Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 3769.01 (2026)

Horse-racing permit required

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Effective:

October 30, 1975

Latest Legislation:

House Bill 287 - 111th General Assembly

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No person, association, corporation, or trust shall hold, conduct, assist, or aid and abet in holding or conducting any meetings, at which horse racing is permitted for any stake, purse, or award unless such person, association, corporation, or trust secures a permit to conduct a horse-racing meeting and complies with sections 3769.01 to 3769.14 of the Revised Code.

Such sections shall apply only to the racing of horses and do not prevent the use of any grounds, enclosure, or race track, whether or not owned or controlled by a permit holder, for any county or state fair, agricultural or livestock exhibition, horse show, or any horse racing where the pari-mutuel system of wagering upon the result of such horse racing is not permitted or allowed. This section does not permit the pari-mutuel method of wagering upon any race track unless a permit is secured as provided in sections 3769.04 to 3769.06 of the Revised Code.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1954–2014 · leading case: Racing Guild of Ohio, Local 304 v. Ohio State Racing Comm'n, 503 N.E.2d 1025 (Ohio 1986).

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Racing Guild of Ohio, Local 304 v. Ohio State Racing Comm'n, 503 N.E.2d 1025 (Ohio 1986). “See R.C. 3769.01; 3769.03; Ohio Adm. Code 3769-12-27.”

Cowans v. Ohio State Racing Comm., 2014 Ohio 1811 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “Code 3769-7-44(A) which states in part "the cost of such witnesses and all other necessary costs of the hearing shall be borne by the licensee found in violation." Appellant argues that assessing the costs of an administrative hearing does not qualify as "the rules and…”

Haehn v. Ohio State Racing Comm'n, 614 N.E.2d 833 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992). “deny, suspend, diminish, or revoke permits to conduct horse racing as authorized by R.C. 3769.01 to 3769.14. The very nature of horse racing itself presents numerous opportunities for abuse.”

Zollinger v. Ohio State Racing Comm'n, 729 N.E.2d 808 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999). “03 gives it the authority to “prescribe the rules and conditions under which horse racing may be conducted * * * as authorized by sections 3769.01 to 3769.14 of the Revised Code.”

State Racing Comm'n v. Robertson, 172 N.E.2d 628 (Ohio Ct. App. 1960). “03, Revised Code, provided: “The State Racing Commission may prescribe rules, regulations, and conditions under which horse racing shall be conducted, and may issue, suspend, diminish, or revoke permits to conduct horse racing as authorized by Sections 3769.01 to 3769.14,…”

Clemmer v. Ohio State Racing Comm'n, 669 N.E.2d 267 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). “03 imbues the commission with the authority to “prescribe the rules and conditions under which horse racing may be conducted * * * as authorized by sections 3769.01 to 3769.14 of the Revised Code.”

Green v. Ohio State Racing Comm'n, 128 N.E.2d 762 (Ohio Ct. App. 1954). “It must be conceded that the Ohio State Racing Commission possesses certain quasi-judicial powers under §3769.01 R. C. et seq.; hence the first question we shall consider is whether or not there is an adequate remedy at law or in equity to the plaintiff herein.”

Vill. of Northfield v. Ne. Ohio Harness, 468 N.E.2d 911 (Ohio Ct. App. 1983). “08 provides: “No other license or excise tax or fee, except as provided in sections 3769.01 to 3769.14 of the Revised Code, shall be assessed or collected from such licensee by any county, township, district, municipal corporation, or other body having power to assess or collect…”

In re Ward, 92 Ohio Law. Abs. 324 (1963). “Any violation of Sections 3769.01 to 3769.99, inclusive, Revised Code, or of any rule of racing adopted by the commission or of any law or rule with respect to racing in any jurisdiction shall be sufficient reason for a refusal to issue a license, or a suspension or revocation…”

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