74-8814. Organization licenses; fees; eligibility; licensure procedures and requirements.

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(1)Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), the commission shall establish by rules and regulations an application fee not exceeding $50 for an organization license and a license fee of $25 for each day of racing approved by the commission for any organization granted an organization license.

(2)Subject to paragraphs

(3)and (4), any fair association, horsemen's nonprofit organization or the national greyhound association of Abilene, Kansas, may apply for an organization license if:

(A)Such organization conducts not more than two race meetings each year; and

(B)such race meetings are held for a total of not more than 40 days per year.

(3)If the applicant is a fair association intending to conduct live horse racing, then, along with an application for an organization license, such applicant shall submit documentation demonstrating such applicant is approved for such license by:

(A)The Kansas quarter horse racing association and the Kansas thoroughbred association; or

(B)a horsemen's nonprofit organization.

(4)If the applicant is a horsemen's nonprofit organization and:

(A)Intending to conduct live horse racing, such applicant shall not conduct live horse racing prior to March 1, 2028, unless such licensee intends to conduct such races at Eureka downs; and

(B)such applicant shall not operate historical horse race machines.

(b)The commission shall adopt rules and regulations providing for simplified and less costly procedures and requirements for fair associations and horsemen's nonprofit organizations applying for or holding a license to conduct race meetings.

(c)The Kansas racing and gaming commission shall investigate:

(1)The president, vice president, secretary and treasurer of a fair association, and such other members as the commission considers necessary, to determine eligibility for an organization license;

(2)each officer and each director of a horsemen's nonprofit organization, and such other members or shareholders as the commission considers necessary to determine eligibility for an organization license.

(d)Except as otherwise provided by this section, all applicants for organization licenses for the conduct of race meetings pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be required to comply with all the provisions of K.S.A. 74-8813 , and amendments thereto.