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California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 4 - Occupational Licenses › Section 1503.5 - Continuing Education for Trainers and Assistant Trainers

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				Commencing June 1, 2021, an applicant for renewal of license as trainer or
				assistant trainer shall certify that during the preceding 36-month period, they
				have completed a total of 12 hours of approved continuing education (ACE)
				coursework.
(1) Certification of completion
				of ACE coursework shall be provided on form CHRB-59a, Certification of Approved
				Continuing Education (ACE) Coursework (New 12/20), which is hereby incorporated
				by reference. Form CHRB-59a shall be submitted with the application for renewal
				of license.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 4 - Occupational Licenses › Section 1504 - Qualifications for License as Farrier

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Except as otherwise provided under this article, an applicant
				  for an original license as a farrier shall take and pass a Farriers Examination
				  prior to issuance of a license. An applicant shall:
(a) Complete and pass the written and the
				practical portions of the examination as prescribed by the Board and
				administered by its agents.
(b) A
				score of 80% shall constitute a passing grade on the written portion of the
				Farriers Examination.
(c) A passing
				score in all areas of the practical examination, which is weighted pass/fail,
				shall constitute a passing grade on the practical portion of the Farriers
				Examination.
(d) An applicant who
				fails one or both portions of the Farriers Examination may apply to retake the
				failed portion at the next regularly scheduled Farriers Examination.
1. New section
				  filed 7-21-94; operative 8-22-94 (Register 94, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19440,
					 19460
					 and
					 19520,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19420,
					 19440,
					 19460,
					 19510
					 and
					 19520,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 4 - Occupational Licenses › Section 1504.5 - Provisional Exercise Rider and Exercise Rider

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No person may be licensed as an exercise rider who is not
				  currently licensed in good standing as a provisional exercise rider, unless
				  such person was or is currently licensed as a jockey, apprentice jockey or an
				  exercise rider in good standing in California, or in another racing
				  jurisdiction.
(a) Except as otherwise
				provided under this article, an applicant for a provisional exercise rider
				license shall provide evidence that a California licensed trainer employs him
				or her by submitting a notarized Provisional Exercise Rider Agreement CHRB-213
				(New 10/08), which is hereby incorporated by reference. The notary
				acknowledgement is not necessary if the CHRB-213 is signed before a Board
				employee. The CHRB-213 shall be available at Board licensing offices at live
				race meetings, and at Board headquarters offices.
(b) A licensed provisional exercise rider
				shall:
(1) Not enter the track without the
				permission of the outrider and, unless the outrider states otherwise, shall be
				accompanied by the mounted trainer/employer or the trainer's assistant trainer
				while on the track.
(2) While on
				the track wear a helmet cover and vest cover of a distinctive color as
				determined by the outrider.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 4 - Occupational Licenses › Section 1505 - Qualifications for License as Horse Owner

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) No
				person may be licensed as a horse owner who is not the owner of record of a
				properly registered race horse which is in the care of a licensed trainer, or
(1) who does not have an interest in such
				race horse as a co-owner, part owner, or lessee, or
(2) who is not the responsible managing
				employee of a corporation or a limited liability company (Corporations Code
				section
				17000 et
				seq.) which is the legal owner of such horse.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 4 - Occupational Licenses › Section 1506 - Horse Ownership by Corporation or Limited Liability Company

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
If the legal owner of any race horse is a corporation or a
				  limited liability company (Corporations Code section
				  17000 et
				  seq.), the corporation or limited liability company shall appoint one or more
				  responsible managing employee(s) who, if qualified, may be granted a license as
				  Horse Owner. Such employee accepts and assumes all responsibilities of an
				  owner.
1. Amendment
				  of section heading and section and new NOTE filed 8-14-98; operative 9-13-98
				  (Register 98, No. 33).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19420
					 and
					 19440,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19460
					 and
					 19520,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 4 - Occupational Licenses › Section 1507 - Partnerships

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All general partners in the partnership owning a race horse
				  assume equal responsibilities of ownership, and all such general partners are
				  required to be licensed, irrespective of the percentage of partnership held. No
				  limited partner may be granted a license as horse owner.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 4 - Occupational Licenses › Section 1508 - Statements of Partnerships

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) All
				statements of partnerships and the relative proportion of ownership interest,
				the terms of sales with contingencies, arrangements, or leases, shall be filed
				with the paymaster of purses of the association and with the Board, and shall
				declare:
(1) to whom winnings are
				payable,
(2) in whose names the
				horse is run if more than three persons comprise the partnership, and
(3) with whom rests the power of
				entry.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 4 - Occupational Licenses › Section 1509 - Use of License Required

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Every licensee, in order to maintain his qualifications for
				  any license held by him, must have been regularly engaged in the occupation for
				  which the license was issued for no less than 21 working or racing days during
				  the term of the license. Should a licensee not be so engaged for the period
				  required, the Board may require that such licensee or applicant for renewal of
				  a license re-establish his qualifications for such license.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 4 - Occupational Licenses › Section 1510 - Knowledge of Rules

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Every licensee, in order to maintain his qualifications for
				  any license held by him, shall be familiar with and knowledgeable of the rules
				  including all amendments thereto. Every licensee is presumed to know the
				  rules.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1520 - Racing Officials

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The racing officials of a race meeting, unless otherwise
				  ordered by the Board, are: the stewards, the associate judges, the placing
				  judges, the paddock judge, the patrol judges, the starter, the clerk of scales,
				  the official veterinarian, the racing veterinarian, the horse identifier, the
				  horseshoe inspector, the timers, and the clerk of the course.
1. Amendment
				  filed 6-25-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No.
				  26).
2. Amendment filed 4-12-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter
				  (Register 79, No. 15).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19440,
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19401(a),
					 (e), Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1521 - Responsibility to the Board

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The racing officials are strictly responsible to the Board
				  for the performance of their respective duties, and they shall promptly report
				  to the Board or its stewards, any violation of the rules and regulations of the
				  Board coming to their attention or of which they have knowledge. Any racing
				  official who fails to exercise due diligence in the performance of his duties
				  shall be relieved of his duties by the stewards and the matter referred to the
				  Board.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1522 - Employment of Racing Officials. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 9-15-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 38).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1523 - Racing Officials Subject to Approval

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Every racing official is subject to prior approval by the
				  Board before being eligible to act as a racing official at a race meeting. At
				  the time of making application for a racing license the association shall
				  nominate the racing officials other than the racing officials appointed by the
				  Board and after issuance of license to the association there shall be no
				  substitution of any racing official except with approval of the stewards or the
				  Board.
1. Amendment
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 19440
					 and
					 19460,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 19510,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1524 - Nomination of Racing Officials. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1525 - Racing Officials Appointed by the Board

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Board shall appoint the following racing officials for a
				  race meeting: The stewards, the official veterinarian, and the official horse
				  identifier.
1. Amendment
				  filed 4-11-78 as procedural and organizational; designated effective thirtieth
				  day thereafter (Register 78, No. 15).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1526 - Selection of Stewards. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 4-11-78 as procedural and organizational; designated effective thirtieth
				  day thereafter (Register 78, No. 15).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1527 - General Authority of Stewards

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The stewards have general authority and supervision over all
				  licensees and other persons attendant on horses, and also over the inclosures
				  of any recognized meeting. The stewards are strictly responsible to the Board
				  for the conduct of the race meeting in every particular.
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect amending section and adding NOTE filed 4-16-2002
				  pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2002, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 19440,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 19440,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1528 - Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The stewards' jurisdiction in any matter commences at such
				  time as entries are taken for the first day of racing at the meeting and
				  extends until thirty (30) days after the close of such meeting. However, the
				  Executive Director or the Board may delegate the authority to adjudicate any
				  matter occurring at any racing meeting to another Board of Stewards at any
				  time. The stewards may suspend the license of anyone whom they have the
				  authority to supervise or they may impose a fine or they may exclude from all
				  inclosures in this State or they may suspend, exclude and fine. All such
				  suspensions, fines or exclusions shall be reported immediately to the
				  Board.
1. Amendment
				  filed 10-20-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No.
				  43).
2. Amendment filed 11-29-94; operative 12-29-94 (Register 94,
				  No. 48).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 19440,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 19440,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1529 - Referral to the Board

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The stewards may refer any matter within their jurisdiction
				  to the Board when the penalty the stewards have jurisdiction to impose is
				  insufficient when a hearing cannot be held under the conditions or in the
				  manner prescribed, when a hearing is impractical due to conclusion of the
				  meeting, or for other good and sufficient cause, and they may order the
				  suspension of the licensee pending further Order of the Board. In such event,
				  the Board shall accept the matter for hearing and adjudication or such other
				  action as the Board deems to be in the best interests of justice.
1. Amendment
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19440
					 and
					 19460,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19460
					 and
					 19461,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1530 - Cases Not Covered by Rules and Regulations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Should any case occur which may not be covered by the Rules
				  and Regulations of the Board or by other accepted rules of racing, it shall be
				  determined by the stewards in conformity with justice and in the interest of
				  racing.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1531 - Vacancy Among Racing Officials

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Where a vacancy occurs among the racing officials the
				  stewards shall fill the vacancy immediately. Such appointment is effective
				  until the vacancy is filled in accordance with the rules.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1532 - Payment of Fines

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) All
				fines imposed by the stewards shall be paid by the person upon whom such fine
				has been imposed to the paymaster of purses within seven calendar days after
				imposition and no person shall fail to pay a fine within the time limit it is
				due except when the imposition of such fine is ordered stayed by the stewards,
				the Board or a court having jurisdiction.
(1)
				Official ruling shall state that fines shall be paid within seven calendar days
				from the date of the ruling, or the license of the person upon whom the fine
				has been imposed shall be suspended.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1533 - Record of Payment of Fine. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1534 - Fines Imposed by the Board. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1535 - Majority Votes Required. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Amendment
				  filed 4-11-78 as procedural and organizational; designated effective thirtieth
				  day thereafter (Register 78, No. 15).
2. Repealer filed 4-21-83;
				  effective thirtieth day thereafter Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1536 - Stewards' Minutes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				stewards shall maintain minutes and records of all proceedings before the
				stewards that shall contain:
(1) the record of
				votes,
(2) a record of all actions
				taken, and
(3) the penalties
				imposed along with the reasons for the actions.
A majority vote of the stewards shall govern and, in the
				  event of a split vote, each steward shall file a separate report on the matter.
				  The stewards shall submit their original minutes to the Executive Director
				  weekly, and shall deliver a copy of their minutes to each member of the
				  Board.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1537 - Record and Transcript of Hearing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				verbatim record shall be made of all hearings before the stewards in any matter
				other than those relating solely to riding infractions where the penalty
				imposed by the stewards is ten (10) days or less suspension, or those relating
				to license application recommendations.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), and at
				the stewards' discretion, the racing association shall provide either a
				certified court reporter or electronic recording equipment to record all
				hearings. Such recording equipment shall include, but not be limited to, tape
				recorder(s), at least three (3) microphones and a sufficient supply of
				recording tapes.
(c) The cost of
				such reporter and recording equipment shall be assumed by the racing
				association conducting the racing meeting. The taped recording(s) shall be
				stored and maintained by the Board for a minimum of sixty (60) days after the
				initial hearing or a minimum of sixty (60) days after an appeal is heard and
				decided by the Board.
(d) Upon the
				request of the Executive Director or his/her designee, the racing association
				shall furnish an original and two copies of the hearing transcript to the
				Executive Director.
1. Amendment
				  of section heading, text and new NOTE filed 11-29-93; operative 12-29-93
				  (Register 93, No. 49).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
				  subsection (d) filed 6-7-94 pursuant to title 1, section
				  100, California Code of Regulations
				  (Register 94, No. 23).
3. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) filed
				  10-15-96; operative 11-14-96 (Register 96, No. 42).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19420
					 and
					 19440,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19432
					 and
					 19440,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1538 - Duty of Disclosure

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is the duty and obligation of every licensee to make full
				  disclosure to the Board at a hearing before the Board or to the stewards at a
				  hearing before the stewards of any knowledge he possesses of a violation of any
				  racing law or of the rules and regulations of the Board, and no person may
				  refuse to testify before the stewards at any hearing on any relevant matter
				  within the authority of the stewards, except in the proper exercise of a legal
				  privilege, nor shall any person testify falsely before the stewards.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1539 - Representation at Hearing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Every person who is called to testify before the stewards is
				  entitled to have counsel or an observer of his choosing present at the hearing;
				  provided, however, that such counsel or observer shall only participate under
				  such conditions or in such manner as the stewards may direct.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1540 - Referral to the Board Without Hearing. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1541 - Power to Order Examination of Horse

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
At any time the stewards may order an examination of any
				  horse within the inclosure, by such persons as they see fit, and may order the
				  examination of any ownership papers, certificates, documents or eligibility,
				  contracts or leases pertaining to such horse, and they may require an affidavit
				  of ownership or interest in any horse.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1542 - Power to Refuse Entry and Deny Eligibility

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
For good cause, the stewards may refuse the entry to any
				  race, or declare ineligible to race and order removed from the premises, any
				  horse.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1543 - Stewards to Determine Fouls and Extent of Disqualification

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The stewards shall determine the extent of disqualification
				  in cases of fouls or riding or driving infractions. They may place the
				  offending horse behind such other horses as in their judgment it interfered
				  with, or they may place it last.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1544 - Calling off Race

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) If the
				stewards determine a race cannot start before midnight or cannot be conducted
				in accordance with the Board's rules and regulations, they shall cancel and
				call off such race.
(b) The
				stewards may declare a race no contest if mechanical failure or interference
				during the running of the race affects the majority of horses in such
				race.
(c) Any wagers on races
				called off, canceled, or declared no contest shall be refunded, and no purse,
				prize or stakes shall be awarded.
(d) If a race is called off, canceled, or
				declared no contest, any submitted claims shall be void.
(e) A race shall be canceled if no horse
				covers the course.
1. Amendment
				  of section and new NOTE filed 11-22-2006; operative 12-22-2006 (Register 2006,
				  No. 47).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19420
					 and
					 19440,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1545 - Substitution of Jockey or Trainer

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In the
				event a jockey who is named to ride on a mount in a race is unable to fulfill
				his engagement and is excused by the stewards, the trainer of the horse may
				select a substitute jockey or, if no satisfactory substitute jockey is
				available, may elect that the stewards declare the horse from the
				race.
(b) In the absence of the
				trainer of the horse, the stewards may place the horse in the temporary charge
				of a substitute trainer of their selection.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1546 - Complaints Against Officials

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any complaint against a racing official other than a steward
				  shall be made to the stewards in writing and signed by the complainant. All
				  such complaints shall be reported to the Board by the stewards together with a
				  report of the action taken or the recommendation of the stewards. Complaints
				  against any steward shall be made in writing to the Executive Director of the
				  Board and signed by the complainant.
1. Change
				  without regulatory effect amending section and adopting NOTE filed 6-7-94
				  pursuant to title 1, section
				  100, California Code of Regulations
				  (Register 94, No. 23).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19420
					 and
					 19440,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19420,
					 19440
					 and
					 19510(c),
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1547 - Failure to Appear

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any licensee who fails or refuses to comply with written or
				  verbal notification to appear before the Board of Stewards shall have their
				  license privileges suspended pending their appearance before the Board of
				  Stewards. Failure to appear shall be a separate cause for disciplinary
				  action.
1. Amendment
				  of section and new NOTE filed 2-4-97; operative 3-6-97 (Register 97, No.
				  6).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19440
					 and
					 19460,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19460
					 and
					 19461,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1548 - Rulings by the Stewards

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any
				ruling or order issued by the stewards shall specify:
(1) the full name of the licensee or person
				subject to the ruling or order;
(2)
				his date of birth and social security number, if known;
(3) a statement of the offense charged
				including any rule number, and
(4)
				the penalty imposed.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1549 - Recommendation of Discipline

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A racing official may recommend to the stewards that
				  disciplinary action be imposed upon any licensee for a violation of any rule or
				  regulation or for any other misconduct by such licensee.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1550 - Steward's List

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The stewards shall maintain a Steward's List of those horses
				  which are ineligible to start or be entered in any race because of poor or
				  inconsistent performance. The stewards may place on such list any horse which,
				  in their opinion, has run an unsatisfactory race and its entry to any race
				  shall be thereafter refused until it is demonstrated to the stewards that it
				  should be removed from the list.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1551 - Starter's List

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The starter shall maintain the Starter's List and all horses
				  shall be schooled to the starting gate, if and when required, under the
				  personal supervision of the starter and/or his assistants. The entry of any
				  horse on the Starter's List shall be refused.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1552 - Duties of the Starter

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The starter shall give all orders and take all measures not
				  in conflict with the rules as may be required to insure a fair start. The
				  starter shall appoint his assistants. The starter shall not permit his
				  assistants to handle or take charge of a horse in the starting gate without his
				  express instructions.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1553 - Duties of the Paddock Judge

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The paddock judge shall supervise the assembling of the
				  horses scheduled to race and shall have general supervision over the saddling
				  equipment and changes thereof. The paddock judge shall supervise the saddling
				  of horses in the paddock and shall supervise their departure for the post. The
				  paddock judge shall maintain a record of all equipment of a horse saddled for a
				  race and he shall report to the stewards any change therefrom at a subsequent
				  saddling. No change of equipment shall be made without the consent of the
				  stewards.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1554 - Duties of Horse Identifier

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(a) The
				horse identifier shall:
(1) make an inspection
				of each horse prior to its departure for the post, and scan each horse to
				verify the horse's microchip number. He or she shall immediately report to the
				stewards and the paddock judge any horse which is not properly identified, or
				has any irregularities from the official identification record of the Board, or
				does not carry a microchip in accordance with Rule 1597.5. If the horse does
				not carry a microchip or its microchip number cannot be verified, and there is
				no approved waiver in the racing office, the horse shall be
				scratched.
(2) inspect, identify,
				and prepare identification records and photographs of all horses within the
				inclosure not previously identified in California, as well as verify the
				microchip number assigned to a horse under the provisions of Rule
				1597.5.
(3) inspect documents of
				ownership, eligibility, registration, or breeding, as may be necessary to
				insure proper identification of each horse eligible to compete at the race
				meeting.
(4) supervise and verify
				the accurate tattooing, microchipping or branding for identification of any
				horse within the inclosure.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1555 - Duties of Horseshoe Inspector

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The horseshoe inspector shall make an inspection of the
				  horseshoes of each horse prior to its departure for the post. He shall report
				  immediately to the stewards any horse which is improperly shod, and he shall
				  maintain a record of the type of shoes worn by each horse. He has the authority
				  to make adjustments and corrections in shoes of any horse as he may deem
				  necessary, subject to the approval of the stewards.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1556 - Duties of Patrol Judges

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The patrol judges shall be subject to the orders of the
				  stewards and shall report to the stewards all facts occurring under their
				  observation during the running of a race.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1558 - Duties of Placing Judges

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The placing judges shall occupy the placing judges' stand at
				  the time the horses pass the winning post, and their duty shall be to place the
				  horses in the order of finish and display results. If the photograph of the
				  finish of the race indicates a close finish, or the placing judges are not
				  unanimous as to the correct order of finish, the photograph shall be submitted
				  to the stewards for examination and for concurrence on the result before the
				  order of finish of the race is displayed or announced. In the case of a dead
				  heat, or disagreement as to the correct order of finish, the decision of the
				  stewards shall be final. In placing the horses at the finish, the position of
				  the horses noses only shall be considered and not any other part of the
				  body.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1559 - Duties of Clerk of Scales

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The clerk of scales shall verify the correct weight of each
				  jockey at the time of weighing out and when weighing in, and he shall report
				  any discrepancies to the stewards immediately. The clerk of scales shall notify
				  the stewards of any change of jockeys, or of any extra or special weight
				  declared for any horse, or any overweight, or any alteration of colors. At the
				  close of each day's racing the clerk of scales shall provide the association
				  with a report of the weight carried in every race and the names of the jockeys
				  specifying overweight, if any. He shall provide the paymaster of purses an
				  accounting of the riding fees due each jockey at the end of each racing day.
				  The Clerk of Scales shall be responsible to the stewards for the conduct of the
				  jockeys and their attendants in the jockey room.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1560 - Duties of the Official Veterinarian

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The official veterinarian shall be responsible to the
				  stewards for the conduct of horses and their attendants in the receiving and
				  detention barn. They shall have authority and jurisdiction to supervise the
				  Racing Veterinarian and practicing licensed veterinarians and shall enforce the
				  Board's rules and regulations relating to veterinary practices. The official
				  veterinarian shall recommend discipline for the licensed veterinarians who fail
				  to comply with the rules and regulations and accepted veterinary practices.
				  They shall report to the Board the names of all horses humanely destroyed or
				  which otherwise expire at the meeting and the reasons therefor. They shall
				  maintain a list of all infirm horses on the grounds. No official veterinarian,
				  during their term of appointment, shall directly treat or prescribe for any
				  horse registered to race at any recognized meeting except in emergency, the
				  details of which shall be immediately reported to the stewards.
1. Amendment
				  of section and new NOTE filed 12-21-2020; operative 4-1-2021 (Register 2020,
				  No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19440,
					 19460
					 and
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19440,
					 19460
					 and
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1561 - Duties of the Racing Veterinarian

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The Racing Veterinarian shall examine each horse when it is
				  first entered to race at the race meeting and they shall report to the stewards
				  any horse which in their opinion is not of the age or condition which is
				  satisfactory for the type of racing to be conducted at the meeting. The
				  stewards may declare any such horse so reported as ineligible to be entered or
				  started at the meeting until such time as the Racing Veterinarian certifies
				  such horse to be raceably sound. The Racing Veterinarian shall be present in
				  the paddock, on the race course, and at the starting gate during the saddling,
				  the parade, and until the horses are dispatched from the gate for the race, and
				  they shall examine any horse when there is a question as to the physical
				  condition of such horse. They shall report any horse which in their opinion is
				  incapable of physically exerting its best effort to win to the stewards who may
				  declare such horse from the race. The Racing Veterinarian shall examine any
				  horse which appears in physical distress during the race, at the finish of the
				  race and they shall report such horse together with their opinion as to the
				  cause of the distress to the stewards and to the official veterinarian. The
				  Racing Veterinarian has the authority to treat any horse in event of an
				  emergency, accident or injury, and they are authorized to humanely destroy any
				  horse which in their opinion is so seriously injured that it is in the best
				  interests of racing to so act, and every horse owner and trainer in
				  participating in a race in this State does consent thereto. The Racing
				  Veterinarian shall recommend to the official veterinarian those horses which by
				  reason of physical disability should be placed on the Veterinarian's List and
				  they may recommend removal from the list of those horses which in their opinion
				  can satisfactorily compete in a race.
The Racing Veterinarian shall have direct reporting
				  responsibility to the official veterinarian and the Board of Stewards and in
				  exercising their duties under this section shall make required reports to the
				  official veterinarian and the Board of Stewards as provided herein. No licensed
				  official or other employee of the Association or fair shall have authority to
				  override or interfere with that reporting responsibility or the proper exercise
				  of the duties and responsibilities of the Racing Veterinarian.
1. Amendment
				  of section and new NOTE filed 12-21-2020; operative 4-1-2021 (Register 2020,
				  No. 52).
Note: Auhority cited: Sections
					 19440,
					 19460
					 and
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19440,
					 19460
					 and
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1562 - Duties of Associate Judges

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An associate judge may perform any of the duties which are
				  performed by any racing official at a meeting, provided such duties are
				  assigned or delegated to him by the Board or by the stewards presiding at that
				  meeting.
1. New section
				  filed 6-25-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 26).
Note: Authority cited: Article IV of Section
					 19 b, California Constitution, and
					 Sections
					 19420,
					 19440,
					 19460
					 and
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Article IV of Section
					 19 b, California Constitution, and
					 Sections
					 19420,
					 19440,
					 19460
					 and
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 5 - Racing Officials › Section 1563 - Duties of the Clerk of the Course

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The clerk of the course shall keep a record of all
				  registration certificates or certificates of eligibility deposited with or
				  released by the racing association, shall verify that the said certificates
				  correctly reflect the ownership of the horse for which the certificate applies,
				  shall record when directed appropriate identifying information on the said
				  certificates in the custody of the said clerk of the course, is authorized to
				  make transfers of certificates on horses claimed at the meeting and shall
				  perform such other duties as directed by the stewards.
1. New section
				  filed 4-12-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 15).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19440,
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19401(a),
					 (e), Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 6 - Entries and Declarations › Section 1580 - Control over Entries and Declarations

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All entries and declarations are under the supervision of the
				  stewards, and they may, without notice, refuse the entries of any person or the
				  transfer of any entries, and they may also, in their discretion, limit entries
				  by providing that no horse shall be listed for more than one race in any one
				  day.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 6 - Entries and Declarations › Section 1581 - Racing Secretary to Establish Conditions

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The racing secretary may establish the conditions for any
				  race, the allowances or handicaps to be established for specific races, the
				  procedures for the acceptance of entries and declarations, and such other
				  conditions as are necessary to provide and conduct the association's race
				  meeting. Any conditions that are based on a participating horse's use or
				  non-use of a drug substance or medication, or the presence or lack of presence
				  of a drug substance or medication in a biological test sample taken from a
				  participating horse, shall be agreed to in advance in writing by the
				  acknowledged horsemen's organization, which, in the case of Thoroughbreds,
				  shall be the owner's organization, and approved by the Board before entries are
				  taken for the race. If such conditions are based on the results of a biological
				  test sample other than an official test sample collected by the CHRB, a
				  description of the testing methods and procedures the racing association or
				  fair will use to collect and analyze the biological test samples shall be
				  submitted to the Board for approval. For purposes of this section, "biological
				  test sample" refers to any biological sample, including but not limited to,
				  blood, urine, hair, tissue, or saliva, that is taken from a horse.
1. Amendment
				  of section and new NOTE filed 7-25-2016 as an emergency; operative 7-25-2016
				  (Register 2016, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
				  by 1-23-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
				  following day.
2. Amendment of section and new NOTE refiled
				  1-23-2017 as an emergency; operative 1-23-2017 (Register 2017, No. 4). A
				  Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-24-2017 or emergency
				  language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
3. Amendment of section and new NOTE refiled 4-20-2017 as an
				  emergency; operative 4-24-2017 (Register 2017, No. 16). A Certificate of
				  Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-24-2017 or emergency language will
				  be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate
				  of Compliance as to 4-24-2017 order, including amendment of section,
				  transmitted to OAL 6-13-2017 and filed 7-26-2017; amendments effective
				  7-26-2017 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2017, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19440
					 and
					 19580,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19440,
					 19580
					 and
					 19581,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 6 - Entries and Declarations › Section 1581.1 - Entries

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(a) No
				person shall enter or attempt to enter a horse for a race unless such entry is
				a bonafide entry made with the intention that such horse is to compete in the
				race for which entry is made.
(1) No horse
				having been drawn for a post position for any race to be run shall be entered
				for any subsequent race, other than for a stakes race, until or unless excused
				by the stewards from the race in which drawn for valid reason or until the race
				in which it has drawn has been run.
(2) No person shall attempt to enter or enter
				any horse for a race unless such person is authorized to do so in accordance
				with the rules.
(3) Every horse
				drawn in for a post position in a race shall have a jockey or driver named to
				ride or to drive such horse before the draw is finalized and no jockey or
				driver shall be named to ride or to drive more than one such drawn horse in
				each race.