(a)  Any person, association, or corporation desiring to conduct horse racing within this state shall apply to the division of gaming and athletics licensing for a license on forms provided by the division. The application shall specify the days on which horse racing is to be conducted, the location of the horse racing, and such other information as may be required by the division.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 41-3-4

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

(b)  The division may also require any person, association, or corporation to give information as to financial standing and credit. The division shall have the right to reject any applications for a license for any cause that it may deem sufficient, and the action of the division both as to the license and the date or award shall be final, subject to the right of appeal provided by chapter 2 of this title.

(c)  The division shall, as far as practicable, avoid conflicts in the dates assigned or awarded for horse racing in the state.

History of Section.
P.L. 1934, ch. 2086, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 12, § 10; impl. am. P.L. 1940, ch. 821, § 2; impl. am. P.L. 1946, ch. 1746, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 41-3-4; P.L. 2006, ch. 216, § 35.