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V.I. Code tit. 32, § 203 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 203. Definitions

 For the purposes of this chapter, and unless the context requires a different meaning: (1) “added money” means the various fees paid by owners of horses nominated to, entered in and/or starting a race; (2) “purse race” means a race in which the owners of competing horses do not contribute to the prize money; (3) “stake race” means a race that is closed to nominees more than 72 hours before it is to be run with prize money which includes all stakes in addition to the money added by a horse racing association; (4) “simulcast” means the simultaneous audio-visual transmission of a horse race or set of horse races from the race track where the event occurs to another location; (5) “parimutuel take” means that amount, including breaks, to be retained by the parimutuel operator after payment to the holders of winning tickets; (6) “sending jurisdiction” means that state, commonwealth, or territory in which the racing facilities are located and which hosts the race being transmitted. (7) “Outs” means winning or refundable tickets or the prize money for winning or refundable tickets which remain unclaimed or uncashed by a purchaser six (6) months after purchase. (8) “Host track fees” means those fees paid by the simulcaster or simulcast operator to the race track or its agent(s) for the race which is transmitted.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 204 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 204. Parimutuel betting; place and manner of conducting parimutuel betting

 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, parimutuel betting may be conducted at any horse racing meet, subject to the control and supervision of the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission, and in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be promulgated in the public interest. However parimutuel betting including bets on any simulcast is hereby authorized and allowed to continue during the interim period necessary for promulgation of any rules and regulations by the commission, provided that the Commission explicitly sanctions the conduct of each meet or race program wherein parimutuel betting is conducted. Any person, corporation or association, licensed to or awarded a lease franchise or concession agreement to conduct horse races by the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission shall conduct parimutuel betting at horse racing meets in a manner consistent with the provisions contained in this section. (b) A person, corporation, or association licensed to or awarded a lease franchise or concession agreement to conduct horse races shall provide a place or places within the race meeting grounds or enclosure at which such licensee shall conduct the parimutuel system of betting by its patrons on the results of the horse races at such meeting. Such place or places shall be provided with the necessary equipment for issuing or vending parimutuel tickets, adding machine equipment, and a device capable of accurate and speedy determination of the amount of money in each pool and on each horse and the amount of award or dividend to winning patrons, while displaying the same to the patrons. Such place must also be equipped with automatic or hand-operated machinery for displaying on a mutuel indicator, in plain view of the public, the total amount of sales separately for win and place on every race and on each horse in such race. The machine or mutuel indicator shall also display the approximate straight odds on each horse in any race; the elapsed time of the race; and any other information that may be necessary for the guidance of the general public that the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission may require. All such machines and equipment must be approved by the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission before being used, but the Commission shall not require the installation of any particular make of mechanical or electrical equipment. This subsection shall become effective on April 29, 1995. (c) Man to man betting on horse races at which parimutuel betting is conducted shall be an offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.00 for the first conviction and a fine not to exceed $2,000.00 and a jail term of three (3) months for any subsequent convictions therefor.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 205 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 205. Disposition of on track parimutuel pools

 (a) A person, corporation, or association authorized under this chapter to conduct parimutuel betting at a horse race meeting on races run, shall distribute all sums deposited in any parimutuel pool to the holders of winning tickets, less a maximum of twenty-five percent of the total deposits from regular on track bets plus breaks, and a maximum of thirty percent of the total deposits from multiple bets or exotic bets plus breaks. For the purposes of this chapter, an exotic bet or wager is a single bet or wager on three or more horses evidenced by a single ticket representing an interest in a single betting pool. “Breaks” are defined as the odd cents over any multiple of fifty calculated on the basis of one dollar, otherwise payable to a patron. Breaks and outs shall be retained by the parimutuel operator as part of the parimutuel take. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 33, section 43, Virgin Islands Code, or any other law, four percent (4%) of the parimutuel take shall be paid by the parimutuel operator to the Government of the Virgin Islands in lieu of gross receipts taxes.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 206 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 206. Off-track betting

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission may authorize any corporation or association licensed to or awarded a lease franchise or concession agreement to conduct horse racing and authorized to conduct parimutuel betting, to conduct off-track betting on its horse race meetings held within the Virgin Islands, subject to any rules and regulations established by the Commission in the best interest of the public; provided, that the “parimutuel take” shall not be greater than seven percent more than that of the on-track parimutuel take and that two percent of the said amount shall be added to the four percent of the parimutuel take which shall be paid to the Government of the Virgin Islands in lieu of the gross receipts tax for the privilege of conducting such betting.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 207 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 207. Entrance fees

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rules or regulations, no horse owner shall be compelled to pay an entrance fee in order to enter a horse in any purse race authorized by the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission or any race promoted by an organization licensed by or awarded a lease franchise or concession agreement by the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission, unless said race is a stake race wherein the entrance fees shall be added to an advertised purse for the said race, to be disbursed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 208 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 208. Simulcasting and disposition of pools

 (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission may permit a person, corporation, or association that is licensed to or awarded a lease franchise or concession agreement to conduct horse racing to display the simulcast of horse races or any other pari-mutuel event from any racetrack within or outside the Virgin Islands and conduct parimutuel betting including telephonic account betting thereon subject to any rules and regulations and conditions established by the Commission not inconsistent with section 204(a) of this chapter upon which a service charge of not more than one-half percent of the bet may be assessed for telephonic betting; provided that the parimutuel take of the simulcast operator shall be the same as that of the sending jurisdiction and the portion thereof paid to the Government of the Virgin Islands in lieu of gross receipt taxes shall be four percent (4%) of that take minus host track fees. The provisions of this section shall be retroactive to January 2, 2000. (b) “Breaks” shall be retained by the simulcaster or simulcast operator as part of its parimutuel take or income.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 209 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 209. Lease-franchise or Concession Agreement

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission may award lease-franchises or concession agreement for a term of up to twenty years to any individual, partnership, organization, association, corporation, or entity, which applies to the Commission to promote and conduct horse racing and related activities in the Virgin Islands. Any lease-franchises or concession agreement awarded shall be for the daily occupancy, operation and use of all of the facilities and equipment located at Clinton Phipps Park on St. Thomas and the Doctor Randall Nicholas “Doc” James Racetrack on St. Croix and shall be subject to approval by the Governor and the Legislature.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 211 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 211. Conditions of license

 A racetrack operator who has a valid Franchise Agreement shall: (1) enforce applicable statutory requirements, including but not limited to this chapter and any regulations promulgated by the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission pursuant to its authority under this chapter; and (2) in addition to other conditions contained in a franchise agreement, or prescribed by law or required by the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission, develop a plan to include the hosting of at least one non-thoroughbred race per race day.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 212 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 212. Required disclosures for holder of Franchise Agreement

 Unless the holder of a franchise agreement is the holder of a casino license, the holder must comply with the following disclosures and notices: (a) All individuals, entities, associations, partnerships, and corporations who own five percent or more of the equity of the racetrack operator applicant shall disclose such ownership interest in writing to the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission. (b) The racetrack operator shall identify all persons, entities, financial institutions, real estate investment trusts, corporations or partnerships extending credit to the racetrack operator in excess of $10,000 for less than one year, but more than 30 days; but a horseman to whom money is owed as reflected in accounts maintained by the horsemen’s bookkeeper is not considered a creditor. (c) The Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission must be notified of the identity of each new officer, director, substantial owner, or creditor of a racetrack operator. Each new officer, director, substantial owner, or creditor shall make a written disclosure to the Commission on forms prescribed by the Commission for approval of such person’s participation in racing in the Virgin Islands.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 213 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 213. Termination of license

 The license to conduct a horse race meeting is personal and non-transferable, and terminates upon a substantial change of ownership of the racetrack operator, unless provided otherwise in an approved franchise agreement, or the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission has granted prior approval. The sale of transfer of 25 percent or more of the equity of a racetrack operator constitutes a substantial change of ownership.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 214a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 214a. Jockeys

 (a) A jockey shall annually file a current physical examination report with the Commission. (b) After any serious fall or injury, a jockey shall present to the Commission a release from a treating physician before the Commission permits the jockey to return to riding at the track.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 215 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter II - Anti-Doping|§ 215. Definitions

 (a) As used in this subchapter: (1) “Administer” means to cause the introduction of a substance into the body of a horse. (2) “Commission” means the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission. (3) “Drug” means any substance or metabolite of such substance that does not exist naturally in the untreated horse and that can have a pharmacological effect on the horse. (4) “Equine Drug Testing Program” or “EDTP” means the drug testing protocols adopted by the Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission. (5) “Laboratory” means the official racing chemical detection laboratory designated by the Commission. (6) “Practicing veterinarian” means a veterinarian who treats any race horse. (7) “Prohibited Drug” means drugs covered under section 219. (8) “Sample” means a bodily substance, including blood and urine, taken from a horse at the direction of the Commission or the Commission’s officials.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 215a (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter II - Anti-Doping|§ 215a. Examination of horses

 (a) All horses participating in horse races must be examined before the race or races in which they participate. (b) All horses that place or receive a prize must be tested immediately after the race in which they place or receive a prize. (c) Judges and stewards may select any horses at random for testing on the basis of the horse’s racing performance. (d) A horse to which prohibited drugs have been administered or to which an electric battery or any similar device had been applied may not participate in any race during the program. (e) The order of finish of a race may not be determined until after the post-race examination for the application of electric batteries or any similar device. If the administration of a prohibited drug or application of an electric battery or any similar device to a horse is discovered after a race and before the order of finish is determined, the horse must be disqualified. (f) No prize, in cash or otherwise, may be awarded until after the necessary tests and analyses for prohibited drugs have been completed. If after any such test, the administration of a prohibited drug to a horse is discovered, the horse may not receive any prizes.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 216 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter II - Anti-Doping|§ 216. Trainers’ responsibilities

 (a) Trainers are responsible for the condition all horses trained by them. (b) No trainer may start or permit a horse under the trainer’s custody, care or control to start or to be started, if the trainer knows or has cause to believe that the horse has be administered a prohibited drug or other restricted substance that could in a positive test. (c) The trainer must be held responsible for a positive test, unless the trainer can show by substantial evidence that neither the trainer, an employer, nor an agent was responsible for administering the drug or other restricted substance. (d) Trainers shall guard each horse trained by them in such a manner and for such period before racing the horse to prevent any person, whether the person is connected with or employed by the owner or trainer, from administering a prohibited drug or other restricted substance to the horse. (e) Trainers shall maintain accurate records of all corticosteroid joint injections to horses trained by them. The record of every corticosteroid injection must be submitted within 48 hours of the injection to the Commission in a form and manner approved by the Commission. A trainer may delegate the responsibility for reporting to the attending veterinarian. The report must be accessible to the examining veterinarian to assist with pre-race veterinarian examinations.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 217 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter II - Anti-Doping|§ 217. Veterinarians’ record and reporting responsibilities; procedures for administration and prescription of drugs; responsibilities for use and disposal of hypodermic syringes and needles

 (a) All licensed veterinarians shall keep a written record of their practice concerning horses participating at pari-mutuel thoroughbred race meets in the Virgin Islands, whether performed at a licensed or franchised track or elsewhere. (b) The records required in subsection (a) must disclose: (1) the name of the horse treated; (2) the names of the owner and the trainer of the horse treated; (3) the nature of the horse’s ailment; (4) the type of treatment prescribed and performed for the horse; and (5) the date, time, and place of the treatment. (c) Every such veterinarian shall produce the written records when requested by an official of the Commission. (d) Before a licensed veterinarian administers or prescribes any drug or restricted substance for a horse, the veterinarian must ascertain by reasonable inquiry whether the horse has been entered to race at any track, and if the horse has been entered, the veterinarian must not administer or prescribe any prohibited drug or restricted substance within the time or manner restricted by rules promulgated under this subchapter. If the horse has not been entered to race, but the administration is of a drug that is not permitted to be administered within 72 hours before a racing program or longer, the veterinarian shall notify the trainer of that fact and of the time applicable. If, however, an emergency exists involving the life or health of the horse, the veterinarian may proceed to treat or prescribe for the horse, but must report the matter as promptly as practicable to the Territorial veterinarian or stewards at the pertinent track. (e) The attending veterinarian shall complete, sign and submit at a location designated by the Commission a daily form prescribed by the Commission. The form must contain: (1) the name of each horse entered to race on that day and treated by the attending veterinarian with furosemide; (2) the name of the trainer; (3) a description of the horse; (4) the tattoo number; and (5) the dose, route and time of administration. (f) The practicing veterinarian is responsible for the collection, security and disposal of the used syringes and needles. To ensure drug testing accuracy, the practicing veterinarian shall use hypodermic syringes and needles only once.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 218 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter II - Anti-Doping|§ 218. Collection of samples

 (a) Samples must be collected from racehorses to test for the presence of prohibited substances. (b) Either the owner, trainer, or a representative of the owner or the trainer must be present during the collection of the horse’s blood and urine samples. The Commission shall maintain documents and records of the chain of custody of the blood and urine samples from the time they are collected, during their transportation, testing, and return to the Commission. (c) All sample containers must be identified and sealed against tampering upon collection. All samples must be identified with unique sample identifying numbers. When the identity of the horse is required, the steward or the presiding judge shall match the sample identifying number to the previously locked documentation of collected samples. (d) When testing detects and confirms the presence of a prohibited drug or other substance, the laboratory shall immediately inform the Commission’s director of horse racing and its counsel. Immediately thereafter, the director of horse racing shall inform the steward or presiding judge at the racetrack where the horse’s sample originated, along with the other appropriate Commission personnel. (e) The Commission shall conduct an investigation into the matter after the horse and its trainer are identified by the steward or presiding judge. (f) After identification, investigation into the circumstances, including interviews with all involved parties begins, the trainer must be given the option of having a split sample of the original tested at an approved laboratory of the trainer’s choice at the trainer’s expense. After the investigation is completed and all other information is gathered and studied, and after notice of opportunity for an adjudicatory hearing under section 225, if the findings of the investigation warrants, the Commission shall take appropriate action against the trainer under section 224. (g) If the trainer does not agree with the penalty given, the trainer may appeal the penalty pursuant to regulations establishing an appeals process under section 226. Upon receipt of the hearing officer’s completed report, the Commission shall issue a decision.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 219 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter II - Anti-Doping|§ 219. Prohibited drugs and substances

 (a) A list of prohibited drugs and substances and methods must be developed by the Commission after consultation with the Department of Agriculture. (b) The list must at a minimum include any substance or method that is included on either— (1) Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 drugs, medications and substances in the Uniform Classification Guidelines for Foreign Substances of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI), as amended from time to time, published at ARCI’s website, or. (2) The Prohibited List, International Standard, or the World Anti-Doping Code. (c) Except to the extent that such a substance or method described in subsection (a) is contained on the list of permitted substances and methods identified on the Association of Racing Commissioners International Therapeutic Medication Schedule for Horses, the substance is prohibited.
V.I. Code tit. 32, § 220 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 32 - Sports and Parks|Chapter 11 - Horse Racing|Subchapter II - Anti-Doping|§ 220. Laboratory selection; requirements

 The Virgin Islands Horse Racing Commission shall select the laboratory to be used in testing samples taken within its jurisdiction, but the laboratory selected must be accredited by, and comply with the testing protocols and standards established by the Commission and any all federal laws.