Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 2026.005. CHANGE OF RACING LOCATION. On request of a racetrack association, the commission shall amend a racetrack license to change the location of the racetrack if the commission determines that: (1) the conduct of race meetings at the proposed new location will be in the …

Sec. 2026.006. LEASE OF RACETRACK PREMISES. (a) The commission by rule may authorize a racetrack association, as lessee, to contract for the lease of a racetrack and the surrounding structures. (b) The commission may not approve a lease if: (1) the lease appears to be a subterfug…

Sec. 2026.007. INAPPROPRIATE OR UNSAFE CONDITIONS; ENFORCEMENT; RULES. (a) The executive director shall issue a notice of violation to a racetrack association on a determination that an inappropriate or unsafe condition exists at a racetrack. (b) If the executive director determi…

Sec. 2026.008. SUPERVISION OF CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, AND MAINTENANCE; ENFORCEMENT. (a) The commission shall adopt a method of supervising and approving the construction, renovation, or maintenance of any building or improvement on the premises of a racetrack. (b) The commissio…

Sec. 2026.009. RACETRACK SECURITY. A horse racetrack association shall provide adequate security at the racetrack association's racetrack to ensure the safety of the spectators, employees, and animals. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. Apri…

Sec. 2026.010. KENNELS. (a) Each greyhound racetrack association shall: (1) contract for a maximum of 18 kennels; and (2) provide free kennel rent and schooling. (b) In contracting with kennel owners for a racetrack, a racetrack association shall ensure that at least 50 percent o…

Sec. 2026.011. AUTOMOBILE RACING FACILITY PROHIBITED NEAR RACETRACK IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. An automobile racing facility may not be located within 10,000 feet of a horse or greyhound racetrack that is located in a county with a population of 2.1 million or more. Added by Acts 2017,…

Sec. 2026.012. OTHER LAWFUL BUSINESSES AUTHORIZED. A racetrack association may conduct other lawful business on the racetrack association's grounds. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.

Sec. 2026.013. EMPLOYEE COMPLIANCE. (a) A racetrack is responsible for ensuring that the racetrack's employees comply with this subtitle and commission rules. (b) The commission may impose disciplinary action against a racetrack for violations of this subtitle and commission rule…

Sec. 2026.051. COMMISSION RULES REGARDING EXCLUSION OR EJECTION. The commission shall adopt rules providing for the exclusion or ejection from an enclosure where horse or greyhound races are conducted, or from specified portions of an enclosure, of a person: (1) who has engaged i…

Sec. 2026.052. EXCLUSION OR EJECTION FROM ENCLOSURE; HEARING; APPEAL. (a) A person who is excluded or ejected from an enclosure under a commission rule may apply to the commission for a hearing on the question of the applicability of the rule to that person. (b) An application fo…

Sec. 2026.053. EXCLUSION OR EJECTION BY RACETRACK ASSOCIATION. This subtitle does not prohibit a racetrack association from excluding or ejecting a person from the racetrack association's enclosure for any lawful reason. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), S…

Sec. 2026.054. CRIMINAL TRESPASS AT ENCLOSURE. A person, for the purposes of Section 30.05, Penal Code, is presumed to have received notice that entry to an enclosure was forbidden if the person: (1) was excluded or ejected from the enclosure under this subchapter; (2) possessed,…

Sec. 2026.101. CLASSIFICATION. A horse racetrack is classified as: (1) a class 1 racetrack; (2) a class 2 racetrack; (3) a class 3 racetrack; or (4) a class 4 racetrack. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.

Sec. 2026.102. CLASS 1 RACETRACK. (a) A class 1 racetrack is a racetrack on which live racing is conducted for a number of days in a calendar year, as determined by the commission under Subchapter A, Chapter 2029. (b) A class 1 racetrack may operate only in a county with a popula…

Sec. 2026.103. CLASS 2 RACETRACK. (a) A class 2 racetrack is a racetrack on which live racing is conducted for a number of days, as determined by the commission under Subchapter A, Chapter 2029. (b) A class 2 racetrack is entitled to conduct 60 days of live racing in a calendar y…

Sec. 2026.104. CLASS 3 RACETRACK. (a) A class 3 racetrack is a racetrack operated by a county or a nonprofit fair under Chapter 2032. (b) A racetrack association that holds a class 3 racetrack license and that conducted horse races in 1986 may conduct live races for a number of d…

Sec. 2026.105. CLASS 4 RACETRACK. (a) A class 4 racetrack is a racetrack operated by a county fair under Section 2032.002. (b) A racetrack association that holds a class 4 racetrack license may conduct live races for a number of days not to exceed five days in a calendar year on …

Sec. 2026.106. WAIVER OR DEFERRAL OF CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR CLASS 4 RACETRACK. (a) In considering an application for a class 4 racetrack license, except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission may waive or defer compliance with the commission's standards regarding the physic…

Sec. 2026.107. CALCULATION OF LIVE AND SIMULCAST RACE DATES. (a) For purposes of this subchapter, live race dates are counted separately from the dates on which the racetrack association presents simulcast races. (b) The number of race dates allowed under this subchapter relates …

Sec. 2026.151. COMMISSION APPROVAL REQUIRED. (a) All concession, management, and totalisator contracts submitted by an applicant under Section 2025.054 must have the prior approval of the commission. (b) The commission shall refuse to approve a concession or management contract i…

Sec. 2026.152. COMMISSION REVIEW OF SECURITY PLANS AND CERTAIN CONTRACTS. (a) On receipt of a plan for the security of a racetrack, or a copy of a concession, management, or totalisator contract for review under Section 2026.151, the commission shall review the security plan or c…

Sec. 2026.153. MANAGEMENT CONTRACT: REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS. (a) A person awarded a management contract to operate a racetrack must meet all of the requirements for a license under Sections 2025.101 and 2025.201. (b) The commission may not approve a management contract to op…