California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 8 — Special Business Regulations, Chapter 4 — Horse Racing, Article 6 — Racing Days Generally, Section 19533.6
Notwithstanding Section 19533, the board may authorize any racing association licensed to conduct a live quarter horse racing meeting to also conduct mule racing at that racing meeting, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Mule races may only be conducted when a fair is not licensed to conduct live races with parimutuel wagering.
(b) The consent of the quarter horse horsemen’s organization contracting with the association shall be obtained with respect to the inclusion of mule racing.
(c) The majority of the races conducted on any given racing day shall be quarter horse races.
(d) A quarter horse association may conduct mule races provided that the total number of Arabian and mule races run in a year do not exceed the total number of Arabian races run in the state in 2001.
(e) An Arabian race with seven or more entries shall not be replaced by mule race, without the consent of the organization that represents Arabian horsemen and horsewomen.
Notes
Allows a quarter-horse racing association to conduct mule races only when no fair is licensed for live parimutuel racing, with quarter-horsemen consent and a majority of races remaining quarter-horse races. Annual Arabian-plus-mule races may not exceed the statewide 2001 Arabian-race total, and an Arabian race with at least seven entries cannot be replaced by a mule race without Arabian-representative consent.
Use as reference
Lexinter.net | California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19533.6 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/business-and-professions-code/division-8/chapter-4/article-6/section-19533-6