Texas § 2025.251 OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED.

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§ 2025.251 — OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED.

Texas § 2025.251

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 2025.251 (2026).

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Sec. 2025.251. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED.

(a)Except as provided by this section, a person, other than as a spectator or as a person placing a wager, may not participate in pari-mutuel racing activities or wagering without first obtaining a license from the commission. A person may not engage in any occupation for which commission rules require a license under this subtitle without first obtaining a license from the commission.

(b)The commission shall determine the occupations that afford an opportunity to influence racing with pari-mutuel wagering, including individuals who:

(1)work in an occupation as an employee, contractor, or volunteer to afford the individual an opportunity to influence racing with pari-mutuel wagering; or

(2)will likely have significant access to the backside

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Sec. 2025.251. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by this section, a person, other than as a spectator or as a person placing a wager, may not participate in pari-mutuel racing activities or wagering without first obtaining a license from the commission. A person may not engage in any occupation for which commission rules require a license under this subtitle without first obtaining a license from the commission.
(b) The commission shall determine the occupations that afford an opportunity to influence racing with pari-mutuel wagering, including individuals who:
(1) work in an occupation as an employee, contractor, or volunteer to afford the individual an opportunity to influence racing with pari-mutuel wagering; or
(2) will likely have significant access to the backside of a racetrack or to restricted areas of the frontside of a racetrack.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the following individuals require a criminal history background check before an occupational license is issued: commissioners, regulatory employees and contractors hired by the commission, racetrack association employees, training facility employees, and employees of either a recognized horseman's organization or licensed racehorse owners.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969 ), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (H.B. 4123 ), Sec. 70, eff. June 13, 2023.