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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="11-522" title_number="11" title_name="Horse Racing" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Thoroughbred Racing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Arabian breed horse” means a horse that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is a purebred Arabian breed horse; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>has a valid certificate of registry with the Arabian Jockey Club of America.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A licensee at Pimlico Race Course or Laurel Park may conduct live racing of Arabian breed horses if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>no more than one Arabian breed race is conducted per day;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>no more than three Arabian breed races are conducted during a race meet;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>an Arabian breed race is conducted in addition to, and not in place of, an existing thoroughbred race;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>an Arabian breed race does not reduce the number of thoroughbred races conducted by the licensee per racing day;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the purse for an Arabian breed race is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>not funded by the thoroughbred purse account; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>funded by the licensee or the sponsor of the Arabian horse race;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>the takeout provisions of §§ 11–514 and 11–515 of this subtitle are applied to the race;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>the licensee pays all taxes and fees associated with the Arabian breed race that would otherwise be due on a thoroughbred race; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>the Arabian breed race is approved by the State Racing Commission.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
