Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19596.3 · Article 9. Wagering
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19596.3
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a thoroughbred racing association or fair may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, without the consent of the organization that represents horsemen participating in the race meeting. Out-of-country races shall be imported under the following conditions:
(a) A thoroughbred association or fair shall conduct the wagering in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 19601, 19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2.
(b) No thoroughbred association or fair may accept wagers pursuant to this section on out-of-country races commencing after 5:30 p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing meeting.
(c) A thoroughbred racing association or fair distributing the audiovisual signal and accepting wagers on the results of out-of-country races pursuant to this section may execute an agreement with an association that conducts thoroughbred races in the southern zone to allow that association to distribute the signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-country thoroughbred races, except that the license fees paid to the state shall be double the amount paid by a quarter horse racing association specified in subdivision (b) of Section 19605.7.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 279, Sec. 1. (SB 899) Effective September 24, 2010.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19601Printed as Sections 19601, 19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19605.7Printed as Section 19605.7
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19616Printed as Sections 19601, 19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19616.1Printed as Sections 19601, 19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19616.2Printed as Sections 19601, 19616, 19616.1, and 19616.2
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19596.3. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19596.21Printed as Sections 19596.2 and 19596.3
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19616.51Printed as Section 19491, 19491.5, 19596.3, 19601, 19601.2, 19602, 19603, 19604, 19605.25, 19605.35, 19605.45, 19605.6, 19605.7, 19605.71, 19606.5, 19606.6, 19610.8, 19611, 19612, 19614, 19616, 19616.1, 19616.2,
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