West Virginia Code
Article 23. Horse and Dog Racing
§19-23-29. Severability

§19-23-29. Severability.
If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article, and to this end the provisions of this article are declared to be severable.

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West Virginia Code

Chapter 19. Agriculture

Article 23. Horse and Dog Racing

§19-23-1. License Required for Horse and Dog Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering in Connection Therewith; Exception

§19-23-2. Permits Required for Horse and Dog Racetrack Positions; Residency Requirements for Employees of Licensees

§19-23-3. Definitions

§19-23-4. West Virginia Racing Commission Continued as a Public Corporation; Composition; Terms; Vacancies; Qualifications, Expenses of Members; Principal Office; Meetings; Election of Officers; Quorum; Inspection of Records; Annual Report

§19-23-5. Executive Director and Other Personnel; Qualifications; Terms; Powers and Duties; Compensation and Expenses

§19-23-6. Powers and Authority of Racing Commission

§19-23-7. Application for License; Forms; Time for Filing; Disclosure Required; Verification; Bond; Application for Permit

§19-23-7a. Applicants for Licenses and Permits to Provide Fingerprints

§19-23-8. Consideration of Application for License or Permit; Issuance or Denial; Contents of License or Permit; Grounds for Denial of Application; Determination of Racing Dates; License or Permit Not Transferable or Assignable; Limitation on License...

§19-23-8a. Applications for Sunday Racing; Local Option Election Procedures; Protest Procedures Against Approval

§19-23-8b. Horse or Dog Racing After Six O'clock Postmeridian on Sundays; Application Therefor; Tentative Approval; Publication of Notice; Petition for Local Option Election; Local Option Election Procedure; Effect of Such Election

§19-23-8c. Local Option Election Procedure; Form of Ballot or Ballot Labels; Effect of Such Election

§19-23-9. Pari-Mutuel System of Wagering Authorized; Licensee Authorized to Deduct Commissions From Pari-Mutuel Pools; Retention of Breakage; Auditing; Minors

§19-23-10. Daily License Tax; Pari-Mutuel Pools Tax; How Taxes Paid; Alternate Tax; Credits

§19-23-11. Revenues From Horse Racing and Dog Racing to Be Paid Into a Special Account to Fund Commission Expenses

§19-23-12. License to Be in Lieu of All Other License, etc., Taxes; Exception

§19-23-12a. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Interstate and Intrastate Horse and Dog Racing

§19-23-12b. Televised Racing Days; Merging of Pari-Mutuel Wagering Pools

§19-23-12c. Interstate Simulcasts by Licensed Racetracks

§19-23-12d. Simulcast Races and Pari-Mutuel Wagering at Authorized Gaming Facility in Historic Resort Hotel

§19-23-12e. Licensing of Advance Deposit Account Wagering

§19-23-13. Disposition of Funds for Payment of Outstanding and Unredeemed Pari-Mutuel Tickets; Publication of Notice; Irredeemable Tickets; Payment of Past Obligations

§19-23-13a. West Virginia Bonus Race Fund

§19-23-13b. West Virginia Thoroughbred Development Fund; Distribution; Restricted Races; Nonrestricted Purse Supplements; Preference for West Virginia Accredited Thoroughbreds

§19-23-13c. Expenditure of Racetrack Video Lottery Distribution

§19-23-14. Disposition of Permit Fees, Registration Fees and Civil Penalties

§19-23-15. Investigation by Racing Commission; Suspension or Revocation of License or Permit

§19-23-16. Entry of Order Suspending or Revoking License or Permit; Service of Order; Contents; Hearing; Decision to Be in Writing

§19-23-17. Judicial Review; Appeal to Supreme Court of Appeals; Legal Representation for Racing Commission

§19-23-18. Horse and Dog Racetrack Construction Permits; Application Therefor

§19-23-19. Tentative Approval of Application for Construction Permit; Denial of Application; Publication of Notice

§19-23-20. Petition for Local Option Election

§19-23-21. Local Option Election Procedure; Form of Ballots or Ballot Labels

§19-23-22. Issuance or Nonissuance of Construction Permit; Duration of Construction Permit; Transfer and Assignment of Construction Permit

§19-23-23. Further Elections Restricted

§19-23-24. §§19-23-18 to 19-23-23 Inapplicable to Horse Racetracks Already Constructed and Established

§19-23-25. Application to Enjoin Violations

§19-23-26. Offenses and Penalties

§19-23-27. Repealer

§19-23-28. Effect of Article on Existing Rules and Regulations, Licenses and Permits

§19-23-29. Severability

§19-23-30. Continuation of the Racing Commission