Tex.
Occ. Code Section 2026.101
Classification
(1)
a class 1 racetrack;(2)
a class 2 racetrack;(3)
a class 3 racetrack; or(4)
a class 4 racetrack.(b)
A class 1 racetrack may operate only in a county with a population of not less than 1.3 million, or in a county adjacent to such a county.(c)
Not more than three class 1 racetracks may be licensed and operated in this state.(b)
A class 2 racetrack is entitled to conduct 60 days of live racing in a calendar year. A racetrack association may request additional or fewer days of live racing. If, after receipt of a request from a racetrack association, the commission determines additional or fewer days to be economically feasible and in the best interest of this state and the racing industry, the commission shall grant the request.(c)
The commission may permit a racetrack association that holds a class 2 racetrack license and that is located in a national historic district to conduct horse races for more than 60 days in a calendar year.(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 days not to exceed 16 days in a calendar year on the dates selected by the racetrack association.(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 dates selected by the racetrack association and approved by the commission.(b)
The commission may not waive or defer compliance with standards that relate to the testing of horses or license holders for the presence of a prohibited substance, including a prohibited drug or chemical.(c)
If the commission defers compliance, the commission shall, when granting the application, establish a schedule under which the license holder must comply with the standards.
Source:
Section 2026.101 — Classification, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2026.htm#2026.101 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
