Louisiana § RS 4:159 - Criteria for licensing associations
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 4:159 — Criteria for licensing associations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 4:159. Criteria for licensing associations
In the exercise of its authority in considering the granting or denying of an association's application for a license or permit to conduct racing the following criteria, standards and guides by way of illustrations without limitation should be considered by the commission.
(1) The public interest.
(2) The location of the track.
(3) The number of tracks running or making application.
(4) The adequacy of facilities of the track.
(5) The racing experience of the applicant.
(6) The moral and financial qualification of the applicant.
(7) The moral and financial qualifications of applicant's partners, officers and officials.
(8) The official attitude of local government involved.
(9) The nature of the local community affected.
(10) The expected effect upon the breeding and horse industry of this state.
(11) The expected effect upon the State's economy.
(12) The apparent or nonapparent hope of financial success.
(13) The official attitude of horsemen.
Acts 1968, No. 554, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 4:159 ("Criteria for licensing associations") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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