4-36-307. Residence of association employees.
(a) At least eighty percent (80%) of the individuals employed by an association at any race meeting must be citizens and residents of Tennessee and have been such citizens and residents for at least one (1) year.
(b) For the purpose of this section, citizens and residents of this state shall be construed to mean individuals who maintain a permanent place of residence in this state and who have been bona fide residents and citizens of this state for a period of one (1) year immediately prior to the filing of their applications for employment.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to trainers, jockeys, groomsmen, individuals engaged in the construction of a racetrack, in the equipping of same, or to officials designated by the commission or officials designated by the executive officials of an association.
[Acts 1987, ch. 311, § 25.]