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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5735 - Distribution of Purses

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All portions
				of purse money shall be available to the winners thereof upon order of the
				stewards, following their winning. No percentage of winnings shall be deducted
				by any association or horsemen's bookkeeper for itself or for another person,
				club or body, unless at the request of the person to whom such winnings are
				payable, except that an association or horsemen's bookkeeper may withhold from
				winnings any money due it. This Section shall not apply to races written
				exclusively for accredited Louisiana-bred thoroughbreds, quarter horses and
				Appaloosa horses which shall be governed as provided by statutes regulating
				purses for such races.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and
				  R.S.
				  4:165.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5736 - Purses from Video Poker

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In
				accordance with, and as defined by, R.S. 33:4862.23, monies in the Video Draw
				Poker Purse Supplement Fund shall be annually appropriated to the commission,
				and shall be allocated by the commission as follows.
1. Two-thirds of the total funds to all
				thoroughbred racing associations, proportionately distributed to each
				association based on the number of prior calendar year thoroughbred race days
				per track to the total number of prior calendar year thoroughbred race days.
				Such funds shall be used solely to supplement purses in accordance with a
				schedule or formula established by the purse committee of the Louisiana
				Thoroughbred Breeders Association, and only on Louisiana-bred thoroughbred
				races with purses not exceeding $20,000.
2. One-third of the total funds to the
				Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association to be used solely to supplement
				Louisiana-bred quarter horse purses.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5737 - Net Slot Machine Proceeds

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				commission, pursuant to
				R.S.
				27:354, finds that it is in the best
				interests of licensed associations, breeders associations, horsemen, and the
				state that the annual payments provided for in
				R.S.
				27:361 be paid in monthly
				installments.
B. The definitions
				set forth in
				R.S.
				27:353 are incorporated herein by
				reference.
C. Not later than the
				date on which an association installs slot machines at its facility, it shall
				open three separate checking accounts as provided for herein. One account shall
				be a control bank account into which not less than 18 percent of the net slot
				machine proceeds for the activity month shall be deposited in sufficient time
				to be distributed or disbursed not later than the twentieth day of the
				following month as required by these rules. The association shall also open two
				distinct interest bearing accounts, one for thoroughbred purse proceeds and one
				for quarter horse purse proceeds, into which the association shall make its
				deposits for purse supplements totaling 15 percent of net slot machine proceeds
				and from which funds, including interest earned, such purse supplements shall
				be made available as provided by law and these rules.
D. While an association is conducting live
				racing, the monies due to be paid pursuant to
				R.S.
				27:361.B.(4)(a) shall be made available
				monthly for use as purses prior to the twentieth day of the month following the
				month in which they are earned, during the current race meeting.
E. While an association is not conducting
				live racing, the monies due to be paid pursuant to
				R.S.
				27:361.B.(4)(a) shall be deposited in the
				appropriate breed account either:
1. for
				accrual until the first day of the next live race meeting conducted by that
				association for that breed, at which time such accumulated monies, including
				interest, shall be used to supplement appropriate purses during that race
				meeting; or
2. with prior written
				agreement of the Louisiana HBPA for reimbursement to the association for actual
				funds advanced to supplement purses at a preceding race meeting in anticipation
				of the revenue to be earned from slot machines. However, an association shall
				not be reimbursed except from proceeds earned during the same annual period
				during which it advanced the purse supplements.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5738 - Commission Office

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				association shall provide and furnish an adequate office for the use of the
				commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5739 - Telephones and Telegraphs Permitted

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Associations may allow telephones on their
				respective grounds for the transaction of ordinary association business.
				Associations may also allow telegraph wires on their respective grounds during
				their race meeting for the benefit of the public press, but no information
				regarding the result of any race shall be transmitted out of the race track
				until the results are official, nor shall any message transmitting money, or
				other things of value, or directing the placing of any wager on the result of a
				race be sent over the wires. Nor shall any message be sent in cipher code or
				any form other than in plain and intelligible English, under penalty of
				forfeiture of license.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:171.1,
				  R.S. 4:171.2 and
				  R.S.
				  4:171.3.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5740 - Backside Internet Access

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall provide access to wireless internet on the backside free of charge to the
				horsemen and commission staff.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and
				  R.S.
				  4:164.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5741 - Stable Telephone

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No telephone
				shall be installed in the stable area except upon the request of the
				association conducting the meeting and the written approval of the chairman of
				the commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and
				  R.S.
				  4:172.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5742 - Grandstand, Clubhouse, and Apron Areas

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall ensure that the grandstand is kept clean, in good repair, and properly
				ventilated for use by the public.
B. An association shall grant access for the
				general public to the grandstand and apron areas of its racetrack on live race
				days, with all doors and gates unlocked, no later than one hour before post
				time of the first race of the day.
C. An association shall provide live
				pari-mutuel tellers at its racetrack betting windows and an open concession
				stand that sells programs and forms no later than one hour before post time of
				the first race of the day.
1. All pari-mutuel
				wagering areas must have tellers, seating, and tables in an air-conditioned
				environment for guests to handicap and place wagers on the races.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5743 - Concessionaires and Caterers

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				association shall submit in writing to the commission for approval, with their
				application for dates, the names of persons or corporations who will operate
				the concessionaires and/or caterers within the confines of the track for the
				duration of the race meeting. Concessionaires are hereby defined as parties
				engaged in the sale of liquor, soft drinks, ice cream, sandwiches, cigars,
				cigarettes, etc. Caterers shall be defined as parties engaged in the operation
				of dining rooms for sale of food, etc. The rules, regulations and conditions
				herein shall apply for the purpose of the sale of foods, beverages (both
				alcoholic and nonalcoholic), tobacco and other related items, each and every
				day that a race is conducted from the dates upon which a license has been
				granted by the commission for racing privileges.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5745 - Providing Concession and Restaurant Services

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The operation
				shall be conducted so that all persons who patronize the respective tracks
				shall be satisfactorily served. Food, beverages (both alcoholic and
				nonalcoholic), tobacco and other generally related items may be available for
				sale to the patrons of the various tracks on each day that racing is conducted
				under the license, permit or privilege granted by the commission.
				Concessionaires vending any liquid refreshments shall not permit the surrender
				of glass containers to customers except in appropriate areas as designated by
				the association.
B. An association
				shall ensure that food and beverages are always available to guests at the
				racetrack during open hours of operation.
C. An association shall make a sit down
				dining experience available on weekend live race days and during stakes
				races.
D. An association shall
				provide tables and seats for guests to sit at and eat outside along the apron
				of the racetrack.
E. An association
				shall ensure that the racetrack kitchen and all cooking equipment are kept
				clean, in good repair, and fully operational during its race meets.
F. An association shall provide at least one
				quick service snack bar and a full service bar to be open during each live race
				day at least one hour before the first race and at least one hour after the
				last race.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:147 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5747 - Cleanliness and Inspection

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				premises shall be kept in a clean condition, in good repair, well lighted and
				ventilated. The quality, quantity and price of all items of food, liquor, beer
				and other items sold shall be subject to the commission's inspection.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and
				  R.S.
				  4:153.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5749 - Taxes

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All taxes,
				including sales tax, shall be promptly paid in accordance with the request of
				the Department of Revenue.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:147 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5751 - Commission Inspection of Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All facilities, including but not limited
				to those areas in which the food is prepared, shall be open for inspection by
				the commissioners or any person designated by the commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and
				  R.S.
				  4:153.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5753 - Filing of Contracts

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Upon demand
				of the commission, the association or permittee shall file copies of all
				contracts, including all instruments evidencing any indebtedness, between the
				association and the permittee.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:153.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5755 - Employment Preferences

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				permittee and/or an association who conducts the sale of food, beverages
				(alcoholic and nonalcoholic), tobacco and other generally related items shall
				give preference to persons domiciled in Louisiana in the hiring of
				employees.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:147,
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and
				  R.S.
				  4:174.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5756 - Minimum Employment Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall maintain employees as follows:
1.
				Within 30 days after receiving the association's annual plan of operation per
				LAC 35:VII.5777, the commission shall determine in writing how many full-time
				and seasonal positions that the association will need to employ to operate the
				following during race meets:
a. food
				service;
b. marketing;
c. pari-mutuel windows;
d. kiosk repairs;
e. racing officials; and
f. racetrack maintenance.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5757 - Sanitation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				establishments dispensing food or drink shall provide on the premises adequate
				and conveniently located toilet facilities for its employees. Toilet rooms
				shall be kept in a clean condition, in good repair and well lighted and
				ventilated. The water supply shall be easily accessible to all rooms in which
				food or drink is prepared or utensils are washed and shall be adequate and of a
				safe, sanitary quality. All wastes shall be properly disposed of, and all
				garbage and trash shall be kept in suitable receptacles in such a manner as not
				to become a nuisance. All food, drink and beverages shall be wholesome and free
				from spoilage. All employees shall wear clean outer garments and shall keep
				their hands clean at all times while engaged in handling food, drink, utensils
				or equipment. The premises of all public eating and/or drinking places shall be
				kept clean and free of litter or rubbish. All vending machines shall be
				constructed, installed, maintained and operated in an approved manner. All
				glasses, cups, spoons and other utensils which come in contact with the mouth
				or lips must be properly cleaned and sanitized after each use. Single service
				utensils must be used only once. All soft drink beverages whether carbonated or
				uncarbonated, and alcoholic beverages, shall be dispensed in, or from, the
				original container as filled and sealed at the bottling plant, or from closed
				dispensers or containers fitted with a suitable faucet or spigot.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:147 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5758 - Animals and Livestock

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Trainers must
				have all animals and livestock, other than equines, approved by the racing
				secretary before being allowed on the backside, and the association must report
				those animals and livestock to the commission and require paperwork for all
				service animals before allowing them access to the backside.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141,
				  R.S.
				  4:142,
				  R.S.
				  4:148, and
				  R.S.
				  4:164.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5759 - Health Rules

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules and
				regulations as prepared and promulgated by the Louisiana State Board of Health
				shall be adhered to.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:147 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5760 - Paddock

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall ensure that the paddock, paddock stalls, and parade ring are kept clean,
				in good repair, and free of dangerous surfaces on which horses and people can
				walk.
B. An association must
				provide an employee to remove horse manure from the paddock area during live
				racing in a timely manner.
C. All
				paddock stalls must have a working fan.
D. An association shall maintain healthy,
				well-groomed landscaping in the paddock area throughout live race
				meets.
E. An association shall
				ensure that trash cans are available in the paddock area and that trash cans
				are emptied and all litter on paddock area grounds is removed daily when horses
				are stalled on the backside.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141,
				  R.S.
				  4:142,
				  R.S.
				  4:148, and
				  R.S.
				  4:164.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5761 - Test Sample Barn

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Racing
				associations shall provide a special barn, approved by the commission, for the
				taking of all blood, urine and saliva tests. Horses shall be required to remain
				in the barn until all tests are taken. Personnel and facilities for the
				securing of saliva or urine or other samples and for the chemical analysis of
				such samples shall be prescribed by the commission and shall be required at all
				meetings. Samples shall be taken from such horses as may be ordered by the
				commission, stewards or the state steward.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:147 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5762 - Grass and Drainage Maintenance

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall keep all grass areas maintained with adequate grass cutting and weed
				eating.
B. An association shall
				maintain all drainage throughout the backside.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141,
				  R.S.
				  4:142,
				  R.S.
				  4:148, and
				  R.S.
				  4:164.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5763 - Distance Poles

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Distance poles
				of all racing associations shall be of standard color designations, which are:
				one-quarter poles, red and white; one-eighth poles, green and white;
				one-sixteenth poles, black and white.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:147 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5764 - Surface of Race Course

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The surface of a
				racetrack, including the cushion, subsurface and base, must be designed,
				constructed, and maintained to provide for the safety of the jockeys and
				horses.
B. An association shall
				provide an adequate drainage system for the racetrack and turf
				course.
C. An association shall
				maintain the track surface in a safe training and racing condition.
D. An association that conducts races on a
				turf track shall provide a system capable of adequately watering the entire
				turf course evenly.
E. An
				association must get a soil sample tested for its dirt course twice a year.
1. The test must be conducted by a certified
				expert.
2. Each association must
				send a copy of the expert report to the commission in a timely manner to make
				any necessary adjustments.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5765 - Employment on Track Grounds

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any
				individual deriving economic benefits from employment on the grounds of a
				racing association or at an off-track wagering facility, except members of the
				working press, shall be licensed by the commission whether he or she is in the
				employ of an association or individual. Economic benefit includes, but is not
				limited to, fixed salary, hourly wage or income from gratuities.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:147 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5767 - Disclosure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any association
				conducting a race meeting shall disclose in writing any and all activity it has
				reason to believe may be criminal under the laws of this state or the United
				States and violations of the
Rules of Racing
to the Louisiana
				State Racing Commission. Failure to do so may subject the association to a
				fine.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:147 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5769 - Security Check

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any association
				conducting a race meeting shall have an annual physical security check
				performed by the Louisiana State Police Racing Investigations Unit or an
				independent agency authorized and approved by the commission. The Louisiana
				State Police Racing Investigations Unit or the independent agency shall issue a
				written report on its security check to the commission within 10 days of the
				conclusion of the physical security check. The association then has 90 days in
				which to correct any deficiencies found, or to appeal the findings of the
				report to the commission within 10 days of receipt of the report. Failure to
				correct these deficiencies within the allotted time may subject the association
				to a fine.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:147 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5771 - Minimum Infrastructure Investment Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall deposit 10 percent of its gross profits into a fund for infrastructure
				maintenance and improvements per
				R.S.
				4:164.
1.
				These deposits shall occur at the same time as when the association's state
				taxes are paid each month.
2. The
				association shall continue depositing 10 percent of its gross profits until
				such time when the commission determines that the association has complied with
				all infrastructure maintenance and improvements as required by the commission
				in this Chapter.
a. When the commission, by
				majority vote, determines full compliance with its required infrastructure
				maintenance and improvements by the association, the association shall maintain
				a minimum fund balance of $3,000,000.
b. When the commission determines full
				compliance with its required infrastructure maintenance and improvements by the
				association, the commission can authorize any of the following by two-thirds
				vote:
i. exemption from maintaining fund
				balance,
ii. exemption from making
				deposits, or
iii. allow fund balance
				to be withdrawn
c. The
				commission, by majority vote, may reconsider prior determination of compliance
				and revoke any exemption or allowance granted to an association per this
				Subsection at any time.
d. There
				shall be an ongoing review, at least annually, by the commission to determine
				any additional required facility maintenance and improvements needed and to be
				required by the commission after obtaining input from associations and
				stakeholders.
3. The
				funds specified in this Subsection are subject to audit at any time by the
				commission and the legislative auditor.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5772 - Minimum Marketing Investment Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall specify the total amount of funds that it will use for marketing and
				promotions for horse racing with its submitted annual plan of operation report
				per LAC 35:VII.5773.
1. The Commission shall
				make a determination, by majority vote, whether the amount of funds specified
				by the association for marketing and promotions is acceptable or if the
				association must submit a new marketing plan with appropriate funding to comply
				with the commission's determination of compliance per LAC
				35:VII.5771.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5773 - Association Annual Plan of Operation Report

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association shall provide an annual
				report to the commission, due by the date specified by the commission after
				each fiscal year ends starting with fiscal year 2022, regarding the
				association's plan of operation for the upcoming fiscal year to include details
				about:
1. customer service;
2. full-time and seasonal
				employment;
3. marketing and
				promotions for horse racing;
4.
				capital improvements;
5. facility
				maintenance;
6. facility
				improvements; and
7. a summary of
				the prior fiscal year's plan of operation implementation and status.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5775 - Association Quarterly Reports

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The quarterly
				reports required each year under this Section shall be due within 20 days of
				the end of each quarter as follows:
1.
				Reports from January to March are due no later than April 20.
2. Reports from April to June are due no
				later than July 20.
3. Reports from
				July to September are due no later than October 20.
4. Reports from October to December are due
				no later than January 20.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5777 - Broadcasting Live Races

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall ensure that televisions are broadcasting live races from its racetrack
				and are all in working operation adequately throughout the following areas
				operated by the association:
1.
				casino;
2. bars,
3. restaurants;
4. off-track betting areas;
5. track betting and viewing areas;
				and
6. in the backside track
				kitchen during live racing.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5779 - Association Website Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall stream its live racing in real time with capabilities of replays for
				races in its current meet on its website and/or application for a smart
				television or provide a link on its website that allows viewing of live races
				and replays at no charge from a third-party provider.
B. An association shall provide technology
				that allows reservations to be made by guests and horsemen or shall provide on
				its website a phone number that will be answered by a live person to allow
				reservations to be requested and confirmed for guests and horsemen as follows:
1. from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM on non-race days;
				and
2. from 8:00 AM through the
				last race being made official on race days.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5781 - Tote Boards

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All associations
				must have a tote board in the infield and a tote board above the stalls in the
				paddock providing current odds and results during live racing.
1. All new tote boards installed after
				adoption of this Rule must have digital video capabilities.
2. All tote boards located in the infield
				must have landscaping approved by the commission at the same time as the
				Association's race meet applications for licenses, dates, and wagering are
				considered for approval.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5783 - Winner's Circle

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall ensure that the winner's circle is kept clean, maintained, and upgraded
				as needed for safety and appearance.
B. An association must provide an employee to
				remove horse manure from the winner's circle in a timely manner during live
				racing.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and
				  R.S.
				  4:164.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5785 - Parking Areas

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All parking
				areas on association property, regardless of their location, must have drainage
				that removes all puddles caused by rain.
B. An association shall maintain healthy
				landscaping for every day of the year at all entry roads and parking
				areas.
C. On a regular basis,
				security personnel shall check all handicap parking spaces on association
				property for any cars parked without displayed handicap eligibility and shall
				ensure that no vehicles are blocking wheelchair access to handicap
				vehicles.
D. All parking must be
				appropriately and visibly marked for parking spaces.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and
				  R.S.
				  4:164.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5787 - Maintenance Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each racetrack
				shall have a functioning rock picker attachment for tractors for removal of
				rocks and stones on racing surfaces.
B. Each racetrack that has at least one
				escalator on its premises shall have a functioning duplex escalator cleaning
				machine or similar equipment specifically made to clean escalators.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148 and
				  R.S.
				  4:164.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5789 - Off-Track Wagering Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall ensure that food and beverages are always available to guests at its
				off-track wagering facilities during open hours of operation.
B. All pari-mutuel wagering areas must have
				tellers or self-betting terminals to place bets, seating, and tables in an
				air-conditioned environment for guests to handicap and place wagers on the
				races.
1. There must be a teller in close
				proximity that can cash tickets and take bets.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5791 - Horse Move In and Move Out

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall be prepared and allow horses to move in to allotted stalls and train on
				its racetrack grounds no later than 30 days prior to the start of a race meet,
				unless ordered by the commission to be a longer period.
B. An association shall allow horses to stay
				housed in the allotted stalls and train on the racetrack grounds for at least
				15 days after the end of a race meet, unless otherwise negotiated and in
				agreement with the Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective
				Association.
C. The commission may
				grant an exception to the arrival and departure dates set in this Section due
				to force majeure or other prohibitive circumstances on a case-by-case basis as
				requested by an association.
D. The
				Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association may request an
				earlier arrival date or later departure date for horses with allotted stalls at
				a specified racetrack in writing to the association and the commission for
				consideration.
1. If the Louisiana Horsemen's
				Benevolent and Protective Association and the association reach an agreement on
				earlier arrival or later departure dates for horses, the association may charge
				a stall rate of $8 per stall per day for the agreed-upon additional days,
				subject to annual review by the commission.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part III - Personnel, Registration and Licensing › Chapter 57 - Associations' Duties and Obligations › Section III-5793 - Reporting Altercations

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An association
				shall provide a written report of any physical altercation of which it has been
				made aware that occurs on its grounds to the commission within five days of
				incident.
1. The individuals involved in the
				reported physical altercation may be subject to immediate suspension by the
				commission.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6301 - Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Entries and
				declarations shall be made in writing and signed by the owner or trainer of the
				horse, or his authorized agent or his subagent. Jockey agents may make entries
				for owners or trainers after presenting the stewards with written permission
				from the owners or trainers.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6303 - Entrance Fee

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The entrance to
				a race shall be free, unless otherwise stipulated in its conditions. If the
				conditions require an entrance fee, it must accompany the entry.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6305 - Identity of Horse

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In entering a
				horse, it must be clearly identified by stating its age, name, color, sex and
				the names of its sire and dam. Horses must be tattooed before being eligible to
				start. If its dam was covered by more than one stallion, the names of all of
				them must be given in order of service.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6307 - Refusal of Entry

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The entries of
				any person, or the transfer of any entry, may be refused for good
				cause.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6309 - Limitation of Entries

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. On race
				courses and tracks less than a mile, in purse races and overnight handicaps
				with more than eight interests, owners shall have the right to declare out to
				that number before the time stipulated by the regulations of the association on
				the day of the race, which will be determined by lot when necessary, however,
				in races constituting the daily double and exactas, owners may declare out to
				10 interests. Declarations below eight interests may only be made by permission
				from the stewards.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6311 - Registration of Horse

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No horse shall
				be allowed to enter or start in any race conducted by any licensee unless the
				horse is a quarter horse, thoroughbred, Appaloosa or Arabian. Registration of a
				thoroughbred horse by the Jockey Club of New York, a quarter horse by the
				American Quarter Horse Association, an Appaloosa horse by the Appaloosa Horse
				Club, Inc., or an Arabian horse by the Arabian Horse Registry of America, Inc.,
				shall be prima facie evidence that such horse is a thoroughbred, quarter horse,
				Appaloosa or Arabian. However, such registry shall not be conclusive evidence,
				nor binding on the commission.
B.
				At the time of entry such certificate of registration and Coggins test
				certificate must be on file in the office of the racing secretary, except when
				such certificates are on file at another track which is then operating. The
				foal certificate must be on file with the racing secretary before a horse
				starts. The stewards may, at their discretion, waive this rule in the case of
				horses shipped in to start in stakes races in this state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6313 - Change of Name

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. If a horse's
				name is changed, its new name shall be registered with the Jockey Club of New
				York, the American Quarter Horse Association or the Appaloosa Horse Club, Inc.,
				and its old, as well as its new name, must be given in every entry list until
				it has run three races, and both names must be printed on official programs for
				those three races.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6315 - Necessity of Trainer

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No horse
				shall be permitted to enter or to start unless it is in the care of, and is
				saddled by, a licensed trainer and has been fully identified.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6317 - Change of Identity in Violation of Rules

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No person shall change, or attempt to
				change, the identity of ownership of a horse in a manner which would violate
				these rules or the laws of the state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6319 - Publication of Past Performances

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				No horse shall be permitted to enter or start unless approved by the
				association. Further, the stewards shall require that published past
				performances, in races or workouts, be sufficient to enable the public to make
				a reasonable assessment of its racing capabilities. No horse shall be entered
				to race that has not had a published workout or a race within 60 days of the
				date of the entered race. Horses without sufficient workouts must be scratched
				by the stewards before any wagering begins on that day's race program. Late
				workouts shall be posted for public view in at least one conspicuous place in
				the public enclosure, and announced to the public via public address
				system.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:141 and
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6321 - Registration with Racing Secretary

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No horse shall be permitted to start whose
				name and true ownership is not registered with the racing secretary. The
				registration certificate must be deposited in the office of the racing
				secretary within 48 hours after the date of arrival.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6323 - Identify Horse to Starter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Whoever
				is in charge of a horse taken to the gate for schooling or work must identify
				it to the starter or one of his assistants.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6325 - Filing of Ownership with Secretary

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All ownership in a horse, except a
				trainer's percentage of its winnings, shall be filed with the racing secretary
				before the horse shall start. Every change in ownership thereafter during the
				meeting shall also be filed with the racing secretary.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6327 - Filing of Mortgage, Bill of Sale or Lien

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The holder of a mortgage, bill of sale or
				lien of any kind against a horse, shall be required to file the same with the
				racing secretary prior to the time the horse is entered. Failure to do so shall
				forfeit his rights in the winnings of the horse prior to the time his claim is
				properly filed.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6329 - Two Races on a Day

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No horse may be
				entered in two races in a single day of racing unless one is a stakes race.
				Preference of running in a stakes race or purse race must be declared at
				scratch time.
B. Any horse entered
				to race at more than one association on the same day in which one is not a
				stakes race shall be scratched from all races in which it was entered and the
				trainer shall be subject to a fine by the stewards serving at each
				association.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6331 - Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A horse must be
				eligible to run at the time of starting.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part V - Racing Procedures › Chapter 63 - Entries › Section V-6333 - Invalid Entries

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. If any entry
				from any disqualified person, or of a disqualified horse is received, such
				entry shall be void. No entry shall be accepted from husband or wife while
				either is disqualified. No horse on a steward's, veterinarian's or schooling
				list shall be qualified to be entered or to start.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  4:148.