Business Licenses FAQ's
Will I receive a license badge for a business license?
How do I apply online for more than one year?
I want a vendor's license. What do I do?
Is my vendor license good at all Texas racetracks?
I want to deliver hay at a racetrack. What do I have
to do?
My spouse and I own race animals together. What are
the licensing requirements?
I own race animals in partnership with others. What
are the licensing requirements?
Can my partners owning less than 5% get individually
licensed if they wish?
Whom do I contact for any ownership changes in the
partnership?
Can I use a stable name that has already been registered
by another entity?
Multiple
Owners and Businesses
Will I receive
a license badge for a business license?
No. License badges are only
issued to an individual for an individual license.
How do I apply online for more than one year?
Only the multiple owner business license type is eligible to renew for
either 1, 2, or 3 years. Vendors and Kennels may only renew for one year.
To renew your license for only one year, simply enter your license number.
To renew a multiple owner license for more than one year, enter your license
number followed by a dash and either a '2' or '3' for the number of years
desired. For example, if your license number is 1798, enter '1798' in the
license number field to renew for one year. For a 2-year renewal, enter '1798-2'.
For a 3-year renewal, enter '1798 -3'. Do not attempt
to renew your 'base' license number more than once. If you submit a renewal
for '1798-3' and then again for '1798-1', you will not be renewed for four
years. We will process the three year renewal (1798-3) and you will forfeit
the cost of the one-year (1798-1) license fee. The fee for the one-year renewal
cannot be refunded.
I want a
vendor's license. What do I do?
You must complete one business application for the vendor business and
one individual license application for the designated representative or owner
of the company. All employees of the company will be required to complete
an individual application as well. All of these licenses may
be renewed online. The vendor license will be renewed using the online
business application while the designated representative and the vendor employees
will need to renew using the online licensee application.
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Is my vendor
license good at all Texas racetracks?
Yes.
I want to
deliver hay at a racetrack. What do I have to do?
You must complete an individual license application. In addition, you must
submit an addendum form with the approval of the Commission veterinarian,
stewards, and the racetrack. Click here for the addendum
form if you are applying online.
My spouse
and I own race animals together. What are the licensing requirements?
Each spouse must have an individual owner's license. You are not required
to register as a multiple owner.
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I own race
animals in partnership with others. What are the licensing requirements?
The partnership must register as a multiple owner which is a business license.
When completing the online process for a multiple owner, you must list all
partners, including those who own less than 5% of the partnership. In addition,
each partner who owns 5% or more of the partnership must be individually licensed
as an owner. The partners who own less than 5% are not required to be individually
licensed. You may call any Racing
Commission licensing office and get this information if you are trying
to renew online. As the expiration date of the multiple owner license approaches,
the licensing department will also be sending out letters to multiple owners
who are eligible to renew with current partner information. This information
is required when completing an online application.
In the past I had a partnership license but this year I have different
owners. Should I go online and renew the old partnership license and change
the owners or should I go online under the new partnership and get a new partnership
license?
You should select the new business option online for each NEW entity (partnership).
For example, last year Williams/Smith/Jones were partners. This year Jones
sold his interest to Williams. The animal papers read Williams/Smith. This
is a new entity therefore a new multiple owner (partnership) license must
be registered.
Can my partners
owning less than 5% get individually licensed if they wish?
Yes.
Whom do I
contact for any ownership changes in the partnership?
You must notify a Racing Commission office
of any changes in ownership.
Can I use
a stable name that has already been registered by another entity?
No. Once a stable name has been registered, no other entity can use the
same stable name.
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