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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 57 — Interstate Horseracing

§ 3006. Civil action

Statutory text

(a)

Parties; remedies

The host State, the host racing association, or the horsemen’s group may commence a civil action against any person alleged to be in violation of this chapter, for injunctive relief to restrain violations and for damages in accordance with section 3005 of this title.

(b)

Intervention

In any civil action under this section, the host State, the host racing association and horsemen’s group, if not a party, shall be permitted to intervene as a matter of right.

(c)

Limitations

A civil action may not be commenced pursuant to this section more than 3 years after the discovery of the alleged violation upon which such civil action is based.

(d)

State as defendant

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit a State to be sued under this section other than in accordance with its applicable laws.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978

    Pub. L. 95–515 § 7 · 92 Stat. 1811

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 3006

    (Pub. L. 95–515, § 7, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1814.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 95–515, § 7, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1814.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 7. civil action (a) The host State, the host racing association, or the horsemen’s group may commence a civil action against any person alleged to be in violation of this Act, for injunctive relief to restrain violations and for damages in accordance with section 6. (b) In any civil action under this section, the host State, the host racing association and horsemen’s group, if not a party, shall be permitted to intervene as a matter of right. (c) A civil action may not be commenced pursuant to this section more than 3 years after the discovery of the alleged violation upon which such civil action is based. (d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit a State to be sued under this section other than in accordance with its applicable laws.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 95–515, § 7, , 92 Stat. 1814.)

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