CHAPTER 226
DIVISION OF SPECIAL REVENUE AND GAMING POLICY BOARD

      Sec. 12-557c. Division of Special Revenue established. Executive director: Appointment, restrictions on political activity. Deputy executive director and executive assistant. (a) There shall be a Division of Special Revenue within the Department of Revenue Services for administrative purposes only. The Division of Special Revenue shall, in cooperation with the Gaming Policy Board, implement and administer the provisions of sections 7-169 to 7-186, inclusive, this chapter and chapters 226b and 229a under the supervision of an executive director.

      (b) The Division of Special Revenue shall be under the direction and control of an executive director who shall be responsible for the operation of his division. The executive director shall be appointed by the Governor, with the approval of the General Assembly, and shall be qualified and experienced in the functions performed by the Division of Special Revenue. The executive director may appoint a deputy and an executive assistant for the efficient conduct of the business of the division. The deputy executive director shall, in the absence or disqualification of the executive director or on his death, exercise the powers and duties of the executive director until he resumes his duties or the vacancy is filled. The deputy executive director and the executive assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director. The executive director and the deputy executive director shall not participate actively in political management and campaigns. Such activity includes holding office in a political party, political organization or political club, campaigning for a candidate in a partisan election by making speeches, writing on behalf of a candidate, soliciting votes in support of or in opposition to a candidate and making contributions of time and money to political parties.

      (c) Whenever the term "Commission on Special Revenue" occurs or is referred to in the public acts of the 1979 session of the General Assembly, it shall be deemed to refer to the Division of Special Revenue within the Department of Business Regulation.

      (P.A. 79-404, S. 6, 45; P.A. 80-482, S. 343, 348; P.A. 83-435, S. 1, 3; P.A. 08-70, S. 1.; P.A. 09-7, S. 2.)

      History: P.A. 80-482 substituted department of revenue services for department of business regulation and moved provisions re appointment of executive director from Subsec. (a) to Subsec. (b), deleting provision exempting executive director from classified service; P.A. 83-435 amended Subsec. (b), authorizing the executive director to appoint a deputy and an executive assistant and providing that such deputy shall not participate in political management and campaigns; P.A. 08-70 inserted references to Secs. 7-169 to 7-186 and Ch. 229a in Subsec. (a), effective May 27, 2008; P.A. 09-7 made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective May 4, 2009.

      Sec. 12-557d. Gaming Policy Board established; membership; prohibitions. (a) There shall be a Gaming Policy Board within the Division of Special Revenue. Said board shall consist of five members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of both houses of the General Assembly. Not more than three members of said board in office at any one time shall be members of the same political party. On or before July 1, 1979, the Governor shall nominate three members who shall serve until July 1, 1981, and two members who shall serve until July 1, 1983. The General Assembly shall confirm or reject such nominations in the manner prescribed by section 4-7 before adjournment sine die of the 1979 regular session, except that if the nominations cannot be acted on by both houses of the General Assembly during said regular session, the General Assembly shall confirm or reject the nominations at a special session which shall be called, notwithstanding sections 2-6 and 2-7, immediately following adjournment sine die of the 1979 session reconvened in accordance with article third of the amendments to the Constitution of Connecticut, except that if no session is held pursuant to said article, the General Assembly shall meet in special session, notwithstanding sections 2-6 and 2-7, not later than August 1, 1979, to confirm or reject such nominations. Any special session called pursuant to this section shall be held for the sole purpose of confirming or rejecting the initial nominations made by the Governor to the board. Thereafter members shall serve for a term of four years and the procedure prescribed by section 4-7 shall apply to such appointments, except that the Governor shall submit such nominations on or before May first, and both houses shall confirm or reject the nominations before adjournment sine die. Members shall receive fifty dollars per day for each day they are engaged in the business of the board and shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The executive director shall serve on the board ex officio without voting rights.

      (b) To insure the highest standard of legalized gambling regulation at least four of the board members shall have training or experience in at least one of the following fields: Corporate finance, economics, law, accounting, law enforcement, computer science or the pari-mutuel industry. At least two of these fields shall be represented on the board at any one time.

      (c) No board member shall accept any form of employment by a business organization regulated under this chapter for a period of two years following the termination of his service as a board member.

      (d) No board member shall engage in any oral ex parte communications with any representative, agent, officer or employee of any business organization regulated under this chapter concerning any matter pending or impending before the board.

      (e) The members of the board shall not participate actively in political management and campaigns. Such activity includes holding office in a political party, political organization or political club, campaigning for a candidate in a partisan election by making speeches, writing on behalf of a candidate, soliciting votes in support of or in opposition to a candidate and making contributions of time and money to political parties.

      (f) The Division of Special Revenue shall provide staff support for the board.

      (P.A. 79-404, S. 7, 45; P.A. 80-482, S. 344, 348; P.A. 84-546, S. 34, 173; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 164.)

      History: P.A. 80-482 substituted department of revenue services for department of business regulation; P.A. 84-546 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), substituting "article third of the amendments to the constitution" for "section two of article third of the constitution"; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subsec. (a) to move board from Department of Revenue Services to Division of Special Revenue and added Subsec. (f) to require division to provide staff support, effective October 5, 2009.

      Sec. 12-571a. Eighteen off-track betting branch facilities authorized. Simulcasting of off-track betting race programs or jai alai games. Location of facilities. Report. (a) The Division of Special Revenue and the Gaming Policy Board shall not operate or authorize the operation of more than eighteen off-track betting branch facilities, except that the division and the board may operate or authorize the operation of any off-track betting facility approved prior to December 31, 1986, by the legislative body of a municipality in accordance with subsection (a) of section 12-572. Any facility approved prior to December 31, 1986, shall be included within the eighteen branch facilities authorized by this subsection.

      (b) The eighteen off-track betting branch facilities authorized by subsection (a) of this section may include twelve facilities which have screens for the simulcasting of off-track betting race programs or jai alai games and other amenities including, but not limited to, restaurants and concessions, provided, on and after June 18, 2009, the twelve facilities which have simulcasting shall be located in the town and city of New Haven, the town of Windsor Locks, the town of East Haven, the town and city of Norwalk, the town and city of Hartford, the town and city of New Britain, the town and city of Bristol, the town and city of Torrington, the town and city of Waterbury, the town and city of Milford, the town of Putnam and in the town and city of Bridgeport. The location of each such facility and the addition of simulcasting capability to any existing off-track betting facility that did not previously have such capability (1) shall be approved by the executive director with the consent of the Gaming Policy Board, and (2) shall be subject to the prior approval of the legislative body of the town in which such facility is located or is proposed to be located. The division shall report annually to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to legalized gambling on the status of the establishment or improvement of the off-track betting branch facility pursuant to this subsection.

      (P.A. 79-297, S. 1, 2; 79-404, S. 6, 45; P.A. 81-46, S. 1, 4; P.A. 83-14, S. 1, 4; P.A. 85-14, S. 1, 4; P.A. 87-528, S. 1, 4; P.A. 89-282, S. 1, 5; 89-390, S. 24, 37; P.A. 91-309, S. 1, 10; 91-366, S. 1, 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-17, S. 30, 59; P.A. 93-332, S. 30, 42; P.A. 94-223, S. 1, 4; P.A. 97-277, S. 10, 13; P.A. 07-144, S. 1; P.A. 09-132, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 79-404 substituted division of special revenue for commission on special revenue; P.A. 81-46 extended the moratorium to June 30, 1983; P.A. 83-14 extended the moratorium to June 30, 1985; P.A. 85-14 extended the moratorium to June 30, 1987; P.A. 87-528 deleted all provisions in the section, substituting in lieu thereof a prohibition on the operation of more than eighteen off-track betting branch facilities from April 22, 1981, to June 30, 1989, and providing an exception for any facility approved before December 31, 1986, and authorizing the improvement of certain facilities; P.A. 89-282 amended Subsec. (a) to extend the moratorium to June 30, 1991; P.A. 89-390 amended Subsec. (a) to extend moratorium on off-track betting facilities from June 30, 1989, to June 30, 1991, amended Subsec. (b) to increase number of such facilities which may have simulcasting screens from 1 to 3, to restrict geographic location of facility authorized on or after July 6, 1989, to prohibit location of facility within any jai alai fronton authorized for operation on or after July 6, 1989, and to provide that location of each such facility shall be determined by executive director with consent of gaming policy board, subject to prior approval of legislative body of town in which such facility is proposed to be located; P.A. 91-309 amended Subsec. (b) to insert three Subdiv. designations within proviso, adding new language in Subdiv. (2) which required one off-track betting branch facility to be within the Plainfield dog track and to substitute Subpara. designations for Subdiv. designations in Subdiv. (1); P.A. 91-366 amended Subsec. (a) to extend moratorium on off-track betting facilities from June 30, 1991, to June 30, 1993; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-17 amended Subsec. (a) to remove the date for the expiration of the moratorium and remove references to the tele-track, Subsec. (b) to increase the simulcasting facilities from 3 to 4, adding a facility within the fronton or dog race track in Bridgeport and to provide that the Plainfield and Bridgeport facilities shall be operated in substantially the same manner; P.A. 93-332 amended section to allow operation of the off-track betting system by an authorized licensee, effective June 25, 1993; P.A. 94-223 amended Subsec. (b) to permit simulcasting facilities to also simulcast jai alai games, inserted new Subsec. (c) re operators of simulcasting facilities who intend to simulcast dog racing events or jai alai games at their facilities and relettered former Subsec. as Subsec. (d), effective June 8, 1994; P.A. 97-277 amended Subsec. (b) to increase from 4 to 8 the number of the 18 off-track betting branch facilities authorized to simulcast certain events, to specify that 4 of such facilities shall be geographically restricted, to delete proviso re zone of protection around Windsor Locks teletheater, to insert provision re authority to simulcast and to remove the state as one of the entities required to operate certain facilities, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 07-144 amended Subsec. (b) to permit ten facilities to simulcast, to name towns permitted to have facilities which simulcast and to delete provisions re dog race tracks, and deleted former Subsecs. (c) and (d), effective June 25, 2007; P.A. 09-132 amended Subsec. (b) to increase number of facilities permitted to have simulcasting from 10 to 12, added Milford and Putnam as locations for the facilities, added Subdiv. designators (1) and (2), added requirement for municipal and executive director approval for addition of simulcasting to an existing facility and made technical changes, effective June 18, 2009.

      Sec. 12-574. Licensing. (a) Association licensees. No person or business organization may conduct a meeting at which racing or the exhibition of jai alai is permitted for any stake, purse or reward or operate the off-track betting system unless such person or business organization is licensed as an association licensee by the board. Any such licensee authorized to conduct a meeting or operate the off-track betting system shall indemnify and save harmless the state of Connecticut against any and all actions, claims, and demands of whatever kind or nature which the state may sustain or incur by reason or in consequence of issuing such license.

      (b) Affiliate licensees licensed by board. No business organization, other than a shareholder in a publicly traded corporation, may exercise control in or over an association licensee unless such business organization is licensed as an affiliate licensee by the board as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (h) of this section.

      (c) Concessionaire licensees. No person or business organization may operate any concession at any meeting at which racing or the exhibition of jai alai is permitted or any concession which is allied to an off-track betting facility unless such person or business organization is licensed as a concessionaire licensee by the executive director.

      (d) Vendor licensees. No person or business organization awarded the primary contract by an association licensee to provide facilities, components, goods or services which are necessary for the operation of the activities authorized by the provisions of section 12-572 may do so unless such person or business organization is licensed as a vendor licensee by the executive director.

      (e) Totalizator licensees. No person or business organization may provide totalizator equipment and services to any association licensee for the operation of a pari-mutuel system unless such person or business organization is licensed as a totalizator licensee by the executive director.

      (f) Affiliate licensees licensed by executive director. No business organization, other than a shareholder in a publicly traded corporation, may exercise control in or over a concessionaire, vendor or totalizator licensee unless such business organization is licensed as an affiliate licensee by the executive director.

      (g) Occupational licensees. No person may participate in this state in any activity permitted under this chapter as an employee of an association, concessionaire, vendor, totalizator or affiliate licensee unless such person is licensed as an occupational licensee by the executive director. Whether located in or out of this state no officer, director, partner, trustee or owner of a business organization which obtains a license in accordance with this section may continue in such capacity unless such officer, director, partner, trustee or owner is licensed as an occupational licensee by the executive director. An occupational license shall also be obtained by any shareholder, key executive, agent or other person connected with any association, concessionaire, vendor, totalizator or affiliate licensee, who in the judgment of the executive director will exercise control in or over any such licensee. Such person shall apply for a license not later than thirty days after the executive director requests him, in writing, to do so. The executive director shall complete his investigation of an applicant for an occupational license and notify such applicant of his decision to approve or deny the application within one year after its receipt. Such period may be extended by the board upon a showing of good cause by the executive director, after giving the applicant a reasonable opportunity for a hearing before the board.

      (h) Affiliate of association and affiliate of concessionaire licenses. (1) The board shall issue affiliate of association licenses to qualified business organizations. (2) The executive director shall issue affiliate of concessionaire licenses to qualified business organizations.

      (i) Information required for licensing. Licensing and regulation of licensees by executive director. In determining whether to grant a license the board or the executive director may require the applicant to submit information as to: Financial standing and credit; moral character; criminal record, if any; previous employment; corporate, partnership or association affiliations; ownership of personal assets; and such other information as it or he deems pertinent to the issuance of such license. The executive director may reject for good cause an application for a license, and he, the deputy executive director, the executive assistant, any unit head or any assistant unit head authorized by the executive director may suspend or revoke for good cause any license issued by him after a hearing held in accordance with chapter 54. In addition, if any affiliate licensee licensed by the executive director fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter the executive director, after a hearing held in accordance with chapter 54, may revoke or suspend the license of any one or more of the following related licensees: Concessionaire, vendor or totalizator, and may fine any one or more of said licensees in an amount not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars. Any licensee whose license is suspended or revoked, or any applicant aggrieved by the action of the executive director concerning an application for a license may appeal not later than fifteen days after such decision to the board in accordance with subsection (j) of this section.

      (j) Regulations governing licensee's operation; penalties for failure to comply; hearings and appeals. The executive director, with the advice and consent of the board shall adopt regulations governing the operation of the off-track betting system and facilities, tracks, stables, kennels and frontons, including the regulation of betting in connection therewith, to insure the integrity and security of the conduct of meetings and the broadcast of racing events held pursuant to this chapter. Such regulations shall include provision for the imposition of fines and suspension of licenses for violations thereof. Prior to the adoption of any regulations concerning the treatment of animals at any dog race track, the executive director shall notify the National Greyhound Association of the contents of such regulations and of its right to request a hearing pursuant to chapter 54. The board shall have the authority to impose a fine of up to seventy-five thousand dollars for any violation of such regulations by a licensee authorized to conduct a meeting or operate the off-track betting system under this section and a fine of up to five thousand dollars for any violation of such regulations by any other licensee. The executive director shall have the authority to impose a fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars for any such violation by any licensee licensed by him and the stewards or judges of a meeting acting in accordance with such regulations shall have the authority to impose a fine of up to five hundred dollars for any such violation by such licensee, and the players' manager of a jai alai exhibition acting in accordance with such regulations shall have the authority to recommend to the judges that a fine should be considered for a player who may have violated such regulations. The board may delegate to the stewards and judges of a meeting the power to suspend the license of any occupational licensee employed in this state by an association licensee for a period not to exceed sixty days for any violation of such regulations. If any license is suspended, such stewards and judges of a meeting shall state the reasons therefor in writing. All fines imposed pursuant to this section shall be paid over to the General Fund upon receipt by the division. Any person or business organization fined or suspended by an authority other than the board or any licensee or applicant for a license aggrieved by a decision of the executive director under subsection (i) shall have a right of appeal to the board for a hearing. All hearings, other than appellate hearings before the board, shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 54. Any person or business organization aggrieved by a decision of the board shall have a right of appeal pursuant to section 4-183.

      (k) Preparation and maintenance of books and records. The executive director shall have the power to require that the books and records of any licensee, other than an occupational licensee, shall be maintained in any manner which he may deem best, and that any financial or other statements based on such books and records shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in such form as he shall prescribe. The executive director or his designee shall also be authorized to visit, to investigate and to place expert accountants and such other persons as he may deem necessary, in the offices, tracks, frontons, off-track betting facilities or places of business of any such licensee, for the purpose of satisfying himself that the division's regulations are strictly complied with.

      (l) Removal of employee or official of licensee. The executive director may at any time for good cause require the removal of any employee or official employed by any licensee hereunder.

      (m) Licensing and regulation of licensees by board. The board shall have the right to reject any application for a license for good cause and the action of the board as to the license and the meeting dates assigned shall be final, provided any person or business organization aggrieved by the action of the board concerning an application for a license may appeal such decision in accordance with section 4-183. The board shall, as far as practicable, avoid conflicts in the dates assigned for racing or the exhibition of the game of jai alai in the state. Any license granted under the provisions of this chapter is a revocable privilege and no licensee shall be deemed to have acquired any vested rights based on the issuance of such license. Any such license shall be subject to the regulations set forth by the executive director with the advice and consent of the board. Any license issued by the board shall be subject to suspension or revocation for good cause, after giving the licensee a reasonable opportunity for a hearing before the board, at which he shall have the right to be represented by counsel. In addition, if any affiliate licensee licensed by the board fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter the board, after a hearing held in accordance with chapter 54, may revoke or suspend the license of the related association licensee and may fine the related association licensee in an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars or both. If any license is suspended or revoked the board shall state the reasons for such suspension or revocation and cause an entry of such reasons to be made on the record books of the board. Any licensee aggrieved by the action of the board may appeal therefrom in accordance with section 4-183.

      (n) Licensing exemptions. The appropriate licensing authority may, on its own motion or upon application, exempt any person or business organization from the licensing requirements of this chapter or some or all of the disclosure requirements of chapter 226b, provided the applicant does not exercise control in or over an integral part of any activity which is authorized under this chapter. The burden of proving that an exemption should be granted rests solely with the applicant. The licensing authority making the determination may limit or condition the terms of an exemption and such determination shall be final.

      (o) Penalty for aiding meeting without license. Any person aiding or abetting in the operation of an off-track betting system or the conduct of any meeting within this state at which racing or the exhibition of the game of jai alai shall be permitted for any stake, purse or reward, except in accordance with a license duly issued and unsuspended or unrevoked by the board or the executive director, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

      (p) Residency requirement. The majority of the membership of the board of directors of any corporation licensed to operate the off-track betting system or to hold or conduct any meeting within the state of Connecticut at which racing or the exhibition of the game of jai alai shall be permitted for any stake, purse or reward, shall be residents of the state of Connecticut.

      (q) License application and renewal. Any license granted under this section other than a license issued by the board shall be effective for not more than one year from the date of issuance. Initial application for and renewal of any license shall be in such form and manner as the executive director shall, by regulation adopted with the advice and consent of the board, prescribe.

      (r) Pet adoption program for retired greyhounds. Any person or business organization issued a license to conduct dog racing shall establish a pet adoption program for the proper housing and care of retired greyhounds and shall provide financial support for such program and any facility operated to implement such program.

      (s) Employment of recipients of public assistance at dog race track. Any person or business organization issued a license to conduct dog racing pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-574c shall employ persons who, at the time of employment, are recipients of assistance under the state-administered general assistance program, state supplement program, medical assistance program, temporary family assistance program or supplemental nutrition assistance program to fill not less than twenty per cent of the positions created by the conversion of a jai alai fronton to a dog race track if such persons have been trained for such employment by public or publicly funded agencies in coordination with such licensee.

      (t) Day care facility for use by employees of dog race track. Any person or business organization issued a license to conduct dog racing pursuant to subsection (c) of section 12-574c shall provide an on-site day care facility for use by employees of the dog race track. Such licensee shall employ persons who, at the time of employment, are recipients of aid under chapter 302 or 308 to fill not less than fifty per cent of the positions at such day care facility if such persons have been trained for such employment by public or publicly-funded agencies in coordination with such licensee.

      (u) Dog race track to operate on year-round basis. Number of performances. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, any person or business organization issued a license to conduct dog racing may operate on a year-round basis and may conduct such number of performances as it may elect, provided the total number of such performances does not exceed five hundred and eighty performances in any calendar year.

      (1971, P.A. 865, S. 18; 1972, P.A. 187, S. 10; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 6; P.A. 73-260, S. 1, 2, 3, 5; P.A. 75-13, S. 1, 2; 75-22, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-436, S. 327, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 79-21; 79-24, S. 1; 79-150; 79-404, S. 25, 45; P.A. 80-20; 80-133, S. 4, 10; P.A. 83-435, S. 2, 3; P.A. 85-23; P.A. 91-309, S. 2, 3, 10; 91-406, S. 26, 29; P.A. 93-332, S. 33, 42; P.A. 96-212, S. 30, 32; P.A. 97-122; 97-277, S. 9, 13; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 15, 165; P.A. 04-76, S. 3; P.A. 06-6, S. 1, 2; P.A. 09-9, S. 5.)

      History: 1972 acts included dog racing and jai alai under provisions of section and substituted court of common pleas for superior court in Subsec. (g); P.A. 73-260 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision re licensing of horse racing meets where there is no wagering and dog racing meets with pari-mutuel, perfecta, quinella and trifecta betting and to add provision re indemnification of state, amended Subsec. (b) to include concessions allied to off-track betting facility and to allow requirement that persons having ownership interest in applicant be fingerprinted, and amended Subsec. (d) to include regulations "to insure the integrity and security of the conduct of meetings" and to add provisions re fines for violations; P.A. 75-13 amended Subsec. (b) to replace superior court with court of common pleas and set deadline for appeal in Subsecs. (b) and (g); P.A. 75-22 amended Subsec. (d) to allow suspension of licenses by commission or stewards and judges when authorized to do so by commission; P.A. 76-436 substituted superior court for court of common pleas in Subsecs. (b) and (g), effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 substituted judicial district of Hartford-New Britain for Hartford county; P.A. 79-21 amended Subsec. (g) to specify that licenses are revocable and that licensees acquire no vested rights upon issuance of their licenses; P.A. 79-24 added Subsec. (j) re expiration and renewal of licenses; P.A. 79-150 amended Subsec. (d) to increase fine for licensees under section to maximum of $75,000, leaving $5,000 maximum applicable to violation by "any other licensee", removed provision allowing imposition of fine by jai alai players' manager but allowed such managers to recommend that stewards and judges impose a fine; P.A. 79-404 replaced "commission" with "executive director", "division" or "board" as necessary, required that appeals be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183, replacing previous appeal provisions, inserted new Subsec. (d) re licensing procedure and suspension and revocation of licenses, relettering former Subsecs. (d) to (j) accordingly, and made other technical changes clarifying provisions; P.A. 80-20 allowed unit heads to revoke licenses and changed deadline for appeal from 30 to 15 days in Subsec. (d); P.A. 80-133 removed provision re operation of concessions in Subsec. (a), deleted former Subsecs. (b) and (c) and first part of (d) and inserted new Subsecs. (b) to (h) re affiliate, concessionaire, vendor and totalizator licensees, placed provision re decisions on granting license, formerly in Subsec. (d), in Subsec. (i) and expanded provisions re information required and re revocation or suspension of license and imposition of fines, redesignated Subsecs. (e), (f), (g) and (h) as (j), (k), (l) and (m) and clarified provisions, inserted new Subsec. (n) re exemptions from licensing and disclosure requirements, and redesignated Subsecs. (i), (j) and (k) as (o), (p) and (q) and clarified provisions; P.A. 83-435 amended Subsec. (i), authorizing the deputy executive director to suspend or revoke licenses after conducting a hearing; P.A. 85-23 amended Subsec. (g), requiring executive director to complete investigation of occupational license applicant and notify applicant of decision to approve or deny within one year after application receipt, unless an extension is granted; P.A. 91-309 amended Subsec. (j) to require executive director to notify National Greyhound Association of contents of regulations re treatment of animals at dog track and its right to request a hearing prior to adoption of regulations and added new Subsecs. (r) to (u), inclusive, requiring establishment of pet adoption program for retired greyhounds, employment of recipients of public assistance or support at new dog race track, provision of on-site day care facility for use by employees of new dog race track, and permitting operation of dog race track on year-round basis and limiting number of performances in any calendar year; P.A. 91-406 made technical correction in Subsec. (j); P.A. 93-332 made technical changes re operation of the off-track betting system by an authorized licensee and amended Subsec. (i) to authorize the executive assistants of the director and assistant unit heads to suspend or revoke an application for a license, effective June 25, 1993; P.A. 96-212 amended Subsec. (d) to change state to Connecticut Lottery Corporation re award of primary contract and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 97-122 amended Subsec. (n) by deleting language specifying what information appropriate licensing authority must consider in making exemption and substituting "provided the applicant does not exercise control in or over an integral part of any activity which is authorized under this chapter"; P.A. 97-277 deleted reference to Connecticut Lottery Corporation and chapter 229a in Subsec. (d), effective June 26, 1997; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 amended Subsec. (s) to delete the list of sections in title 17b under which certain persons are recipients of assistance and substitute reference to recipients of assistance under "the general assistance program, state supplement program, medical assistance program, temporary family assistance program or food stamps program", effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 04-76 amended Subsec. (s) by replacing "general assistance program" with "state-administered general assistance program"; P.A. 06-6 amended Subsec. (b) to add reference to Subsec. (h)(1), and replaced former Subsec. (h) with new Subsec. (h)(1) and (2) re affiliate licenses; P.A. 09-9 amended Subsec. (s) to replace "food stamps" with "supplemental nutrition assistance", effective May 4, 2009.

      Sec. 12-578. Regulations governing registration and licenses. Fees. Criminal history records checks of applicants. (a) The executive director, with the advice and consent of the board, shall adopt regulations governing registration and the issuance and annual renewal of licenses and payment of annual nonrefundable application fees for the same in accordance with the following schedule:

      (1) Registration: (A) Stable name, one hundred dollars; (B) partnership name, one hundred dollars; (C) colors, twenty dollars; (D) kennel name, one hundred dollars.

      (2) Licenses: (A) Owner, one hundred dollars; (B) trainer, one hundred dollars; (C) assistant trainer, one hundred dollars; (D) jockey, forty dollars; (E) jockey agent, for each jockey, one hundred dollars; (F) stable employees, including exercise boy, groom, stable foreman, hot walker, outrider, twenty dollars; (G) veterinarian, one hundred dollars; (H) jockey apprentice, forty dollars; (I) driver, one hundred dollars; (J) valet, twenty dollars; (K) blacksmith, twenty dollars; (L) plater, twenty dollars; (M) concessionaire, for each concession, two hundred fifty dollars; (N) concessionaire affiliate, for each concession of the concessionaire, two hundred fifty dollars; (O) concession employees, twenty dollars; (P) jai alai players, one hundred dollars; (Q) officials and supervisors, one hundred dollars; (R) pari-mutuel employees, forty dollars; (S) other personnel engaged in activities regulated under this chapter, twenty dollars; (T) vendor, for each contract, two hundred fifty dollars; (U) totalizator, for each contract, two hundred fifty dollars; (V) vendor and totalizator affiliates, for each contract of the vendor or totalizator, two hundred fifty dollars. For the purposes of this subdivision, "concessionaire affiliate" means a business organization, other than a shareholder in a publicly traded corporation, that may exercise control in or over a concessionaire; and "concessionaire" means any individual or business organization granted the right to operate an activity at a dog race track or off-track betting facility for the purpose of making a profit that receives or, in the exercise of reasonable business judgment, can be expected to receive more than twenty-five thousand dollars or twenty-five per cent of its gross annual receipts from such activity at such track or facility.

      (b) The executive director shall require each applicant for a license under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section to submit to state and national criminal history records checks before such license is issued. The criminal history records checks required pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a.

      (1972, P.A. 187, S. 14; P.A. 73-260, S. 4, 5; P.A. 75-353, S. 1, 2; P.A. 79-24, S. 2; 79-404, S. 31, 45; P.A. 82-294, S. 2; P.A. 85-15, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 6, 55; P.A. 96-180, S. 28, 166; P.A. 01-175, S. 4, 32; P.A. 04-44, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 158.)

      History: P.A. 73-260 added Subsec. (c) re fingerprinting of applicants; P.A. 75-353 included in Subsec. (a) a fee of $10 for registration of kennel name; P.A. 74-24 included renewal fees; P.A. 79-404 made charges dependent upon executive director's decision with advice and consent of gaming policy board, deleting reference to commission; P.A. 82-294 increased the fees; P.A. 85-15 specified that annual fees for licenses are "nonrefundable application" fees; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12 increased fees in Subsecs. (a) and (b) and added new Subsec. (b)(19), (20) and (21) requiring a fee for a vendor of each contract, a totalizator for each contract and a vendor and totalizator affiliate for each contract of the vendor or totalizator, respectively; P.A. 96-180 made technical relettering and renumbering changes to conform Subsec., Subdiv. and Subpara. indicators with customary statutory usage, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 01-175 amended Subsec. (b) by adding reference to executive director and replacing provisions re fingerprinting with provisions re state and national criminal history records checks pursuant to Sec. 29-17a, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 04-44 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to include a fee of $200 for concessionaire affiliate, for each concession of the concessionaire, to add definitions of "concessionaire affiliate" and "concessionaire" and to make technical changes, effective July 1, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees in Subsec. (a).