(a) Each greyhound racetrack association shall:
(1) contract for a maximum of 18 kennels; and
(2) provide free kennel rent and schooling.
(b) In contracting with kennel owners for a racetrack, a racetrack association shall ensure that at least 50 percent of the kennels with which the racetrack association contracts are wholly owned by residents of this state.

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Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 2026.010

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) For purposes of this section, “residents of this state” are individuals who have resided in Texas for the five-year period preceding the date the kennel contract is signed.