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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 09.10.05.02" title_num="09" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="05" heading="Requirements for Permit Application.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An application for a satellite simulcast betting permit shall be submitted on a form provided by the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>With the application, the applicant shall submit:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A nonrefundable application fee in the amount of $500 by means of a certified or cashier's check;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An affidavit to the effect that the applicant will pay, in advance, directly to the provider, any costs incurred for those professional services used by the Commission in the processing of the application;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A contract with the applicable track licensee assuring the applicant the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Right to the simulcast signal if the permit is granted, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Operation of the pari-mutuel function at the applicant's facility by the track licensee if the permit is granted;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Contracts, if any, with the persons denoted by Business Regulation Article, §11-827, Annotated Code of Maryland, which contain the duration and amount of the takeout to be allocated to the permittee for the costs of operating the satellite simulcast betting facility for which the permittee may be reimbursed, such as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Salaries;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Utilities;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Repairs and maintenance; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Other expenses agreed upon between the permittee and a person denoted by Business Regulation Article, §11-827, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The location, capacity, and availability of parking for the facility to be used for satellite simulcast betting;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The address and proof of ownership of the premises where satellite simulcast betting is to be conducted, or a lease agreement for the use of the premises as a satellite simulcast betting facility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Proof that the use of the facility for satellite simulcast betting complies with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Local zoning laws or ordinances; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Ordinances including, but not limited to, those dealing with health and the sale of alcoholic beverages;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Financial feasibility studies for the operation of satellite simulcast betting at the location designated;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Architectural and interior design plans of the facility for which satellite simulcast betting is being requested;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Details relating to food and beverage service at the proposed facility, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Approximate number of personnel, by category, to be employed in this service;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Concept of food service;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Type of menu items to be offered;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Seating plan; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Other information the applicant considers appropriate;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>If the proposed facility is within a 35-mile radius of a mile thoroughbred or harness track in Maryland, the written consent of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Each mile thoroughbred and harness track in Maryland within whose 35-mile radius the facility will be located;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The groups that represent a majority of the applicable:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Owners and trainers licensed in the State, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Breeders in the State; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Other information requested by the Commission.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>