License Fees, Commissions, and Purses
Cal. BPC § 19612.6
California Statutes
(a)
(1) For harness meetings, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee shall be distributed equally between commissions and purses. For quarter horse, Appaloosa, and muleracing meetings, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee pursuant to
Section shall be distributed between commissions and purses as agreed to by the association conducting the meeting and the organization representing the horsemen or mulemen participating in the meeting. For fair meetings conducted pursuant to
Section 19549, the amount remaining after deduction of the state license fee pursuant to
Section shall be distributed percent to commissions and percent to purses.
(2) Every association which conducts a racing meeting pursuant to
Section shall, in addition, deduct from its parimutuel pools the amount specified in subdivision (
d) of
Section 19614. (
b) If an association qualified to operate its meeting pursuant to this
section conducts two separate programs of racing on any day, each such program shall be considered a separate racing day for purposes of determining the daily handle and computing the distribution of license fees, commissions, and purses thereon. For the purposes of this subdivision, a program shall consist of at least nine races. (
c) In addition to any deductions pursuant to this section, every association conducting a racing meeting pursuant to
Section 19549.1 shall also deduct an additional percent of its parimutuel pools to be distributed as commissions. (
d) In addition to any deductions pursuant to this section, every association conducting a racing meeting pursuant to