CRC - 2017                                   COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Proposal No. PCP 6012
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  04/05/2018           .                                
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       The Committee on Style and Drafting (Jordan) recommended the
       following:
       
       
    1         CRC Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the proposal clause
    4  and insert:
    5         A new section is added to Article X of the State
    6  Constitution to read:
    7                              ARTICLE X                            
    8                            MISCELLANEOUS                          
    9         Prohibition on racing of and wagering on greyhounds or
   10  other dogs.-The humane treatment of animals is a fundamental
   11  value of the people of the State of Florida. After June 30,
   12  2020, a person authorized to conduct gaming or pari-mutuel
   13  operations may not race greyhounds or any member of the Canis
   14  Familiaris subspecies in connection with any wager for money or
   15  any other thing of value in this state, and persons in this
   16  state may not wager money or any other thing of value on the
   17  outcome of a live dog race occurring in this state. The failure
   18  to conduct greyhound racing or wagering on greyhound racing
   19  after June 30, 2020, does not constitute grounds to revoke or
   20  deny renewal of other related gaming licenses held by a person
   21  who is a licensed greyhound permitholder on November 6, 2018,
   22  and does not affect the eligibility of such permitholder, or
   23  such permitholder’s facility, to conduct other pari-mutuel
   24  activities authorized by general law. By general law, the
   25  legislature shall specify civil or criminal penalties for
   26  violations of this section and for activities that aid or abet
   27  violations of this section.
   28  
   29         A new section is added to Article XII of the State
   30  Constitution to read:
   31                             ARTICLE XII                           
   32                              SCHEDULE                             
   33         Prohibition on racing or wagering on greyhounds or other
   34  dogs.-The amendment to Article X, which prohibits the racing of
   35  or wagering on greyhound and other dogs, and the creation of
   36  this section, shall take effect upon the approval of the
   37  electors.
   38  
   39         BE IT FURTHER PROPOSED that the following statement be
   40  placed on the ballot:
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   42         DOG RACING.—Prohibits gaming or pari-mutuel entities from
   43  racing dogs in connection with wagering; eligibility of such
   44  entities to conduct other authorized pari-mutuel and gaming
   45  activities is not affected; prohibits wagering on outcome of in
   46  state live dog races.
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   48  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   49  And the title is amended as follows:
   50         Delete everything before the proposal clause
   51  and insert:
   52                             REVISION 12                           
   53         A proposal to create new sections in Article X and
   54         Article XII of the State Constitution to prohibit the
   55         racing of and wagering on greyhounds and other dogs
   56         after a specified date.