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Business and Professions Code § 19540

ARTICLE 6.5. Fairs and Expositions

Current as of September 28, 2026Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19540Official source ↗Ask about this

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 505, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.

In order to encourage and develop the racing of all horses in California, regardless of breed, whenever a fair conducts a program of horse races on which there is parimutuel wagering, the fair, so far as practicable, shall provide a program of racing that includes thoroughbred racing, quarter horse racing, Arabian racing, and Appaloosa racing, if a sufficient number of horses is available to provide competition in one or more races.