Public Act 90-0754 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0754
HB2729 Enrolled LRB9009225LDpk
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 by
changing Section 21.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is
amended by changing Section 21 as follows:
(230 ILCS 5/21) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-21)
Sec. 21. (a) Applications for organization licenses must
be filed with the Board at a time and place prescribed by the
rules and regulations of the Board. The Board shall examine
the applications within 21 days after the date allowed for
filing with respect to their conformity with this Act and
such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the
Board. If any application does not comply with this Act or
the rules and regulations prescribed by the Board, such
application may be rejected and an organization license
refused to the applicant, or the Board may, within 21 days of
the receipt of such application, advise the applicant of the
deficiencies of the application under the Act or the rules
and regulations of the Board, and require the submittal of an
amended application within a reasonable time determined by
the Board; and upon submittal of the amended application by
the applicant, the Board may consider the application
consistent with the process described in subsection (e-5) of
Section 20 of this Act. If it is found to be in compliance
with this Act and the rules and regulations of the Board, the
Board may then issue an organization license to such
applicant.
(b) The Board may exercise discretion in granting racing
dates to qualified applicants different from those requested
by the applicants in their applications. However, if all
eligible applicants for organization licenses whose tracks
are located within 100 miles of each other execute and submit
to the Board a written agreement among such applicants as to
the award of racing dates, including where applicable racing
programs, for up to 3 consecutive years, then subject to
annual review of each applicant's compliance with Board rules
and regulations, provisions of this Act and conditions
contained in annual dates orders issued by the Board, the
Board may grant such dates and programs to such applicants as
so agreed by them if the Board determines that the grant of
these racing dates is in the best interests of racing. The
Board shall treat any such agreement as the agreement
signatories' joint and several application for racing dates
during the term of the agreement.
(c) Where 2 or more applicants propose to conduct horse
race meetings within 35 miles of each other, as certified to
the Board under Section 19 (a) (1) of this Act, on
conflicting dates, the Board may determine and grant the
number of racing days to be awarded to the several applicants
in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e-5) of
Section 20 of this Act.
(d) (Blank).
(e) Prior to the issuance of an organization license,
the applicant shall file with the Board a bond payable to the
State of Illinois in the sum of $200,000, executed by the
applicant and a surety company or companies authorized to do
business in this State, and conditioned upon the payment by
the organization licensee of all taxes due under Section 27,
other monies due and payable under this Act, all purses due
and payable, and that the organization licensee will upon
presentation of the winning ticket or tickets distribute all
sums due to the patrons of pari-mutuel pools.
(f) Each organization license shall specify the person
to whom it is issued, the dates upon which horse racing is
permitted, and the location, place, track, or enclosure where
the horse race meeting is to be held.
(g) Any person who owns one or more race tracks within
the State may seek, in its own name, a separate organization
license for each race track.
(h) All racing conducted under such organization license
is subject to this Act and to the rules and regulations from
time to time prescribed by the Board, and every such
organization license issued by the Board shall contain a
recital to that effect.
(i) Each Any such organization licensee may in the case
of days allotted to thoroughbred horse racing may, with prior
approval of the Board, provide that at least one race per a
day may be devoted to the racing of quarter horses,
appaloosas, or arabians, or paints.
(j) In acting on applications for organization licenses,
the Board shall give weight to an organization license which
has implemented a good faith affirmative action effort to
recruit, train and upgrade minorities in all classifications
within the organization license.
(Source: P.A. 88-495; 89-16, eff. 5-30-95.)