SB77,1745,2018 562.025 (1) (e) Accept or agree to accept money or anything of value from
19anyone who holds a license or who is regulated by or holds any contract to supply
20goods or services to the board department.
SB77, s. 4571 21Section 4571. 562.025 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1745,2522 562.025 (2) (intro.) No person under contract with the board department and
23no employe of any person under contract with the board department, other than a
24vendor or an employe of a vendor as defined in s. 565.01 (7), may do any of the
25following:
SB77, s. 4572
1Section 4572. 562.025 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1746,52 562.025 (2) (a) Hold any license, except a license covering the professional
3services being provided to the board department, or be employed by or have any
4direct or indirect interest in any corporation, partnership, limited liability company
5or association which holds a license.
SB77, s. 4573 6Section 4573. 562.025 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1746,107 562.025 (2) (e) Accept or agree to accept money or anything of value from any
8person who holds a license or who is regulated by the board department or holds any
9contract to supply goods or services to the board department other than the contract
10under which the person provides professional services.
SB77, s. 4574 11Section 4574. 562.03 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1746,1412 562.03 (1) (a) The board department shall appoint the administrator after a
13nationwide search for persons with experience in public gaming management and
14regulation and with knowledge of animal racing and pari-mutuel wagering.
SB77, s. 4575 15Section 4575. 562.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1746,2316 562.03 (1) (b) Before appointing an administrator, the board department shall,
17with the assistance of the department of justice, conduct a background investigation
18of the proposed administrator. The board department shall require the proposed
19administrator to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards each
20bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The department of justice may
21provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of
22investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person fingerprinted
23and obtaining any record of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
SB77, s. 4576 24Section 4576. 562.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1562.03 (2) The administrator may employ or provide by contract for the
2services of stewards, subject to the approval of the board department. Any steward
3under a contract under this subsection shall be under a contract with the board
4department.
SB77, s. 4577 5Section 4577. 562.03 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1747,76 562.03 (3) (a) The board department may employ the staff it considers
7necessary to administer this chapter.
SB77, s. 4578 8Section 4578. 562.03 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1747,159 562.03 (3) (b) Before making an appointment under par. (a) and sub. (4), the
10board department shall conduct a background investigation of the proposed employe
11and shall require that proposed employe to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2
12fingerprint cards each bearing a complete set of the person's fingerprints. The
13department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the
14federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identity of the person
15fingerprinted and obtaining any record of his or her criminal arrests and convictions.
SB77, s. 4579 16Section 4579. 562.04 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1747,2417 562.04 (1) (a) (intro.) Three stewards shall preside over races conducted at a
18racetrack not at a fair. At least 2 of those stewards shall be employes of the board
19department or providing services to the board department under a professional
20services contract. The rate of compensation of stewards serving under contract to the
21board department shall be commensurate with the rate of compensation established
22for stewards employed by the board department, but less than the rate established
23for the chief steward. Stewards presiding over a racetrack shall do all of the
24following:
SB77, s. 4580 25Section 4580. 562.04 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1562.04 (1) (a) 1. Ensure that races are conducted under the rules of the board
2department.
SB77, s. 4581 3Section 4581. 562.04 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1748,44 562.04 (1) (a) 5. Perform any other duty assigned by the board department.
SB77, s. 4582 5Section 4582. 562.04 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1748,106 562.04 (1) (b) (intro.) If one or more stewards have reasonable cause to believe
7that a person holding a license under s. 562.05 (1) (d) has violated this chapter or
8rules of the board department relating to pari-mutuel racing or engaged in any other
9conduct which in the opinion of the stewards adversely affects the integrity of racing,
10the following procedures apply:
SB77, s. 4583 11Section 4583. 562.04 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1748,1912 562.04 (1) (b) 4. If at least 2 stewards determine that the violation or conduct
13has occurred, the stewards may, under the schedule established by the board
14department under s. 562.02 (1) (f), suspend a license issued under s. 562.05 (1) (d)
15for a period not to exceed 90 days or impose a forfeiture not to exceed $2,000 or both;
16or recommend that the board department suspend a license for more than 90 days
17or impose a forfeiture exceeding $2,000 or both. Fifty percent of the moneys received
18under this subdivision shall be deposited in credited to the appropriations
19appropriation accounts under ss. 20.197 (1) (g) and 20.455 (2) (g) and 20.505 (8) (g).
SB77, s. 4584 20Section 4584. 562.04 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1749,221 562.04 (1) (b) 5. After the meeting under subd. 1., the stewards shall submit,
22in writing, all findings and conclusions from that meeting to the licensee and the
23board department, including the sanctions, if any, imposed by the stewards and shall
24provide the licensee who is the subject of the meeting with a notice of his or her right
25to appeal the decision under subd. 6. Within 7 days after receiving the decision, the

1licensee shall pay any forfeitures imposed by the stewards, regardless of whether the
2decision is appealed or stayed under subd. 6.
SB77, s. 4585 3Section 4585. 562.04 (1) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1749,164 562.04 (1) (b) 6. Any person adversely affected by a decision issued under subd.
54. may appeal that decision to the board department. The appeal shall be filed with
6the board department within 7 days after receipt of that written decision. An appeal
7does not automatically stay the decision of the stewards. Any person may request
8that the administrator stay that decision pending the decision of the board
9department on the appeal. If the administrator receives such a request and
10determines that the stay will not adversely affect public safety or welfare or the
11safety or welfare of an animal, the administrator shall order the stay. The procedure
12for the appeal under this subdivision is under ch. 227. If part or all of any forfeiture
13imposed under subd. 5. is refunded to the licensee under this subdivision, the refund
14shall include interest calculated at the rate of 9% per year on that amount. The
15decision of the board department on the appeal shall be the final administrative
16decision on any action of the stewards under subd. 4.
SB77, s. 4586 17Section 4586. 562.04 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1749,1918 562.04 (2) Other racing officials. (intro.) The board department shall, by
19rule, specify all of the following:
SB77, s. 4587 20Section 4587. 562.04 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1749,2421 562.04 (2) (d) A fee for the supervision of racing by stewards or other racing
22officials employed by or under contract with the board department. Any moneys
23received under this paragraph shall be deposited in credited to the appropriations
24appropriation accounts under ss. 20.197 (1) (g) and 20.455 (2) (g) and 20.505 (8) (g).
SB77, s. 4588 25Section 4588. 562.045 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1562.045 Qualifications of administrator, other employes and stewards.
2(intro.) Notwithstanding s. 111.321, no person may serve as an administrator or
3other employe of the racing division of gaming or as a steward employed by the board
4department or under contract with the board department if any of the following
5apply:
SB77, s. 4589 6Section 4589. 562.045 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1750,97 562.045 (6) The person has knowingly violated a rule or order of the board
8department relating to pari-mutuel racing or any provision of this chapter, s.
9182.020 or ch. 945.
SB77, s. 4590 10Section 4590. 562.05 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1750,1211 562.05 (1) (intro.) No person may engage in any of the following activities
12without a valid annual license issued by the board department:
SB77, s. 4591 13Section 4591. 562.05 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1750,1514 562.05 (1) (d) Any occupation required to be licensed under s. 562.02 (1) (am)
15or determined by the board department under s. 562.02 (1) (am) to require a license.
SB77, s. 4592 16Section 4592. 562.05 (1b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1750,2117 562.05 (1b) The board department shall approve and conduct an examination
18to be administered to all applicants for a license under sub. (1) (d) to be a horse
19trainer. No license may be issued under sub. (1) (d) to a horse trainer unless the board
20department determines that the applicant for the license is qualified as evidenced
21by the applicant's performance on the examination conducted under this subsection.
SB77, s. 4593 22Section 4593. 562.05 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1750,2523 562.05 (1c) If the applicant for a license under this section is an individual, the
24department may not issue or renew a license if the individual has not provided his
25or her social security number.
SB77, s. 4594
1Section 4594. 562.05 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1751,32 562.05 (1m) The board department may not issue a license under sub. (1) (a)
3to (c) except after a public hearing.
SB77, s. 4595 4Section 4595. 562.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1751,95 562.05 (2) The board department shall establish, by rule, the qualifications for
6any license required under sub. (1) and fix the fee for that license and any
7background investigation under sub. (7) related to that license. Any moneys received
8under this subsection shall be deposited in credited to the appropriations
9appropriation accounts under ss. 20.197 (1) (g) and 20.455 (2) (g) and 20.505 (8) (g).
SB77, s. 4596 10Section 4596. 562.05 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1751,1511 562.05 (2m) In issuing a license to own and operate a racetrack not at a fair,
12the board department shall consider the competitive effects on any other licensee
13under sub. (1) (a) or (b). These competitive effects shall include, but not be restricted
14to, the impact on the economic viability of existing licensed racetracks and the jobs
15that have been created by such licensed racetracks.
SB77, s. 4597 16Section 4597. 562.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1751,2417 562.05 (3) No person may hold more than one license issued under sub. (1) (a)
18and one license issued under sub. (1) (b) or (c). If the applicant for any of those
19licenses is a corporation, association, limited liability company or partnership, the
20board department shall determine whether the applicant is the same person as
21another licensee for the purpose of applying this subsection. Nothing in this
22subsection prohibits any person with a license under sub. (1) from contracting for
23services with any other person with a license under sub. (1), subject to any rules
24promulgated by the board department.
SB77, s. 4598 25Section 4598. 562.05 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1562.05 (3m) The board department may not accept an application for a license
2for a race under sub. (1) (c) unless the county board of the county in which that race
3will be conducted has approved the applicant's sponsorship and management of that
4race.
SB77, s. 4599 5Section 4599. 562.05 (3w) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1752,86 562.05 (3w) (intro.) Except as provided under subs. (3) to (3r), the board
7department may issue a license under sub. (1) (a) if the board department
8determines that all of the following conditions are met:
SB77, s. 4600 9Section 4600. 562.05 (3wmr) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1752,1610 562.05 (3wmr) If the condition under sub. (2m) is relevant to its decision, the
11board department may consider secondary economic impacts of an applicant's
12proposal for a racetrack if the applicant proves by a preponderance of evidence that
13the alleged secondary impacts will enhance the success of the applicant's proposed
14racetrack and the location of the proposed racetrack would compliment existing
15development with the overall effect of increasing tourism and generating state
16revenues from out-of-state residents.
SB77, s. 4601 17Section 4601. 562.05 (3wt) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1752,2218 562.05 (3wt) In the first license issued to each applicant under sub. (1) (a) for
19each racetrack, the board department shall specify a date by which each of the types
20of racing authorized under the license shall begin at that racetrack. Upon request
21of the licensee, the board department may change a specified date to an earlier or
22later date pursuant to rules of the board department.
SB77, s. 4602 23Section 4602. 562.05 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1753,224 562.05 (4) Any application for a license to sponsor and manage a race shall be
25accompanied by a bond, in an amount determined by the board department, which

1shall be sufficient to guarantee the payment of fees, taxes and other money due,
2including animal owners' purses and payouts on winning wagers.
SB77, s. 4603 3Section 4603. 562.05 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1753,64 562.05 (4m) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (4), the board department may
5issue a license under sub. (1) (b) if the board department determines that all of the
6following conditions are met:
SB77, s. 4604 7Section 4604. 562.05 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1753,118 562.05 (5) (a) 5. The person has been convicted of a violation of any law of this
9or another state or of the United States related to racing, pari-mutuel wagering or
10of any other form of gambling which is a serious violation, as defined by the board
11department by rule.
SB77, s. 4605 12Section 4605. 562.05 (5) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1753,1513 562.05 (5) (a) 6. The person has knowingly violated a rule or order of the board
14department relating to pari-mutuel racing or any provision of this chapter or of ch.
1527, 182 or 945.
SB77, s. 4606 16Section 4606. 562.05 (5) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1753,2017 562.05 (5) (a) 9. The person is delinquent in making court-ordered payments
18of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other
19expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a
20memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857.
SB77, s. 4607 21Section 4607. 562.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1754,222 562.05 (5) (b) 4. A restriction under par. (a) 2. to 8. does not apply to a
23partnership, limited liability company, association or corporation if the board
24department determines that the partnership, association, limited liability company
25or corporation has terminated its relationship with each individual whose actions

1directly contributed to the application of that restriction to the partnership,
2association, limited liability company or corporation.
SB77, s. 4608 3Section 4608. 562.05 (5) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1754,184 562.05 (5) (c) 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, if after the
5application for a license is made or a license is issued any new officer, director,
6partner, member or owner subject to par. (a), as specified in par. (b), or any other new
7person with a present or future direct or indirect financial or management interest
8in the application or license joins the applicant or licensee, the applicant or licensee
9shall, within 5 working days, notify the board department of the change and provide
10the affidavit under subd. 1. After an application for a license under sub. (1) (a) or (b)
11is made or after a license under sub. (1) (a) or (b) is issued, no ownership interest or
12right of ownership in the applicant or licensee may be transferred unless the
13applicant or licensee provides the affidavit under subd. 1. for the proposed new owner
14and the proposed new owner is approved by the board department. The board
15department shall conduct the background investigations required under sub. (7) of
16any new officer, director, partner, member, shareholder or proposed owner of an
17applicant or licensee named in a notice to the board department under this
18subdivision.
SB77, s. 4609 19Section 4609. 562.05 (6m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1754,2220 562.05 (6m) (b) (intro.) The board department may not issue an intertrack
21wagering license unless the board department determines that all of the following
22conditions are met:
SB77, s. 4610 23Section 4610. 562.05 (6m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1755,424 562.05 (6m) (b) 2. At least 250 race performances were conducted at the
25racetrack for which the applicant is licensed under sub. (1) (a) or (b) during the

1calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the applicant proposes to
2conduct intertrack wagering. The board department may waive the requirement in
3this subdivision if the board department determines that the waiver is in the public
4interest.
SB77, s. 4611 5Section 4611. 562.05 (6m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1755,86 562.05 (6m) (c) In considering whether to grant an intertrack wagering license,
7the board department shall give due consideration to the best interests of the public
8and to maximizing revenue to the state.
SB77, s. 4612 9Section 4612. 562.05 (6m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1755,1510 562.05 (6m) (d) On each intertrack wagering license that the board department
11issues, the board department shall identify the racetrack at which intertrack
12wagering may be conducted, the times and number of days or specific dates, as
13determined by the board department, during which intertrack wagering may be
14conducted, and the host track from which the simulcast of each race performance on
15which intertrack wagering may be conducted shall originate.
SB77, s. 4613 16Section 4613. 562.05 (6m) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1755,1917 562.05 (6m) (e) (intro.) The board department shall revoke an intertrack
18wagering license if the board department determines that any of the following
19applies:
SB77, s. 4614 20Section 4614. 562.05 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1755,2421 562.05 (7) (a) (intro.) Except as provided under par. (ag), before the board
22department issues a license under this section, the board department, with the
23assistance of the department of justice, shall conduct a background investigation of
24the applicant for the license and of any of the following related to the applicant:
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