Effective: October 1, 2013
Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) For the purpose of receiving, distributing, and accounting for revenue received from the tax levied by section 3769.28 of the Revised Code, there is hereby created in the state treasury the horse-racing tax municipality fund.
(B) All moneys collected from the tax imposed by section 3769.28 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the horse-racing tax municipality fund.
(C) On or before the fifteenth day of each month, the tax commissioner shall provide for payments from the horse-racing tax municipality fund to municipal corporations or townships in which a permit holder's horse-racing meeting took place and in which any facilities or accessory uses therefor were located based on amounts received in the preceding month from the permit holder. The amount collected from a permit holder pursuant to section 3769.28 of the Revised Code shall be divided equally between the municipal corporations or townships in which a permit holder's horse-racing meeting took place and in which any facilities or accessory uses therefor were located. Such municipal corporations or townships may distribute a portion of the moneys so received to any adjoining political subdivision that incurs increased expenses because of such a horse-racing meeting.