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SENATE BILL NO. 537 Offered January 25, 1994 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 29.1, containing a section numbered 59.1-405.1, relating to greyhound racing; penalty. ---------- Patron--Quayle ---------- Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 29.1, containing a section numbered 59.1-405.1 as follows:

CHAPTER 29.1. Greyhound Racing.

§ 59.1-405.1. Greyhound racing and simulcasting prohibited; penalty.

A. No person shall hold, conduct or operate any greyhound races for public exhibition in the Commonwealth.

B. No person shall transmit or receive interstate or intrastate simulcasting of greyhound races for commercial purposes in the Commonwealth.

C. Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation is