Bill Text: IA HF2078 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act modifying provisions relating to horse racing regulated by the racing and gaming commission.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-06 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF2078 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF2078-Introduced.html

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House File 2078 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  HIGHFILL

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act modifying provisions relating to horse racing regulated
  2    by the racing and gaming commission.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 99D.13, subsection 1, Code 2018, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  Winnings provided in section 99D.11 not claimed by the
  1  4 person who placed the wager within sixty days by March 1 of the
  1  5 calendar year following the close of the racing meet during
  1  6 which the wager was placed shall be forfeited.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  Section 99D.22, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
  1  8 2018, is amended to read as follows:
  1  9    a.  (1)  A licensee shall hold at least one race on each
  1 10 racing day limited to Iowa=foaled horses or Iowa=whelped
  1 11 dogs as defined by the department of agriculture and land
  1 12 stewardship using standards consistent with this section.
  1 13 However, if sufficient competition cannot be had among that
  1 14 class of horses or dogs on any day, another race for the day may
  1 15 be substituted.
  1 16    (2)  If Iowa=foaled horses are in a race not limited to
  1 17 Iowa=foaled horses that is not a stakes race, the licensee
  1 18 shall allow any Iowa=foaled horse an additional three=pound
  1 19 weight allowance beyond the stated conditions of the race.
  1 20    Sec. 3.  Section 99D.23, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2018, are
  1 21 amended to read as follows:
  1 22    1.  The commission shall employ one or more chemists or
  1 23 contract with a qualified chemical laboratory to determine
  1 24 by chemical testing and analysis of saliva, urine, blood,
  1 25 hair, or other excretions or body fluids whether a substance
  1 26 or drug has been introduced which may affect the outcome of
  1 27 a race or whether an action has been taken or a substance or
  1 28 drug has been introduced which may interfere with the testing
  1 29 procedure. The commission shall adopt rules under chapter
  1 30 17A concerning procedures and actions taken on positive drug
  1 31 reports. The commission may adopt by reference nationally
  1 32 recognized standards as determined by the commission or may
  1 33 adopt any other procedure or standard. The commission has the
  1 34 authority to retain and preserve by freezing, test samples for
  1 35 future analysis.
  2  1    2.  The commission shall employ or contract with one or
  2  2 more veterinarians to extract or procure the saliva, urine,
  2  3 blood, hair, or other excretions or body fluids of the horses
  2  4 or dogs for the chemical testing purposes of this section. A
  2  5 commission veterinarian shall be in attendance at every race
  2  6 meeting held in this state.
  2  7                           EXPLANATION
  2  8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  2  9 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  2 10    This bill concerns horse racing governed by the racing and
  2 11 gaming commission.
  2 12    Code section 99D.13, concerning unclaimed winnings for
  2 13 pari=mutuel wagering, is amended to provide that winnings
  2 14 from a wager will be forfeited if not claimed by March 1 of
  2 15 the calendar year following the close of the racing meet when
  2 16 the wager was made.  Current law provides that winnings are
  2 17 forfeited if not claimed within 60 days of the close of the
  2 18 racing meet.
  2 19    Code section 99D.22, relating to native horses or dogs, is
  2 20 amended to provide that if Iowa=foaled horses are in a race
  2 21 that is not limited to Iowa horses and is not a stakes race,
  2 22 the licensee shall allow any Iowa=foaled horse in that race an
  2 23 additional three=pound weight allowance.
  2 24    Code section 99D.23, concerning chemical testing relating to
  2 25 horse and dog racing, is amended to authorize drug testing on
  2 26 hair samples.
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