§ 41-4-9.1 - Licensing of concessioners, vendors, and pari-mutuel totalizator companies.
SECTION 41-4-9.1
§ 41-4-9.1 Licensing of concessioners,vendors, and pari-mutuel totalizator companies. – (a) All persons, firms, partnerships, associations, or corporations desiring tooperate any concession allied to any dog racing track, shall apply for alicense to the division of racing and athletics, on such forms and in such amanner as prescribed by regulations of the division. The division byregulations shall establish other occupational licensing for all employees ofthe concessions, all pari-mutuel employees, and all persons employed in anyother capacity by the race track management, and for other persons engaged inracing activities at any dog racing track.
(b) All persons, firms, associations, or corporationsemployed by the management of a dog racing track in providing pari-mutueltotalizator computer services for pari-mutuel computations, shall apply for alicense to the division of racing and athletics upon such forms and in suchmanner prescribed by regulations of the division. All employees of thepari-mutuel totalizator computer companies shall be licensed by the division onforms prescribed by regulations of the division.
(c) In determining whether to grant a license pursuant tothis section the division may require the applicant to submit information asto: financial standing and credit; moral character; criminal record, if any;previous employment; corporate, partnership or association affiliations;ownership of personal assets; and such other information as it deems pertinentto the issuance of the license. The division may reject for good cause anapplication for a license, and it may suspend or revoke for good cause anylicense issued by it after a hearing held in accordance with chapter 35 oftitle 42 and subject to further appeal procedures provided by § 41-2-3.
(d) The division shall issue a three (3) year licensecommencing with license year 2007. The division shall implement a graduatedsystem in 2007 where one third of licenses due to expire shall be renewed forone year, a second third of licenses due to expire shall be renewed for two (2)years, and the final third of licenses due to expire shall be renewed for three(3) years, with licensing fees prorated accordingly. As said licenses becomedue for renewal, licenses shall be renewed for a three (3) year period of time.All licenses issued shall be in accordance with regulations and the followingschedule:
(1) For gaming facility employees:
(A) Key employees $300.00
(B) Operation employees $150.00
(C) Service employees $75.00
(2) For gaming facility non-employees:
(A) Concessionaires and vendors: $750.00
(B) Occupational licenses:
Owners 450.00
Trainers 150.00
Assumed names 150.00
Kennel people 75.00
(C) Concessionaire and vendor's employees 75.00
(D) Pari-mutuel totalizator companies 750.00
(E) Pari-mutuel totalizator company employees 150.00
(e) All individual applicants for licensing under thissection shall be fingerprinted, and, upon obtaining the license, shall wearupon his or her outer apparel a photo identification badge, issued orauthorized by the division of racing and athletics under rules and regulationspromulgated by the division.
(f) The cost of the licensing pursuant to this section shallbe paid by the employer of the licensee, and shall include one hundred andfifty percent (150%) of the total salaries and benefits for the state employeesengaged in the licensing at each facility. The fund shall be deposited asrestricted receipts for the use of the state and shall be in addition to anytaxes and fees otherwise payable to the state.