A. It is unlawful for a permittee, licensee or facility for commercial horse racing or dog racing licensed pursuant to this title to operate on the licensed premises an automatic teller machine or a point-of-sale terminal that accepts electronic benefit transfer cards issued pursuant to Title 46, Chapter 2, Article 5 or that processes electronic benefit transfer card transactions.

Attorney's Note

Under the Arizona Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $2,500
For details, see § 13-707

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 5-116

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Commercial horse racing: means horse racing conducted other than by a county fair association. See Arizona Laws 5-101
  • Commission: means the Arizona racing commission. See Arizona Laws 5-101
  • Dog racing: means racing in which greyhound dogs chase a mechanical lure. See Arizona Laws 5-101
  • Horse racing: means racing in which horses are mounted and ridden by jockeys. See Arizona Laws 5-101
  • License: means the license issued by the department to each employee or other person participating in any capacity in a racing meeting, including officials and employees of the pari-mutuel department. See Arizona Laws 5-101
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. On or before February 1, 2014, a permittee, licensee or facility for commercial horse racing or dog racing licensed pursuant to this title shall disable the ability of every automatic teller machine and point-of-sale terminal operated on the premises to accept the electronic benefit transfer card or process an electronic benefit transfer card transaction.

C. Failure to comply with this section is a license violation subject to licensing action. The commission shall ensure compliance with the requirements of this section and enforce the continued prohibition on the use of electronic benefit transfer cards.

D. A person who violates subsection A of this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.