Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-204.2

Application - Fees - Grounds for refusal to issue - Suspension or

revocation - Disposition of fees.

A. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission shall issue occupation

licenses to horse owners, trainers, jockeys, agents, apprentices,

grooms, exercise persons, veterinarians, valets, blacksmiths,

concessionaires, stewards, starters, timers, judges, supervisors of

mutuels, guards, and such other personnel designated by the

Commission whose work, in whole or in part, is conducted upon

racetrack grounds which are owned by an organization licensee. The

licenses shall be obtained prior to the time such persons engage in

their vocations upon such racetrack grounds at any time during the

calendar year for which the organization license has been issued.

No person required to be licensed pursuant to the provisions of this

section may participate in any capacity in any race meeting without

a valid license authorizing such participation.

B. Each application for an occupation license shall be on a

form prescribed and furnished by the Commission and shall include a

search waiver. The license shall be renewed either annually or

triennially beginning January 1. The application shall be

accompanied by a fee in an amount of not more than One Hundred

Dollars ($100.00) if renewed annually or not more than Three Hundred

Dollars ($300.00) if renewed triennially. Each application shall

contain the following information concerning the applicant:

1. Full name and address;

2. Age;

3. Whether the applicant was issued any prior occupation

license from this state;

4. Whether the applicant was issued any occupation license from

another state;

5. Whether an occupation license from another state is or has

been denied, suspended, or revoked;

6. Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony in this

state or any other state as established by a national criminal

history record check as defined by Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes; and

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7. Such other information as required by the Commission.

C. The Commission may refuse an occupation license to any

person:

1. Who has been convicted of a felony; or

2. Who has been convicted of violating any law regarding

gambling or controlled dangerous substances of the United States,

this state, or any other state; or

3. Who is unqualified to perform the duties required of the

applicant; or

4. Who fails to disclose or states falsely any information

required in the application; or

5. Who has been found guilty of a violation of any provision of

the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act or of the rules and regulations of the

Commission; or

6. Whose license has been suspended, revoked, or denied for

just cause in any other state.

D. The Commission may suspend or revoke any occupation license

or fine an occupation licensee for:

1. Violation of any of the provisions of the Oklahoma Horse

Racing Act; or

2. Violation of any provision of the rules or regulations of

the Commission; or

3. Any cause which, if known to the Commission, would have

justified the refusal of the Commission to issue the occupation

license; or

4. Any other just cause as determined by the Commission.

E. Of the original application fee for an occupation license,

the amount of the fingerprinting fee shall be deposited in the OSBI

Revolving Fund. The remainder shall be apportioned to the Oklahoma

Horse Racing Commission Operational Expenses Revolving Fund.

F. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Oklahoma Horse

Racing Act, Section 200 et seq. of this title, licenses for

personnel specified in subsection A of this section whose work is

limited to racetrack grounds which are owned by an organization

licensee which only conducts non-pari-mutuel race meetings or

training races shall be issued pursuant to rules adopted by the

Commission in accordance with the American Quarter Horse Association

rules.
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Racing Act, Section 200 et seq. of this title, licenses for

personnel specified in subsection A of this section whose work is

limited to racetrack grounds which are owned by an organization

licensee which only conducts non-pari-mutuel race meetings or

training races shall be issued pursuant to rules adopted by the

Commission in accordance with the American Quarter Horse Association

rules.

G. The Commission may promulgate rules to facilitate and

promote uniform, reciprocal occupation licensing with other

jurisdictions.

H. Nothing in the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act or rules

promulgated pursuant thereto shall prohibit or be construed as

prohibiting issuance of any occupation license solely because the

applicant is an organizational licensee or racetrack owner or holds

an interest in a racetrack.

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