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§152.  Grounds for denial or termination of racing privileges--other than associations

A.  The commission may refuse, suspend, or withdraw licenses, permits, and privileges granted by it or terminate racing privileges for just cause in accordance with the provisions of Subsection B of this Section.  Those things constituting just cause are:

(1)  Any action or attempted action by a permittee contrary to the provisions of this Part and law.

(2)  Corrupt practice.

(3)  Violation of the Rules of Racing.

(4)  Willful falsification or misstatement of fact in an application for racing privileges.

(5)  Material false statement, under oath, to a racing official, other than a commissioner, or to the commission.

(6)  Willful disobedience of a commission order or of a lawful order of a racing official other than a commissioner.

(7)  Continued failure or inability to meet financial obligations connected with his business, occupation, or profession performed or engaged in on the track grounds.

(8)  The loss or inability to meet any of the qualifications and conditions set forth for a license in R.S. 4:150(B)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11) and (12).

B.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the commission shall suspend for a period of one year all licenses, permits, and privileges granted to any horseman, jockey, rider, groom, stable foreman, exercise boy, valet, plater, licensee, permittee, racing official, agent, apprentice, custodian, caterer, partnership, vendor, veterinarian, or other person who, within a period of one year, is suspended five times for a period of at least five days each time for commission of acts constituting just cause under Subsection A of this Section.  However, in the case of riding offenses only, the commission shall have the discretion to suspend such licenses, permits, or privileges.  Any person aggrieved by such order of suspension as provided for herein shall have the right to contest such order and have the entire matter reviewed in a court of competent jurisdiction as provided in R.S. 4:154 and R.S. 49:951 et seq.

Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 426, §1; Acts 1984, No. 432, §1; Acts 1989, No. 588, §1.