§ 19491.5
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Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision
(a)of Section 19491, an association, including the California Exposition and State Fair or a county or district agricultural association fair, which conducts, or whose predecessor association has conducted, a horseracing meeting during the preceding year at which the total amount handled in the parimutuel pools operated by the association, or by such predecessor association, is not more than two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000), excluding wagering at a satellite wagering facility, shall be exempt from payment of that portion of the license fee provided in subdivision
(a)of Section 19491 on the amount handled by it under one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000), excluding wagering at a satellite wagering facility. All the money accruing pursuant to this section shall be distributed as purses. In addition, an association which conducts, or whose predecessor association has conducted, a horseracing meeting during the preceding year at which the total amount handled in the parimutuel pools operated by the association or predecessor association is more than two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000), excluding wagering at a satellite wagering facility, shall be exempt from the payment of that portion of the license fee provided in subdivision
(a)of Section 19491 on the amount handled in excess of twenty-four million dollars ($24,000,000) but not in excess of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000).
“Predecessor association,” as used in this section, means a person who was previously licensed to conduct racing of the same kind and at the same racing facility as the presently existing association.
It is the intent of the Legislature that the amendment to this section at its 1970 Regular Session shall be deemed to be a clarification of the effect of this section, and that such amendment does not constitute a substantive change.