ORS 462.125
Number and classes of race meets

  • unused race days
  • conflicting race dates

(1)

The Oregon Racing Commission shall determine the number and classes of race meets to be held in any fiscal year, and the total number of racing dates to be granted to a licensee subject to provisions of ORS 462.062 (Fees and other payments by licensees of horse race meets not subject to ORS 462.057) and 462.067 (License and other fees for race meets not subject to ORS 462.057 and 462.062). Not more than 350 days of racing, exclusive of racing days authorized to designated licensees pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, shall be held in any metropolitan area in any fiscal year. A licensee shall conduct at least 720 live races under the license during each fiscal year race meets are held under the license. The commission may reduce the number of races required under this section upon application by a horsemen’s association that negotiates with the race meet licensee.

(2)

If a licensee under ORS 462.062 (Fees and other payments by licensees of horse race meets not subject to ORS 462.057) or 462.067 (License and other fees for race meets not subject to ORS 462.057 and 462.062) fails, for good cause, to complete all of the allocated days in a licensed race meet or if the commission does not receive and approve license applications for all of the days allocated to either class of racing, the commission may add the unused or unallocated days no later than June 30 of the following fiscal year, to the racing days allocated to and available to the licensee or, in the discretion of the commission, to any other licensee of either class of racing in the metropolitan area. Additional race days allocated under this subsection are exempt from the limit of 350 days of racing in a fiscal year imposed by subsection (1) of this section. The additional racing days granted by the commission to any eligible licensee may not exceed the total of the unused or unallocated racing days in any one fiscal year.

(3)

If an emergency occurs on the day of racing, and a night racing program runs past the hour of midnight, such time after midnight is not considered an additional racing day.

(4)

As used in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, “metropolitan area” means:

(a)

Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties.

(b)

Marion and Polk Counties.

(c)

Linn and Benton Counties.

(d)

A county other than those designated in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this subsection.

(5)

Each licensee designated in ORS 462.057 (License and other fees and purses) may be granted up to 12 days of horse, mule or greyhound racing to be held within the county in which the licensee holds its fair or show or at a race course owned by a governmental agency or a nonprofit corporation in an adjoining county. If a licensee does not use all of the licensee’s allocated race days during the fiscal year, the commission, in the commission’s discretion, may allow that licensee to use the leftover days in the next fiscal year. If a licensee referred to in this subsection wishes to make application to the commission to schedule racing days that conflict with racing days previously scheduled by another such licensee, at least 30 days prior to the date of a meeting of the commission, the governing bodies of the applicant and the previous licensee shall meet at a time and place prescribed by the previous licensee to discuss the applicant’s proposed racing day schedule. The conclusion of the parties regarding the proposals for conflicting racing days and the matters upon which the parties agree or disagree shall be reduced to writing signed by the parties and submitted to the commission not later than 14 days prior to a meeting of the commission. The commission may approve or disapprove proposals for conflicting racing days upon such terms and conditions as the commission considers appropriate.

(6)

The commission may not grant a license for any race meet within a county for dates that conflict with racing dates granted to the county fair of such county.

(7)

The commission may not grant a licensee that is subject to ORS 462.062 (Fees and other payments by licensees of horse race meets not subject to ORS 462.057) a license for a race meet for a date that conflicts with a race meet date granted to a licensee that is subject to ORS 462.057 (License and other fees and purses), unless the commission has the consent of the licensee that is subject to ORS 462.057 (License and other fees and purses). This subsection applies only if the licensee that is subject to ORS 462.057 (License and other fees and purses) held a race meet during the 2002 calendar year on a date substantially similar to the date that is the subject of the conflict. A licensee that is subject to ORS 462.057 (License and other fees and purses) may not unreasonably withhold consent under this subsection. [1969 c.356 §9; 1973 c.541 §2; 1975 c.105 §1; 1975 c.550 §6; 1979 c.330 §4; 1979 c.698 §13a; 1981 c.544 §9; 1983 s.s. c.7 §9; 1985 c.675 §8; 1987 c.413 §7; 1989 c.210 §1; 1993 c.682 §5; 2003 c.783 §1; 2005 c.72 §2; 2005 c.777 §19]

Source: Section 462.125 — Number and classes of race meets; unused race days; conflicting race dates, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors462.­html.

Notes of Decisions

The word “may” was not construed to mean “shall.” Gleason v. Love, 14 Or App 97, 511 P2d 435 (1973), Sup Ct review denied

462.010
Definitions
462.020
License requirement
462.025
Notice required to terminate use of license
462.030
Qualifications for eligibility of race meet operator
462.040
Race meet licenses, classes, limitations, contents
462.050
Application for race meet license
462.055
Authority to require applicant to have recommendation of local governing body
462.057
License and other fees and purses
462.062
Fees and other payments by licensees of horse race meets not subject to ORS 462.057
462.065
Security for association receiving payments under ORS 462.057 or 462.062
462.067
License and other fees for race meets not subject to ORS 462.057 and 462.062
462.068
Fees for wagering on certain previously held races
462.070
License fees for officials, track operators and other race meet participants
462.072
Cash Vouchers Account
462.073
Unclaimed Winnings Account
462.075
Grounds for refusal to issue or renew licenses
462.080
Exclusion of certain persons from race courses
462.090
Revocation, suspension and refusal to renew licenses
462.100
License fee and tax in lieu of all others
462.110
Public liability insurance required
462.125
Number and classes of race meets
462.127
Oregon Quarter Horse Racing Association and Oregon Division Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association racing
462.130
Oregon bred horse races
462.135
Oregon bred greyhound races
462.140
Prohibitions concerning bookmaking, betting
462.142
Account wagering
462.145
Handicapping contests
462.147
Mutuel pools
462.150
Regulation of underpayments
462.155
Wagering on races previously held
462.157
Limitations on wagering on historical animal racing
462.160
When race meet is a nuisance
462.170
Commission rules apply to county fairs
462.185
Issuance of licenses to animal owners or trainers
462.190
Restrictions on minors
462.195
Written statement of age from purchaser of mutuel wagering ticket or receipt
462.200
Tests of animals participating in race meets or persons required to be licensed
462.210
Oregon Racing Commission
462.220
Compensation and expenses of members
462.230
Vacancies and removal
462.240
Oath of office
462.250
Organization of commission
462.260
Oregon Racing Commission Account
462.265
Commission subject to state budget procedures and laws governing supervision of expenditures
462.270
Duties of commission
462.272
Power of commission to administer oaths, take depositions, issue subpoenas
462.273
Prohibited activities of commission, staff and family members
462.275
Commission activities concerning betterment of racing
462.277
Service and execution of warrants of arrest and search warrants
462.301
Definitions for ORS 462.301 to 462.340
462.304
Legislative findings
462.307
Lawful exchange wagering
462.310
Exchange wagering accounts
462.313
Exchange wagering license
462.316
Prohibition on accepting certain wagers
462.319
Collection of exchange revenues
462.322
Cancellation of wagers
462.325
Matched wagers
462.328
Posting of exchange wager in market
462.331
Posting of exchange wager in pool
462.334
Fees
462.337
Limitations on authority of Oregon Racing Commission
462.340
Rules
462.405
Board of stewards’ authority
462.408
Recovery of owed amounts
462.415
Animals prohibited from racing
462.417
Schedule of purses to have prior approval of commission
462.420
Stimulating or depressing participating animal prohibited
462.430
Prohibitions concerning influencing results of races
462.450
Regulation of possession, transportation or use of drugs at race course
462.460
Racing animal under name or designation other than registered name or designation or altering license prohibited
462.470
Aiding or abetting racing of animal under name or designation other than registered name or designation prohibited
462.510
Demand or acceptance of compensation for furnishing racing information as touting
462.520
Penalty for falsely using name of racing official as source of information in commission of touting
462.700
Authorization
462.710
Application
462.720
Pooling wagered moneys
462.725
Multi-jurisdictional simulcasting and wagering
462.727
Totalizator business license
462.730
Payments by licensee to commission
462.735
Suspension or refusal to renew license
462.740
Rules
462.990
Penalties
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