Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19617.5 · Article 9.5. License Fees, Commissions, and Purses
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19617.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Any association conducting a quarter horse or harness racing meeting shall pay the sums required to be paid by Section 19567 out of the amounts deducted from the parimutuel pool for license fees, commissions, and purses in the same proportion as the distribution of the license fees, commissions, and purses.
Those sums deducted for quarter horse meetings shall be deposited with the official registering agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19617.7 and shall thereafter be distributed in accordance with subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of Section 19617.7.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any association conducting a fair racing meeting other than a harness meeting or conducting a mixed breed meeting shall deduct an additional 0.34 of 1 percent of the total amount handled in its daily conventional and exotic parimutuel pools for all races for payment of breeder and stallion awards provided for in this chapter. Following the close of the meeting, the respective official registering agency or officially recognized horsemen’s organization shall distribute the amounts so deducted as follows:
(1) With respect to thoroughbred races, the amounts deducted shall be paid as breeder awards, owners’ premiums, and stallion awards as provided in Section 19617.2.
(2) With respect to quarter horse races, the amounts deducted shall be paid as breeder premiums, and owners’ and stallion awards, as provided in Section 19617.7.
(3) With respect to Arabian races, the amounts deducted shall be paid as breeder premiums, and owners’ and stallion awards as provided in Section 19617.8.
(4) With respect to Appaloosa races, the amounts deducted shall be paid as breeder premiums, and owners’ and stallion awards, as provided in Section 19617.9.
(5) With respect to paint horse races, the amounts deducted shall be paid as breeder and owners’ premiums, and stallion awards, as provided in Section 19617.3.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2004.
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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, § 19567Printed as Section 19567
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19617.2Printed as Section 19617.2
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19617.3Printed as Section 19617.3
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19617.7Printed as Section 19617.7
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19617.8Printed as Section 19617.8
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19617.9Printed as Section 19617.9
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Business and Professions Code
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19617.3Printed as Sections 19567 and 19617.5
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19617.7Printed as Sections 19567 and 19617.5
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19617.8Printed as Sections 19567 and 19617.5
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19617.9Printed as Sections 19567 and 19617.5
- Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19619.1Printed as Sections 19567 and 19617.5
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