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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>54320</law_id><section_number>59.1-393</section_number><catch_line>Admissions tax</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>58.1-3732.1</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="5">Taxation and Audit</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The governing body of any county or city may by <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> impose a tax on any <span class="dictionary">licensee</span> hereunder to conduct a <span class="dictionary">race meeting</span> at a track located solely in such county or city of twenty-five cents on the admission of each <span class="dictionary">person</span> on each day except those holding a valid permit under this chapter and actually employed at such track in the capacity for which such permit was issued. The <span class="dictionary">licensee</span> may collect such amount from the ticket holder in addition to the amount charged for the ticket of admission.
		If such track or its <span class="dictionary">enclosure</span> is located in two or in three localities, each locality may impose a tax hereunder of twelve and one-half cents or eight and one-third cents per <span class="dictionary">person</span>, respectively.
		Gross receipts for license tax purposes under Chapter 37 of Title 58.1 shall not include the admissions tax imposed under this section.</p></section></text><history>1988, c. 855; 1991, c. 591.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
