P.R. Laws tit. 15, § 198o
(a) No license whatsoever may be granted or renewed for horse racing activities to any person who has been convicted of violating any of the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico, §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 24, or who have been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor that implies moral turpitude, until a minimum of five (5) years has elapsed from the date of the criminal act and the person has met all the conditions that the Horse Racing Administrator and the Horse Racing Board have provided by regulations.
(b) No license granted shall be in effect for more than four (4) years. Licenses shall be renewed according to the date of birth of the applicant; Provided, That the necessary documents and the payment of the corresponding fees shall be submitted each year according to the provisions of §§ 198—198y of this title and the Horse Racing Regulations. The licenses for juridical persons shall be renewed a year after their date of issue. The Horse Racing Administrator shall establish the process to be followed for granting licenses through an administrative order.
(c) The racetrack or racetracks may request authorization for transmitting races through the simulcasting process so as to broaden their local race program, receive bets on and obtain receipts from imported races. The discounts provided in § 198s of this title shall be applied to the receipts generated by the simulcast races. Any simulcasting shall be requested from and approved by the Board. The Racing Board shall establish through regulations the requirements for approving, in every particular case, the simulcast broadcast which shall operate independently from the local races.
History —July 2, 1987, No. 83, p. 296, § 16; June 5, 2004, No. 139, § 9.