§ 23-110-308 - Employees. - Arkansas Statutes

23-110-308. Employees.

(a) (1) Each franchise holder under this chapter shall require each of its employees to complete a written application for employment. Among other things, the application shall state:

(A) Whether the applicant is a registered voter in Arkansas; and

(B) If the applicant is a registered voter in Arkansas, the date on which the applicant became a registered voter in Arkansas.

(2) Each application shall be signed by the applicant. If the information contained in the application is false, then the applicant shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(b) (1) At least eighty percent (80%) of the employees of each franchise holder under this chapter shall be registered voters in Arkansas, excluding employees in the franchise holder's pari-mutuel department and the following professional racing officials:

(A) Stewards;

(B) Judges;

(C) Racing secretary;

(D) Starter;

(E) Clerk of scales;

(F) Paddock judge;

(G) Patrol judges; and

(H) Identifier.

(2) At least sixty percent (60%) of the employees in the franchise holder's pari-mutuel department shall be registered voters in Arkansas.

(c) (1) The Arkansas Racing Commission is authorized to examine the applications of all employees of any franchise holder, and if the franchise holder is found by the commission to have fewer than the required number of employees who are registered voters in Arkansas, then the franchise holder shall be allowed forty-eight (48) hours, when so ordered by the commission, to make the necessary adjustments in its employees so as to be in compliance with this section.

(2) In the event the franchise holder fails or refuses to comply with a commission order, then it shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).