Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering

LICENSING GUIDELINES

• Florida Pari-Mutuel and Cardroom Occupation Licenses are valid from May 1st through June 30th of the following year.
• Certified law enforcement or corrections officers working in security or safely positions do not require an occupational license, except when working as the Chief of Security.
• Persons issued a professional-level license will be allowed to work in a general occupation of the same type without obtaining a general-level license.
• A three-year license can be obtained by paying three times the license fee, except cardroom employees. For example, if you wanted to purchase a three-year Professional Individual Occupational License, you would pay $120.00
• Pursuant to s.205.171, F.S., an honorably discharged disabled veteran from one of the time periods specified in s.1.01(14), F.S., or the unremarried spouse of a deceased disabled veteran meeting this criteria, may be exempt from license fees up to $50.00. Fingerprints are required just like any other unrestricted license. Fingerprint fees are not exempt.
• Professionals including: doctor, nurse, paramedic, emergency medial technician (EMT), physician’s assistants, and veterinarian (including track veterinarian) must have a Florida professional license with the proper state agency, prior to occupational licensure by the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering.

PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES

BUSINESS OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES

Important Note: Business entities applying for the first time, and business entities previously licensed but expired June 30, 2006 or earlier, must complete DBPR PMW-3130 – Business Occupational License Application. Business entities that have a license that expires June 30, 2007, may complete DBPR PMW-3135 – Business Occupational License Renewal Application.

Code

Business License

Occupation

Fee

1020

Business License

This license is issued for any business including: business animal owner (all industries), contract kennel, contractual concessionaire, estate, stable name, totalisator company, trust, vendor.

Very Important: totalisator company applications can not be accepted by the state office, those applications should be sent to Tallahassee Licensing Section due to special statutory conditions which must be met.

$50

1010

Cardroom Business License

This license is issued to any cardroom distributor, management company, supplier or vendor doing business with a cardroom.

$250

INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES

Important Note: Fingerprints are required upon initial licensure and every five years thereafter. A fee of $43.25 due with each fingerprint card submission. Individuals applying for the first time, and individuals who have previously been licensed, but the license expired June 30, 2006, or earlier, must complete DBPR PMW 3120 – Individual Occupational License Application. Individuals whose license expires June 30, 2007, may complete DBPR PMW 3125 – Individual Occupational License Renewal Application.

1021

Professional Individual Occupational License

Includes, but is not limited to: authorized agent, jockey agent, racing or game official, or alternate, association officer, director, manager, assistant, chief of security, doctor, general manager, harness driver, horse broker, bloodstock agent, horseman's bookkeeper, jockey or apprentice jockey, nurse, officer/ director/ shareholder of any business, owner (greyhound, harness, quarter horse or thoroughbred), official (race or game), paramedic, EMT/ physicians assistant/ plant or track superintendent, trainer or assistant trainer, player (jai alai), public relations director, veterinarian, mutuels manager, totalisator manager/supervisor, assistant moneyroom manager supervisor, assistant and or any other professional person with access to restricted areas

$40

1022

General Individual Occupational License

Includes, but is not limited to: athletic trainer, ball boy, ball maker, blacksmith, plater, cesta maker, exercise person, groom, head lead out/lead out, horse clipper, hot walker, kennel helper, maintenance employee (with access to restricted areas), outrider, pony rider, security employee, stable agent, stable help, vendor representative (with access to restricted areas), veterinarian assistant, mutuels clerk/teller, totalisator employee, moneyroom employee and any other professional person with access to restricted areas.

$10

1012

Cardroom Employee Occupational License

All cardroom employees except food service, security, maintenance, or mutuel teller employees. Possession of this license does not allow access to any restricted areas other than the cardroom.

$50

1013

Cardroom Business, Officer, Director or Shareholder

No license is issued. Officer/director/ shareholder submit fingerprint cards and pay $43.25 fingerprint fee the first year and every 5 years thereafter.

$0

1031

Pari-Mutuel/ Cardroom Supervisor License

This code is for supervisors of food service, security, maintenance, and mutuel teller employees who require access to restricted areas of the track as well as the cardroom.

$40

1032

Pari-Mutuel/ Cardroom Employee License

This code is for food service, security, maintenance, and mutuel teller employees who require access to restricted areas of the track as well as the cardroom.

$10