Sec. 12-574c. Licensing moratorium. Exceptions.

(a) The Department of Consumer Protection shall not issue a license authorizing any person, firm, corporation or association to conduct horse racing, dog racing or jai alai events.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the department may renew any license issued prior to May 23, 1979, or issue such a license to a currently operating facility.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the department may, on or after July 5, 1991, issue one additional license authorizing a person or business organization to conduct dog racing to a person or business organization holding a license to conduct jai alai events or to the successor of such business organization upon the surrender of the license to conduct jai alai events.

(d) No licensee shall move any horse race track, dog race track or jai alai fronton to any municipality other than the municipality in which such facility was located on July 5, 1991.

(P.A. 79-309, S. 1, 2; P.A. 81-46, S. 3, 4; P.A. 83-14, S. 3, 4; P.A. 85-14, S. 3, 4; P.A. 87-528, S. 3, 4; P.A. 89-282, S. 3, 5; P.A. 91-309, S. 5, 10; 91-366, S. 3, 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-17, S. 32, 59; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 117, 130; P.A. 05-288, S. 54; P.A. 11-51, S. 182; P.A. 13-299, S. 72.)

History: P.A. 81-46 extended the moratorium to June 30, 1983; P.A. 83-14 extended the moratorium to June 30, 1985; P.A. 85-14 extended moratorium to June 30, 1987; P.A. 87-528 extended the moratorium to June 30, 1989, and deleted references to “commission on special revenue” and “any successor agency with similar licensing powers”, substituting division of special revenue and the gaming policy board in lieu thereof; P.A. 89-282 extended the moratorium to June 30, 1991; P.A. 91-309 added new Subsecs. (c) and (d), permitting division or board, on or after July 5, 1991, to issue one additional license authorizing conduct of dog racing to person or business organization holding a license to conduct jai alai events upon surrender of license to conduct jai alai events, and prohibiting licensee from moving any horse or dog track or fronton to any municipality other than the municipality in which facility was located on July 5, 1991; P.A. 91-366 extended the moratorium to June 30, 1993; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-17 removed the date for the expiration of the moratorium but allowed the division or board to issue a license to a currently operating facility; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 amended Subsec. (c)(1) to authorize issuance of one additional license to conduct dog racing to the successor of a business organization holding a license to conduct jai alai events, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 05-288 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 13, 2005; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Division of Special Revenue” and “division” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Consumer Protection” and “department”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-299 amended Subsecs. (a), (b) and (c) to delete references to Gaming Policy Board and amended Subsec. (c) to delete former Subdiv. (2) re licensing for operation of dog race track prior to October 1, 1992, and delete Subdiv. (1) designator, effective July 1, 2013.