CRC - 2017 COMMISSIONER AMENDMENT Proposal No. CS for P 67 Ì271928FÎ271928 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . Floor: 2/AD . 03/20/2018 07:23 PM . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Commissioner Lee moved the following: 1 CRC Substitute for Amendment (323538) (with title 2 amendment) 3 4 Delete everything after the proposal clause 5 and insert: 6 A new section is added to Article X of the State 7 Constitution to read: 8 ARTICLE X 9 MISCELLANEOUS 10 Prohibition on racing of and wagering on greyhounds or 11 other dogs.-The humane treatment of animals is a fundamental 12 value of the people of the State of Florida. After June 30, 13 2020, a person authorized to conduct gaming or pari-mutuel 14 operations may not race greyhounds or any member of the Canis 15 Familiaris subspecies in connection with any wager for money or 16 any other thing of value in this state, and persons in this 17 state may not wager money or any other thing of value on the 18 outcome of a live dog race occurring in this state. The failure 19 to conduct greyhound racing or wagering on greyhound racing 20 after June 30, 2020, does not constitute grounds to revoke or 21 deny renewal of other related gaming licenses held by a person 22 who is a licensed greyhound permitholder on November 6, 2018, 23 and does not affect the eligibility of such permitholder, or 24 such permitholder’s facility, to conduct other pari-mutuel 25 activities authorized by general law. By general law, the 26 legislature shall specify civil or criminal penalties for 27 violations of this section and for activities that aid or abet 28 violations of this section. 29 30 A new section is added to Article XII of the State 31 Constitution to read: 32 ARTICLE XII 33 SCHEDULE 34 Prohibition on racing or wagering on greyhounds or other 35 dogs.-The amendment to Article X, which prohibits the racing of 36 or wagering on greyhound and other dogs, and the creation of 37 this section, shall take effect upon the approval of the 38 electors. 39 40 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 41 And the title is amended as follows: 42 Delete everything before the proposal clause 43 and insert: 44 A proposal to create 45 New sections in Article X and Article XII of the State 46 Constitution to prohibit the racing of and wagering on 47 greyhounds and other dogs after a specified date.