The commission shall: (1) Enforce all state laws covering horseracing as required by sections 2-1201 to 2-1229 and enforce rules and regulations covering horseracing adopted and promulgated by the commission under the authority of section 2-1203 ; (2) License racetrack enclosures, racing industry participants, race officials, mutuel employees, concessionaires, and such other persons as deemed necessary by the commission if the license applicants meet eligibility standards established by the commission; (3) Prescribe and enforce security provisions, including, but not limited to, the restricted access to areas within racetrack enclosures and backstretch areas, and prohibitions against misconduct or corrupt practices; (4) Determine or cause to be determined by chemical testing and analysis of body fluids whether or not any prohibited substance has been administered to the winning horse of each race and any other horse selected by the board of stewards; (5) Verify the certification of horses registered as being Nebraska-bred under section 2-1213 ; and (6) Collect and verify the amount of revenue received by the commission under section 2-1208 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1203.01
Commission; duties
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Omaha Expo. & Racing v. Nebraska State Racing Comm. (2020)
Most recently applied in Omaha Expo. & Racing v. Nebraska State Racing Comm. (September 2020)
Laws 1980, LB 939, § 2; Laws 1989, LB 591, § 1; Laws 1992, LB 718, § 2; Laws 2014, LB656, § 2; Initiative Law 2020, No. 430, § 7; Laws 2021, LB561, § 5; Laws 2025, LB357, § 4.
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