Okla. Admin. Code § 325:15-3-4 - Application for organization license
Any person desiring to conduct a horse race meeting shall apply to the Commission for an organization license [3A:205]. The application shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission and shall include a search waiver [3A:205.1(A)]. Pursuant to 3A O.S., § 205.1, the application shall contain the information in (1) through (15) of this section:
(1) The dates on which
and location where the applicant intends to conduct the race meeting.
(2) The hours of each racing day
between which the applicant intends to conduct racing and the number of races
per day.
(3) The racing breeds for
which the applicant proposes to conduct racing and the proposed ratio of races
for each breed.
(4) The name and
mailing address of the person making the application.
(A) If the applicant is a corporation, a
certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; the names and
mailing addresses of all stockholders who own at least three percent (3%) of
the total stock issued by the corporation, officers, and directors; and the
number of shares of stock owned by each.
(B) If the applicant is a partnership, a copy
of the partnership agreement, and the names and mailing addresses of all
general and limited partners with a statement of their respective interest in
the partnership.
(5)
Drawings and plans of all existing physical facilities within the enclosure to
be operated by applicant and preliminary design and outline specifications of
all new facilities or additional improvements to such facilities which are
proposed to be made, together with tentative approvals thereof by the State
Fire Marshal of the State of Oklahoma or an approved plan of correction under
State Fire Regulations; approvals of appropriate Health Department authorities;
and provisions for handicapped persons approved by the Oklahoma Department of
Human Services.
(6) Description of
types of pari-mutuel wagering to be conducted with schedule on a per race
basis.
(7) Description of
pari-mutuel equipment, photographic equipment, video equipment, and copies of
any proposed lease or purchase contract or service agreement in connection
therewith.
(8) Copies of real
estate deed(s), contract(s) for sale, option agreement(s), lease(s),
mortgage(s) or financing agreement(s), and the most current ad valorem tax
assessment and zoning restrictions.
(9) Copies of any agreements with
concessionaires or Lessees, together with schedules of rates charged for
performance of any service or for sale of any article within the enclosure,
whether directly or through the concessionaire.
(10) Any contract or agreement for the
payment or receipt of money and schedule(s) of all salaries, fees, or
compensations to be paid by the Organization Licensee.
(11) Applicants must submit balance sheets
and profit and loss statements for each of the three fiscal years immediately
preceding the application, or for the period of organization if less than three
years. If the applicant has not completed a full fiscal year since its
organization, or if it acquires or is to acquire the majority of its assets
from a predecessor within the current fiscal year, the financial information
shall be given for the current fiscal year. All financial information shall be
accompanied by an unqualified opinion of a Certified Public Accountant; or if
the opinion is given with qualifications, the reasons for the qualifications
must be stated.
(12)
Any
other information the Commission may require [3A:205.1(A)(7)].
(13) A separate application upon a
form prescribed and furnished by the Commission shall be filed for each race
meeting which such person proposes to conduct. The application, if made by a
person, shall be signed and verified under oath by the person; and if made by
more than one person or by a partnership, shall be signed and verified under
oath by at least two of the persons or members of the partnership; and if made
by an association, a corporation, or any other entity, shall be signed by the
President, attested to by the Secretary under the seal of such association or
corporation, if it has a seal, and verified under oath by one of the signing
officers.
(14) No person shall own
any silent or undisclosed interest in any entity requesting an organization
license. No organization license shall be issued to any applicant that fails to
comply with the provisions of this Section. No incomplete license application
shall be considered by the Commission.
(15) License fees to conduct racing with the
pari-mutuel system of wagering are required in an amount equal to Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00) for each race meeting and Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for
each race day requested, except that the fee of Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) shall be waived for applicants applying for Fair Race Meetings
pursuant to the provisions of the Act [3A:205.2(A)].
(16) Pursuant to the provisions of 3A O.S.,
§§ 205.2, 205.2a, 205.3, 205.4, and 205.5, in considering the
granting or denying of an organization's application for a license to conduct
horse racing with the pari-mutuel system of wagering, the following criteria,
standards, and guides in (A) through (R) of this paragraph should be considered
by the Commission:
(A) Public interest
(i) Safety
(ii) Morals
(iii) Security
(iv) Municipal comments
(v) Revenues: State and local
(B) Track location
(i) Traffic flow
(ii) Support services (i.e., hotels,
restaurants, etc.)
(iii) Labor
supply
(iv) Public services (i.e.,
police, fire, etc.)
(v) Proximity
to competition
(C)
Number of tracks running or making application
(i) Size
(ii) Type of racing
(iii) Days
(D) Adequacy of track facilities
(E) Experience in racing of Applicant and
management
(i) Length
(ii) Type
(iii) Success/failure
(F) Financial qualifications of Applicant,
Applicant's partners, officers, associates, and Shareholders (to include
contract services): Financial history including records and net worth
(G) Moral qualifications of
Applicant, Applicant's partners, directors, board members, officers,
associates, and shareholders (to include contract services): Moral history
including arrest record, conviction record, litigation record (civil/criminal),
law enforcement intelligence, personal and family history and reputation
(H) Official attitude of local
government involved
(I)
Anticipated effect upon breeding and horse industry in Oklahoma
(J) Effect on saturation of pari-mutuel
market
(K) Anticipated effect upon
State's economy
(i) General economy
(I) Tourism
(II) Employment
(III) Support industries
(ii) Government revenue
(I) Tax (direct/indirect)
(II) Income (Direct/Indirect)
(L) Attitude of local
community involved
(M) The written
attitude of horse industry associations
(N) Experience and credibility of Applicant,
Applicant's employees, along with consultants, advisors, and professionals
(i) Feasibility
(ii) Credibility of feasibility study
(iii) Integrity
(O) Financial integrity
(i) Economic integrity of financial plan
(I) Equity including source, amount,
position, type
(II) Debt including
source, amount, terms, repayment
(III) Equity to debt ratio
(ii) Moral integrity of financing
plan
(I) Identity of participants
(II) Role of participants
(III) History of participants
(IV) Law enforcement intelligence
(V) Reputation of participants
(P) Apparent or
non-apparent hope of financial success
(17) Only the organizations set forth in
Section 208.2 of Title 3A, i.e., Agricultural Fair Corporations, the Free
Oklahoma State Fair, Free District Fairs, and Agricultural and Industrial
Expositions Fairs or any existing county, district, or state fair as of January
1, 1983, will be allowed to apply to the Commission for a Fair Race Meeting
Organization License; and the licensee shall actually be the operator of the
race meeting.
(18) An allotment of
sixteen (16) race days or less to a Fair Meet shall be confined within a
maximum of twenty-eight (28) consecutive calendar days or a fair association
shall be permitted to conduct a race meeting of twenty (20) to twenty-two (22)
days during a thirty-eight-consecutive-day period, except as otherwise provided
in
325:10-1-3.
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