# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 11. Horse Racing

### Subtitle 13. National Racing Compact

#### Section 11-1309

The compact committee shall:

(1) annually elect, from its members:

  (i) a chair;

  (ii) a vice chair; and

  (iii) a secretary/treasurer;

(2)

  (i) adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business;

  (ii) publish the bylaws in a convenient form; and

  (iii) file a copy of the bylaws, including any amendments, with the secretary of state, or its equivalent agency, of each party state; and

(3) delegate day-to-day management and administration of its duties, as needed, to an executive director and support staff, who shall be considered governmental employees.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)