Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 57 — Interstate Horseracing
§ 3006. Civil action
Statutory text
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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