Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 11: HARNESS RACING
8 §264. Employees

§264. Employees
The department may employ such personnel as it considers necessary to provide adequate oversight and enforcement and to carry out the purposes of this chapter, subject to the Civil Service Law. The department may fix the compensation of the employees on a per diem basis, subject to the Civil Service Law.   [PL 1997, c. 735, §1 (RPR).]
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, all officials whose presence is regularly required at a race meet must be licensed by the commission. The commission shall adopt rules providing for standards for the licensure and conduct of presiding and associate judges. For purposes of the Maine Tort Claims Act, the presiding judge and associate judges licensed pursuant to this section are deemed to be employees of the State, as those terms are defined in Title 14, section 8102, subsections 1 and 4.   [PL 2017, c. 231, §4 (AMD).]
When a presiding judge or an associate judge is required to attend an appeal hearing under section 263‑A before the commission, the judge is entitled to mileage reimbursement consistent with Title 5, section 8 and a per diem of $100 per day. To receive compensation for appearance at an appeal hearing, a presiding judge or associate judge must submit an expense voucher consistent with Title 5, section 12002‑C.   [PL 2017, c. 231, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1971, c. 594, §15 (RPR). PL 1979, c. 731, §19 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 785, §B50 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 579, §6 (RPR). PL 1997, c. 528, §7 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 735, §1 (RPR). PL 2001, c. 567, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 401, §5 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 231, §4 (AMD).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 8: AMUSEMENTS AND SPORTS

Chapter 11: HARNESS RACING

8 §261. Commission (REPEALED)

8 §261-A. Commission

8 §262. Organization

8 §263. Offices

8 §263-A. Commission responsibilities

8 §263-B. Department responsibilities

8 §263-C. Executive director (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 8, SECTION 263-A)

8 §264. Employees

8 §265. Compensation

8 §266. Disbursements

8 §267. Budget; report

8 §267-A. Operating account for the commission

8 §268. Rules

8 §269. Races

8 §270. Licenses

8 §270-A. Confidentiality of records and information

8 §271. Issuance of licenses for the conduct of racing

8 §272. Bonds

8 §272-A. Trust account (REPEALED)

8 §272-B. Association funding

8 §272-C. Trust account

8 §273. Penalties

8 §274. Pari-mutuel pools (REPEALED)

8 §274-A. Off-track betting (REPEALED)

8 §275. Taxes (REPEALED)

8 §275-A. Definitions

8 §275-B. Sale of pari-mutuel pools

8 §275-C. Common pari-mutuel pools

8 §275-D. Off-track betting

8 §275-E. Limit on total commission

8 §275-F. Amounts payable to the Stipend Fund (REPEALED)

8 §275-G. Amounts payable to Sire Stakes Fund (REPEALED)

8 §275-H. Amounts payable to General Fund (REPEALED)

8 §275-I. Amounts payable to supplement purses (REPEALED)

8 §275-J. Amounts payable to or retained by racetracks (REPEALED)

8 §275-K. Amounts retained by off-track betting facility (REPEALED)

8 §275-L. Amounts deposited in Harness Racing Promotional Fund (REPEALED)

8 §275-M. Amounts payable to the State Harness Racing Commission (REPEALED)

8 §275-N. Limitations on off-track betting facilities

8 §275-O. Reduced payments

8 §276. Payments

8 §276-A. Unclaimed ticket money

8 §276-B. Commercial track ceases operation; entitled to funds

8 §277. Records

8 §278. Minors

8 §279. Supervision; investigations

8 §279-A. Licenses, rules and regulations for participating in racing

8 §279-B. Fines, suspensions and revocations

8 §279-C. Officials, judges and starters; powers and duties

8 §279-D. Insurance

8 §279-E. Trainers; duty to submit a horse for testing for use of prohibited substances

8 §280. Use of drugs or appliances; prearrangement of results; veterinarian

8 §281. Standard-bred horses

8 §281-A. Standardbred horses eligible for registration

8 §281-B. Registration of stallions (REPEALED)

8 §282. Enforcement

8 §283. Reciprocal disciplinary action

8 §284. Harness Racing Promotional Board (REPEALED)

8 §285. Harness Racing Promotional Board (REPEALED)

8 §285-A. Bargaining agent (REPEALED)

8 §285-B. Dispute resolution; exclusive bargaining agent and racetrack (REPEALED)

8 §286. Calculation of distribution of commission

8 §287. Payment of state share

8 §288. Payment to Sire Stakes Fund share

8 §289. Payment to Stipend Fund share

8 §290. Purse supplement

8 §291. Harness Racing Promotional Fund share

8 §292. Horsemen's purse share

8 §293. Track share

8 §294. Off-track betting facility share

8 §295. Off-track betting facility simulcast fund share

8 §296. Fund to supplement harness racing purses (REPEALED)

8 §297. Working capital advance (REPEALED)

8 §298. Fund to supplement harness racing purses

8 §299. Fund to Encourage Racing at Maine's Commercial Tracks

8 §299-A. Harness Racing Promotional Fund

8 §300. Fund to Stabilize Off-track Betting Facilities

8 §300-A. Illegal wagering

8 §300-B. Interception of pari-mutuel winnings to pay child support debt