74-8842. Greyhound promotion and development fund. (a) The Kansas racing and gaming commission shall establish a greyhound promotion and development fund which shall be funded through a voluntary greyhound purse checkoff program which shall provide for the deduction of 2% from all purses paid to kennels and greyhound owners who participate in the program. Greyhound owners and kennel operators shall be provided an opportunity annually to not participate in the program by signing a form approved by the Kansas racing and gaming commission. Moneys deposited into the fund shall be used for the development, promotion and representation of the greyhound industry in Kansas and shall be distributed to the organization contracted with by the Kansas racing and gaming commission to administer the official greyhound registry in Kansas.

(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas parimutuel racing act.

History: L. 2007, ch. 110, § 54; Apr. 19.