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Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 13 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Section 017-13-39 - Quinella Double Pools

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The Quinella
				Double requires selection of the first two finishers, irrespective of order, in
				each of two specified contests.
2.
				The net Quinella Double pool shall be distributed to winning wagers in the
				following precedence, based upon the official order of finish:
a. If a coupled entry or mutuel field
				finishes as the first two contestants in either contest, as a single price pool
				to those selecting the coupled entry or mutuel field combined with the next
				separate betting interest in the official order of finish for that contest, as
				well as the first two finishers in the alternate Quinella Double contest;
				otherwise
b. As a single price pool
				to those who selected the first two finishers in each of the two Quinella
				Double contests; but if there are no such wagers, then
c. As a profit split to those who selected
				the first two finishers in either of the two Quinella Double contests; but if
				there are no such wagers on one of those contests, then
d. As a single price pool to those who
				selected the first two finishers in the one covered Quinella Double contest;
				but if there were no such wagers, then
e. The entire pool shall be refunded on
				Quinella Double wagers for those contests.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 13 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Section 017-13-40 - Show Quinella Pools

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The Show Quinella
				requires selection of two (2) of the first three (3) finishers, irrespective of
				order, for a single contest.
2. The
				Show Quinella pool shall be apportioned under one of the following methods:
a. Method 1, Single Price and Refund: The net
				Show Quinella pool shall be distributed to winning wagers in the following
				precedence, based upon the official order of finish:
i. As a single price pool to those whose
				combinations finished as the first two betting interests, the first and third
				betting interests and/or the second and third betting interests; but if there
				are no such wagers, then
ii. The
				entire pool shall be refunded on Show Quinella wagers for that
				contest.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 13 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Section 017-13-41 - Exacta-Pools

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The Exacta requires selection of the first
				two finishers, in their exact order, for a single contest.
2. The net Exacta pool shall be distributed
				to winning wagers in the following precedence, based upon the official order of
				finish:
a. If contestants of a coupled entry
				or mutuel field finish as the first two finishers, as a single price pool to
				those selecting the coupled entry or mutuel field combined with the next
				separate betting interest in the official order of finish; otherwise
b. As a single price pool to those whose
				combination finished in correct sequence as the first two betting interests;
				but if there are no such wagers, then
c. As a profit split to those whose
				combination included either the first-place betting interest to finish first or
				the second-place betting interest to finish second; but if there are no such
				wagers on one of those two finishers, then
d. As a single price pool to those whose
				combination included the one covered betting interest to finish first or second
				in the correct sequence; but if there are no such wagers, then
e. The entire pool shall be refunded on
				Exacta wagers for that contest.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 13 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Section 017-13-42 - Trifecta Pools

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The Trifecta
				requires selection of the first three finishers, in their exact order, for a
				single contest.
2. The net Trifecta
				pool shall be distributed to winning wagers in the following precedence, based
				upon the official order of finish:
a. As a
				single price pool to those whose combination finished in correct sequence as
				the first three betting interests; but if there are no such wagers,
				then
b. As a single price pool to
				those whose combination included, in correct sequence, the first two betting
				interests; but if there are no such wagers, then
c. As a single price pool to those whose
				combination correctly selected the first-place betting interest only; but if
				there are no such wagers, then
d.
				The entire pool shall be refunded on Trifecta wagers for that
				contest.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 13 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Section 017-13-43 - Superfecta Pools

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The Superfecta
				requires selection of the first four finishers, in their exact order, for a
				single contest.
2. Distribution of
				Winnings - Option #1
a. The net Superfecta
				pool shall be distributed to winning wagers in the following precedence, based
				upon the official order of finish:
i. As a
				single price pool to those whose combination finished in correct sequence as
				the first four betting interests; but if there are no such wagers, then
ii. As a single price pool to
				those whose combination included, in correct sequence, thefirst three betting
				interests; but if there are no such wagers, then
iii. As a single price pool to those whose
				combination included, in correct sequence, the first two betting interests; but
				if there are no such wagers, then
iv. As a single price pool to those whose
				combination correctly selected the first-placebetting interest only; but if
				there are no such wagers, then
v.
				The entire pool shall be refunded on Superfecta wagers for that
				contest.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 13 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Section 017-13-44 - Twin Quinella Pools

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The Twin Quinella
				requires selection of the first two finishers, irrespective of order, in each
				of two designated contests. Each winning ticket for the first Twin Quinella
				contest must be exchanged for a free ticket on the second Twin Quinella contest
				in order to remain eligible for the second-half Twin Quinella pool. Such
				tickets may be exchanged only at attended ticket windows prior to the second
				Twin Quinella contest. There will be no monetary reward for winning the first
				Twin Quinella contest. Both of the designated Twin Quinella contests shall be
				included in only one Twin Quinella pool.
2. In the first Twin Quinella contest only,
				winning wagers shall be determined using the following precedence, based upon
				the official order of finish for the first Twin Quinella contest:
a. If a coupled entry or mutuel field
				finishes as the first two finishers, those who selected the coupled entry or
				mutuel field combined with the next separate betting interest in the official
				order of finish shall be winners; otherwise
b. Those whose combination finished as the
				first two betting interests shall be winners; but if there are no such wagers,
				then
c. Those whose combination
				included either the first- or second-place finisher shall be winners; but if
				there are no such wagers on one of those two finishers, then d. Those whose
				combination included the one covered betting interest included within the first
				two finishers shall be winners; but if there are no such wagers, then (e)The
				entire pool shall be refunded on Twin Quinella wagers for that
				contest.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 13 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Section 017-13-45 - Twin Trifecta Pools

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The Twin Trifecta
				requires selection of the first three finishers, in their exact order, in each
				of two designated contests. Each winning ticket for the first Twin Trifecta
				contest must be exchanged for a free ticket on the second Twin Trifecta contest
				in order to remain eligible for the second-half Twin Trifecta pool. Such
				tickets may be exchanged only at attended ticket windows prior to the second
				Twin Trifecta contest. Winning first-half Twin Trifecta wagers will receive
				both an exchange and a monetary payout. Both of the designated Twin Trifecta
				contests shall be included in only one Twin Trifecta pool.
2. After wagering closes for the first-half
				of the Twin Trifecta and commissions have been deducted from the pool, the net
				pool shall then be divided into separate pools: the first-half Twin Trifecta
				pool and the second-half Twin Trifecta pool.
3. In the first Twin Trifecta contest only,
				winning wagers shall be determined using the following precedence, based upon
				the official order of finish for the first Twin Trifecta contest:
a. As a single price pool to those whose
				combination finished in correct sequence as the first three betting interests;
				but if there are no such wagers, then
b. As a single price pool to those whose combination included, in
				correct sequence, the first two betting interests; but if there are no such
				wagers, then
c. As a single price
				pool to those whose combination correctly selected the first-place betting
				interest only; but if there are no such wagers, then
d. The entire Twin Trifecta pool shall be
				refunded on Twin Trifecta wagers for that contest and the second-half shall be
				cancelled.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 13 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Section 017-13-46 - Tri-Superfecta Pools

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The
				Tri-Superfecta requires selection of the first three finishers, in their exact
				order, in the first of two designated contests and the first four finishers, in
				exact order, in the second of the two designated contests. Each winning ticket
				for the first Tri-Superfecta contest must be exchanged for a free ticket on the
				second Tri-Superfecta contest in order to remain eligible for the second-half
				Tri-Superfecta pool. Such tickets may be exchanged only at attended ticket
				windows prior to the second Tri-Superfecta contest. Winning first-half
				Tri-Superfecta tickets will receive both an exchange and a monetary payout.
				Both of the designated Trisuperfecta contests shall be included in only one
				Tri-Superfecta pool.
2. After
				wagering closes for the first-half of the Tri-Superfecta and commissions have
				been deducted from the pool, the net pool shall then be divided into two
				separate pools: the first-half Tri-Superfecta pool and the second-half
				Tri-Superfecta pool.
3. In the
				first Tri-Superfecta contest only, winning tickets shall be determined using
				the following precedence, based upon the official order of finish for the first
				Tri-Superfecta contest:
a. As a single price
				pool to those whose combination finished in correct sequence as the first three
				betting interests; but if there are no such wagers, then
b. As a single price pool to those whose
				combination included, in correct sequence, the first two betting interests; but
				if there are no such wagers, then
c.
				As a single price pool to those whose combination correctly selected the
				first-place betting interest only; but if there are no such wagers,
				then
d. The entire Tri-Superfecta
				pool shall be refunded on Tri-Superfecta wagers for that contest and the
				second-half shall be cancelled.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 13 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Section 017-13-47 - Twin Superfecta Pools

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The Twin
				Superfecta requires selection of the first four finishers, in their exact
				order, in each of two designated contests. Each winning ticket for the first
				Twin Superfecta contest must be exchanged for a free ticket on the second Twin
				Superfecta contest in order to remain eligible for the second-half Twin
				Superfecta pool. Such tickets may be exchanged only at attended ticket windows
				prior to the second Twin Superfecta contest. Winning first-half Twin Superfecta
				tickets will receive both an exchange and a monetary payout. Both of the
				designated Twin Superfecta contests shall be included in only one Twin
				Superfecta pool.
2. After wagering
				closes for the first-half of the Twin Superfecta and commissions have been
				deducted from the pool, the net pool shall then be divided into two separate
				pools: the first-half Twin Superfecta pool and the second-half Twin Superfecta
				pool.
3. In the first Twin
				Superfecta contest only, winning wagers shall be determined using the following
				precedence, based upon the official order of finish for the first Twin
				Superfecta contest:
a. As a single price pool
				to those whose combination finished in correct sequence as the first four
				betting interests; but if there are no such wagers, then
b. As a single price pool to those whose
				combination included, in correct sequence, the first three betting interests;
				but if there are no such wagers, then
c. As a single price pool to those whose
				combination included, in correct sequence, the first two betting interests; but
				if there are no such wagers, then
d.
				As a single price pool to those whose combination correctly selected the
				first-place betting interest only; but if there are no such wagers,
				then
e. The entire Twin Superfecta
				pool shall be refunded on Twin Superfecta wagers for that contest and the
				second-half shall be cancelled.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 13 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Section 017-13-49 - Pentafecta Pools

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The Pentafecta
				requires selection of the first five finishers, in their exact order, for a
				single contest.
2. Distribution of
				Winnings - Option #1
a.  The net Pentafecta
				pool shall be distributed to winning wagers in the following precedence, based
				upon the official order of finish
i. As a
				single price pool to those whose combination finished in correct sequence as
				the first five betting interests; but if there are no such wagers,
				then
ii. As a single price pool to
				those whose combination finished in correct sequence as the first four betting
				interests; but if there are no such wagers, then
iii. As a single price pool to those whose
				combination included, in correct sequence, the first three betting interests;
				but if there are no such wagers, then
iv. As a single price pool to those whose combination included, in
				correct sequence, the first two betting interests; but if there are no such
				wagers, then
v. As a single price
				pool to those whose combination correctly selected the first-place betting
				interest only; but if there are no such wagers, then
vi. The entire pool shall be refunded on
				Pentafecta wagers for that contest.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
As used in these rules, unless the context indicates
				  otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1.
Decoder
. "Decoder" means a
				device and/or means to convert encrypted audiovisual signals and/or data
				emanating from an organization licensee, and includes the electronic transfer
				of received signals from the receiving antenna to TV monitors within the
				off-track betting facility.
2.
Downlink
. "Downlink" means a receiving antenna coupled with an
				audiovisual signal receiver compatible with and capable of receiving
				simultaneous audiovisual signals and/or data emanating from an organization
				licensee, and includes the electronic transfer of received signals from the
				receiving antenna to TV monitors within the off-track betting
				facility.
3.
Encryption,
				encrypted, or encoded
. "Encryption, encrypted, or encoded" means the
				scrambling or other manipulation of the audiovisual signals to mask the
				original video content of the signal and so cause those signals to be
				indecipherable and unrecognizable to any person receiving that signal without a
				decoder.
4.
Off-track betting
				facility
. "Off-track betting facility" means the physical premises,
				structure, and equipment utilized by an off-track betting location or off-track
				betting locations licensee for the conduct of off-track betting. The off-track
				betting facility shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
				television display units, a display system for racing performance, odds, and
				payout prices; areas for viewing and seating, a food and beverage facility; and
				any other conveniences regularly provided at racetracks in this
				state.
5.
Satellite
				transponder or transponder
. "Satellite transponder or transponder" means
				leased space segment time of an earth-orbit communication satellite.
6.
Uplink
. "Uplink" means an
				earth station broadcasting facility, whether mobile or fixed, which is used to
				transmit audiovisual signals and/or data on FCC-controlled frequencies, and
				includes any electronic transfer of audiovisual signals from within a racing
				enclosure to the location of the transmitter at the uplink.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-2 - Application for Off-track Betting License

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Each
				application for an off-track betting license filed with the commission must
				contain such information and be accompanied by such documents or exhibits as
				specified by the commission.
A. Initial
				Application
B. Renewal Application
				must be received by November 1, of the year preceding the renewal. Any
				application for license renewal received after December 31, will be considered
				an initial application.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-3 - Commission approval of an Application

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The commission shall consider every completed application for
				  a license to conduct off-track betting at an off-track betting facility at a
				  hearing before the commission. The commission shall approve or deny the
				  application.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-4 - Licenses and Conditioned Licenses

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Each license
				shall specify the person to whom it is issued, the dates on which wagering is
				permitted, the tracks or location where the wagering is to be conducted, and a
				recital that all wagering under the license is subject to the applicable
				provisions of the
Maine Revised Statutes
, the rules of the
				commission and any requirements imposed by the commission as a condition for
				the exercise of the license. The commission may impose as a condition of
				licensing any provision which it determines meets the criteria contained in the
				applicable provisions of the
Maine Revised Statutes
.
2. Any modification of the conditions of
				licensure licensing may be requested by the commission or licensee and may be
				approved at a public meeting of the commission.
3. No licensee of an off-track betting
				facility shall discontinue operations at the facility until a reasonable period
				of time after notice of such intention has been transmitted to the
				Commission.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-5 - Penalties

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Commission may impose penalties of up to $1,000 against
				  individuals, organization licensees, off-track betting licensees and off-tack
				  betting location licensees for each violation to the
Maine Revised
				  Statutes
relating to the conduct of off-track betting, any rules
				  adopted by the Commission, any order of the Commission, any action, or failure
				  to act, which the Commission finds and determines a detriment or impediment to
				  off-track betting, or any requirement imposed as a condition of licensing
				  pursuant to subsection
				  1.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-6 - Commission office space at the facility

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each off-track betting facility shall provide adequate
				  working space at the off-track betting facility for commission employees to
				  carry out their duties of inspection and regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-7 - Simulcast requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. The organization
				licensee conducting the horse race upon which off-track betting is being
				conducted is responsible for the content of its simulcast and shall use all
				reasonable effort to present a simulcast which offers the viewers an exemplary
				depiction of its racing program.
2.
				Every simulcast shall be encrypted using a time displacement decoding
				algorithm.
3. Every simulcast will
				contain in its video content a digital display of the actual time of day, the
				name of the race track from where it emanates, and the number of the race being
				displayed, a periodic display of wagering information, and continuity
				programming between horse racing events.
4. In the event that one instate live racing
				facility is simulcasting its live racing program every licensed off-track
				betting facility shall have at least one monitor in each bank of monitors
				carrying that instate signal. In the event that more than one instate live
				racing facility is simulcasting its live racing program every licensed
				off-track betting facility shall have at least one monitor in each bank of
				monitors carrying each instate signal.
5. In the event that the signal for instate
				live racing is being sent out, the off-track betting facility shall remain open
				until the final race has been declared official.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-8 - Audio transmission

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
In the event that the simulcast of the racing program is
				  interrupted temporarily, the transmission of only the audio description of the
				  racing program to the off-track betting facility may be continued until the
				  temporary interruption can be corrected, provided the commission or its
				  designee has given advance approval.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-9 - Off-track wagering pool

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The wagering pools offered by the licensee of the off-track
				  betting facility shall be combined with those wagers placed at the organization
				  licensee so a to produce a combined common pari-mutuel wagering pool for the
				  purpose of calculating price. Each off-track betting licensee or off-track
				  betting location licensee shall be solely responsible for conducting its own
				  wagering pool and making all payoffs.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-10 - Pari-mutuel Wagering

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All pari-mutuel wagering at an off-track betting facility
				  shall be conducted in accordance with the Maine State Harness Racing Commission
				  Rules. Pari-mutuel tickets utilized at off-track betting locations licensee
				  facilities shall be distinct from pari-mutuel tickets utilized by off-track
				  betting licensee facilities or by organization licensees. The form of the
				  ticket utilized shall be approved by the commission or its designee prior to
				  the operation of the off-track betting facility if it meets this
				  standard.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-11 - Licensing of Employees

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. All persons
				employed as security guards, pari-mutuel directors or pari-mutuel employees or
				simulcast coordinator at an off-track betting facility shall be licensed by the
				Commission. Security Guards need not be licensed if they are full-time law
				enforcement officers.
2. The
				commission shall require all persons licensed pursuant to this Section who
				routinely come into contact with the public to display an identification badge
				on their outer garment during the course of their employment.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-12 - Concessionaire License

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
No concessionaire shall operate at any off-track betting
				  facility in Maine without an occupational license issued by the
				  commission.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-13 - Prohibited Practices by Employees

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. No
				pari-mutuel clerk parking attendant or security guard shall commit any act
				prohibited under Title 8, Chapter 11,
Maine Revised Statutes
during the period of their employment at an off-track betting
				facility.
2. The licensee of an
				off-track betting facility shall provide the commission with immediate written
				notice of any prohibited activity by pari-mutuel clerks, security guards or
				parking lot attendants at an off-track betting facility.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-14 - Customer Relations

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each licensee of an off-track betting facility shall have a
				  customer relations employee on duty during all times the facility is open to
				  the public.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-15 - Duties of Organization Licensee

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An organization licensee shall provide:
1. An uplink system which shall not interfere
				with the closed circuit television system utilized by the racing association
				for officiating and on-track patron information;
2. An uplink consisting of a Ku/C-band earth
				station with steerable reflector feed, Ku/C- band transmit/receive antenna
				compliant with the FCC two degree beam width regulation, Ku/C-band
				transmitters, microwave or fiber optic link or other means of video
				communications, switching unit, TV color monitors, video tape recorders,
				encryption system and controlling computer terminals, an to be of network
				broadcast quality and meet applicable FCC and commission regulations and
				orders,
3. A transponder,
4. pari-mutuel terminals, pari-mutuel odds
				display, modems and/or switching units at the organization licensee providing
				direct voice contact between the stewards and pari-mutuel
				departments;
5. A voice
				communication system between each off-track betting facility and the
				organization licensee providing direct voice contact between the stewards and
				pari-mutuel departments;
6. A video
				record of all simulcasts, in decoded form, and shall provide a copy of that
				record on either 1/2" or 3/4" video cassette when requested by the
				commission;
7. Not less than 30
				minutes prior to the commencement of transmission of the racing program for
				each day or night, a test program of its transmitter, encryption, and decoding,
				and data communication to assure proper operation of the system;
8. At the request of any representative of
				the commission, a listing of all locations able to receive the simulcast in
				decoded form;
9. Such security
				controls over its uplink and communications system as directed by the
				commission;
10. A report of its
				pari-mutuel operations at the off-track betting facility not more than 90 days
				following the conclusion of each race meeting conducted by a contracting
				organization licensee and shall offer its business records far examination by
				the commission at its request; and
11. An annual report of its simulcast
				operations and an audited financial statement.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 15 - OFF-TRACK BETTING › Section 017-15-16 - Duties of the off-track betting facility

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An off-track betting facility shall provide:
1. A downlink system which shall not
				interfere with the closed circuit television system utilized by the off-track
				betting facility.
2. An downlink
				consisting of a Ku/C-band earth station with steerable reflector feed,
				Ku/C-band receive antenna compliant with the FCC two degree beam width
				regulation, Ku/C-band receivers, microwave or fiber optic link or other means
				of video communications, switching unit, TV color monitors, video tape
				recorders, description system and controlling computer terminals; all to be of
				network broadcast quality and meet applicable FCC and commission regulations
				and orders;
3. Pari-mutuel
				terminals, pari-mutuel odds display, modems and/or switching unit at the
				off-track betting facility enabling pari-mutuel data transmissions, and data
				communication to and from the totalizer utilized by the organization
				licensee;
4. A voice communication
				system between each off-track betting facility and the organization licensee
				providing direct voice contact between the stewards and pari-mutuel
				departments;
5. A video record of
				all simulcasts, in decoded form and shall provide a copy of that record on
				either 1/2" or 3/4" video cassette when requested by the commission;
6. Not less than 30 minutes prior to the
				commencement of transmission of the racing program for each day or night, a
				test program of its receiver, description, and decoding, and date communication
				to assure proper operation of the system;
7. A separate outstanding ticket liability
				account must be maintained if the totalizer system utilized by the off-track
				betting facility is independent from that of the organization
				licensee;
8. Such security controls
				over its downlink and communications system as directed by the
				commission;
9. It shall be the
				responsibility of the off-track betting facility to comply with the commission
				emergency stop betting procedures;
10. A report of its pari-mutuel operations
				not more than 90 days following the conclusion of each race meeting conducted
				by contracting organization licensee; and shall offer its business records for
				examination by the commission at its request; and 11. An annual report of its
				simulcast operations and an audited financial statement.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-1 - General Provisions

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Whenever the penalty of suspension is prescribed in these
				  rules, it shall be construed to mean an expulsion from the time of receipt of
				  written notice of suspension from any participation either directly of
				  indirectly, in the privileges and uses of the course and grounds of an
				  Association during the progress of a race meeting, unless otherwise
				  specifically limited when such suspension is imposed, such as a suspension from
				  driving. If two penalties in these rules apply to the same offense, the
				  stricter of the penalties shall prevail.
When a violation of the rules has affected or may affect the
				  outcome of a race, all winnings of the horse involved in the violation shall be
				  forfeited and redistributed among the remaining horses in the race entitled to
				  the winnings. No forfeiture and redistribution of winnings under this section
				  shall affect the distribution of the pari-mutuel pools, when distribution of
				  pools is made upon the official placing at the conclusion of the race.
Any racing official, licensee or other participant found in
				  violation of a Commission rule for which no penalty is specified in Sections
				  4 or
				  5 of this chapter, may be subject to a
				  fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or a one year suspension.
A violation of any of the Commission rules by a corporate
				  licensee may also subject the Officers of the corporation to a fine and/or
				  suspension as provided for by this chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-2 - Licensing and License Renewals

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1. The Commission
				may refuse to issue a license or to renew any and all of a person's licenses in
				any of the following circumstances:
A. When
				these rules or the statute provide for a lifetime suspension of the person or
				otherwise provide for revocation;
B. When a person has been convicted or
				otherwise judged guilty of a crime in Maine or in another jurisdiction;
				or
C. When a person has displayed
				conduct found by the Commission to pose a significant threat to harness racing
				in Maine by threatening:
(1) the confidence of
				the wagering public;
(2) the
				integrity of pari-mutuel pools;
(3)
				the health and welfare of spectators and/or participating owners, trainers,
				drivers, grooms and others involved in harness racing; or
(4) the health and welfare of Standardbred
				horses.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-3 - Attempt

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any attempt to violate any of the rules falling short of
				  actual accomplishment shall constitute an offense, and may be punishable as
				  herein above provided.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-6 - Multiple Medication Violations (MMV)

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. A
				trainer who receives a penalty for a medication or prohibited substance
				violation based upon a horse testing positive for a Class 1-5 medication with
				Penalty Class A-C, as provided in the most recent version of the Association of
				Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) Uniform Classification Guidelines for
				Foreign Substances shall be assigned points as follows.
Penalty
								Class
Points If Controlled
								Therapeutic Substance
Points If Non-Controlled
								Substance
Class A
N/A
6
Class B
2
4
Class C
½ for first violation with an additional
								½ point for each additional violation within 365 days
1 for first violation with an additional ½
								point for each additional violation within 365 days
Class D
0
0
If the Commission determines that the violation is due to
				  environmental contamination, it may assign fewer or no points against the
				  trainer based upon the specific facts of the case.
2. The Commission shall assign and record
				points consistent with Section
				6 (1). Points assigned
				by Commission rulings shall reflect, in the case of multiple positive tests as
				described in paragraph (3), whether they constitute a single
				violation.
3. Multiple positive
				tests for the same medication incurred by a trainer prior to delivery of
				official notice by the Commission may, depending on circumstances, be treated
				as a single violation. In the case of a positive test indicating multiple
				substances found in a single post-race sample, the Commission may treat each
				substance found as an individual violation for which points will be assigned,
				depending upon the facts and circumstances of the case.
4. The Commission shall consider all points
				for violations when determining whether mandatory enhancements provided in this
				section shall be imposed.
5. In
				addition the penalty for the underlying offense, the following enhancement
				shall be imposed upon a licensed trainer based upon the cumulative points
				contained in his/her record:
Points
5-5.5
Suspension in
								days
15 to 30
6-8.5
30 to 60
9-10.5
90-180
11 or more
180 to 360
MMV penalties are not a substitute for the current penalty
				  system and are intended to be an additional uniform penalty when the
				  licensee:
A. Has had more than one
				medication violation for the relevant time period, and
B. Exceeds the permissible number of
				points.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-7 - Penalties Without a Hearing

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In the event the Judges believe that a person has committed a
				  rule violation other than a racing violation and has left the grounds and the
				  Judges are unable to contact him/her and hold a hearing thereon, the Judges may
				  make an investigation and send a detailed written report to the Commission,
				  with a copy to the United States Trotting Association and the Judges may impose
				  a suspension of up to 30 days without a hearing based upon the findings. No
				  suspension may exceed 30 days without a hearing.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-8 - Unfitness to participate

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person whose character and general fitness are such that
				  continued participation in harness racing by that person is inconsistent with
				  the public interest and the best interests of racing generally, shall be
				  suspended for a period not to exceed one year.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-9 - Improper Language

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person whose character and general fitness are such that
				  continued participation in harness racing by that person is inconsistent with
				  the public interest and the best interests of racing generally, shall be
				  suspended for a period not to exceed one year.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-10 - Frivolous Demands

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person demanding the identification of a horse without
				  cause or merely with the intent to embarrass another participant, shall be
				  punished by suspension or expulsion.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-11 - Judges' Decisions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Licensed participants of race meets shall abide by the
				  Commission statutes and rules, and accept the Judges' decisions on any and all
				  questions to which their authority extends, unless and until acted upon by
				  appeal to the Commission.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-12 - Fines

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Licensed participants who have been fined or suspended under
				  these rules shall remain suspended until the fine is paid in full, subject to
				  the appeal process.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-13 - Recording Penalties

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person imposing a penalty on any other person or horse on
				  the grounds of a track shall record that penalty in the Judges' Book and shall
				  deliver written or printed notice thereof to the person penalized, mail notice
				  immediately to the office of the United States Trotting Association and to the
				  Maine State Harness Racing Commission.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-14 - Penalty Extension

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When the penalty is for a driving violation that does not
				  exceed a period of 5 days, the driver shall complete the engagement of all
				  horses programmed before the penalty becomes effective. Such driver may drive
				  in a stake, a futurity, an early or late closing and feature races during a
				  suspension of 5 days or fewer; however, the suspension will be extended one
				  race day for each date he or she drives in such race.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-15 - Not Allowed to Compete

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
No horse may compete while owned or controlled wholly or in
				  part by a suspended, expelled, disqualified, or excluded person. No entry in
				  any race shall be accepted for a horse owned wholly or in part, or trained by,
				  a person whose spouse is under license suspension at the time of entry.
				  However, if the person's spouse has a driver's license that has been suspended
				  for a routine driving offense, the judges may accept entry of the horse.
An entry made by or for a person or of a horse suspended,
				  expelled, or disqualified, shall be held liable for the entrance fee thus
				  contracted without the right to compete unless the penalty is removed. A
				  suspended, disqualified or excluded person who shall perform in a race shall be
				  penalized. No person or horse may compete while under suspension, disqualified
				  or excluded; however, a declaration may be filed for a person or horse under
				  suspension, disqualified or excluded so long as the race will not be held until
				  that suspension, disqualification or exclusion is terminated.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-16 - Fraudulent Transfer

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The transfer of ownership of a horse by any person or persons
				  under suspension in order to circumvent a suspension or purse return, shall
				  constitute a violation, unless approved by the Commission.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-17 - Association Responsibility

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any Association knowingly and willfully allowing a suspended,
				  disqualified or excluded person to participate, after the Association has
				  received notice shall be, together with its officers, subject to suspension or
				  expulsion for each offense.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-18 - Use of Racing Facility

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any Association knowingly and willfully allowing the use of
				  its grounds by an expelled or unconditionally suspended person or horse,
				  together with its officers, shall be subject to suspension or
				  expulsion.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-19 - Notification

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any Association knowingly and willfully allowing the use of
				  its grounds by an expelled or unconditionally suspended person or horse,
				  together with its officers, shall be subject to suspension or
				  expulsion.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-20 - Employment of Expelled Persons

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any Association knowingly and willfully allowing the use of
				  its grounds by an expelled or unconditionally suspended person or horse,
				  together with its officers, shall be subject to suspension or
				  expulsion.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - RULE VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES › Section 017-17-21 - Penalties of Other Jurisdictions Enforced

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All penalties imposed by any Racing Commission in any racing
				  jurisdiction shall be recognized and enforced by this Commission unless
				  application is made for a hearing before this Commission wherein the applicant
				  must show cause as to why such penalty should not be enforced against him/her
				  in this state.
Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 017 - MAINE STATE HARNESS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 19 - PROTESTS, APPEALS AND RACE DATE ASSIGNMENT HEARINGS › Section 017-19-1 - General Provisions

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1.
Pools
Nothing in this rule shall affect the distribution of the
				  pari-mutuel pools when such distribution is made upon the official placing at
				  the conclusion of the heat or dash.