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43 entriesSection 19400Defines the chapter as the 'Horse Racing Law' and allows the chapter to be cited by that name. The provision assigns 'Horse…Section 19401Establishes legislative intent to allow parimutuel wagering on horse races while protecting the public, encouraging California agriculture and horse breeding, maximizing horse-racing…Section 19402Defines the article's stated definitions as controlling the construction of the chapter except where the context requires a different reading. The provision…Section 19403Defines 'association' as any person engaged in the conduct of a recognized horse race meeting. A person falls within the stated definition…Section 19403.5Defines 'barrel race' as a horse race around a course with three barrels arranged in a triangular pattern and allows the course…Section 19404Defines "board" to mean the California Horse Racing Board within the Business and Consumer Services Agency. Sets July 1, 2026, as the…Section 19405Defines 'breakage' as the odd cents by which the amount payable on each dollar wagered exceeds a multiple of ten cents ($0.10).…Section 19406Defines several California-bred horse categories by place of conception, foaling, stallion status, and mare residency, with breed-specific rules for thoroughbreds, quarter horses,…Section 19407Defines 'charity days' as racing days granted to a licensed racing association so that the net proceeds from those days can be…Section 19407.5Defines "executive director" to mean the Executive Director of the California Horse Racing Board. The definition identifies the specific official referenced by…Section 19407.6Defines foaling date as the date a horse is dropped by a mare, with that date being the date stated on the…Section 19408Defines "fund" to mean the Fair and Exposition Fund. The definition identifies the specific fund referenced by that term and states no…Section 19408.1Defines graded stake as an international classification for major thoroughbred stakes races, with the classification in each country established by that country's…Section 19408.2Defines claiming race as a race in which any horse entered in the race may be claimed when the claim conforms to…Section 19408.3Defines stakes race as a race with an owner-contributed purse, potentially supplemented by money or another prize, whose nominations close at least…Section 19409Defines standardbred horse as any mare, gelding, colt, filly, or other horse that meets United States Trotting Association requirements and is registered…Section 19409.5Defines "harness horse racing" as horseracing in which standardbred horses, as defined by the referenced provision, are harnessed to a sulky or…Section 19410Defines inclosure as all areas of the grounds and locations of a racing association or fair that is licensed to conduct a…Section 19410.5Defines inclosure-restricted as the part of an inclosure enclosed by a wall, fence, or other physical barrier where admission requires authorized credentials.…Section 19410.7Defines a "minisatellite wagering site" as a location where satellite wagering may occur with approval from the board, provided the wagering takes…Section 19410.8Defines show jumping race as a timed horse race over artificial or natural obstacles on a course shorter than a steeplechase, with…Section 19411Defines parimutuel wagering as wagering in which bettors buy tickets in various denominations or issue instructions that result in wagers on one…Section 19411.1Defines "handle" as the aggregate contributions made to parimutuel pools. The definition treats the combined contributions to those pools as the statutory…Section 19412Defines conventional, exotic, and proposition parimutuel pools by the wagers included: conventional pools cover win, place, or show wagers in one race;…Section 19413Defines "person" to include an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other association or organization. The definition expressly reaches both natural…Section 19413.1Defines prohibited drug substance as any natural or synthetic drug, medication, chemical, metabolite, or analogue foreign to a horse whose use the…Section 19413.2Defines "standardbred breeder" as the owner of the dam of a standardbred foal at the time the foal was conceived. The definition…Section 19413.4Defines registered California standardbred stallion as a stallion that is registered with the United States Trotting Association and is also listed in…Section 19413.5Defines a "quarter horse" as any horse, including a mare, gelding, colt, or filly, that meets the requirements of and is registered…Section 19414Defines quarter horse racing as horse racing in which the participating horses are quarter horses as defined by the referenced provision, are…Section 19414.5Defines racing days as board-authorized racing days and racing weeks as seven consecutive authorized days containing at least five racing days. The…Section 19415.5Defines a "split meeting" as a racing meeting with two racing periods separated by at least 45 days, one lasting no more…Section 19415.8Defines 'steeplechase race' as horse racing over obstacles made of natural or artificial material and expressly includes both hurdle races and timber…Section 19416Defines 'thoroughbred horse' as any horse, including a mare, gelding, colt, or filly, that meets the requirements of and is registered by…Section 19416.5Defines 'Appaloosa horse' as any horse that meets the requirements of the Appaloosa Horse Club, is registered by that club, and is…Section 19416.6Defines an "Arabian horse" as any horse, including a mare, gelding, colt, or filly, that meets the requirements of and is registered…Section 19416.7Defines 'paint horse' as any horse, including a mare, gelding, colt, or filly, that meets the requirements of the American Paint Horse…Section 19417Defines 'thoroughbred racing' as flat racing in which every participating horse is a thoroughbred as defined, is mounted by a jockey, and…Section 19417.5Defines "Appaloosa racing" as horse racing in which every participating horse is an Appaloosa, is ridden by a jockey, and races on…Section 19417.6Defines 'Arabian racing' as flat horse racing in which every participating horse is an Arabian horse, is mounted by a jockey, and…Section 19417.7Defines 'paint racing' as flat horse racing in which every participating horse is a paint horse, is mounted by a jockey, and…Section 19418Defines 'fair' or 'state-designated fairground' to include the California Exposition and State Fair, specified Food and Agricultural Code fairs, and qualifying nonprofit…Section 19419.9Requires chapter provisions that are substantially the same as existing code provisions on the same subject to be construed as restatements and…