Every licensee shall maintain adequate police protection as may be determined by or as may be assigned to the licensee from the Vermont State Police by the Commissioner of Public Safety of the State of Vermont, within the grounds or pari-mutuel enclosure and public highways adjacent to the location of such track. Expenses for such designated police protection shall be borne by the licensee. The Department of Public Safety shall have authority to expend its own funds for the purpose of paying Vermont State Police to maintain the aforesaid adequate police protection, but any funds expended by the Department of Public Safety for the assignment and use of Vermont State Police to maintain adequate police protection shall be reimbursed to the Department by the licensee. Charges collected under this section shall be credited to a special fund and shall be available to the Department of Public Safety to offset the cost of providing the services. (Added 1959, No. 259, § 16; amended 1973, No. 13, § 8, eff. March 24, 1973; 1999, No. 49, § 167.)