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race dashes assigned to the commercial track or agricultural fair | | licensee for the year and the denominator of which is the total | | number of race dashes assigned to all commercial tracks and | | agricultural fair licensees for the year.__The payment in January | | must be adjusted so that for the prior year each commercial track | | or agricultural fair licensee entitled to a distribution receives | | that portion of the total money distributed for the full year from | | the fund established by this section that is determined by | | multiplying the total amount of money by a fraction, the numerator | | of which is the number of live race dashes conducted by the | | commercial track or agricultural fair licensee during the calendar | | year that qualify for a distribution and the denominator of which | | is the total number of race dashes conducted during that calendar | | year that qualify for a distribution.__For purposes of this | | subsection, a race dash qualifies for distribution if the dash was | | conducted by a commercial track or by an agricultural fair licensee | | on dates assigned under Title 7, section 84 or during an extended | | meet.__The number of dashes held at an extended meet that qualify | | for distribution may not exceed the number of dashes conducted by | | the licensee during an extended meet in 2005.__The funds | | distributed pursuant to this subsection must be used to supplement | | harness racing purses. |
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| | | Sec. 10. 8 MRSA §1036, sub-§2, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 687, Pt. | | A, §5 and affected by Pt. B, §11, is amended to read: |
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| | | D. Three percent of the total gross slot machine income | | must be forwarded by the board to the Treasurer of State, | | who shall credit the money to the Agricultural Fair Support | Fund established in Title 7, section 77 |
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| | | Sec. 11. 13-B MRSA §201, sub-§3, ¶E, as amended by PL 1985, c. 737, Pt. | | A, §35, is further amended to read: |
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| | E. County and local agricultural | that term is used in Title 7, chapter 3 |
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| | | Sec. 12. 17 MRSA §330, sub-§1-C, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 672, §1, is | | amended to read: |
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| | | 1-C. Agricultural society. "Agricultural society" or "fair" | means a nonprofit agricultural fair society eligible for the | statesection 62 |
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| | | Sec. 13. 17 MRSA §331, sub-§6, ¶A, as repealed and replaced by PL | | 2001, c. 471, Pt. F, §4 and affected by §5, is amended to read: |
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| | A. Any agricultural society eligible for the state | under Title 7, section 62 |
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