Oregon Statutes 462.055 – Authority to require applicant to have recommendation of local governing body; fee
(1) The Oregon Racing Commission may require of every applicant for a license to hold a race meet, except the Oregon State Fair and all county fairs, that has not, within five fiscal years prior to making an application for a license to hold a race meet, operated a race meet in the county or the city in which application for a license to hold a race meet is made, a recommendation in writing of the board of county commissioners of the county in the event the race meet is to be held outside of a city, and of the governing body of such city if the race meet is to be held within a city.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 462.055
- City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Commission: means the Oregon Racing Commission. See Oregon Statutes 462.010
- Race: includes races conducted without wagering, provided one or more races in the meet are conducted with wagering. See Oregon Statutes 462.010
- Race meet: means any exhibition of animal racing where the mutuel system is used in conjunction with any race. See Oregon Statutes 462.010
(2) The commission may take such recommendation into consideration before granting or refusing such license. The applicant shall pay an investigating fee not to exceed $100 to the recommending authority, if any. [1953 c.551 § 3; 1969 c.356 § 13; 1975 c.549 § 6; 1981 c.544 § 3; 1987 c.413 § 2]