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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 99D.11, subsection 7, Code 1999, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 7. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not 1 4 make or attempt to make a pari-mutuel wager. A person who 1 5 violates this subsection commits a scheduled violation under 1 6 section 805.8, subsection 13. 1 7 Sec. 2. Section 99E.18, Code 1999, is amended by adding 1 8 the following new subsection: 1 9 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. A person under the age of twenty-one 1 10 years shall not purchase or attempt to purchase a ticket or 1 11 share. A person who violates this subsection commits a 1 12 scheduled violation under section 805.8, subsection 13. 1 13 Sec. 3. Section 99F.4A, subsection 2, Code l999, is 1 14 amended to read as follows: 1 15 2. A license to operate gambling games shall be issued 1 16 only to a licensee holding a valid license to conduct pari- 1 17 mutuel dog or horse racing pursuant to chapter 99D on January 1 18 1, 1994. However, a license to operate gambling games issued 1 19 pursuant to this subsection may be transferred to another 1 20 person after a majority of the voters voting on the transfer 1 21 proposal approves it. Only the registered voters of the 1 22 county in which the racetrack enclosure is located are 1 23 eligible to vote on the proposal. The transfer proposal shall 1 24 be submitted by the board of supervisors at a general election 1 25 or a special election called for that purpose. If the 1 26 proposal is approved, the transfer of a license is subject to 1 27 application to, and approval by, the commission. However, the 1 28 commission shall not give its approval unless the new licensee 1 29 meets the requirements of sections 99D.8 through 99D.10. In 1 30 addition, if there is in existence at the time of license 1 31 transfer a contract for purses and supplements for horse 1 32 racing, the contract shall remain in effect until its 1 33 termination, and thereafter, purses and supplements shall be 1 34 no lower than fifteen percent of the annual adjusted gross 1 35 receipts. A transferee shall not be required to honor any 2 1 material changes made to such a contract within one year 2 2 before the transfer. 2 3 Sec. 4. Section 99F.4A, Code 1999, is amended by adding 2 4 the following new subsection: 2 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 8. A civil penalty imposed by the 2 6 commission on a licensee relating to a violation of legal age 2 7 for gambling or pari-mutuel wagering at an excursion gambling 2 8 boat or a pari-mutuel racetrack shall not exceed one thousand 2 9 dollars per incident if the violator is removed by the 2 10 licensee. 2 11 Sec. 5. Section 99F.4A, Code 1999, is amended by adding 2 12 the following new subsection: 2 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. If a license issued pursuant to this 2 14 chapter or chapter 99D is transferred, an existing collective 2 15 bargaining agreement or the impact of an employee 2 16 representation election shall transfer to the new licensee. 2 17 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 99F.5A MORATORIUM FOR ISSUANCE OF 2 18 LICENSES FOR EXCURSION GAMBLING BOATS AND ON THE NUMBER OF 2 19 GAMBLING GAMES. 2 20 1. The total number of licenses issued to conduct gambling 2 21 games on excursion gambling boats pursuant to this chapter 2 22 shall not exceed ten until July 1, 2003. 2 23 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the following actions may 2 24 be taken during the moratorium from the effective date of this 2 25 Act, until July 1, 2003, with the approval of the commission: 2 26 a. A licensed excursion gambling boat may move to a new 2 27 location within the same county. 2 28 b. A licensed excursion gambling boat and its facilities 2 29 may be sold and a new license may be issued for operation in 2 30 the same county. 2 31 c. If a license to conduct gambling games on an excursion 2 32 gambling boat is surrendered, not renewed, or revoked, a new 2 33 license may be issued for operation in the same county. 2 34 3. During the moratorium from six months after the 2 35 effective date of this Act, until January 1, 2001, the 3 1 commission shall not authorize any of the following: 3 2 a. An increase in the number of gambling games or the 3 3 number of slot machines on an excursion gambling boat. 3 4 b. An increase in the number of slot machines at a pari- 3 5 mutuel racetrack. 3 6 4. The commission shall not authorize a licensee to 3 7 conduct pari-mutuel wagering at a licensed premises in more 3 8 than one county. 3 9 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 99F.5B CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. 3 10 A gambling game license holder may distribute profits to a 3 11 governmental body and the distribution shall be considered a 3 12 charitable contribution. The duty to make charitable 3 13 contributions may be the subject of a contract between a 3 14 governmental body and a gambling game license holder. The 3 15 moneys received by a county as charitable contributions shall 3 16 be distributed only after receiving advice from citizens of 3 17 the county obtained at public hearings held in the county. 3 18 Sec. 8. Section 99F.7, subsection 1, Code 1999, is amended 3 19 to read as follows: 3 20 1. If the commission is satisfied that this chapter and 3 21 its rules adopted under this chapter applicable to licensees 3 22 have been or will be complied with, the commission shall issue 3 23 a license for a period of not more than three years to an 3 24 applicant to own a gambling game operation and to an applicant 3 25 to operate an excursion gambling boat. The commission shall 3 26 decide which of the gambling games authorized under this 3 27 chapter it will permit. The commission shall decide the 3 28 number, location, and type of excursion gambling boats 3 29 licensed under this chapter for operation on the rivers, 3 30 lakes, and reservoirs of this state. However, after July 1, 3 31 2003, the commission shall issue a new license for an 3 32 excursion gambling boat operation only if the excursion 3 33 gambling boat operates on the Mississippi or Missouri river. 3 34 The license shall set forth the name of the licensee, the type 3 35 of license granted, the place where the excursion gambling 4 1 boats will operate and dock, and the time and number of days 4 2 during the excursion season and the off season when gambling 4 3 may be conducted by the licensee. The commission shall not 4 4 allow a licensee to conduct gambling games on an excursion 4 5 gambling boat while docked during the off season if the 4 6 licensee does not operate gambling excursions for a minimum 4 7 number of days during the excursion season. The commission 4 8 may delay the commencement of the excursion season at the 4 9 request of a licensee. 4 10 Sec. 9. Section 99F.9, subsection 5, Code 1999, is amended 4 11 to read as follows: 4 12 5. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not 4 13 attempt to make or make a wager on an excursion gambling boat 4 14 or in a racetrack enclosure and shall notbe allowed inenter 4 15 the area of the excursion gambling boat or racetrack enclosure 4 16 where gambling is being conducted. However, a person eighteen 4 17 years of age or older may be employed to workin a gambling4 18areaon an excursion gambling boat or in a racetrack 4 19 enclosure. A person who violates this subsection with respect 4 20 to a wager commits a scheduled violation under section 805.8, 4 21 subsection 13. 4 22 Sec. 10. Section 99F.9, Code 1999, is amended by adding 4 23 the following new subsection: 4 24 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. A licensee shall not permit the 4 25 operation of a satellite terminal as defined in section 527.2 4 26 to dispense cash or credit for gambling purposes on an 4 27 excursion gambling boat or within a racetrack enclosure except 4 28 in nongaming areas as designated by the commission. The 4 29 commission may assess a civil penalty for a violation of this 4 30 subsection. 4 31 Sec. 11. Section 805.8, Code 1999, is amended by adding 4 32 the following new subsection: 4 33 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. GAMBLING VIOLATIONS. For violations 4 34 of legal age for gambling or pari-mutuel wagering under 4 35 section 99D.11, subsection 7, section 99E.18, subsection 5, or 5 1 section 99F.9, subsection 5, the scheduled fine is one hundred 5 2 dollars. Failure to pay the fine by a person under the age of 5 3 eighteen shall not result in the person being detained in a 5 4 secure facility. 5 5 Sec. 12. NULLIFICATION OF RULES. 5 6 1. 491 Iowa administrative code, rule 1.6, subrule 4, is 5 7 nullified. 5 8 2. 491 Iowa administrative code, rule 5.1, subrule 5, is 5 9 nullified. 5 10 3. 491 Iowa administrative code, rule 20.22, is nullified. 5 11 Sec. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 5 12 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 5 13 EXPLANATION 5 14 The bill imposes a moratorium on the issuing of licenses to 5 15 conduct gambling games on excursion gambling boats until July 5 16 1, 2003, and freezes the number of excursion gambling boat 5 17 licenses at 10. During the moratorium, an excursion gambling 5 18 boat may be sold and a new license may be issued in the same 5 19 county. The operation of an excursion gambling boat may be 5 20 relocated within a county with the state racing and gaming 5 21 commission's approval and the commission may reissue for the 5 22 same county a license that is surrendered, not renewed, or 5 23 revoked. During the moratorium from six months after the 5 24 effective date of this Act until January 1, 2001, the 5 25 commission shall not authorize an increase in the number of 5 26 gambling games or the number of slot machines on an excursion 5 27 gambling boat or the number of slot machines at a pari-mutuel 5 28 racetrack. 5 29 The bill provides that the state racing and gaming 5 30 commission shall not authorize a pari-mutuel licensee to 5 31 conduct pari-mutuel wagering at a licensed premises in more 5 32 than one county. 5 33 The bill also authorizes the transfer of a gambling license 5 34 at a pari-mutuel horse or dog racetrack with approval of a 5 35 majority of the county voters voting on the transfer question. 6 1 The transfer is also subject to the approval of the state 6 2 racing and gaming commission. The bill provides for the 6 3 transfer of contract provisions relating to purses and 6 4 supplements for horse racing and the purses and supplements 6 5 are required to be no lower than 15 percent of the annual 6 6 adjusted gross receipts. A transferee is not required to 6 7 honor any material changes made to such a contract within one 6 8 year before the transfer. 6 9 The bill imposes a $100 scheduled fine on a person under 21 6 10 years or age who attempts to gamble or gambles on an excursion 6 11 gambling boat or at a racetrack enclosure, who attempts to 6 12 purchase or purchases a lottery ticket or share, or who 6 13 attempts to place or places a pari-mutuel wager. 6 14 The bill prohibits a gambling game licensee from allowing 6 15 the dispensing of cash or credit through satellite terminals 6 16 or other electronic means for gambling purposes. However, 6 17 satellite terminals to dispense cash or credit may be located 6 18 in nongaming areas designated by the commission. 6 19 This bill limits a civil penalty imposed by the commission 6 20 on a licensee relating to a violation of legal age for 6 21 gambling or pari-mutuel wagering if the violator is removed by 6 22 the licensee to a maximum of $1,000 per incident. 6 23 The bill provides that if a gambling license is 6 24 transferred, an existing collective bargaining agreement or 6 25 the impact of an employee representation election shall 6 26 transfer to the new licensee. 6 27 The bill provides that a gambling licensee may distribute 6 28 profits to a governmental body and the distribution shall be 6 29 considered a charitable contribution. 6 30 The bill also provides that, after July 1, 2003, the 6 31 commission shall issue a new license for an excursion gambling 6 32 boat only if the boat operates on the Mississippi or Missouri 6 33 river. 6 34 The bill also nullifies three administrative rules relating 6 35 to the dispensing of cash or credit through satellite 7 1 terminals, the location and number of racetrack licensees and 7 2 the increase of gambling machines at racetrack enclosures, and 7 3 the location and number of excursion gambling boat licensees 7 4 and the increase in the number of gambling games and gambling 7 5 tables on excursion gambling boats. 7 6 This bill takes effect upon enactment. 7 7 LSB 2939HC 78 7 8 tj/cf/24
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