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Mont. Code Ann. § 23-4-104 (2026)

Duties Of Board

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  3. CHAPTER 4
  4. Part 1
  5. 23-4-104 Duties of board

TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING

CHAPTER 4. HORSERACING

Part 1. Administration

Duties Of Board

23-4-104. Duties of board. The board shall adopt rules to govern race meets and the parimutuel system. These rules shall include the following:

(1) definitions;

(2) auditing;

(3) supervision of the parimutuel system;

(4) corrupt practices;

(5) supervision, duties, and responsibilities of the executive secretary, presiding steward, racing secretary, and other racing officials;

(6) licensing of all personnel who have anything to do with the substantive operation of racing;

(7) the establishment of dates for race meets and meetings in the best interests of breeding and racing in this state;

(8) the veterinary practices and standards that must be observed in connection with race meets;

(9) absolute responsibility of trainers for the condition of horses and mules, regardless of the acts of third parties;

(10) licensing or renewal of a license of a person whose license has been suspended by the board or another horseracing jurisdiction;

(11) setting license fees commensurate with the cost of issuing a license;

(12) the time, conduct, and supervision of simulcast races and fantasy sports leagues and parimutuel betting on simulcast races and fantasy sports leagues;

(13) licensing, approval, and regulation of simulcast facilities; and

(14) licensing, approval, and regulation of match bronc rides and wild horse rides.

History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 196, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 216, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 533, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 62-505(part); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 563, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 192, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 557, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 9, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 387, L. 2007.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1991–1991 · leading case: In Re the Proposed Disciplinary Treatment of the Occupational Veterinarian's License of Peila, 815 P.2d 139 (Mont. 1991).
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In Re the Proposed Disciplinary Treatment of the Occupational Veterinarian's License of Peila, 815 P.2d 139 (Mont. 1991). · cites it 7× “Section 23-4-104, MCA, authorizes the Board to “adopt rules to govern race meets and the parimutuel system.”
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