(a) Notwithstanding Section 19605, 19605.1, 19605.35, or any other provision of this chapter, if the racing association licensed in the year 2002 to conduct thoroughbred race meetings in San Mateo County is not licensed to conduct a horse racing meeting in that county in any subsequent year, the board may authorize satellite wagering in San Mateo County only as provided in this section:

(1) The board may authorize a satellite wagering facility to be located either on the fairgrounds of the San Mateo County Fair or on leased premises within the City of San Mateo. The facility may be operated by the fair or the fair may contract for the operation and management of that satellite wagering facility with an individual racing association or fair, or a partnership, joint venture, or other affiliation of two or more racing associations or fairs. The board may license a facility to the San Mateo County Fair pursuant to this section notwithstanding the mileage restrictions contained in Section 19605 or any other provision of this chapter to the contrary.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 19605.45

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
  • City: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 18
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
  • license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15

(2) Satellite wagering facilities licensed to the fair pursuant to this section are subject to the provisions of subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 19605.3, except that they shall not be subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 19605.3 or any other impact fee or charge.

(3) Distributions pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 19605.7, and Sections 19610.3 and 19610.4 made by a satellite wagering facility licensed to the fair pursuant to this section shall be to the same beneficiary that received those distributions in the year 2002 from the San Mateo County Fair and the racing association licensed in the year 2002 to conduct thoroughbred race meetings in San Mateo County.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1063, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

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