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Section 431.301 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...
Section 431.302 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Affiliate" means...
Section 431.303 - Office of Racing Commissioner; Creation; Powers and Duties of Racing Commissioner. - Sec. 3. The office of racing commissioner is created within...
Section 431.304 - Racing Commissioner; Appointment; Qualifications; Individuals Prohibited From Wagering. - Sec. 4. (1) The racing commissioner shall be appointed for...
Section 431.305 - Racing Commissioner; Oath of Office. - Sec. 5. Before beginning his or her duties of office,...
Section 431.306 - Racing Commissioner; Salary; Appointment of Deputy Commissioners and State Stewards as Special Deputies; Powers and Duties; Employment of Other Personnel; Record of Proceedings and Preservation of Documents; Annual Report. - Sec. 6. (1) The racing commissioner shall receive an annual...
Section 431.306a - Horse Racing Advisory Commission; Creation; Membership; Appointment; Terms; Removal; Chairperson; Meetings; Business at Public Meetings; Writings Subject to MCL 15.231 to 15.246. - Sec. 6a. (1) The horse racing advisory commission is created...
Section 431.307 - Rules; Security; Sanctions; Approval of Certain Extensions, Additions, Modifications, or Improvements; Compelling Production of Books, Records, Memoranda, Data, and Documents; Removal of Employee or Official; Compliance; Failure of... - Sec. 7. (1) The racing commissioner may promulgate rules pursuant...
Section 431.308 - Issuance of Licenses; General Classes; Prohibition; Limitation Pari-Mutuel Wagering. - Sec. 8. (1) The racing commissioner may issue the following...
Section 431.308a - Holder of Casino License; Issuance of Race Meeting License; Limitation. - Sec. 8a. (1) If the racing commissioner determines that all...
Section 431.309 - Track License; Issuance; Validity; Application; Grant or Denial of License; Review; Transfer to New Racetrack Owner; Suspension or Revocation of License; Imposition of Fine; Appeal; Prohibition. - Sec. 9. (1) The racing commissioner shall issue, without further...
Section 431.309a - Toll-Free Compulsive Gaming Helpline Number; Posting. - Sec. 9a. Each holder of the track license shall post...
Section 431.309b - Point of Sale Device or Automatic Teller Machine Service Located on License Holder's Premises; Preventing Access to Cash Benefits From Michigan Bridge Card; Definition. - Sec. 9b. (1) The holder of a track license shall...
Section 431.310 - Thoroughbred or Standardbred Race Meeting; Live and Simulcast Horse Races; Race Meeting License; Application; Filing; Investigation to Determine Compliance. - Sec. 10. (1) A person that desires to conduct a...
Section 431.312 - Applicant for License to Conduct Thoroughbred or Standardbred Race Meeting; Live Racing and Simulcast Requirements; Amended License. - Sec. 12. (1) An applicant for a license to conduct...
Section 431.313 - Contracts With Certified Horsemen's Organizations. - Sec. 13. (1) A race meeting licensee shall have a...
Section 431.314 - Grant or Denial of Application for Race Meeting License; Conditions for Simulcast Authorization; Charitable Organization; Imposition of Fine or Revocation or Suspension of License; Notice; Appeal; Maintenance of Account for Deposit... - Sec. 14. (1) Before November 1 of the year preceding...
Section 431.315 - Statement of Receipts; Filing; Certification; Availability to Public; Preparation; Review; Remittance of Money Due State or Other Entities; Licensure of Person and Racetrack Required. - Sec. 15. (1) Before March 31 of each year, each...
Section 431.316 - Occupational License; Issuance; Persons Required to Be Licensed; Exception; Conditions to Licensure; Additional Requirements; Fingerprints; Duties and Responsibilities of Trainer; Suspension of Occupational License; Notice; Hearing;... - Sec. 16. (1) Each person participating in or having to...
Section 431.317 - Lawful Forms of Pari-Mutuel Wagering; Preapproval by Racing Commissioner Required; Use of Totalisator or Other Device; Commission Retained by Holder of Race Meeting License; Definitions; Retention and Payment of Breaks; Payoff Price... - Sec. 17. (1) The pari-mutuel system of wagering on the...
Section 431.318 - Simulcast; Authorization; Permit; Conditions; Wagering; Pools; Providing Equipment and Simulcast Signals to Other Licensees; Fees; Simulcasting Other Events Prohibited; Definitions. - Sec. 18. (1) Simulcasting by race meeting licensees may be...
Section 431.319 - Payment Into Horsemen's Purse Account; Disposition; Distribution; Payment of Net Commission on Live and Simulcast Racing to the Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing Disbursement Account. - Sec. 19. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a race meeting...
Section 431.319a - Surrender, Revocation, or Escrow of License; Transfer of Purse Pool Money. - Sec. 19a. If a track license is surrendered, revoked, or...
Section 431.319b - Money Placed in Escrow Before Effective Date of Amendatory Act; Use by September 1, 2017. - Sec. 19b. Money that was to be distributed to a...
Section 431.319c - Michigan Harness Horsemen's Association; Transfer and Use of Money. - Sec. 19c. The Michigan Harness Horsemen's Association shall not expend...
Section 431.320 - Michigan Agriculture and Equine Industry Development Fund; Payments to Programs; Carrying Forward Appropriated and Allotted Money; Deposit in Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund; Rules; Excess to the Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing Disbursem... - Sec. 20. (1) It is the policy of this state...
Section 431.320a - Allocation of Tax. - Sec. 20a. The tax imposed under section 22 on wagers...
Section 431.321 - Police, Fire, and Traffic Protection. - Sec. 21. Local units of government participating in the distribution...
Section 431.322 - License Fee and Tax. - Sec. 22. (1) A licensed racetrack shall pay a license...
Section 431.323 - Audits. - Sec. 23. (1) The auditing of pari-mutuel operations at each...
Section 431.324 - Prohibited Dissemination of Racing Information. - Sec. 24. A person licensed under this act shall not...
Section 431.325 - Disclosure of Certain Information; Confidentiality. - Sec. 25. To the extent information is disclosed by any...
Section 431.326 - Applicability of Act to County or State Fairs or Agricultural or Livestock Exhibitions. - Sec. 26. (1) Except as provided for in section 20,...
Section 431.327 - Wagering Prohibited; Exception. - Sec. 27. A person shall not participate in racing involving...
Section 431.328 - Assessment or Collection of Tax or Fees Prohibited; Exception. - Sec. 28. Except as provided in section 21, a political...
Section 431.329 - Aiding, Assisting, or Abetting Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 29. A person who willfully aids, assists, or abets...
Section 431.330 - Administration of Drug or Foreign Substance. - Sec. 30. (1) A drug or foreign substance must not...
Section 431.331 - Prohibited Acts; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Exceptions. - Sec. 31. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a...
Section 431.332 - Influencing or Attempting to Influence Result of Race or Workout as Felony; Penalty. - Sec. 32. A person influencing or attempting to influence the...
Section 431.333 - Information Regarding Violation of MCL 431.330, 431.331, or 431.332; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 33. A person who has information regarding a violation...
Section 431.334 - Additional Penalties. - Sec. 34. In addition to the penalties provided in sections...
Section 431.335 - Repeal of MCL 431.61 to 431.88. - Sec. 35. Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of...
Section 431.336 - Effective Date. - Sec. 36. This act shall take effect January 1, 1996....