462.062 License and other fees, purses, track fund of race meets not subject to ORS 462.057. All licensees of race meets for horses, except those subject to ORS 462.057, shall make payments as follows:

(1) License fee - $100 per racing day, payable to the Oregon Racing Commission.

(2) Percentage of gross mutuel wagering payable to the commission - one percent.

(3) Percentage of gross mutuel wagering for purses, in such amounts as the race meet licensee and the horse owners may agree upon, subject to approval by the commission. In addition, a payment of .1 percent, which shall not become part of the regular purse account, but shall be used only to supplement purses of races consisting exclusively of Oregon bred horses. However, subject to prior approval of the commission, a portion of the percentage of gross mutuel wagering designated by this subsection may be paid to one or more associations of horsemen for operating expenses and other benefits for horsemen.

(4) To the Oregon Thoroughbred Breeders Association, Incorporated, percentage of gross mutuel wagering on thoroughbred horse races for purse supplements for owners of Oregon bred thoroughbred horses - one percent, to be apportioned among the owners in the same ratio that each owner's purses for Oregon bred thoroughbred horses for the race meet bears to the total purses for Oregon bred thoroughbred horses for the race meet.

(5) To the Racing Division of the Oregon Quarterhorse Association, Incorporated, percentage of gross mutuel wagering on quarterhorse races for purse supplements for owners of Oregon bred quarterhorses - one percent, to be apportioned among the owners in the same ratio that each owner's purses for Oregon bred quarterhorses for the race meet bears to the total purses for Oregon bred quarterhorses for the race meet.

(6) To each association of horsemen recognized by the commission as representing the other breeds of horses not designated in subsection (4) or (5) of this section, percentage of gross mutuel wagering on races for any other breed of horses, not designated in subsection (4) or (5) of this section, for purse supplements of owners of other Oregon bred horses - one percent, to be apportioned among the owners in the same ratio that each owner's purses for other Oregon bred horses for the race meet bears to total purses for other Oregon bred horses for the race meet.

(7) Subject to prior approval of the commission, each horsemen's association designated in subsections (4), (5) and (6) of this section may use a portion of the purse supplements as operating expenses only for receipt, handling and payment of these funds.

(8) Percentage of gross mutuel wagering to a special track fund of the type, and for the uses and purposes, and subject to the conditions set forth in ORS 462.057 (1)(c)(F) - .2 percent. [1969 c.356 §7; 1975 c.550 §3; 1977 c.855 §3; 1979 c.698 §2; 1981 c.544 §5; 1987 c.413 §19; 1993 c.682 §2]

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