SECTION 325:75-1-16. Disposition of Unexpended Oklahoma-Bred Funds Generated at a Race Meeting

  Breakage and unclaimed ticket revenue generated from wagering by an organization licensee shall be remitted to the Commission for deposit to the Oklahoma Breeding Development Fund Special Account [3A:208.3(A)]. Distribution of these funds is made by the Commission to owners of eligible Oklahoma-Bred horses which qualify through participation at race meetings held by the organization licensee generating the funds. In the event that the total amount of breakage and unclaimed ticket funds generated at a race meeting are not fully distributed to eligible Oklahoma-Bred participants during that race meeting, the unexpended amount(s)

(1)   shall be carried over for eligible Oklahoma-Bred purse supplements and awards to the next subsequent race meeting conducted for that breed(s) by the same organization licensee; or

(2)   upon request by the recognized representative organization for that breed(s), the remaining underpaid funds which were accrued for distribution from designated sources of Oklahoma Breeding Development revenue for that breed(s) and which were generated prior to and/or during a live race meeting but remained unexpended at the conclusion of such meeting, may be allotted by the Commission to the credit of the respective breed(s) participating in live race meeting(s) conducted at other Oklahoma licensed racetrack(s) during the same or immediately subsequent calendar year.

(3)   In the event an organization licensee does not conduct such subsequent race meeting in the succeeding calendar year for that breed(s) or the Commission does not re-license the organization licensee for the succeeding calendar year, the recognized representative for that breed(s) shall provide direction to the Commission for the use of any amounts which would have been carried over and the funds shall be allotted by the Commission to the credit of the respective breeds participating in the immediate subsequent calendar year race meeting to provide purse supplements and awards to eligible Oklahoma-Bred participants at levels established by the Commission. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Commission from authorizing funds derived from breakage and/or unclaimed ticket proceeds to be used for other purposes established by the Act.

[Source: Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3315, eff 7-26-99; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2177, eff 6-25-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2175, eff 7-11-10]