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Title 8, Chapter 11: HARNESS RACING
8 §261. Commission (REPEALED) 
8 §261-A. Commission 
8 §262. Organization 
8 §263. Offices 
8 §263-A. Commission responsibilities 
8 §263-B. Department responsibilities 
8 §263-C. Executive director (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 8, SECTION 263-A) 
8 §264. Employees 
8 §265. Compensation 
8 §266. Disbursements 
8 §267. Budget; report 
8 §267-A. Operating account for the commission 
8 §268. Rules 
8 §269. Races 
8 §270. Licenses 
8 §270-A. Confidentiality of records and information 
8 §271. Issuance of licenses for the conduct of racing 
8 §272. Bonds 
8 §272-A. Trust account (REPEALED) 
8 §272-B. Association funding 
8 §272-C. Trust account 
8 §273. Penalties 
8 §274. Pari-mutuel pools (REPEALED) 
8 §274-A. Off-track betting (REPEALED) 
8 §275. Taxes (REPEALED) 
8 §275-A. Definitions 
8 §275-B. Sale of pari-mutuel pools 
8 §275-C. Common pari-mutuel pools 
8 §275-D. Off-track betting 
8 §275-E. Limit on total commission 
8 §275-F. Amounts payable to the Stipend Fund (REPEALED) 
8 §275-G. Amounts payable to Sire Stakes Fund (REPEALED) 
8 §275-H. Amounts payable to General Fund (REPEALED) 
8 §275-I. Amounts payable to supplement purses (REPEALED) 
8 §275-J. Amounts payable to or retained by racetracks (REPEALED) 
8 §275-K. Amounts retained by off-track betting facility (REPEALED) 
8 §275-L. Amounts deposited in Harness Racing Promotional Fund (REPEALED) 
8 §275-M. Amounts payable to the State Harness Racing Commission (REPEALED) 
8 §275-N. Limitations on off-track betting facilities 
8 §275-O. Reduced payments 
8 §276. Payments 
8 §276-A. Unclaimed ticket money 
8 §276-B. Commercial track ceases operation; entitled to funds 
8 §277. Records 
8 §278. Minors 
8 §279. Supervision; investigations 
8 §279-A. Licenses, rules and regulations for participating in racing 
8 §279-B. Fines, suspensions and revocations 
8 §279-C. Officials, judges and starters; powers and duties 
8 §279-D. Insurance 
8 §279-E. Trainers; duty to submit a horse for testing for use of prohibited substances 
8 §280. Use of drugs or appliances; prearrangement of results; veterinarian 
8 §281. Standard-bred horses 
8 §281-A. Standardbred horses eligible for registration 
8 §281-B. Registration of stallions (REPEALED) 
8 §282. Enforcement 
8 §283. Reciprocal disciplinary action 
8 §284. Harness Racing Promotional Board (REPEALED) 
8 §285. Harness Racing Promotional Board (REPEALED) 
8 §285-A. Bargaining agent (REPEALED) 
8 §285-B. Dispute resolution; exclusive bargaining agent and racetrack (REPEALED) 
8 §286. Calculation of distribution of commission 
8 §287. Payment of state share 
8 §288. Payment to Sire Stakes Fund share 
8 §289. Payment to Stipend Fund share 
8 §290. Purse supplement 
8 §291. Harness Racing Promotional Fund share 
8 §292. Horsemen's purse share 
8 §293. Track share 
8 §294. Off-track betting facility share 
8 §295. Off-track betting facility simulcast fund share 
8 §296. Fund to supplement harness racing purses (REPEALED) 
8 §297. Working capital advance (REPEALED) 
8 §298. Fund to supplement harness racing purses 
8 §299. Fund to Encourage Racing at Maine's Commercial Tracks 
8 §299-A. Harness Racing Promotional Fund 
8 §300. Fund to Stabilize Off-track Betting Facilities 
8 §300-A. Illegal wagering 
8 §300-B. Interception of pari-mutuel winnings to pay child support debt 
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