Sec. 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.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.