2014 California Code
Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 4 - Horse Racing
ARTICLE 9.5 - License Fees, Commissions, and Purses
19617.4
(a) The official registering agency shall invest the funds deposited with it, and the interest earned on those deposits shall be a part of the total deposits distributable under subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 19617.2.
(b) In the event there are insufficient funds to make the distributions described in Section 19617.2, there shall be no additional assessments made against any association or the state to fund the deficiencies.
(c) Any award or premium remaining uncollected for two consecutive years from that date of disbursement shall be deemed null and void. The official registering agency shall deposit the amount of the uncollected award or premium into the breeder fund existing at that time.
(d) Any dispute with respect to a breeder award, owner premium, or stallion award shall be decided by the official registering agency, which may demand and inspect any registration certificate or record, or require the submission of claims forms, affidavits, and declarations or make that inspection and require submissions of that information. The decision of the official registering agency shall be subject to review by the board pursuant to subdivision (e).
(e) A decision made by the official registering agency with respect to a breeder award, owner premium, or stallion award may be appealed to the board. The appeal shall be submitted in writing to the board in such manner and at such time as to permit the board, in the exercise of reasonable diligence, to determine the appeal prior to the time at which distribution of that award or premium is to be made. The board’s decision on this matter shall be final and binding upon all parties.
(f) The official registering agency shall report annually to the board, which in turn shall report annually to the Governor and Legislature, with respect to the funds deposited pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19617.2.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1019, Sec. 9.)
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