Section 11-524 - State Fair Society - In general. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-524. State Fair Society - In general.
 

(a)  License for race meeting.-  

(1) The Commission shall issue a special thoroughbred racing license to the State Fair Society to hold a race meeting. 

(2) The race meeting shall: 

(i) last not more than 10 days in a calendar year; 

(ii) be held with or for the benefit of the State Fair or a county fair or agricultural exhibition; and 

(iii) comply with this title. 

(b)  Fee for each racing day.- The State Fair Society shall pay to the county treasurer of the county where the fair or exhibition is held, for the use of the county, a fee of $50 for each racing day of the race meeting. 

(c)  Transfer of racing day.- The Commission may authorize the State Fair Society to transfer a race meeting from the State Fair Society's own track to the track of a mile thoroughbred racing licensee: 

(1) on receipt of the appropriate license fees; and 

(2) with the express consent of the owner or lessee of the track to which the transfer is made. 

(d)  Discontinued racing at Timonium - In general.- If the State Fair Society ends special thoroughbred racing at the Timonium Race Course, the racing days that were awarded to it may be awarded to a mile thoroughbred licensee on the same terms as the additional racing days under § 11-511 of this subtitle. 

(e)  Discontinued racing at Timonium - Compensation and payment prohibited.- If racing is discontinued at the Timonium Race Course: 

(1) compensation may not be paid to the State Fair Society to offset revenue loss from the discontinuance of racing; and 

(2) payment of the grant to Baltimore County under § 11-403 of this title shall end. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 78B, §§ 7, 15, 19; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; ch. 503.]