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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>66271</law_id><section_number>59.1-379</section_number><catch_line>Refusal of owner&amp;#8217;s license</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>59.1-378</reference><reference>59.1-382</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="29">Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Licenses</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No owner&#x2019;s license or renewal thereof shall be granted to any corporation if the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> finds that any <span class="dictionary">principal stockholder</span> of such <span class="dictionary">stock</span> corporation, or any <span class="dictionary">member</span> of such nonstock corporation:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Is or has been guilty of any illegal, corrupt or fraudulent act, conduct or practice in connection with <span class="dictionary">horse racing</span> in this or any other state, or has knowingly failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter or <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> regulations; <a id="paragraph-240677" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-379/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Has had a license or permit to hold or conduct a <span class="dictionary">race meeting</span> denied for cause, suspended or revoked in any other state or country; or <a id="paragraph-240678" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-379/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Has at any time during the previous five years knowingly failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> regulations. <a id="paragraph-240679" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-379/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1988, c. 855.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
