2021 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 41 - Sports, Racing, and Athletics
Chapter 41-7 - Jai Alai
Section 41-7-10 - Licensing of concessionaires, vendors, pari-mutuel totalizator companies.
(a) All persons, firms, partnerships, associations, or corporations desiring to operate any concession allied to any fronton, shall apply for a license to the division of racing and athletics, on such forms and in such a manner as prescribed by regulations. The division by regulations shall establish other occupational licensing for all employees of the concessions, all pari-mutuel employees, and all persons employed in any other capacity by the fronton management.
(b) All persons, firms, partnerships, associations, or corporations employed by the fronton management in providing pari-mutuel totalizator computer services for pari-mutuel computations, shall apply for a license to the division upon such forms and in such manner as prescribed by regulations of the division. All employees of the pari-mutuel totalizator computer companies shall be licensed by the division on forms prescribed by regulations of the division.
(c) In determining whether to grant a license pursuant to this section the division may require the applicant to submit information as to: 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 pertinent to the issuance of the license. The division may reject for good cause an application for a license, and it may suspend or revoke for good cause any license issued by it after a hearing held in accordance with chapter 35 of title 42; subject to further appeal procedures provided by § 41-2-3.
(d) Issuance of license and the payment of annual fees shall be the same in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) Concessionaires and vendors$200
(2) Occupational license
Player license10.00
Ball maker10.00
Player/manager10.00
Jai alai judge10.00
(3) Vendor or concessionaire employee10.00
(4) Pari-mutuel employees10.00
(5) Employees of fronton management10.00
(6) Pari-mutuel totalizator companies200
(7) Pari-mutuel totalizator company employees10.00
(8) Security employees10.00
(e) All individual applicants for licensing under this section shall be fingerprinted, and, upon obtaining a license, shall wear upon his or her outer apparel a photo identification badge, issued or authorized by the division of racing and athletics under rules and regulations promulgated by the division.
History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 307, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 62, § 7.
