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§ 3007. —  Jurisdiction and venue.



[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC3007]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                   CHAPTER 57--INTERSTATE HORSERACING
 
Sec. 3007. Jurisdiction and venue


(a) District court jurisdiction

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district courts of 
the United States shall have jurisdiction over any civil action under 
this chapter, without regard to the citizenship of the parties or the 
amount in controversy.

(b) Venue; service of process

    A civil action under this chapter may be brought in any district 
court of the United States for a district located in the host State or 
the off-track State, and all process in any such civil action may be 
served in any judicial district of the United States.

(c) Concurrent State court jurisdiction

    The jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States 
pursuant to this section shall be concurrent with that of any State 
court of competent jurisdiction located in the host State or the off-
track State.

(Pub. L. 95-515, Sec. 8, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1814.)



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