Section 2023.003 - Other Licensing and Regulation: Rules and Fees(a) The commission may adopt rules for the licensing and regulation of races and workouts at tracks that do not offer pari-mutuel wagering and for workouts at training facilities to secure past performances and workouts to: (1) protect the health, safety, and welfare of race animals and participants in racing;(2) safeguard the interest of the general public; and(3) promote the orderly conduct of racing in this state.(b) The commission may charge an annual fee for licensing and regulating a track that does not offer pari-mutuel wagering or a training facility in a reasonable amount that may not exceed the actual cost of enforcing rules adopted for the licensing and regulation of races and workouts at such a facility.Tex. Occ. Code § 2023.003
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 963,Sec. 1.01, eff. 4/1/2019.