Notwithstanding Section 19533, the board may authorize any racing association licensed to conduct a live quarter horse racing meeting to also conduct mule racing at that racing meeting, subject to the following conditions:
- (a) Mule races may only be conducted when a fair is not licensed to conduct live races with parimutuel wagering.
- (b) The consent of the quarter horse horsemen’s organization contracting with the association shall be obtained with respect to the inclusion of mule racing.
- (c) The majority of the races conducted on any given racing day shall be quarter horse races.
- (d) A quarter horse association may conduct mule races provided that the total number of Arabian and mule races run in a year do not exceed the total number of Arabian races run in the state in 2001.
- (e) An Arabian race with seven or more entries shall not be replaced by mule race, without the consent of the organization that represents Arabian horsemen and horsewomen.