North Dakota Century Code Title 53. Sports and Amusements § 53-06.2-05. Powers of commission

1. Compel the production of all documents showing the receipts and disbursements of any licensee and determine the manner in which such financial records are to be kept.

2. Investigate the operations of any licensee and enter any vehicle or place of business, residence, storage, or racing of any licensee on the grounds of a licensed association to determine whether there has been compliance with the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter, and to discover and seize any evidence of noncompliance.

3. Request appropriate state officials to perform inspections necessary for the health and safety of spectators, employees, participants, and horses that are lawfully on a racetrack.

4. License all participants in the racing and simulcast pari-mutuel wagering industry and require and obtain information the commission deems necessary from license applicants. Licensure of service providers, totalizator companies, site operators, and organizations applying to conduct or conducting pari-mutuel wagering must be approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may not grant a license denied by the commission. The commission may obtain a statewide and nationwide criminal history record check from the bureau of criminal investigation for the purpose of determining suitability or fitness for a license. The nationwide check must be conducted in the manner provided in section 12-60-24. All costs associated with obtaining a background check are the responsibility of the applicant for a license.

5. Receive moneys from the North Dakota horse racing foundation for deposit in the purse fund, breeders' fund, or racing promotion fund in accordance with subsection 6 of section 53-06.2-11.

6. Adopt additional rules for the administration, implementation, and regulation of activities conducted pursuant to this chapter. The commission shall deposit any fees collected under authority of this subsection in the racing commission operating fund. Subject to legislative appropriation, the commission may spend the fees for operating costs of the commission.