Arizona Revised Statutes Title 5 - Amusements And Sports
Chapter 1 HORSE AND DOG RACING
Article 1 General Provisions
- § 5-101 Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Additional wagering facility" means a facility that is not the enclosure in which authorized...
- § 5-101.01 Division Of Racing; Director; Qualifications; Term; Deputy Director; Conflict Of Interest
A. There is established a division of racing within the department of gaming. B. The director shall administer the division. To be eligible for...
- § 5-102 Arizona Racing Commission; Members; Appointment; Terms
There shall be an Arizona racing commission consisting of five members, who shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211. Appointment shall...
- § 5-103 Commissioners; Qualifications; Oath; Interest In Racing Prohibited; Exception
A. A member of the commission shall have been a resident of this state and a qualified elector for not less than five years...
- § 5-103.01 Prohibited Activities
An employee or appointee of the commission may not: 1. Enter into any business dealing, venture or contract with an owner or lessee of...
- § 5-104 Racing Commission; Director; Department; Powers And Duties
A. The commission shall: 1. Issue racing dates. 2. Prepare and adopt complete rules to govern the racing meetings as may be required to...
- § 5-104.01 Audits And Special Investigations; Exemption
A. The department shall require that an annual financial audit be conducted of each permittee licensed under this chapter. The department may also require...
- § 5-104.02 Levy Of Tax On Gross Receipts; Disposition; Verification And Financial Audit; Definition
A. Any person who promotes a boxing contest in this state pursuant to chapter 2, article 2 of this title shall comply with rules...
- § 5-105 Appointment Of Personnel; Tests; Reports; Detention Of Animals; Testing Facilities
A. For purposes of detecting violations of this article, the department shall appoint qualified veterinarians, biochemists and such other personnel subject to title 41,...
- § 5-105.01 Injury Reports And Records
A. No later than ten days following the end of each month, the department shall obtain and make available to the public a list...
- § 5-106 Supervisor Of Mutuels; Pari‑mutuel Auditors; Other Employees; Stewards
A. The director shall appoint a supervisor of mutuels, security personnel and as many other employees as may be necessary for the enforcement of...
- § 5-107 Nature Of Racing Meeting Permits; Application For Permit; Cash Deposit; Return; Bond; Conditions And Priorities For Satisfaction Of Bond
A. Permits to conduct racing meetings are deemed to be personal in nature, are nontransferable and shall terminate upon a substantial change of ownership...
- § 5-107.01 Necessity For Permits For Racing Meetings; Licenses For Officials And Other Persons
A. A person, association or corporation shall not hold any racing meeting without having first obtained and having in full force and effect a...
- § 5-107.02 Qualification For Eligibility Of Racing Meeting Operator
No person, association or corporation is eligible to operate a racing meeting with a permit issued under this chapter unless he is an owner...
- § 5-107.03 Separate Financial Records Of Permittee And Concessionaire; Violations
A. Each permittee and each concessionaire who has a proprietary interest in a permit shall keep separate financial books, statements and records with respect...
- § 5-108 Issuance Of Permit Or License; Grounds For Refusal To Issue; Nontransferable; Renewal
A. The department shall conduct a thorough investigation concerning the application for a permit or a license and: 1. The department may refuse to...
- § 5-108.01 Hearing On Application For Or Renewal Of Original Permit; Notice Of Hearing; Decisions Of Commission And Director; Appeal; Transfer Of Permit
A. The commission shall hold a public hearing on an original application for a racing permit or renewal of a current racing permit under...
- § 5-108.02 Revocation Of Permits; Penalties
A. The commission may revoke the permit of any permittee upon any of the grounds upon which the commission could refuse to approve a...
- § 5-108.03 Restrictions On Ownership Of Licenses, Permits And Tracks; Exemptions; Sale For Fair Market Value
A. From and after December 31, 1978, no person, firm, partnership, corporation or association or any affiliate thereof shall simultaneously hold or have an...
- § 5-108.04 Restrictions On Loans; Exemptions
A permittee or an affiliate of a permittee shall not borrow from or accept loans or guarantees of loans from any licensed food and...
- § 5-108.05 Revocation And Suspension Of Licenses; Probation; Civil Penalties; Exception
A. Except as provided by subsections C and D of this section the department may revoke or suspend the license of a licensee or...
- § 5-109 Identification Of Animals; Exemptions
No horse or dog shall take part in any race conducted under this article unless satisfactorily identified and registered by an association recognized by...
- § 5-109.01 Requirements Of Permittee Regarding Arizona Bred Horses And Dogs; Powers Of Commission
A. A permittee, in addition to all other requirements, shall: 1. Admit to qualifying or official schooling races any horse that is foaled in...
- § 5-110 Racing Days, Times And Allocations; Emergency Transfer; County Fairs; Charity Days
A. Permits for horse, harness or dog racing meetings shall be approved and issued for substantially the same dates allotted to permittees for the...
- § 5-111 Wagering Percentage To Permittee And State; Exemptions
A. The commission shall prescribe rules governing wagering on races under the system known as pari-mutuel wagering. Wagering shall be conducted by a permittee...
- § 5-111.01 Breakage; Definition; Tax; Disposition
A. The term " breakage" means the odd cents by which the amount payable on each dollar wagered in a pari-mutuel pool exceeds a...
- § 5-111.02 Capital Improvements At Horse Tracks; Reduction In Percentage To State; Approval By Commission; Definition
A. To encourage the improvement of racing facilities for the benefit of the public, breeders and horse owners, and to increase the revenue to...
- § 5-111.03 Capital Improvements At Dog Tracks; Approval By Commission; Reports; Definitions
A. To encourage the improvement of racing facilities for the benefit of the public and dog owners, and to increase the revenue to this...
- § 5-111.04 Repayment Of Nonapproved Expenditures Of Capital Monies; Judicial Review
A. If it is determined by the commission, through the findings of the commission or through information provided to the commission by the department...
- § 5-112 Wagering Legalized; Simulcasting Of Races; Unauthorized Wagering Prohibited; Classification; Report
A. Except as provided in subsection K of this section, section 5-101.01, subsection F and title 13, chapter 33, any person within the enclosure...
- § 5-112.01 Defense To A Charge Of False Arrest
Reasonable cause shall be a defense to a civil or criminal action brought for false arrest, false imprisonment or wrongful detention against a peace...
- § 5-113 Disposition Of Revenues And Monies; Funds; Committee
A. All revenues derived from permittees, permits and licenses as provided by this article shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in...
- § 5-113.01 Racing Regulation Fund; Exemption
The racing regulation fund is established. All revenues derived from permittees, permits and licenses pursuant to this article and section 5-230 and any grants...
- § 5-114 Races Exclusively For Arizona Bred Horses And Dogs; Breeders' Awards; Certification; Fee
A. For the purpose of promoting and encouraging the breeding of Arizona bred dogs, each meeting shall offer a number of races equal to...
- § 5-115 Violation; Classification; Civil Penalties
A. At any racing meeting conducted under this article, a person is guilty of a class 4 felony, if the person: 1. Knowingly influences...
- § 5-116 Prohibition Of Automatic Teller Machine Or Point‑of‑sale Terminal That Accepts Electronic Benefit Transfer Cards On Premises; Penalties
A. It is unlawful for a permittee, licensee or facility for commercial horse racing or dog racing licensed pursuant to this title to operate...
Article 2 Interstate Compact on Licensure of Participants in Live Racing with Pari-Mutuel Wagering
- § 5-131 Compact; Authority To Join
The department of racing and the racing commission may join with other states in an interstate compact on licensure of participants in live racing...
Chapter 2 BOXING AND SPARRING
Article 2 Arizona State Boxing Commission
- § 5-221 Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Boxing" means the act of attack and defense with the fists, using padded gloves,...
- § 5-222 Application Of This Chapter
A. This chapter does not apply to any amateur boxing or mixed martial arts contest conducted by the following: 1. Any school, community college,...
- § 5-223 Arizona State Boxing And Mixed Martial Arts Commission; Appointment; Terms; Compensation; Conflict Of Interest; Emergency Ringside Meetings
A. The Arizona state boxing and mixed martial arts commission shall consist of three members appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211. The...
- § 5-224 Division Of Boxing And Mixed Martial Arts Regulation; Powers And Duties
A. A division of boxing and mixed martial arts regulation is established in the department to provide staff support for the Arizona state boxing...
- § 5-225 Regulation Of Boxing Contests, Tough Man Contests And Mixed Martial Arts
A. All boxing contests are subject to the provisions of this chapter and to rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. The commission shall for...
- § 5-227 Jurisdiction Of Commission
A. The commission shall: 1. Except for the financial and accounting functions delegated to the director pursuant to section 5-104, have sole direction, management,...
- § 5-228 Persons Required To Procure Licenses; Requirements; Background Information; Fee; Bond
A. All referees, judges, matchmakers, promoters, trainers, ring announcers, timekeepers, ringside physicians, inspectors, mixed martial arts contestants, boxers, managers and seconds are required to...
- § 5-229 Promoters; Licenses; Bond; Proof Of Financial Responsibility
A. The commission may in its discretion withhold the granting of a license to a promoter until the applicant furnishes proof of his financial...
- § 5-230 License Fees; Expiration; Renewal
A. The commission may establish and issue annual licenses and may establish and collect fees for those licenses. B. A license expires December 31...
- § 5-231 Financial Interest In Boxer Prohibited
A person shall not have, either directly or indirectly, any financial ownership interest in a boxer competing on premises owned or leased by the...
- § 5-232 Age Of Participants
A person who is under eighteen years of age shall not participate in any boxing or mixed martial arts contest.
- § 5-233 Contestants And Referees; Physical Examination; Attendance Of Physician; Payment Of Fees; Insurance
A. All boxers, mixed martial arts contestants and referees shall be examined by a physician licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17...
- § 5-234 Attendance By Peace Officers; Duty Of Chief Of Police Or Sheriff
If a boxing contest is held within the corporate limits of a city or town, the chief of police shall assign not less than...
- § 5-235.01 Disciplinary Action; Grounds; Civil Penalty; Emergency Suspension; Injunction
A. The commission may take any one or a combination of the following disciplinary actions: 1. Revoke a license. 2. Suspend a license. 3....
- § 5-236 Violation; Classification
A person is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor and may be subject to license revocation, denial or suspension if the person: 1. Conducts,...
- § 5-237 Selection Of Referees
The commission shall select and assign referees. The matchmaker may protest the assignment of a referee and in such event the commission shall furnish...
- § 5-238 Sham Boxing; Withholding A Purse
A. The commission may withhold all or part of a purse or other monies payable to any contestant, manager or second if in the...
- § 5-239 Judicial Review
Except as provided in section 41-1092.08, subsection H, final decisions of the commission are subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12, chapter 7,...
- § 5-240 Reciprocity
Notwithstanding section 5-228, a person is entitled to receive a license under this chapter if he complies with the requirements of each of the...
Chapter 3 BOATING AND WATER SPORTS
Article 1 General Provisions
- § 5-301 Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Commercial motorized watercraft" means a motorized watercraft that carries passengers or property for a...
- § 5-302 Application Of Chapter
A. This chapter applies to all watercraft operating on all of the waterways of this state, including that part of waters that is common...
Article 2 Powers and Duties
Article 3 Registration and Taxation of Watercraft
Article 4 Required Equipment
- § 5-331 Personal Flotation Devices; Exceptions
A. All watercraft, except sailboards, shall carry United States coast guard approved personal flotation devices of the type and category prescribed by regulations of...
- § 5-332 Fire Extinguishers
A. All watercraft, unless exempted by the commission, carrying as fuel any volatile liquid having a flash point of one hundred ten degrees Fahrenheit...
- § 5-333 Classification Of Watercraft; Lights
A. Watercraft subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be divided into four classes as follows: 1. Class A. Less than sixteen feet...
- § 5-334 Flame Arrestor
All watercraft using gasoline as fuel, except outboard motors, shall attach to the carburetor or carburetors a backfire flame arrestor that is approved for...
- § 5-335 Ventilation
A. All watercraft, except open boats, using as fuel any liquid of a volatile nature shall be provided with such means for properly and...
- § 5-336 Muffling Devices
A. Every motor driven watercraft shall at all times be equipped with effective equipment, in good working order and in constant operation, to prevent...
Article 5 Operation of Watercraft
- § 5-341 Negligent Operation Of Watercraft Or Water Skis; Restriction In Operation Of Watercraft; Violation; Classification
A. No person shall operate a watercraft in a careless, reckless or negligent manner. B. A person shall not operate a watercraft while allowing...
- § 5-343 Speed Restrictions; Excessive Wake
No person shall operate a watercraft in excess of the posted limit or at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the...
- § 5-344 Overloading
A. No watercraft shall be loaded and operated with passengers or cargo beyond its safe carrying capacity or the limitations on the manufacturer's load...
- § 5-345 Navigation Rules
A. The operator of a watercraft under power shall yield right-of-way to any craft not under power, unless such nonpowered watercraft is overtaking a...
- § 5-346 Water Skiing
A. No watercraft which has in tow a person or persons on water skis, a surfboard or similar contrivance shall be operated in or...
- § 5-347 Interference With Navigation Or Launching Areas
A. No person shall unreasonably or unnecessarily interfere with other watercraft, with the free and proper use of the waterways of the state or...
- § 5-348 Dumping Refuse, Rubbish Or Debris On Waterways
No person shall dump, deposit, place, throw or leave refuse, rubbish, debris, filthy or odoriferous objects, substances or other trash on any waterways or...
- § 5-349 Watercraft Casualties; Violation; Classification
A. The operator of a watercraft involved in a collision, accident or other casualty, to the extent the operator can do so without serious...
- § 5-350 Personal Watercraft; Requirements For Operation; Definition
A. A person shall not operate a personal watercraft unless each person aboard is wearing a wearable personal flotation device that is approved by...
Article 6 Uniform Waterway Marking System
Article 7 Boat Liveries
Article 8 Lake Improvement and Boating Safety Funds
Article 9 Violations and Penalties
- § 5-391 Enforcement; Violation; Classification
A. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, except section 5-341, subsection A, B, C or D, section 5-349, section 5-350, subsection...
- § 5-392 Seizure And Forfeiture Of Watercraft
A. Peace officers, in the manner provided in title 13, chapter 39: 1. May seize any watercraft and its trailer if the watercraft displays...
- § 5-393 Inspection For Stolen Watercraft; Violation; Classification
A. For purposes of enforcing this chapter or locating stolen watercraft or parts of watercraft, peace officers may inspect watercraft to examine the hull...
Article 10 Boating While Intoxicated
Article 11 Towing of Watercraft
Chapter 4 GAMES OF BINGO
Article 1 General Provisions
- § 5-401 Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Adjusted gross receipts" means the receipts remaining after deducting the monies paid for prizes...
- § 5-402 Licensing Authority; Powers; Duties
The department of revenue is designated as the " licensing authority" of this article. The department of revenue shall be in charge of enforcement...
- § 5-403 Qualification For License; Renewal; Transfer
A. A person shall not conduct or assist in conducting activity for which a license is required under this article unless the person conducting...
- § 5-403.01 License Location Transfers
A licensee shall not transfer the location for which a license is issued unless the governing body of the city or town or the...
- § 5-404 Application For License
A. Each applicant for an initial license to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall submit to the local governing body...
- § 5-405 Form Of License; Display
A. Each license shall contain a statement of the name and address of the licensee, the name of the manager and the place where...
- § 5-406 Persons Permitted To Conduct Games; Premises; Equipment; Expenses; Compensation
A. A person shall not hold, operate or conduct any game of bingo under any license issued pursuant to this article unless the person...
- § 5-407 Statement Of Receipts; Expenses; Penalty
A. On or before the twentieth day after the end of every reporting period designated for the class of the license each licensee shall...
- § 5-408 Examination Of Books And Records
The licensing authority and its agents shall have power to examine or cause to be examined the books, records and bingo paper inventory of...
- § 5-409 Forfeiture Of License; Ineligibility To Apply For License; Classification
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement in any application for any license pursuant to this article or in any statement annexed to...
- § 5-410 Violation; Classification
Every licensee and every officer, agent or employee of the licensee and every other person or corporation who knowingly violates any provision of this...
- § 5-411 Credentials And Authority Of Employees Of The Licensing Authority
Each employee designated by the licensing authority to investigate compliance with this chapter shall, for identification purposes, possess credentials signed by the chief administration...
- § 5-412 Preemption By State Of Bingo Taxation
Excise taxation of bingo is preempted by the state, and a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state shall not levy...
- § 5-413 License Classification; Requirements
A. A class A license may be issued to a person for the conduct of bingo games for which the gross receipts do not...
- § 5-414 Fees; Tax
The following fees and tax shall be assessed as prescribed in this article for the different license classes: Local Governing License Class Body Fee...
- § 5-415 Excessive Gross Receipts; Change Of License Class
A. If a licensee's gross receipts exceed the limit set for the licensee's class of license, the licensee: 1. Shall immediately notify the licensing...
Chapter 5 STATE LOTTERY
Article 1 Revenue Bonds
Article 2 General Provisions
- § 5-551 Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Commission" means the Arizona state lottery commission. 2. " Director" means the executive director...
- § 5-552 Arizona State Lottery Commission; Membership; Appointment; Term; Chairman; Removal; Reimbursement Of Expenses
A. There is established the Arizona state lottery commission consisting of five members who shall be citizens and residents of this state and appointed...
- § 5-553 Executive Director; Appointment
A. An executive director appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211 shall exercise immediate supervision over the lottery. The director shall be a...
- § 5-554 Commission; Director; Powers And Duties; Definitions
A. The commission shall meet with the director not less than once each quarter to make recommendations and set policy, receive reports from the...
- § 5-555 Apportionment Of Revenue
A. Not more than eighteen and one-half per cent of the total annual revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets or shares and...
- § 5-556 Powers And Duties Of Director
In addition to other powers and duties prescribed in this chapter, the director shall: 1. Supervise and administer the operation of the lottery in...
- § 5-557 Monthly Reports; Annual Reports
A. The director shall make a monthly report to the commission, the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of...
- § 5-558 Studies And Investigations
A. The director shall conduct an ongoing study and investigation of the lottery for the following purposes: 1. To ascertain any defects in this...
- § 5-559 Contracts; Limitation; Restrictions
A. Notwithstanding any other statute, the director may: 1. Directly solicit bids and contract for the design and operation of the lottery or the...
- § 5-560 Security Operations; Powers; Peace Officer Status
A. The state lottery commission shall maintain operations responsible for security. The director shall appoint a security officer to supervise the security operations of...
- § 5-561 Department Of Public Safety; Investigation; Authority; Payment
The director of the department of public safety shall order an investigation into any violation of a statute of this state which pertains to...
- § 5-562 Licenses To Sell Tickets Or Shares; Fee; Conditions; Definitions
A. A license as an agent to sell lottery tickets or shares shall not be issued to any person to engage in business exclusively...
- § 5-562.01 Prosecution; Payment Of Costs
A. The attorney general and county attorneys have concurrent prosecution authority for any offense arising out of or in connection with the formation, management,...
- § 5-563 Right To Prize Not Assignable; Exceptions
A. The right of any person to a prize is not assignable, except that: 1. Payment of any prize drawn or the remainder of...
- § 5-564 Sale At Unauthorized Price Or By Unauthorized Persons; Violation; Classification
A. A person shall not sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by rule. A person other than a...
- § 5-565 Sale Of Tickets Or Shares To Underage Persons; Violation; Classification
A. It is unlawful for a person to sell or offer to sell a lottery ticket or share to any person who is under...
- § 5-565.01 Sale To Persons Using State Issued Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards; Violation; Classification
A. It is unlawful for a licensed agent to sell a lottery ticket or share to a person who uses either a public assistance...
- § 5-565.02 Purchase Of Lottery Tickets Or Shares By Minors
It is unlawful for a person under twenty-one years of age to purchase a lottery ticket or share.
- § 5-566 Alteration Of Lottery Tickets; Violation; Classification
Any person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes or counterfeits a state lottery ticket or share is guilty of...
- § 5-567 Purchase Of Tickets And Receipt Of Prizes By Certain Persons Prohibited
A. A lottery ticket or share may not be purchased by and a prize may not be paid to an officer or employee of...
- § 5-568 Disposition Of Unclaimed Prize Money
Unclaimed prize money for the prize on a winning ticket or share shall be retained for the person entitled to the prize for one...
- § 5-569 Lottery Redemption Agents
The director may make arrangements for redemption agents to perform functions, activities or services in connection with the operation of the lottery, including direct...
- § 5-570 Award Of Prize To Certain Persons Prohibited
No prize may be paid on any winning ticket or share to any person who is under twenty-one years of age.
- § 5-571 State Lottery Fund
The state lottery fund is established consisting of all revenues received from the sale of lottery tickets or shares, including revenues from games authorized...
- § 5-572 Use Of Monies In State Lottery Fund; Report
A. If there are any bonds or bond related obligations payable from the state lottery revenue bond debt service fund, the state lottery revenue...
- § 5-573 State Lottery Prize Fund; Setoff For State Debts; Notification To Department Of Economic Security; Prizewinner Confidentiality
A. The state lottery prize fund is established. That portion of the gross proceeds that is apportioned pursuant to section 5-555, subsection B shall...
- § 5-574 Audit Of Accounts
The certified public accountant hired to perform the annual audit under section 5-555, subsection A, paragraph 2 shall conduct postaudits of all accounts and...
- § 5-575 Prizes; Setoff For Debts To State Agencies; Definitions
A. The commission shall establish a liability setoff program by which state lottery prize payments pursuant to section 5-573 may be used to satisfy...
Chapter 6 GAMBLING ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Article 1 General Provisions
- § 5-601 Gambling On Indian Reservations; Tribal‑state Compacts; Tribal‑state Compact Fund
A. Notwithstanding any other law, this state, through the governor, may enter into negotiations and execute tribal-state compacts with Indian tribes in this state...
- § 5-601.02 New Standard Form Of Tribal‑state Gaming Compact; Effects
(Caution: 1998 Prop 105 applies) A. Notwithstanding any other law, within 30 days after receipt of a timely written request by the governing body...
- § 5-602 Gaming Certification And Enforcement; Powers; Duties; Deputy Director
A. The department of gaming shall certify, as provided in tribal-state compacts, prospective gaming employees, facility support employees, tribal gaming office employees, financiers, management...
- § 5-602.01 Rules; Civil Penalties
A. The department of gaming may adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The rules shall be consistent with the provisions...
- § 5-603 Department Of Gaming Investigators; Peace Officer Status
An investigator who is regularly employed and paid by the department of gaming and who is certified by the Arizona peace officer standards and...
- § 5-604 Department Of Gaming; Director; Qualifications; Term; Conflict Of Interest; Grounds For Dismissal
A. The department of gaming is established. B. The governor shall appoint a director of the department of gaming pursuant to section 38-211. The...
Chapter 7 SKIING
Article 1 General Provisions
Chapter 8 TOURISM AND SPORTS AUTHORITY
Article 1 General Provisions
- § 5-801 Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Authority" means the tourism and sports authority. 2. " Board" means the board of...
- § 5-802 Formation Of Authority
A. The tourism and sports authority is established. The boundaries of the authority are the boundaries of any county that has a population of...
- § 5-803 Board Of Directors
A. The authority is governed by a board of directors consisting of the following members who must reside in the county in which the...
- § 5-804 Administrative Powers And Duties
A. The board of directors, on behalf of the authority, may: 1. Adopt and use a corporate seal. 2. Sue and be sued. 3....
- § 5-805 Executive Director; Duties
A. The executive director is responsible for managing, administering and supervising the activities of the authority. B. The executive director shall negotiate, make, execute,...
- § 5-806 Gift Ban; Principals And Lobbyists; Exemptions
A. A principal or lobbyist or any other person acting on behalf of a principal or lobbyist shall not give a gift to any...
- § 5-807 Constructing And Operating Multipurpose Facility
A. The authority shall construct, finance, furnish, maintain, improve, operate, market and promote the use of a multipurpose facility and do all things necessary...
- § 5-808 Major League Baseball Spring Training Facilities; Local Financial Participation
A. From monies in the cactus league promotion account established by section 5-837, the authority may: 1. Acquire land or construct, finance, furnish, improve,...
- § 5-809 Community Youth And Amateur Sports And Recreational Facilities; Local Financial Participation
A. From monies in the youth and amateur sports facilities account established by section 5-838, the authority may: 1. Acquire land or construct, finance,...
- § 5-810 Regulating Sale, Use And Consumption Of Alcoholic Beverages
Subject to the requirements of title 4, the board may permit and regulate the sale, use and consumption of alcoholic beverages at events held...
- § 5-811 Conflicts Of Interest; Violation; Classification
A. The directors, officers and employees of the authority are subject to title 38, chapter 3, article 8 relating to conflicts of interest. B....
- § 5-812 Performance Audit
A. Beginning not later than 2004 and at least every fifth year thereafter, the auditor general shall conduct a performance audit, as defined in...
- § 5-813 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation Goals; Contractor Employment Requirements
A. Notwithstanding any other law, the authority shall: 1. Establish disadvantaged business enterprise participation goals for the design, engineering and construction of the multipurpose...
- § 5-814 Monthly Report; Appearance Before Joint Legislative Budget Committee
A. Within three weeks after the end of each calendar month the authority shall prepare a report signed by the executive director of the...
- § 5-815 Intercollegiate Football National Championship And Playoff Games
A. The authority shall enter into a special use agreement for the sole purpose of hosting at the multipurpose facility an intercollegiate football national...
Article 2 Financial Provisions
- § 5-831 Annual Budget
A. Beginning in 2001, on or before June 30 of each year the board shall hold a public hearing to adopt a budget for...
- § 5-832 General Fund; Investments
A. The authority shall maintain a general fund, divided into a construction account, a facility revenue clearing account and a tourism revenue clearing account....
- § 5-833 Construction Account
A. The authority shall maintain a construction account in the general fund consisting of: 1. Monies received by the authority from any source for...
- § 5-834 Facility Revenue Clearing Account
A. The authority shall maintain a facility revenue clearing account in the general fund consisting of: 1. Revenues received from dedicated public funding sources...
- § 5-835 Tourism Revenue Clearing Account
A. The authority shall maintain a tourism revenue clearing account within the general fund consisting of monies transmitted to the authority by the state...
- § 5-836 Operating Account
A. The authority shall maintain an operating account consisting of monies transmitted to the account pursuant to sections 5-834 and 5-835. B. The authority...
- § 5-837 Cactus League Promotion Account
A. The authority shall maintain a cactus league promotion account consisting of monies transmitted to the account pursuant to section 5-835. B. The authority...
- § 5-838 Youth And Amateur Sports Facilities Account; Reserve
A. The authority shall maintain a youth and amateur sports facilities account consisting of monies transmitted to the account pursuant to section 5-835. B....
- § 5-839 Car Rental Surcharge
A. The qualified electors residing in the authority, by majority vote at an election held in the authority, may levy and, if levied, the...
- § 5-840 Tax On Hotels
A. The qualified electors residing in the authority, by majority vote at an election held in the authority, may levy and, if levied, the...
- § 5-841 Audit
A. The board of directors shall cause an annual audit to be conducted of each of the authority's funds, accounts and subaccounts by an...
Article 3 Revenue Bonds
Chapter 9 SPORTS AUTHORITY DISTRICT
Article 1 Organization
- § 5-1101 Definitions
(Conditionally Rpld.) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Advisory board" means the advisory board of the sports authority. 2. "...
- § 5-1102 Formation Of District; Board Of Directors; Duties
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. A sports authority district is established in each county having a population of more than five hundred thousand but less than...
- § 5-1103 Sports Authority; Establishment; Authority Board
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The board of directors may call an election of the qualified electors of the district to authorize the establishment of a...
- § 5-1104 Sports Authority Plan; Authority Board Powers And Duties; Advisory Board
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The authority board shall submit a plan for the operation of the sports authority, including proposals for the construction, renovation, expansion...
- § 5-1105 Executive Director; Duties
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The executive director of the authority is responsible to the authority board for managing, administering and supervising the activities of the...
- § 5-1106 Major League Baseball Spring Training Facilities; Local Financial Participation
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The authority may: 1. Acquire land or construct, finance, furnish, improve, market or promote the use of existing or proposed major...
- § 5-1107 Youth Sports And Recreation; Local Financial Participation
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. Except as provided by section 5-1139, the authority shall spend at least ten per cent of its general revenues for the...
- § 5-1108 Gift Ban; Exemptions
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. A principal or lobbyist or any other person acting on behalf of a principal or lobbyist shall not give a gift...
- § 5-1109 Regulating Sale, Use And Consumption Of Alcoholic Beverages
(Conditionally Rpld.) Subject to the requirements of title 4, the authority board may permit and regulate the sale, use and consumption of alcoholic beverages...
- § 5-1110 Conflicts Of Interest
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The members of the authority board are subject to title 38, chapter 3, article 8, relating to conflicts of interest, including...
- § 5-1111 Performance Audits
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. Beginning in 2011 and at least every fifth year thereafter, the auditor general shall conduct or cause to be conducted a...
- § 5-1112 Quarterly Report; Appearance Before Joint Legislative Budget Committee
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. Within six weeks after the end of each calendar quarter the authority shall prepare a report signed by the executive director...
Article 2 Financial Provisions
- § 5-1131 Annual Budget
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. On or before May 31 of each year, the authority board shall hold a public hearing to adopt a budget for...
- § 5-1132 General Fund; Investments
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The authority shall maintain a general fund and may establish accounts and subaccounts within the general fund as necessary and convenient....
- § 5-1133 Excise Tax On Car Rentals
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The qualified electors, by majority vote at an election held pursuant to section 5-1103, may levy and, if levied, the department...
- § 5-1134 Excise Tax On Hotels And Motels
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The qualified electors, by majority vote at an election held pursuant to section 5-1103, may levy and, if levied, the department...
- § 5-1135 Tax On Restaurants And Bars
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The qualified electors, by majority vote at an election held pursuant to section 5-1103, may levy and, if levied, the department...
- § 5-1136 Tax On Amusements And Sporting Events
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The qualified electors, by majority vote at an election held pursuant to section 5-1103, may levy and, if levied, the department...
- § 5-1137 Tax On Retail
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The qualified electors, by majority vote at an election held pursuant to section 5-1103, may levy and, if levied, the department...
- § 5-1138 Administration Of Tax
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. Unless the context otherwise requires, section 42-6102 governs the administration of the taxes imposed under this article. B. Each month the...
- § 5-1139 Conditional Reduction Of District Taxes
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. If, seventy-two months after the district is established, at least two major league baseball franchises have not executed binding contractual agreements...
- § 5-1140 Annual Audit
(Conditionally Rpld.) A. The board of directors of the district shall cause an annual audit to be conducted of each of the authority's funds,...
Article 3 Revenue Bonds
Last modified: October 13, 2016