SECTION 325:15-5-19. Workers' Compensation Act compliance

(a)   No person may be licensed as a Trainer, Owner, or in any other capacity in which such person acts as the employer of any other licensee upon the racetrack enclosure operated by an organization licensee at any time during the calendar year for which the organization license has been issued, unless his/her liability for Workers' Compensation has been secured in accordance with the Workers' Compensation Act of the State of Oklahoma, 85 O.S., § 1 et seq., and until a Certificate of Insurance or other appropriate evidence of self-insurance evidencing such security for liability is provided to the Commission. Should any such required security for liability for Workers' Compensation be canceled or terminated, any occupation license held by such person may be subject to summary suspension and may be grounds for revocation of the license. Failure to comply with the provision by a person licensed as a Trainer, Owner or in any other capacity on the grounds of an Organization Licensee who employs any individual without proper Worker's Compensation insurance may result in a fine no less than $500 and/or suspension of the occupation license.

(b)   If a license applicant or licensee certifies that s/he has no employees that would subject him/her to liability for Workers' Compensation, s/he may be licensed until such time as s/he has employees, when s/he must inform the Commission of such employee(s) and furnish a Certificate of Insurance or other appropriate evidence of self-insurance evidencing that the employee(s) are covered by Workers' Compensation Insurance.

[Source: Amended at 25 Ok Reg 878, eff 5-11-08]