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| Sec. A-13. 8 MRSA §1011, sub-§§2 and 3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. | | A, §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, are amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Eligible persons. The board may accept applications for a | | license to operate slot machines from a person licensed to | | operate a tribal commercial track if, by December 31, 2005, the | | operation of slot machines is approved by an affirmative vote at | | a regular meeting of the governing body or by referendum by the | | voters of the municipality where the tribal commercial track is | | located. The board may also accept applications for a license to | | operate slot machines from any person who is licensed to operate | | a commercial track that satisfies the following criteria: |
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| | | A. The commercial track is located at or within a 5-mile | | radius of the center of a commercial track that conducted | | harness racing with pari-mutuel wagering on more than 25 | | days during calendar year 2002; and |
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| | | B. The operation of slot machines at the commercial track | | is approved by the voters of the municipality in which the | | commercial track to be licensed is located by referendum | | election held at any time after December 31, 2002 and before | | December 31, 2003. |
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| | | 3. Requirements for license; continued commercial track or | | tribal commercial track licensure. The board may not issue a | | license to operate slot machines to any person unless that person | | demonstrates compliance with the qualifications set forth in | | sections 1016 and 1019. A person who is granted a license to | | operate slot machines must maintain a license to operate a | | commercial track or a tribal commercial track, without lapse, | | suspension or revocation for the duration of the slot machine | | operator's license. |
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| | | Sec. A-14. 8 MRSA §1012, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. A, | | §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read: |
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| | | An application for renewal of a slot machine operator license | | must first be approved under this section by the municipal | | officers of the municipality in which the commercial track or | | tribal commercial track with slot machines is located or, if the | | commercial track or tribal commercial track is in an | | unincorporated place, the application must be approved by the | | county commissioners of the county in which the commercial track | | or tribal commercial track with slot machines is located. |
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| | | Sec. A-15. 8 MRSA §1012, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. | | A, §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read: |
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