Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION › Title 205 CMR 5.00 - Rules Of Greyhound Racing › Section 5.28 - Licenses and Registrations

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) The following
			 persons shall be required to take out a license from the Commission and pay the
			 applicable annual fee: Owner, Trainer, Assistant Trainer, Authorized Agent,
			 Lead outs, Racing Officials, and Kennel Name. Every kennel housing a greyhound
			 that is racing in schooling races or pari-mutuel races at licensed dog tracks
			 in Massachusetts shall be licensed by the State Racing Commission.
(2) The fee shall accompany each application
			 for license or registration. All licenses and registrations expire on December
			 31st of the year of issue.
(3) All
			 applications for licenses and registrations to participate in racing shall be
			 made to the Commission on forms supplied by the Commission.
(4) All applications shall be submitted first
			 to the Judges. In considering each application for a license the Judges may
			 require the applicant, as well as his endorsers, to appear before them and show
			 that said applicant is qualified in every respect to receive the license
			 requested. Ability as well as integrity must be clearly shown by the applicant
			 in order to receive the Judges' recommendation for the granting of the license.
			 All trainers and assistant trainers must pass a test, with a score of 70%, as a
			 condition of licensing. The test shall be complied by the Massachusetts State
			 Racing Commission and administered by the Board of Judges at the time of
			 application. A person who fails such a test will be allowed to retake a test
			 upon request.
(5) Before
			 recommending any application for a license it shall be the duty of the Judges,
			 individually and collectively, to ascertain if the applicant is qualified as to
			 the ability, integrity and right to the license applied for.
(6) No application for a license or
			 registration shall be recommended by the Judges and no license or registration
			 will be issued by the Commission unless satisfactory evidence first is
			 presented to the Judges that the person so applying will participate in the
			 meeting over which the Judges have supervision.
(7) The Commission may refuse to license any
			 applicant who has been refused a license by any other State Racing
			 Commission.
(8) The Commission may
			 refuse to license any applicant whose previous conduct in Massachusetts or
			 elsewhere in connection with racing is considered by the Commission to have
			 been objectionable, obnoxious or detrimental to the best interest of
			 racing.
(9) The Commission may
			 revoke any license if the holder of the same has violated any rule or
			 regulation of the Commission governing his conduct in connection with racing,
			 or where such conduct is objectionable, obnoxious or detrimental to the best
			 interest of racing.
(10) No owner,
			 trainer or agent shall enter or start a greyhound unless all licenses and
			 registrations required by 205 CMR 5.28(1) have been filed. Violators of 205 CMR
			 5.28(10) may be subject to suspension or forfeiture.
(11) No owner, trainer or agent shall enter
			 or start a greyhound until he has ascertained that each license or registration
			 filed as required by 205 CMR 5.28(1) has been approved. Violators of 205 CMR
			 5.28(11) may be subject to suspension or forfeiture.
(12) When an ownership is in the name of both
			 husband and wife, both shall be licensed.
(13) No application, except an application
			 for an owner's license, will be considered for or granted to a person under 16
			 years of age. If younger than 18 years of age, an applicant for an owner's
			 license shall submit a notarized affidavit from his/her parent or legal
			 guardian stating that the parent or legal guardian assumes responsibility for
			 the applicant's financial, contractual and other obligations relating to the
			 applicant's participation in racing within the Commonwealth of
			 Massachusetts.
(14) No application
			 for a trainer's license will be considered for or granted to a person under 18
			 years of age.
(15) All licenses
			 granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in the application
			 therefor and the Commission shall have full discretion to suspend or revoke the
			 same for any infraction of the conditions of the application of license or
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(16)
			 Every greyhound entered to race in schooling or pari-mutuel races at a dog
			 track must be in the care of a licensed trainer who shall take responsibility
			 for the care and protection of the greyhound in compliance with the rules and
			 regulations of dog racing. Every person, who handles, cares for, or transports
			 said greyhounds shall be licensed by the Racing Commission as a trainer or
			 assistant trainer. The owners and trainers of Massachusetts bred greyhounds
			 shall comply with 205 CMR 5.28(16).