(1) A race meeting licensee shall have a current written contract with a certified horsemen’s organization before it may conduct live or simulcast horse races with pari-mutuel wagering on the results of the races pursuant to its license.
  (2) The racing commissioner shall register and certify all certified horsemen’s organizations that had contracts with race meeting licensees in this state in 1995 or 1994 for the conduct of pari-mutuel racing at race meetings in this state during 1994 or 1995, and their successors or assigns as certified horsemen’s organizations for purposes of this act. The racing commissioner shall also accept any current contracts that these certified horsemen’s organizations have with race meeting licensees as complying with the requirements of subsection (1) for the term of the contract.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 431.313

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • racing commissioner: means the executive director of the Michigan gaming control board appointed under section 4 of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 431.302
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o