Section 60-2D-10 - Applications for pari-mutuel bicycle-racing licenses. - New Mexico Statutes

60-2D-10. Applications for pari-mutuel bicycle-racing licenses.

A.     Each initial application for a pari-mutuel bicycle-racing license shall:   

(1)     be made under oath on a form supplied by the commission and shall be filed on a date set by the commission by regulation;   

(2)     set forth the time, place and number of days of the proposed bicycle-racing meet;   

(3)     state the full name and address of the applicant and, if a corporation, the names and addresses of all its officers and directors and of all the holders of each class of its stock and the amount of stock of each class owned by each stockholder;   

(4)     present a current financial statement of the applicant;   

(5)     identify the bicycle-racing track where the proposed bicycle-racing meet will be held and the names and addresses of the owners of all property to be used;   

(6)     give a description of the land uses within a radius of two miles of the proposed meet; and   

(7)     state any other information deemed necessary by the commission or required by its regulations.   

B.     Upon receipt of the initial application, the commission shall set a date for a hearing on the application and require the applicant to give public notice of the hearing, in a form set by the commission, giving the time, place and purpose of the hearing by publication in a newspaper in general circulation in the area of the proposed meet, once a week for three consecutive weeks, and by posting a notice on the site of the proposed bicycle-racing meet, in a form and size set by the commission.   

C.     The commission shall conduct the public hearing, and any interested person may be heard.  Among other things, the commission may hear evidence concerning:   

(1)     the number of licenses already granted;   

(2)     the location of tracks previously licensed; and   

(3)     the desires of the residents of the county.