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Senate Amendment 5823

Amendment Text

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  1  1    Amend the amendment, S-5731, to the House
  1  2 amendment, S-5359, to Senate File 2320, as passed by
  1  3 the Senate, as follows:
  1  4    #1.  By striking page 1, line 9, through page 4,
  1  5 line 1, and inserting the following:
  1  6    "Section 1.  Section 99D.11, subsection 7, Code
  1  7 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  1  8    7.  A person under the age of twenty-one years
  1  9 shall not make or attempt to make a pari-mutuel wager.
  1 10 A person who violates this subsection commits a
  1 11 scheduled violation under section 805.8, subsection
  1 12 13.
  1 13    Sec. ___.  Section 99E.18, Code 1997, is amended by
  1 14 adding the following new subsection:
  1 15    NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  A person under the age of
  1 16 twenty-one years shall not purchase or attempt to
  1 17 purchase a ticket or share.  A person who violates
  1 18 this subsection commits a scheduled violation under
  1 19 section 805.8, subsection 13.
  1 20    Sec. ___.  Section 99F.4A, subsection 2, Code l997,
  1 21 is amended to read as follows:
  1 22    2.  A license to operate gambling games shall be
  1 23 issued only to a licensee holding a valid license to
  1 24 conduct pari-mutuel dog or horse racing pursuant to
  1 25 chapter 99D on January 1, 1994.  However, a license to
  1 26 operate gambling games issued pursuant to this
  1 27 subsection may be transferred to another person after
  1 28 a majority of the voters voting on the transfer
  1 29 proposal approves it.  Only the registered voters of
  1 30 the county in which the racetrack enclosure is located
  1 31 are eligible to vote on the proposal.  The transfer
  1 32 proposal shall be submitted by the board of
  1 33 supervisors at a general election or a special
  1 34 election called for that purpose.  If the proposal is
  1 35 approved, the transfer of a license is subject to
  1 36 application to, and approval by, the commission.
  1 37 However, the commission shall not give its approval
  1 38 unless the new licensee meets the requirements of
  1 39 sections 99D.8 through 99D.10.  In addition, if there
  1 40 is in existence at the time of license transfer a
  1 41 contract for purses and supplements for horse racing,
  1 42 the contract shall remain in effect until its
  1 43 termination, and thereafter, purses and supplements
  1 44 shall be no lower than fifteen percent of the annual
  1 45 adjusted gross receipts.  A transferee shall not be
  1 46 required to honor any material changes made to such
  1 47 contract within one year before the transfer.
  1 48    Sec. ___.  Section 99F.4A, Code 1997, is amended by
  1 49 adding the following new subsection:
  1 50    NEW SUBSECTION.  8.  A civil penalty imposed by the
  2  1 commission on a licensee relating to a violation of
  2  2 legal age for gambling or pari-mutuel wagering at an
  2  3 excursion gambling boat or a pari-mutuel racetrack
  2  4 shall not exceed one thousand dollars per incident if
  2  5 the violator is removed by the licensee.
  2  6    Sec. ___.  Section 99F.4A, Code 1997, is amended by
  2  7 adding the following new subsection:
  2  8    NEW SUBSECTION.  9.  If a license issued pursuant
  2  9 to this chapter or chapter 99D is transferred, an
  2 10 existing collective bargaining agreement or the impact
  2 11 of an employee representation election shall transfer
  2 12 to the new licensee.
  2 13    Sec. 201.  NEW SECTION.  99F.5A  MORATORIUM FOR
  2 14 ISSUANCE OF LICENSES FOR EXCURSION GAMBLING BOATS AND
  2 15 ON THE NUMBER OF GAMBLING GAMES.
  2 16    1.  The total number of licenses issued to conduct
  2 17 gambling games on excursion gambling boats pursuant to
  2 18 this chapter shall not exceed ten until July 1, 2003.
  2 19    2.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, the following
  2 20 actions may be taken during the moratorium from July
  2 21 1, 1998, until July 1, 2003, with the approval of the
  2 22 commission:
  2 23    a.  A licensed excursion gambling boat may move to
  2 24 a new location within the same county.
  2 25    b.  A licensed excursion gambling boat and its
  2 26 facilities may be sold and a new license may be issued
  2 27 for operation in the same county.
  2 28    c.  If a license to conduct gambling games on an
  2 29 excursion gambling boat is surrendered, not renewed,
  2 30 or revoked, a new license may be issued for operation
  2 31 in the same county.
  2 32    3.  During the moratorium from six months after the
  2 33 effective date of this section of this Act, until
  2 34 January 1, 2001, the commission shall not authorize
  2 35 any of the following:
  2 36    a.  An increase in the number of gambling games or
  2 37 the number of slot machines on an excursion gambling
  2 38 boat.
  2 39    b.  An increase in the number of slot machines at a
  2 40 pari-mutuel racetrack.
  2 41    4.  The commission shall not authorize a licensee
  2 42 to conduct pari-mutuel wagering at a licensed premises
  2 43 in more than one county.
  2 44    Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  99F.5B  CHARITABLE
  2 45 CONTRIBUTIONS.
  2 46    A gambling game license holder may distribute
  2 47 profits to a governmental body and the distribution
  2 48 shall be considered a charitable contribution.  The
  2 49 duty to make charitable contributions may be the
  2 50 subject of a contract between a governmental body and
  3  1 a gambling game license holder.  The moneys received
  3  2 by a county as charitable contributions shall be
  3  3 distributed only after receiving advice from citizens
  3  4 of the county obtained at public hearings held in the
  3  5 county.
  3  6    Sec. ___.  Section 99F.7, subsection 1, Code 1997,
  3  7 is amended to read as follows:
  3  8    1.  If the commission is satisfied that this
  3  9 chapter and its rules adopted under this chapter
  3 10 applicable to licensees have been or will be complied
  3 11 with, the commission shall issue a license for a
  3 12 period of not more than three years to an applicant to
  3 13 own a gambling game operation and to an applicant to
  3 14 operate an excursion gambling boat.  The commission
  3 15 shall decide which of the gambling games authorized
  3 16 under this chapter it will permit.  The commission
  3 17 shall decide the number, location, and type of
  3 18 excursion gambling boats licensed under this chapter
  3 19 for operation on the rivers, lakes, and reservoirs of
  3 20 this state.  However, after July 1, 2003, the
  3 21 commission shall issue a new license for an excursion
  3 22 gambling boat operation only if the excursion gambling
  3 23 boat operates on the Mississippi or Missouri river.
  3 24 The license shall set forth the name of the licensee,
  3 25 the type of license granted, the place where the
  3 26 excursion gambling boats will operate and dock, and
  3 27 the time and number of days during the excursion
  3 28 season and the off season when gambling may be
  3 29 conducted by the licensee.  The commission shall not
  3 30 allow a licensee to conduct gambling games on an
  3 31 excursion gambling boat while docked during the off
  3 32 season if the licensee does not operate gambling
  3 33 excursions for a minimum number of days during the
  3 34 excursion season.  The commission may delay the
  3 35 commencement of the excursion season at the request of
  3 36 a licensee.
  3 37    Sec.    .  Section 99F.9, subsection 5, Code 1997,
  3 38 is amended to read as follows:
  3 39    5.  A person under the age of twenty-one years
  3 40 shall not attempt to make or make a wager on an
  3 41 excursion gambling boat or in a racetrack enclosure
  3 42 and shall not be allowed in enter the area of the
  3 43 excursion gambling boat or racetrack enclosure where
  3 44 gambling is being conducted.  However, a person
  3 45 eighteen years of age or older may be employed to work
  3 46 in a gambling area on an excursion gambling boat or a
  3 47 racetrack enclosure.  A person who violates this
  3 48 subsection with respect to a wager commits a scheduled
  3 49 violation under section 805.8, subsection 13.
  3 50    Sec. ___.  Section 99F.9, Code 1997, is amended by
  4  1 adding the following new subsection:
  4  2    NEW SUBSECTION.  7.  A licensee shall not permit
  4  3 the operation of a satellite terminal as defined in
  4  4 section 527.2 to dispense cash or credit for gambling
  4  5 purposes on an excursion gambling boat or within a
  4  6 racetrack enclosure except in nongaming areas as
  4  7 designated by the commission.  The commission may
  4  8 assess a civil penalty for a violation of this
  4  9 subsection.
  4 10    Sec. ___.  Section 805.8, Code Supplement 1997, is
  4 11 amended by adding the following new subsection:
  4 12    NEW SUBSECTION.  13.  GAMBLING VIOLATIONS.  For
  4 13 violations of legal age for gambling or pari-mutuel
  4 14 wagering under section 99D.11, subsection 7, section
  4 15 99E.18, subsection 5, or section 99F.9, subsection 5,
  4 16 the scheduled fine is one hundred dollars.  Failure to
  4 17 pay the fine by a person under the age of eighteen
  4 18 shall not result in the person being detained in a
  4 19 secure facility.
  4 20    Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  Section 201 of this
  4 21 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes
  4 22 effect upon enactment." 
  4 23 
  4 24 
  4 25                               
  4 26 MARY A. LUNDBY 
  4 27 SF 2320.223 77
  4 28 tj/jl/28
     

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