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 - (a) No association shall hold or conduct any horse or...

§19-23-2. Permits Required for Horse and Dog Racetrack Positions; Residency Requirements for Employees of Licensees - (a) No person not required to be licensed under the...

§19-23-3. Definitions - Unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, as used...

§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 - (a) The "West Virginia Racing Commission," is continued in existence...

§19-23-5. Executive Director and Other Personnel; Qualifications; Terms; Powers and Duties; Compensation and Expenses - (a) The Racing Commission shall appoint an executive director to...

§19-23-6. Powers and Authority of Racing Commission - The Racing Commission has full jurisdiction over and shall supervise...

§19-23-7. Application for License; Forms; Time for Filing; Disclosure Required; Verification; Bond; Application for Permit - (a) Any racing association desiring to hold or conduct a...

§19-23-7a. Applicants for Licenses and Permits to Provide Fingerprints - (a) All new applicants for licenses issued by the Racing...

§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... - (a) The Racing Commission shall promptly consider any application for...

§19-23-8a. Applications for Sunday Racing; Local Option Election Procedures; Protest Procedures Against Approval - §19-23-8a. Applications for Sunday racing; local option election procedures; protest...

§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 - (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code to the...

§19-23-8c. Local Option Election Procedure; Form of Ballot or Ballot Labels; Effect of Such Election - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,...

§19-23-9. Pari-Mutuel System of Wagering Authorized; Licensee Authorized to Deduct Commissions From Pari-Mutuel Pools; Retention of Breakage; Auditing; Minors - §19-23-9. Pari-mutuel system of wagering authorized; licensee authorized to deduct...

§19-23-10. Daily License Tax; Pari-Mutuel Pools Tax; How Taxes Paid; Alternate Tax; Credits - §19-23-10. Daily license tax; pari-mutuel pools tax; how taxes paid;...

§19-23-11. Revenues From Horse Racing and Dog Racing to Be Paid Into a Special Account to Fund Commission Expenses - All revenues collected pursuant to the provisions of this article...

§19-23-12. License to Be in Lieu of All Other License, etc., Taxes; Exception - The license tax imposed in section ten of this article...

§19-23-12a. Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Interstate and Intrastate Horse and Dog Racing - (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, a racing...

§19-23-12b. Televised Racing Days; Merging of Pari-Mutuel Wagering Pools - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Televised racing...

§19-23-12c. Interstate Simulcasts by Licensed Racetracks - (a) Any licensed racing association may be authorized by the...

§19-23-12d. Simulcast Races and Pari-Mutuel Wagering at Authorized Gaming Facility in Historic Resort Hotel - (a) Definitions. -– In addition to the words and phrases...

§19-23-12e. Licensing of Advance Deposit Account Wagering - (a) As used in this section: "Account" means an advance...

§19-23-13. Disposition of Funds for Payment of Outstanding and Unredeemed Pari-Mutuel Tickets; Publication of Notice; Irredeemable Tickets; Payment of Past Obligations - (a) All moneys held by any licensee for the payment...

§19-23-13a. West Virginia Bonus Race Fund - An association licensed by the West Virginia Racing Commission to...

§19-23-13b. West Virginia Thoroughbred Development Fund; Distribution; Restricted Races; Nonrestricted Purse Supplements; Preference for West Virginia Accredited Thoroughbreds - (a) The Racing Commission shall deposit moneys required to be...

§19-23-13c. Expenditure of Racetrack Video Lottery Distribution - (a) Funds received by the Racing Commission pursuant to subdivision...

§19-23-14. Disposition of Permit Fees, Registration Fees and Civil Penalties - (a) All permit fees and fees paid for the registration...

§19-23-15. Investigation by Racing Commission; Suspension or Revocation of License or Permit - (a) The Racing Commission may conduct an investigation to determine...

§19-23-16. Entry of Order Suspending or Revoking License or Permit; Service of Order; Contents; Hearing; Decision to Be in Writing - (a) Whenever the Racing Commission shall deny an application for...

§19-23-17. Judicial Review; Appeal to Supreme Court of Appeals; Legal Representation for Racing Commission - Any person adversely affected by a decision of the Racing...

§19-23-18. Horse and Dog Racetrack Construction Permits; Application Therefor - §19-23-18. Horse and dog racetrack construction permits; application therefor. (a)...

§19-23-19. Tentative Approval of Application for Construction Permit; Denial of Application; Publication of Notice - (a) Upon the basis of the application and all other...

§19-23-20. Petition for Local Option Election - A petition for a local option election on the question...

§19-23-21. Local Option Election Procedure; Form of Ballots or Ballot Labels - (a) Upon the timely filing of a proper petition for...

§19-23-22. Issuance or Nonissuance of Construction Permit; Duration of Construction Permit; Transfer and Assignment of Construction Permit - (a) The Racing Commission shall, after the certification of the...

§19-23-23. Further Elections Restricted - When a local option election in accordance with the provisions...

§19-23-24. §§19-23-18 to 19-23-23 Inapplicable to Horse Racetracks Already Constructed and Established - Nothing contained in sections eighteen through twenty-three of this article...

§19-23-25. Application to Enjoin Violations - §19-23-25. Application to enjoin violations. Whenever it appears to the...

§19-23-26. Offenses and Penalties - §19-23-26. Offenses and penalties. (a) Any person holding or conducting,...

§19-23-27. Repealer - All acts, whether general or local, public or private, inconsistent...

§19-23-28. Effect of Article on Existing Rules and Regulations, Licenses and Permits - All rules and regulations promulgated by the Racing Commission and...

§19-23-29. Severability - §19-23-29. Severability. If any provision of this article or the...

§19-23-30. Continuation of the Racing Commission - Pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of...