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550.001 - Short Title. - History.—s. 2, ch. 92-348.
550.002 - Definitions. - (1) “Breaks” means the portion of a pari-mutuel pool which...
550.0115 - Permitholder Operating License. - History.—s. 4, ch. 92-348; s. 2, ch. 2021-271; s. 7,...
550.01215 - License Application; Periods of Operation; License Fees; Bond. - (1) Each permitholder shall annually, during the period between December...
550.0235 - Limitation of Civil Liability. - History.—s. 8, ch. 92-348; s. 782, ch. 97-103; s. 4,...
550.0251 - Powers and Duties of the Florida Gaming Control Commission. - (1) The commission shall make an annual report to the...
550.0351 - Charity Racing Days. - (1) The commission shall, upon the request of a permitholder,...
550.0425 - Minors Attendance at Pari-Mutuel Performances; Restrictions. - (1) A minor, when accompanied by one or both parents...
550.054 - Application for Permit to Conduct Pari-Mutuel Wagering. - (1) Any person who possesses the qualifications prescribed in this...
550.0555 - Greyhound Dogracing Permits; Relocation Within a County; Conditions. - (1) It is the finding of the Legislature that pari-mutuel...
550.0651 - Elections for Ratification of Permits; Municipal Prohibitions. - (1) The holder of any permit may have submitted to...
550.0745 - Summer Jai Alai Permit Periods of Operation. - History.—s. 14, ch. 92-348; s. 9, ch. 2021-271.
550.0951 - Payment of Daily License Fee and Taxes; Penalties. - (1) DAILY LICENSE FEE.— (a) Each person engaged in the...
550.09511 - Jai Alai Taxes; Abandoned Interest in a Permit for Nonpayment of Taxes. - (1)(a) Pari-mutuel wagering at jai alai frontons in this state...
550.09512 - Harness Horse Taxes; Abandoned Interest in a Permit for Nonpayment of Taxes. - (1) Pari-mutuel wagering at harness horse racetracks in this state...
550.09514 - Greyhound Dogracing Taxes; Purse Requirements. - (1) Wagering on greyhound racing is subject to a tax...
550.09515 - Thoroughbred Horse Taxes; Abandoned Interest in a Permit for Nonpayment of Taxes. - (1) Pari-mutuel wagering at thoroughbred horse racetracks in this state...
550.105 - Occupational Licenses of Racetrack Employees; Fees; Denial, Suspension, and Revocation of License; Penalties and Fines. - (1) Each person connected with a racetrack or jai alai...
550.1155 - Authority of Stewards, Judges, Panel of Judges, or Player’s Manager to Impose Penalties Against Occupational Licensees; Disposition of Funds Collected. - (1) The stewards at a horse racetrack or the judges,...
550.125 - Uniform Reporting System; Bond Requirement. - (1) The Legislature finds that a uniform reporting system should...
550.135 - Division of Moneys Derived Under This Law. - (1) The daily license fee revenues collected pursuant to s....
550.155 - Pari-Mutuel Pool Within Track Enclosure; Takeouts; Breaks; Penalty for Purchasing Part of a Pari-Mutuel Pool for or Through Another in Specified Circumstances. - (1) Wagering on the results of a horserace, dograce, or...
550.1625 - Dogracing; Taxes. - (1) The operation of a dog track and legalized pari-mutuel...
550.1645 - Escheat to State of Abandoned Interest in or Contribution to Pari-Mutuel Pools. - (1) It is the public policy of the state, while...
550.1646 - Credit for Unclaimed Property Remitted to State. - History.—s. 45, ch. 2000-354.
550.1647 - Greyhound Permitholders; Unclaimed Tickets; Breaks. - History.—s. 12, ch. 2000-354; s. 2, ch. 2004-23; s. 14,...
550.175 - Petition for Election to Revoke Permit. - History.—s. 23, ch. 92-348; s. 787, ch. 97-103; s. 16,...
550.1815 - Certain Persons Prohibited From Holding Racing or Jai Alai Permits; Suspension and Revocation. - (1) A corporation, general or limited partnership, sole proprietorship, business...
550.235 - Conniving to Prearrange Result of Race or Jai Alai Game; Using Medication or Drugs on Horse or Dog; Penalty. - (1) Any person who influences, or has any understanding or...
550.24055 - Use of Controlled Substances or Alcohol Prohibited; Testing of Certain Occupational Licensees; Penalty; Evidence of Test or Action Taken and Admissibility for Criminal Prosecution Limited. - (1) The use of a controlled substance as defined in...
550.2415 - Racing of Animals Under Certain Conditions Prohibited; Penalties; Exceptions. - (1)(a) The racing of an animal that has been impermissibly...
550.255 - Penalty for Conducting Unauthorized Race Meeting. - History.—s. 29, ch. 92-348.
550.2614 - Distribution of Certain Funds to a Horsemen’s Association. - (1) Each licensee that holds a permit for thoroughbred horse...
550.26165 - Breeders’ Awards. - (1) The purpose of this section is to encourage the...
550.2625 - Horseracing; Minimum Purse Requirement, Florida Breeders’ and Owners’ Awards. - (1) The purse structure and the availability of breeder awards...
550.2633 - Horseracing; Distribution of Abandoned Interest in or Contributions to Pari-Mutuel Pools. - (1) All moneys or other property represented by any unclaimed,...
550.26352 - Breeders’ Cup Meet; Pools Authorized; Conflicts; Taxes; Credits; Transmission of Races; Rules; Application. - (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary,...
550.2704 - Jai Alai Tournament of Champions Meet. - (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, there is hereby...
550.285 - Obtaining Feed or Other Supplies for Racehorses or Greyhound Racing Dogs With Intent to Defraud. - (1) Any owner, trainer, or custodian of any horse or...
550.334 - Quarter Horse Racing; Substitutions. - (1) The operator of any licensed racetrack is authorized to...
550.3345 - Conversion of Quarter Horse Permit to a Limited Thoroughbred Permit. - (1) In recognition of the important and long-standing economic contribution...
550.3355 - Harness Track Licenses for Summer Quarter Horse Racing. - History.—s. 38, ch. 92-348; s. 16, ch. 2009-170; ss. 4,...
550.3551 - Transmission of Racing and Jai Alai Information; Commingling of Pari-Mutuel Pools. - (1)(a) It is unlawful for any person to transmit, by...
550.3615 - Bookmaking on the Grounds of a Permitholder; Penalties; Reinstatement; Duties of Track Employees; Penalty; Exceptions. - (1) Any person who engages in bookmaking, as defined in...
550.3616 - Racing Greyhounds or Other Dogs Prohibited; Penalty. - History.—s. 24, ch. 2021-271.
550.375 - Operation of Certain Harness Tracks. - (1) The Legislature finds that the operation of harness tracks...
550.475 - Lease of Pari-Mutuel Facilities by Pari-Mutuel Permitholders. - History.—s. 43, ch. 92-348; s. 13, ch. 96-364; s. 16,...
550.495 - Totalisator Licensing. - (1) A totalisator may not be operated at a pari-mutuel...
550.505 - Nonwagering Permits. - (1)(a) Except as provided in this section, permits and licenses...
550.5251 - Florida Thoroughbred Racing; Certain Permits; Operating Days. - (1) Each thoroughbred permitholder shall annually, during the period commencing...
550.615 - Intertrack Wagering. - (1) Any thoroughbred permitholder licensed under this chapter which has...
550.625 - Intertrack Wagering; Purses; Breeders’ Awards. - (1) A host track racing under either a thoroughbred or...
550.6305 - Intertrack Wagering; Guest Track Payments; Accounting Rules. - (1) All guest tracks which are eligible to receive broadcasts...
550.6308 - Limited Intertrack Wagering License. - (1) Upon application to the commission on or before January...
550.6315 - Applicability of S. 565.02(5) to Guest Tracks. - History.—s. 50, ch. 92-348.
550.6325 - Uncashed Tickets and Breakage Tax. - History.—s. 51, ch. 92-348.
550.6335 - Surcharge. - (1) Any guest track that accepts intertrack wagers may collect...
550.6345 - Intertrack Wagering; Purses When Host Track Is Harness Racetrack. - History.—s. 53, ch. 92-348.
550.70 - Jai Alai General Provisions; Chief Court Judges Required; Extension of Time to Construct Fronton; Amateur Jai Alai Contests Permitted Under Certain Conditions; Playing Days’ Limitations; Locking of Pari-Mutuel Machines. - (1) A chief court judge must be present for each...
550.71 - Operation of Ch. 96-364. - History.—s. 25, ch. 96-364.
550.901 - Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Pari-Mutuel Wagering. - History.—s. 31, ch. 2000-354.
550.902 - Purposes. - (1) Establish uniform requirements among the party states for the...
550.903 - Definitions; Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Pari-Mutuel Wagering. - (1) “Compact committee” means the organization of officials from the...
550.904 - Entry Into Force. - History.—s. 34, ch. 2000-354; s. 28, ch. 2001-63.
550.905 - States Eligible to Join Compact. - History.—s. 35, ch. 2000-354.
550.906 - Withdrawal From Compact; Impact on Force and Effect. - (1) Any party state may withdraw from this compact by...
550.907 - Compact Committee. - (1) There is created an interstate governmental entity to be...
550.908 - Powers and Duties of Compact Committee. - (1)(a) Determine which categories of participants in pari-mutuel wagering, including,...
550.909 - Voting Requirements. - (1) Each member of the compact committee is entitled to...
550.910 - Administration and Management. - (1) The compact committee shall elect annually from among its...
550.911 - Immunity From Liability for Performance of Official Responsibilities and Duties. - History.—s. 41, ch. 2000-354.
550.912 - Rights and Responsibilities of Each Party State. - (1) By enacting this compact, each party state: (a) Agrees...
550.913 - Construction and Severability. - (1) This compact shall be liberally construed so as to...