Santa Maria Municipal Code Ch. 4-15 Satellite Parimutuel Wagering

Pursuant to the provisions of Business and Professions Code Sections 19610.3 or 19610.4, the City elects to receive a distribution of the proceeds of pari-mutuel satellite wagers made at the Santa Barbara County Fairgrounds. This City share is set at 0.33 of 1% but shall be adjusted automatically as the percentage is changed by state law or regulation.

(Ord. 87-21 § 1, eff. 10/29/87; Ord. 96-5, eff. 05/16/96)

Any racing association which conducts the racing meeting at the Santa Barbara County Fairgrounds shall be, with respect to any racing event conducted by that racing association, exempt from levy or payment of any City license or excise tax or fee, including, but not limited to, any admission, parking or business tax, or any tax or fee levied solely upon the racing association conducting a racing meeting or satellite wagering or any patron.

(Ord. 87-21 § 1, eff. 10/29/87; Ord. 96-5, eff. 05/16/96)

At such time after January 1, 1996, as the County of Santa Barbara elects to impose or imposes a license tax, possessory interest tax, excise tax, or fee as described in Business and Professions Code Sections 19610.3 or 19610.4, then this ordinance shall no longer be operative until such time as the payment of possessory interest taxes assessed after January 1, 1996, on which the county has a right to levy as an escape assessment, are satisfied as provided in Sections 19610.3 or 19610.4 of the Business and Professions Code, and there are not other license taxes, excise taxes, or fees assessed by the governmental entity receiving a distribution pursuant to Business and Professions Code Sections 19610.3 or 19610.4.

(Ord. 96-5, eff. 05/16/96)

This ordinance shall supersede and repeal any other ordinance adopted prior to January 1, 1996, for the purposes of Sections 19610.3 or 19610.4 of the Business and Professions Code and is expressly made retroactive to and its operative date shall be September 28, 1987, in order that its operative date shall coincide with Chapter 1274 of the Statutes of 1987 as amended by Chapter 959 of the Statutes of 1995.

(Ord. 96-5, eff. 05/16/96)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional and invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid.

(Ord. 96-5, eff. 05/16/96)