the Arizona racing commission.
6. 7. "Concessionaire"
means a person, partnership, association or corporation that offers goods or
services for sale to the public, a permittee or a licensee at an enclosure in
which authorized racing takes place or an additional wagering facility.
7. 8. "County fair
facility" means any place, enclosure or track constructed in accordance
with a permit issued by the commission for the purpose of running county fair
horse racing dates as well as any commercial dates for horse racing that may be
awarded by the commission in reference to such a location.
8. 9. "County fair
racing association" means an association duly authorized by the board of
supervisors to conduct a county fair racing meeting for the benefit of the
county.
9. 10. "Dark day
simulcast" means a simulcast received on a day when there are no posted
races conducted at the enclosure in which authorized racing takes place.
10. 11. "Department"
means the Arizona department of racing.
11. 12. "Desensitized"
means that a horse's or dog's legs upon arrival at the receiving barn, saddling
paddock or lockout kennel do not respond appropriately to tests for feeling
administered by an official veterinarian.
12. 13. "Director"
means the director of the Arizona department of racing.
13. 14. "Dog
racing" means racing in which greyhound dogs chase a mechanical lure.
14. 15. "Entered"
means that a horse or dog has been registered with an authorized racing
official as a participant in a specified race and has not been withdrawn prior
to presentation of the horse or dog for inspection and testing as provided in
section 5‑105.
15. 16. "Financial
interest" means any direct pecuniary interest.
16. 17. "Firm"
means a business unit or enterprise that transacts business.
17. 18. "Handle"
means the total amount of money contributed to all pari‑mutuel pools by
bettors.
18. 19. "Harness
racing" means horse racing in which the horses are harnessed to a sulky,
carriage or similar vehicle and driven by a driver.
19. 20. "Horse
racing" means racing in which horses are mounted and ridden by
jockeys. For purposes of county fair racing meetings, "horse
racing" means racing in which horses or mules are mounted and ridden by
jockeys.
20. 21. "License"
means the license issued by the department to each employee or other person
participating in any capacity in a racing meeting, including officials and
employees of the pari‑mutuel department.
21. 22. "Pari‑mutuel
wagering" means a system of betting which provides for the distribution
among the winning patrons of at least the total amount wagered less the amount
withheld under state law.
22. 23. "Permit"
means a permit for a racing meeting issued under the provisions of this
article.
23. 24. "Racing
meeting" means a number of days of racing allotted by the commission in
one permit.
24. 25. "Simulcast"
means the telecast shown within this state of live audio and visual signals of
horse, harness or dog races conducted at an out‑of‑state track or
the telecast shown outside this state of live audio and visual signals of
horse, harness or dog races originating within this state for the purpose of
pari‑mutuel wagering.
25. 26. "Undesirable"
includes known bookmakers, touts, persons convicted of a violation of any
provision of this article or of any law prohibiting bookmaking or any other
illegal forms of wagering, or any other person whose presence would, in the
opinion of the director, be inimical to the interests of the state.
26. 27. "Week"
means seven consecutive days beginning on Monday and ending on Sunday, mountain
standard time.”
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Page 3, line 1, after the first “OR” insert “SECTION 5-111,”
Line 4, after “AND” insert “SECTION 5-111,”
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