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:
SB77, s. 4615 25Section 4615. 562.05 (7) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1562.05 (7) (ag) (intro.) Paragraph (a) applies to any person required under s.
2562.02 (1) (am) to have a license except for any person determined by the board
3department under s. 562.02 (1) (am) to require a license. Before the board
4department issues a license to any person determined by the board under s. 562.02
5(1) (am) to require a license, the board department may, with the assistance of the
6department of justice, conduct a background investigation of the applicant for that
7license and of any of the following related to the applicant:
SB77, s. 4616 8Section 4616. 562.05 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1756,109 562.05 (7) (am) The department shall require each person who is subject to an
10investigation under par. (a) to provide his or her social security number.
SB77, s. 4617 11Section 4617. 562.05 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1756,1712 562.05 (7) (b) The board department shall require any person subject to an
13investigation under par. (a) to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint
14cards each bearing a complete set of that person's fingerprints. The department of
15justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau
16of investigation for the purpose of verifying the identity of that person and obtaining
17any record of that person's criminal arrests and convictions.
SB77, s. 4618 18Section 4618. 562.05 (7) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1756,2419 562.05 (7) (bg) The board department may require any person subject to an
20investigation under par. (ag) to be photographed and fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint
21cards each bearing a complete set of that person's fingerprints. The department of
22justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau
23of investigation for the purpose of verifying the identity of that person and obtaining
24any record of that person's criminal arrests and convictions.
SB77, s. 4619 25Section 4619. 562.05 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1562.05 (8) (a) The board department may revoke or suspend a license for good
2cause after notice and hearing under s. 227.44.
SB77, s. 4620 3Section 4620. 562.05 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1757,74 562.05 (8) (b) The board department shall permanently revoke the license of
5any licensee whom the board department determines under par. (a) has
6administered a medication or foreign substance to an animal in violation of s. 562.09
7(1).
SB77, s. 4621 8Section 4621. 562.05 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1757,109 562.05 (8) (c) The board department shall permanently revoke the license of
10any licensee who violates s. 562.105.
SB77, s. 4622 11Section 4622. 562.05 (8) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1757,1612 562.05 (8) (d) If required in a memorandum of understanding entered into
13under s. 49.857, the department shall suspend or restrict or not renew the license of
14any person who is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family
15support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related
16to the support of a child or former spouse.
SB77, s. 4623 17Section 4623. 562.05 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1757,2018 562.05 (8m) The department may not disclose the social security number of any
19applicant for a license except to the department of industry, labor and job
20development for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22.
SB77, s. 4624 21Section 4624. 562.05 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1757,2422 562.05 (9) (a) Every license issued under sub. (1) (b) or (c) shall set forth the
23time and number of days, or the specific dates, during which racing may be conducted
24under that license, as determined by the board department.
SB77, s. 4625 25Section 4625. 562.05 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1562.05 (9) (b) A license under sub. (1) (c) may authorize horse races on days on
2which the fair is conducted and for 2 additional periods not to exceed 5 days each.
3Either or both of the additional periods may be consecutive with the days on which
4the fair is conducted. In assigning race days and race times under this paragraph,
5the board department shall consider the competitive effects on licensees under sub.
6(1) (a) and (b).
SB77, s. 4626 7Section 4626. 562.05 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1758,118 562.05 (10) The board department shall revoke the license issued under sub.
9(1) (a) of any person who accepts any public money to construct or operate a racetrack
10in Wisconsin. This subsection does not apply to any racetrack operated in
11conjunction with a county fair.
SB77, s. 4627 12Section 4627. 562.057 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1758,1513 562.057 (1) An intertrack wagering licensee may accept wagers on races that
14are conducted at 2 or more host tracks during the same race day with the approval
15of the board department.
SB77, s. 4628 16Section 4628. 562.057 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1758,2517 562.057 (4) Subject to sub. (4m), the board department may permit a licensee
18under s. 562.05 (1) (b) to receive simulcast races from out-of-state racetracks, to
19conduct pari-mutuel wagering on those races and to commingle the licensee's
20wagering pools on those races with those of any out-of-state racetrack from which
21the licensee is permitted to receive simulcast races. The board department may
22permit a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) to simulcast races to any out-of-state legal
23wagering entity, and to commingle the licensee's wagering pools on those races with
24those of any out-of-state legal wagering entity to which the licensee is permitted to
25simulcast those races.
SB77, s. 4629
1Section 4629. 562.057 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1759,42 562.057 (4m) (intro.) The board department may not permit a licensee under
3s. 562.05 (1) (b) to receive simulcast races under sub. (4) unless the board department
4determines that all of the following conditions are met:
SB77, s. 4630 5Section 4630. 562.057 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1759,76 562.057 (5) The board department shall promulgate rules administering sub.
7(4).
SB77, s. 4631 8Section 4631. 562.065 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1759,119 562.065 (1) Types of pools; purses. The board department shall promulgate
10rules governing types of pari-mutuel pools that are permitted on races and the
11payment and allocation of purses for races.
SB77, s. 4632 12Section 4632. 562.065 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1759,2213 562.065 (3) (a) Deduction. From the total amount wagered on all animals
14selected to win, place or show in a race, a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) and (c) shall
15deduct 17% or an amount approved by the board department under s. 562.02 (1) (k)
16up to 20% and pay the balance, minus breakage, to winning ticket holders, except
17that for a multiple pool, the licensee shall deduct 23% or an amount approved by the
18board department under s. 562.02 (1) (k) up to 25% and pay the balance, minus
19breakage, to winning ticket holders. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the
20licensee from retaining amounts wagered in multiple pools which are required to be
21paid to winning ticket holders if there are no winning ticket holders, for the sole
22purpose of paying these amounts to winning ticket holders of subsequent races.
SB77, s. 4633 23Section 4633. 562.065 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1562.065 (3) (c) 1. (intro.) For horse races, from the total amount deducted under
2par. (a) on each race day, a licensee under s. 562.05 (1) (b) shall deposit with the board
3department the following amounts:
SB77, s. 4634 4Section 4634. 562.065 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4635 5Section 4635. 562.065 (3) (c) 2g. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1760,86 562.065 (3) (c) 2g. (intro.) For dog races, from the total amount deducted under
7par. (a) on each race day that is on or after January 1, 1993, a licensee under s. 562.05
8(1) (b) shall deposit with the board department the following amounts:
SB77, s. 4636 9Section 4636. 562.065 (3) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1760,1710 562.065 (3) (c) 4. Annually, not later than February 15, a licensee under s.
11562.05 (1) (b) shall file with the board department a statement computing the total
12amount paid to the board department under subd. 1. during the immediately
13preceding year and the total amount wagered at races sponsored and managed by
14the licensee during that year. If the total amount paid to the board department under
15subd. 1. exceeds the amount due under subd. 1. the board department shall refund
16the difference to the licensee. If the total amount paid is less than the amount due
17the licensee shall remit the difference to the board department.
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