Sec. 1. 8 MRSA §268, first ¶, as amended by PL 1993, c. 95, §1, is further amended to read:

The commission shall adopt rules for holding, conducting and operating all harness horse races or meets for public exhibition held in this State and for the operation of racetracks on which any such race or meet is held; notwithstanding any other provision of law, harness horse races or meets licensed to be held on Sunday may not commence until the hour of 1 p.m. at, but not before, noon.

SUMMARY

This bill permits harness racing to begin at noon on Sunday. Current law provides that harness racing may not commence until the hour of 1 p.m.