Section 284:12-a License Required; Investigation Fees.
I. No person, association, corporation, or any other type of entity shall hold or simulcast any running or harness horse or dog race or meet at or for which pari-mutuel pools are sold without a license from the commission.
II. Investigation fees shall be collected by the commission and shall be continually appropriated to the commission and used by the commission to offset the costs of conducting background checks and monitoring of license applicants and licensees as required under this section, RSA 284:16, RSA 284:16-a, RSA 284:18-a, RSA 284:19, RSA 284:20, RSA 284:20-b, RSA 284:22, and RSA 284:22-a. Funds received hereunder and not expended for such investigations shall lapse to the general fund 2 years after receipt of such funds.
Source. 1971, 541:3. 1985, 58:3, eff. April 25, 1985. 2006, 287:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2006. 2009, 144:99, eff. July 1, 2009.