{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2025.251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.251","heading":"OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"(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.\n(b) The commission shall determine the occupations that afford an opportunity to influence racing with pari-mutuel wagering, including individuals who:\n(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\n(2) will likely have significant access to the backside of a racetrack or to restricted areas of the frontside of a racetrack.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (H.B. 4123), Sec. 70, eff. June 13, 2023.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT","SUBTITLE A-1. TEXAS RACING ACT","CHAPTER 2025. LICENSING","SUBCHAPTER F. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2025.htm#2025.251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"8adae22081a9a009dc6d422fd016e3a81d00deeffbab8c173a5648bd57f546fb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2025.205","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2025.252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}