Indiana Code
Chapter 5. Permits to Conduct Recognized Meetings
4-31-5-2. Application for Permit

Sec. 2. (a) An application for renewal of an existing recognized meeting permit must be filed with the commission no later than November 1 of the year preceding the year in which the horse racing meeting is to be conducted. The timing for filing an initial application for a recognized meeting permit shall be established by the rules of the commission.
(b) The commission shall prescribe the forms to be used in making an application under this section. The application must include the following:
(1) The full name of the person making the application.
(2) If the applicant is an association, the names and addresses of the members of the association.
(3) If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the state in which it is incorporated, the location of its principal place of business, and the names and addresses of its directors and stockholders.
(4) If the applicant is a trust, the location of its principal place of business and the names and addresses of its trustees and beneficiaries.
(5) If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of the partners.
(6) If the applicant is a limited partnership, the names, addresses, and percentages of ownership of each general partner and each limited partner.
(7) If the applicant is a limited liability company, the name of the state where it is organized, the location of its principal place of business, and the names and addresses of the managers and members.
(8) The dates on which the applicant intends to conduct horse racing meetings, which must be successive days (including Sundays) unless otherwise authorized by the commission. The applicant may submit a written statement setting forth the reasons certain dates are sought.
(9) The proposed hours of each racing day.
(10) The location of the place, track, or enclosure where the applicant proposes to conduct horse racing meetings.
(11) A statement of whether the racing plant is owned or leased by the applicant.
(12) A statement of whether the racing plant will include a facility, either physically connected to the clubhouse or in close proximity, that will:
(A) display for public inspection trophies, memorabilia, and instructional material depicting the history of horse racing; and
(B) be made available as a repository for the collections of the Indiana Harness Horse Hall of Fame.
(13) Any other information that the commission requires.
(c) An application under this section must be signed and verified as follows:
(1) An application by an individual must be signed and verified under oath by that individual.
(2) An application by two (2) or more individuals or by a partnership must be signed and verified under oath by one (1) of those individuals or by a member of the partnership.
(3) An application by an association, a trust, or a corporation must be:
(A) signed by its president and vice president;
(B) attested by its secretary; and
(C) verified under oath.
(4) An application by a limited liability company, must be signed and verified under oath by two (2) managers or members of the limited liability company.
(d) At the time an application is filed, the applicant must:
(1) pay a permit fee and an investigation fee for an initial permit application as required by the rules of the commission;
(2) file a cash bond, certified check, or bank draft in the manner provided by section 4 of this chapter; and
(3) file a copy of an ordinance adopted under IC 4-31-4.
As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.24-1992, SEC.9; P.L.8-1993, SEC.39.