North Dakota Code 53-06.2-05 – Powers of commission
The commission may:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 53-06.2-05
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
1. Compel the production of all documents showing the receipts and disbursements of any licensee and determine the manner in which such financial records are to be kept.
2. Investigate the operations of any licensee and enter any vehicle or place of business, residence, storage, or racing of any licensee on the grounds of a licensed association to determine whether there has been compliance with the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter, and to discover and seize any evidence of noncompliance.
3. Request appropriate state officials to perform inspections necessary for the health and safety of spectators, employees, participants, and horses that are lawfully on a racetrack.
4. License all participants in the racing and simulcast pari-mutuel wagering industry and require and obtain information the commission deems necessary from license applicants. Licensure of service providers, totalizator companies, site operators, and organizations applying to conduct or conducting pari-mutuel wagering must be approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may not grant a license denied by the commission. The commission may obtain a statewide and nationwide criminal history record check from the bureau of criminal investigation for the purpose of determining suitability or fitness for a license. The nationwide check must be conducted in the manner provided in section 12-60-24. All costs associated with obtaining a background check are the responsibility of the applicant for a license.
5. Receive moneys from the North Dakota horse racing foundation for deposit in the purse fund, breeders’ fund, or racing promotion fund in accordance with subsection 6 of section 53-06.2-11.
6. Adopt additional rules for the administration, implementation, and regulation of activities conducted pursuant to this chapter. The commission shall deposit any fees collected under authority of this subsection in the racing commission operating fund. Subject to legislative appropriation, the commission may spend the fees for operating costs of the commission.