Section 284:16-a Issuance of Licenses. - New Hampshire Statutes

If the greyhound racing commission is satisfied that all the provisions hereof and the rules and regulations prescribed have been and will be complied with by the applicant and that the financial backing upon which said application is predicated is sound and is committed in support of said application, it may issue a license which shall expire on the thirty-first day of December. The license shall set forth the name of the licensee, the place where the races or race meets or simulcastings are to be held, and the time and number of days during which racing or simulcasting may be conducted by said licensee. Any license issued shall not be transferable nor assignable. Said commission shall have power to revoke any license for good cause upon reasonable notice and hearing. The commission may at any time for cause require the removal of any employee or official employed by any licensee hereunder. The license of any corporation shall automatically cease upon the change in ownership, legal or equitable, of 50 percent or more of the voting stock of the corporation and the corporation shall not hold a dog race or meet for public exhibition without a new license. Any New Hampshire agricultural fair association certified as such, by the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food, shall be entitled to one special 6-day license annually to hold a dog race meet.

Source. 1971, 541:7. 1977, 28:4. 1995, 130:5, eff. July 23, 1995. 2004, 59:1, eff. July 2, 2004. 2009, 144:103, eff. July 1, 2009.