fee for a license is $100 or $10 per week, whichever is higher. |
The commission shall provide a booklet containing harness racing |
laws and rules and relevant portions of the Maine Administrative |
Procedure Act to every initial licensee and a fee not to exceed |
$10 must be included in the license fee to cover the cost of this |
publication. The commission shall provide necessary revisions of |
this booklet to those persons renewing licenses at the time of |
renewal and shall include the cost of the revisions, not to |
exceed $10, in the renewal fee. The license must set forth the |
name of the licensee, the place where the races or race meets are |
to be held and the specific race dates and time of day or night |
during which racing may be conducted by the licensee. If the |
commission determines that the location where a commercial track |
is licensed to conduct races is unavailable, it may permit a |
licensee to transfer its license to another location. The |
substitute location and the races conducted there by the licensee |
must be conducted in accordance with this chapter. A license |
issued pursuant to this subsection is not transferable or |
assignable. The District Court Judge, as designated in Title 4, |
chapter 5, may revoke any license issued at any time for |
violation of the commission's rules or licensing provisions upon |
notice and hearing. A license issued under this section is |
transferable or assignable as long as the commission finds that |
the transferee or assignee satisfies all elements for the |
issuance of the license being transferred or assigned. A The |
license is automatically revoked, subject to Title 5, chapter |
375, upon a change in ownership, legal or equitable, of 50% or |
more of the voting stock of a corporation licensed under this |
section constitutes a transfer of the license the licensee; the |
licensee may not hold a harness horse race or meet for public |
exhibition without a new license. |