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is conducted during the regular meeting. For the purposes of this | | section, any race date that the commission determines was canceled | | due to a natural or other disaster must be counted as a race date. | | For the purposes of this section and for the purpose of meeting the | | requirements of section 275-A, subsection 1, any race date that is | | canceled at a commercial race track due to the inability to meet | | the requirements of section 275-A, subsection 9-A because of a | | horse shortage, as verified by the state steward, is counted as a | | race date. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 8 MRSA §286, sub-§2, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 528, | | §46, are amended to read: |
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| | | (1) The state share is 2.248% for an off-track betting | | facility located in the same municipality as a | | commercial track or tribal commercial track and 2.578% | | for all other facilities; |
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| | | (2) The Sire Stakes Fund share is 1.551%; |
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| | | (3) The Stipend Fund share is 1.169%; |
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| | | (4) The Harness Racing Promotional Fund share is | | 0.25%; |
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| | | (5) The horsemen's purse share is 7.871%; |
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| | | (6) The track share is 7.922%; and |
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| | | (7) The off-track betting facility share is 4.659%. |
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| | | (1) The state share is 0.493% for an off-track betting | | facility located in the same municipality as a | | commercial track or tribal commercial track and 0.823% | | for all other facilities; |
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| | | (2) The Sire Stakes Fund share is 0.072%; |
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| | | (3) The Stipend Fund share is 1.186%; |
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| | | (4) The Harness Racing Promotional Fund share is | | 0.25%; |
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| | | (5) The horsemen's purse share is 5.062%; |
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| | | (6) The track share is 7.899%; and |
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| | | (7) The off-track betting facility share is 2.718%. |
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