2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 230 - Horse racing and showing 230.446 Kentucky quarter horse, paint horse, Appaloosa, and Arabian purse fund -- Purposes -- Distribution and allocation of funds -- Administration of fund by Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
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230.446 Kentucky quarter horse, paint horse, Appaloosa, and Arabian purse fund - Purposes -- Distribution and allocation of funds -- Administration of fund by
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
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The Kentucky quarter horse, paint horse, Appaloosa, and Arabian purse fund is
created as a trust and agency fund to be administered by the Kentucky Horse Racing
Commission and shall consist of moneys allocated to the fund under KRS 230.3771
together with any other moneys contributed to or allocated to the fund from all other
sources. For the purposes of this section, "purse fund" or" fund" means the
Kentucky quarter horse, paint horse, Appaloosa, and Arabian purse fund.
Notwithstanding KRS 45.229, money to the credit of the fund at the end of the
fiscal year shall not lapse but shall be carried forward in the fund to the succeeding
fiscal year. Interest earnings of the fund shall become a part of the fund and shall
not lapse.
Moneys in the fund shall be used and are hereby appropriated for purposes specified
in this section.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission shall use the purse fund to promote racing
and to provide purses for races conducted in the Commonwealth as follows:
(a) The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission shall provide for distribution of
money from the fund to persons, corporations, or associations operating
licensed tracks within the Commonwealth conducting quarter horse, paint
horse, Appaloosa, or Arabian horse racing;
(b) Moneys from the purse fund shall be allocated to each breed of horse
represented in the fund in proportion to the amount each breed has contributed
to the fund; and
(c) The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission shall consult with the Kentucky
Quarter Horse Racing Association or its successor, the Kentucky Appaloosa
Owners Association or its successor, the Kentucky Paint Horse Club or its
successor, and the Kentucky Arabian Horse Association or its successor, to
designate the races and the amount of purse money to be provided for
designated races for each breed respectively.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission shall:
(a) Fix the dates and conditions of races to be held by licensed tracks;
(b) Fix the amount of money to be paid from the fund to be added to the purse
provided for each race by the licensed operator of the track; and
(c) Promulgate administrative regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of
this section.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission shall carry out the provisions of this
section and administer the purse fund in a manner designed to promote and aid in
the development of the horse industry in Kentucky and upgrade the quality of horse
racing in Kentucky.
Effective: June 24, 2015
History: Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 47, sec. 3, effective June 24, 2015. -- Created
2012 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 3, effective July 12, 2012.
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