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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-5 - Race track

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				surface of a race track must be designed, constructed, and maintained to
				provide for the safety of the drivers and horses.
(b) Prior to the first race meeting at an
				association race track, a licensed surveyor shall provide to the commission a
				certified report of the grade and measurement of the distances to be
				run.
(c) Distances to be run shall
				be measured from the starting line at a distance three (3) feet out from the
				inside rail or other markings as approved by the commission.
(d) The surveyor's report must be approved by
				the commission prior to the first race day of the meeting.
(e) An association shall provide an adequate
				drainage system for the race track.
(f) An association shall provide adequate
				equipment and personnel to maintain the track surface in a safe training and
				racing condition. The association shall provide back-up equipment for
				maintaining the track surface.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-6 - Rails

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 6.
The design and construction of rails, where used, must be
				  approved by the commission prior to the first race meeting at the track. Where
				  rails are not used, the placement and design of the markings of the inside of
				  the track are subject to the approval of the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-7 - Starting gates

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 7.
During racing hours, an association shall provide at least
				  two (2) operable starting gates which have been approved by the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-8 - Distance markers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 8.
(a) An
				association shall provide starting point markers and distance poles in a size
				and position that is clearly seen from the judge's stand.
(b) The starting point markers and distance
				poles must be marked as follows: ï¿½ pole Red and white
				horizontal stripes
¾ pole Red and white horizontal stripes
½ pole Red and white horizontal stripes
¼ pole Red and white horizontal stripes c pole Green
				  and white horizontal stripes
1/16 pole Black and white horizontal stripes
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-9 - Lighting

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 9.
(a) An
				association shall provide lighting for the race track and the patron facilities
				that is adequate to ensure the safety and security of the patrons, licensees,
				and horses. Lighting to ensure the proper operation of the videotape and photo
				finish equipment must be approved by the commission.
(b) An association shall provide adequate
				additional lighting in the stable area as required by the commission.
(c) If an association conducts racing at
				night, the association shall maintain a back-up lighting system that is
				sufficient to ensure the safety of race participants and patrons.
(d) If the track goes dark during the running
				of a race, the race may be ruled no contest if in the judges opinion the
				contest or finish was compromised.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-10 - Equine ambulance

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 10.
(a) An
				association shall provide an equine ambulance staffed by trained personnel on
				association grounds on each day that the race track is open for pari-mutuel and
				qualifying racing or training.
(b)
				The ambulance must be properly ventilated and kept at an entrance to the racing
				strip when not in use.
(c) The
				ambulance must be a covered vehicle that is low to the ground and large enough
				to accommodate a horse in distress. The ambulance must be able to:
(1) navigate on the race track during all
				weather conditions; and
(2)
				transport a horse off the association grounds.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-11 - Barns

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 11.
(a) An
				association shall provide barns containing a sufficient number of stalls to
				accommodate all horses approved to race and all other horses approved to be on
				the grounds. The association's stable area configuration and facilities must be
				approved by the commission.
(b) An
				association shall ensure that the barns are kept clean and in good repair. Each
				barn, including the receiving barn, must:
(1)
				have a hot and cold water supply available;
(2) be well-ventilated;
(3) have proper drainage; and
(4) be constructed to be reasonably
				comfortable in all seasons.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-12 - Test barn

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 12.
(a) An
				association shall provide a test barn for taking specimens of urine, blood, or
				other bodily substances or tissues for testing.
(b) The test barn must be equipped with:
(1) a walk area that is large enough to
				accommodate four (4) horses;
(2) at
				least four (4) enclosed stalls that permit observation of the collection
				process and provide for the protection of collection personnel;
(3) facilities and equipment for the
				collection, identification, and storage of samples;
(4) a washrack or washstall that is large
				enough to accommodate two (2) horses at the same time;
(5) hot and cold running water;
(6) clean water buckets for each horse;
				and
(7) any other items requested
				by the commission or the executive director.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-13 - Isolation area

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 13.
(a) An
				association shall provide an isolation area for the care and treatment of a
				horse that is ordered isolated by the racing veterinarian or the official
				veterinarian.
(b) The isolation
				area must be approved by the official veterinarian.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-15 - Pylons

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 15.
(a) If, at
				a race track that has pylon demarcations, a horse or the horse's sulky leaves
				the course by going inside of a pylon, when not forced to do so as a result of
				another driver or horse, that horse may be penalized by a placing by the
				judges.
(b) For purposes of
				placing, the term "going inside of a pylon" means any instance where a wheel
				goes completely inside the inner limits of the course without striking the base
				of a pylon, and the following shall apply:
(1)
				Only the pylons set in accordance with subsection (g)(3) and (g)(4) shall be
				considered for placings or violations, or both.
(2) If a horse, while on stride, goes inside
				two (2) consecutive pylons, the offending horse shall be placed behind all
				horses that are lapped on to the offending horse at the wire.
(3) If a horse, while on stride, goes inside
				three (3) or more consecutive pylons, the offending horse may be placed
				last.
(4) If a horse, while on
				stride, goes inside a pylon or pylons and that action gave the horse an unfair
				advantage over other horses in the race or the action helped improve its
				position in the race, the horse may be placed at the discretion of the
				judges.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-1 - Security

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 1.
(a) An
				association conducting a race meeting shall maintain security controls over its
				premises. Security controls are subject to the approval of the
				commission.
(b) An association may
				establish a system or method of issuing credentials or passes to restrict
				access to its restricted areas or to ensure that all participants at its race
				meeting are licensed as required by these rules.
(c) An association shall prevent access to
				and shall remove or cause to be removed from its restricted areas any person:
(1) who is unlicensed;
(2) who has not been issued a visitor's pass
				or other identifying credential; or
(3) whose presence in such restricted area is
				unauthorized.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-2 - Fire prevention

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC
				  4-31-8-5
Sec. 2.
(a) An
				association shall develop and implement a program for fire prevention on
				association grounds. An association shall instruct employees working on
				association grounds of the procedures for fire prevention.
(b) Not later than seven (7) days before the
				first day of the first race meeting of the year, an association shall deliver
				to the commission a copy of the state or local fire marshal's certification
				regarding the association's compliance with fire safety regulations or the fire
				marshal's plan of corrections. The certification or plan must be based on an
				inspection of the association grounds conducted by the fire marshal not more
				than thirty (30) days before the first day of the first race meeting of the
				year.
(c) No person shall:
(1) smoke in the paddock, any barn, or under
				any shed row;
(2) burn open fires
				or oil and gas lamps in the stable area;
(3) leave unattended any electrical appliance
				that is plugged in to an electrical outlet;
(4) permit horses to come within reach of
				electrical outlets or cords;
(5)
				store flammable materials, such as cleaning fluids or solvents in the stable
				area; or
(6) lock a stall which is
				occupied by a horse.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-3 - Insect and rodent control

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 3.
An association and the licensees occupying the association's
				  barn area shall cooperate in procedures to control insects, rodents, or other
				  hazards to horses or licensees.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-4 - Performances

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 4.
The hours of racing, the number of races per race day, and
				  the post time for the first race of each race day are subject to the approval
				  of the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-5 - Complaints

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 5.
(a) An
				association shall designate a location and provide personnel who shall be
				readily available to the public to provide or receive information.
(b) An association shall promptly notify the
				commission of a complaint regarding:
(1) an
				alleged violation of the Act or these rules;
(2) an alleged violation of ordinances or
				statutes;
(3) accidents or
				injuries; or
(4) unsafe or
				unsanitary conditions for patrons, licensees, or horses.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-6 - Ejection and exclusion

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 6.
An association may eject or exclude a person, licensed or
				  unlicensed, from association grounds solely of its own volition and without any
				  reason or excuse given therefor, provided, however, such ejection or exclusion
				  shall not be founded on race, religion, or national origin. An association
				  shall immediately notify the judges and the commission in writing of any person
				  ejected or excluded by the association and the reasons for the ejection or
				  exclusion.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-7 - Report to file

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 7.
An association shall file with the commission, within seven
				  (7) days of receipt, copies of the following:
(1) any Occupational Safety and Health
				Administration or state or county health reports or citations;
(2) fire inspections or citations;
(3) any other safety, health, security, or
				hazard report from any government agency; or
(4) the association's insurance company's
				inspection reports.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-8 - Track rules

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 8.
(a) The
				association shall have the authority to establish track rules provided such
				rules do not conflict with these rules.
(b) Proposed track rules shall be submitted
				in writing to the commission. Track rules shall be approved by the commission
				or the executive director.
(c) The
				commission or judges may impose a fine, suspension, or both for a violation of
				an approved track rule.
(d) Track
				rules shall be prominently posted at appropriate locations within the
				enclosure.
(e) Each licensee is
				responsible to be knowledgeable of track rules and agrees to abide by those
				rules.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-9 - Alcohol testing

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 9.
An association shall provide an alcohol breath testing device
				  that is approved by the commission and operated by a person certified to use
				  such a device. The qualifications of individuals operating breath testing
				  devices and the policies and procedures of the breath testing program are
				  subject to the approval of the executive director or the commission's director
				  of security.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-10 - "In Today" program

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9; IC
				  4-31-12-1; IC
				  4-31-13-4
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 10.
(a) The
				association shall, along with the assistance of the trainer or his or her
				licensed designee, identify each horse on the day of the scheduled
				race.
(b) The association shall
				provide security personnel to patrol the stable area on race day in order to
				deter violations of commission rules, to protect the integrity of horse racing,
				to guard the health of the horse, and to safeguard the interests of the
				public.
(c) The association shall
				establish track rules for the implementation of the "In Today" program that
				shall be subject to the approval of the commission or its executive
				director.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4 - ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-11 - Escort of practicing veterinarians

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9; IC
				  4-31-12-1; IC
				  4-31-13-4
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 11.
(a) The
				association shall be responsible for providing an employee to escort each
				practicing veterinarian while administering race day furosemide.
(b) The association shall be responsible for
				the filing of any forms and reports regarding compliance or noncompliance with
				these rules as directed by the commission or its executive director.
(c) Practicing veterinarians and/or their
				licensed helpers shall cooperate fully with their designated association escort
				at all times.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 1 - Associations › Section 1-1 - Associations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 1.
(a) An
				association, its officers, directors, officials, and employees shall abide by
				and enforce the Act, these rules, and the orders of the commission and
				stewards.
(b) An association may
				request an exemption from a requirement in this article to utilize new
				technology or innovative construction or design of the race track facilities.
				The commission may grant an exemption if the commission determines that:
(1) the association's proposal substantially
				satisfies the purpose of the requirement; and
(2) the exemption is in the best interests of
				the race horses, the racing industry, and the citizens of Indiana.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 2 - Financial Requirements › Section 2-1 - Insurer of the race meeting

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31; IC
				  4-35-7-12
Sec. 1.
(a) Approval
				of a race meeting by the commission does not establish the commission as the
				insurer or guarantor of the safety or physical condition of the association's
				facilities or purse of any race.
(b) An association shall agree to indemnify,
				save, and hold harmless the commission from any liability, if any, arising from
				unsafe conditions of association grounds and default in payment of
				purses.
(c) An association shall
				provide the commission with a certificate of liability insurance as required by
				the commission.
(d) An association
				shall maintain in an approved depository, those amounts deducted from the
				pari-mutuel handle for distribution for the purposes specified in the Act and
				these rules.
(e) An association and
				its managing officers are jointly and severally responsible to ensure that the
				amounts retained from the pari-mutuel handle are distributed according to the
				Act and these rules and not otherwise.
(f) An association and its officers shall
				ensure that all purse monies, disbursements, and appropriate nomination race
				monies are available to make timely distribution in accordance with the Act, IC
				4-35-7-12, these rules, association
				rules, and race conditions.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 2 - Financial Requirements › Section 2-2 - Bond requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 2.
(a) An
				association shall file with the commission a bond payable to the commission in
				an amount determined by the commission for pari-mutuel racing and in either
				case not more than the financial liability of the association license
				throughout the race meeting for which the association license is
				requested.
(b) The bond shall be:
(1) executed by the applicant and a surety
				company or companies authorized to do business in this jurisdiction;
				and
(2) conditioned upon the
				payment by the association of all taxes and all other monies due and payable:
(A) pursuant to statutory
				provisions;
(B) from horsemen's
				accounts; and
(C) from the
				presentation of winning tickets.
The association will distribute all sums due to the patrons
				  of pari-mutuel pools.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 2 - Financial Requirements › Section 2-3 - Financial reports

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC
				  4-31-13-6; IC
				  4-35-7-12
Sec. 3.
(a) The
				commission may require periodic audits to determine that the association has
				funds available to meet those distributions for the purposes required by the
				Act, IC 4-35-7-12, these rules, the
				conditions and nomination race program of the race meeting, and the obligations
				incurred in the daily operation of the race meeting.
(b) An association shall file the following:
(1) A copy of all tax returns.
(2) A balance sheet.
(3) A profit and loss
				statement.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 2 - Financial Requirements › Section 2-4 - Reimbursement of stewards' expenses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9; IC
				  4-31-3-11.5
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 4.
(a) An
				association shall reimburse the commission for the salaries and reasonable
				expenses of all stewards who serve at the association's track. The
				reimbursement shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) All salaries, per diem, fringe benefits,
				and expenses, including, but not limited to, unemployment benefits.
(2) Travel expenses, including lodging for
				any premeet or postmeet duties as approved by the executive director.
(3) All expenses relating to the recruitment
				and interviewing of prospective stewards.
(4) Other expenses related to subdivisions
				(1) through (3) as determined by the executive director.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 2 - Financial Requirements › Section 2-5 - Reimbursement of test barn assistants' expenses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9; IC
				  4-31-12-6
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 5.
An association shall reimburse the commission for the
				  salaries, wages, per diem, fringe benefits, and expenses (including, but not
				  limited to, unemployment benefits) of all test barn assistants who serve at the
				  association's track.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 2 - Financial Requirements › Section 2-6 - Accounting, auditing, and internal control requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 6.
An association, its officers, directors, officials and
				  employees shall fully account for all receipts, disbursements, and balances of
				  whatever kind and shall do the following:
(1) Issue a proper receipt to the payer for
				all monies received detailing:
(A) the
				identity of the payer;
(B) whether
				paid by cash or check;
(C) the
				purpose of payment; and
(D) the
				date and time received.
The receipts shall be serially numbered in at least
				  duplicates and on a form approved by the commission. This subsection does not
				  apply to the sale of pari-mutuel tickets and admission, parking, programs,
				  racing forms, and tip sheets.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 2 - Financial Requirements › Section 2-7 - Records of employees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-5-5
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 7.
An association shall file with the commission on the first
				  day of each month a listing of employees currently on its payroll. Such list
				  shall be in a format and from a source approved by the commission and shall
				  include the employee's:
(1) Social
				Security number;
(2) date of
				birth;
(3) date hired;
				and
(4) date terminated; if any.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-1 - Facilities for patrons and licensees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 1.
(a) An
				association shall ensure that the public areas of the association grounds are
				designed and maintained for the comfort and safety of the patrons and licensees
				and are accessible to all persons with disabilities as required by federal
				law.
(b) An association shall
				provide and maintain adequate rest room facilities for the patrons and
				licensees.
(c) An association shall
				provide an adequate supply of free drinking water.
(d) An association shall maintain all
				facilities on association grounds to ensure the safety and cleanliness of the
				facilities at all times.
(e) During
				a race performance, the association shall provide a first aid room equipped
				with appropriate equipment.
(f) An
				association shall provide a properly equipped ambulance, staffed with certified
				paramedics or EMTs, at any time the race track is open for training or racing.
				If the ambulance is being used to transport an individual, the association may
				not conduct a race, or allow horses with riders on the racetrack, until the
				ambulance is replaced.
(g) An
				association shall provide mandatory orientation of racing emergency procedures
				for all emergency response personnel employed by or assigned as a result of a
				contract to the association grounds.
(h) The ambulance must be positioned at a
				location approved by the commission.
(i) Any jockey that falls or is involved in
				an accident on the track shall be examined by a certified paramedic or
				emergency medical technician (EMT) employed by or under contract with the
				association. The jockey shall not be permitted to fulfill any future engagement
				until he or she is approved by said paramedic or EMT.
(j) An association shall provide adequate
				office space for the use of the stewards and other commission personnel as
				required by the commission. The location and size of the office space,
				furnishings, and equipment required under this section must be approved by the
				commission.
(k) An association
				shall provide telephone and communication systems for the use of the commission
				staff for the performance of their duties within the enclosure. Such system
				shall be approved by the commission. The payment for all utilities in areas
				occupied by commission staff within the enclosure shall be the responsibility
				of the association.
(l) An
				association shall promptly post commission notices in places that can be easily
				viewed by patrons and licensees.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-2 - Bulletin boards required

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 2.
The association shall erect and maintain glass enclosed
				  bulletin boards close to the racing secretary's office, upon which all official
				  notices of the commission shall be posted. The association shall also erect and
				  maintain a glass enclosed bulletin board in the grandstand area where access is
				  granted to all race day patrons, upon which all official notices of the
				  commission may be posted.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-3 - Officials' stands

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 3.
An association shall provide adequate stands for officials to
				  have a clear view of the race track. The location and design of the stands must
				  be approved by the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-4 - Audio and visual equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC
				  4-31-7; IC
				  4-31-8-2
Sec. 4.
(a) An
				association shall provide and maintain in good working order a communication
				system between the:
(1) stewards
				stand;
(2) racing office;
(3) tote room;
(4) jockey's room;
(5) paddock;
(6) test barn;
(7) starting gate;
(8) video camera locations;
(9) clocker's stand;
(10) racing veterinarian;
(11) track announcer;
(12) location of the ambulances (equine and
				human); and
(13) other locations
				and persons designated by the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-5 - Race track

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				surface of a race track must be designed, constructed, and maintained to
				provide for the safety of the jockeys and horses.
(b) Prior to the first race meeting at an
				association race track, a licensed surveyor shall provide to the commission a
				certified report of the grade and measurement of the distances to be
				run.
(c) Distances to be run shall
				be measured from the starting line at a distance three (3) feet out from the
				inside rail or other markings as approved by the commission.
(d) The surveyor's report must be approved by
				the commission prior to the first race day of the meeting.
(e) An association shall provide an adequate
				drainage system for the race track.
(f) An association shall provide adequate
				equipment and personnel to maintain the track surface in a safe training and
				racing condition. The association shall provide back-up equipment for
				maintaining the track surface.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-6 - Rails

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 6.
(a)
				Racetracks, including turf tracks, shall have an inside rail and an outside
				rail or barrier, including gap rails, designed, constructed, and maintained to
				provide for the safety of jockeys and horses. The design and construction of
				rails must be approved by the commission prior to the first racing meeting at
				the track.
(b) The top of the rail
				must be at least thirty-eight (38) inches but no more than forty-two (42)
				inches above the top of the cushion. The inside rail shall have no less than a
				fifteen (15) inch overhang with a continuous smooth cover.
(c) All rails must be constructed of
				materials designed to withstand the impact of a horse running at a gallop.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-7 - Starting gates

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 7.
(a) During
				racing hours, an association shall provide at least two (2) operable padded
				starting gates, which have been approved by the commission.
(b) An association shall make at least one
				(1) starting gate and qualified starting gate personnel available for schooling
				during designated training hours.
(c) An association shall ensure that an
				adequate number of assistant starters is available for each race.
(d) If a race is started at a place other
				than in a chute, the association shall provide and maintain in good operating
				condition back-up equipment for moving the starting gate. The back-up equipment
				must be immediately available to replace the primary moving equipment in the
				event of failure.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-8 - Distance markers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 8.
(a) An
				association shall provide starting point markers and distance poles in a size
				and position that is clearly seen from the steward's stand.
(b) The starting point markers and distance
				poles must be marked as follows: ï¿½ poles Red and white
				horizontal stripes c poles Green and white horizontal stripes
¼ poles Red and white horizontal stripes
1/8 poles Green and white horizontal stripes
1/16 poles Black and white horizontal stripes
220 yards Green and white
250 yards Blue
300 yards Yellow
330 yards Black and white
350 yards Red
400 yards Black
440 yards Red and white
550 yards Black and white horizontal stripes
660 yards Green and white horizontal stripes
770 yards Black and white horizontal stripes
870 yards Blue and white horizontal stripes
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-9 - Lighting

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 9.
(a) An
				association shall provide lighting for the race track and the patron facilities
				that is adequate to ensure the safety and security of the patrons, licensees,
				and horses. Lighting to ensure the proper operation of the videotape and photo
				finish equipment must be approved by the commission.
(b) An association shall provide adequate
				additional lighting in the stable area as required by the commission.
(c) If an association conducts racing at
				night, the association shall maintain a back-up lighting system that is
				sufficient to ensure the safety of race participants and patrons.
(d) If the track goes dark during the running
				of a race, the race may be ruled no contest if, in the stewards opinion, the
				contest or finish was compromised.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-10 - Equine ambulance

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 10.
(a) An
				association shall provide an equine ambulance staffed by trained personnel on
				association grounds on each day that the race track is open for pari-mutuel and
				qualifying racing or training.
(b)
				The ambulance must be properly ventilated and kept at an entrance to the racing
				strip when not in use.
(c) The
				ambulance must be a covered vehicle that is low to the ground and large enough
				to accommodate a horse in distress. The ambulance must be able to:
(1) navigate on the race track during all
				weather conditions; and
(2)
				transport a horse off the association grounds.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-11 - Barns

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 11.
(a) An
				association shall provide barns containing a sufficient number of stalls to
				accommodate all horses approved to race and all other horses approved to be on
				the grounds. The association's stable area configuration and facilities must be
				approved by the commission.
(b) An
				association shall ensure that the barns are kept clean and in good repair. Each
				barn, including the receiving barn, must:
(1)
				have a hot and cold water supply available;
(2) be well-ventilated;
(3) have proper drainage; and
(4) be constructed to be reasonably
				comfortable in all seasons.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-12 - Test barn

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 12.
(a) An
				association shall provide a test barn for taking specimens of urine, blood, or
				other bodily substances or tissues for testing.
(b) The test barn must be equipped with:
(1) a walk area that is large enough to
				accommodate four (4) horses;
(2) at
				least four (4) enclosed stalls that permit observation of the collection
				process and provide for the protection of collection personnel;
(3) facilities and equipment for the
				collection, identification, and storage of samples;
(4) a washrack or washstall that is large
				enough to accommodate two (2) horses at the same time;
(5) hot and cold running water;
(6) clean water buckets for each horse;
				and
(7) any other items requested
				by the commission or the executive director.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 3 - Facilities and Equipment › Section 3-13 - Isolation area

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 13.
(a) An
				association shall provide an isolation area for the care and treatment of a
				horse that is ordered isolated by the racing veterinarian or the official
				veterinarian.
(b) The isolation
				area must be approved by the official veterinarian.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-1 - Security

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 1.
(a) An
				association conducting a race meeting shall maintain security controls over its
				premises. Security controls are subject to the approval of the
				commission.
(b) An association may
				establish a system or method of issuing credentials or passes to restrict
				access to its restricted areas or to ensure that all participants at its race
				meeting are licensed as required by these rules.
(c) An association shall prevent access to
				and shall remove or cause to be removed from its restricted areas any person:
(1) who is unlicensed;
(2) who has not been issued a visitor's pass
				or other identifying credential; or
(3) whose presence in such restricted area is
				unauthorized.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-2 - Fire prevention

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC
				  4-31-8-5
Sec. 2.
(a) An
				association shall develop and implement a program for fire prevention on
				association grounds. An association shall instruct employees working on
				association grounds of the procedures for fire prevention.
(b) Not later than seven (7) days before the
				first day of the first race meeting of the year, an association shall deliver
				to the commission a copy of the state or local fire marshal's certification
				regarding the association's compliance with fire safety regulations or the fire
				marshal's plan of corrections. The certification or plan must be based on an
				inspection of the association grounds conducted by the fire marshal not more
				than thirty (30) days before the first day of the first race meeting of the
				year.
(c) No person shall:
(1) smoke in the paddock, any barn, or under
				any shed row;
(2) burn open fires
				or oil and gas lamps in the stable area;
(3) leave unattended any electrical appliance
				that is plugged in to an electrical outlet;
(4) permit horses to come within reach of
				electrical outlets or cords;
(5)
				store flammable materials, such as cleaning fluids, or solvents in the stable
				area; or
(6) lock a stall which is
				occupied by a horse.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-3 - Insect and rodent control

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 3.
An association and the licensees occupying the association's
				  barn area shall cooperate in procedures to control insects, rodents, or other
				  hazards to horses or licensees.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-4 - Performances

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 4.
The hours of racing, the number of races per race day, and
				  the post time for the first race of each race day are subject to the approval
				  of the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-5 - Complaints

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 5.
(a) An
				association shall designate a location and provide personnel who shall be
				readily available to the public to provide or receive information.
(b) An association shall promptly notify the
				commission of a complaint regarding:
(1) an
				alleged violation of the Act or these rules;
(2) an alleged violation of ordinances or
				statutes;
(3) accidents or
				injuries; or
(4) unsafe or
				unsanitary conditions for patrons, licensees, or horses.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-6 - Ejection and exclusion

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 6.
An association may eject or exclude a person, licensed or
				  unlicensed, from association grounds solely of its own volition and without any
				  reason or excuse given therefor, provided, however, such ejection or exclusion
				  shall not be founded on race, religion, or national origin. An association
				  shall immediately notify the stewards and the commission in writing of any
				  person ejected or excluded by the association and the reasons for the ejection
				  or exclusion.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-7 - Report to file

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 7.
An association shall file with the commission, within seven
				  (7) days of receipt, copies of the following:
(1) any Occupational Safety and Health
				Administration or state or county health reports or citations;
(2) fire inspections or citations;
(3) any other safety, health, security, or
				hazard report from any government agency; or
(4) the association's insurance company's
				inspection reports.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-8 - Track rules

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 8.
(a) The
				association shall have the authority to establish track rules provided such
				rules do not conflict with these rules.
(b) Proposed track rules shall be submitted
				in writing to the commission. Track rules shall be approved by the commission
				or the executive director.
(c) The
				commission or stewards may impose a fine, suspension, or both for a violation
				of an approved track rule.
(d)
				Track rules shall be prominently posted at appropriate locations within the
				enclosure.
(e) Each licensee is
				responsible to be knowledgeable of track rules and agrees to abide by those
				rules.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-9 - Alcohol testing

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 9.
An association shall provide an alcohol breath testing device
				  that is approved by the commission and operated by a person certified to use
				  such a device. The qualifications of individuals operating breath testing
				  devices and the policies and procedures of the breath testing program are
				  subject to the approval of the executive director or the commission's director
				  of security.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-10 - "In Today" program

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9; IC
				  4-31-12-1; IC
				  4-31-13-4
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 10.
(a) The
				association shall, along with the assistance of the trainer or his or her
				licensed designee, identify each horse on the day of the scheduled
				race.
(b) The association shall
				provide security personnel to patrol the stable area on race day in order to
				deter violations of commission rules, to protect the integrity of horse racing,
				to guard the health of the horse, and to safeguard the interests of the
				public.
(c) The association shall
				establish track rules for the implementation of the "In Today" program that
				shall be subject to the approval of the commission or its executive
				director.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 4.5 - FLAT RACING; ASSOCIATIONS › Rule 4 - Operations › Section 4-11 - Escort of practicing veterinarians

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9; IC
				  4-31-12-1; IC
				  4-31-13-4
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 11.
(a) The
				association shall be responsible for providing an employee to escort each
				practicing veterinarian while in the stable area during the time period race
				day furosemide is administered.
(b)
				The association shall be responsible for the filing of any forms and reports
				regarding compliance or noncompliance with these rules as directed by the
				commission or its executive director.
(c) Practicing veterinarians and/or their
				licensed helpers shall cooperate fully with their designated association escort
				at all times.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 5 - LICENSEES › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-1 - Licenses required

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9; IC
				  4-31-6-2; IC
				  4-31-13-4
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 1.
(a) A person
				shall not participate in pari-mutuel racing under the jurisdiction of the
				commission without a valid license issued by the commission. License categories
				shall include the following and others as may be established by the commission:
(1) Racing participants and personnel
				(including owner, authorized agent, trainer, driver, assistant trainer,
				veterinary helper, farrier, stable employees, groom, pari-mutuel clerk, track
				employee, track security, vendor employee, starting gate crew, farrier's
				assistant, valet, track management, practicing or racing veterinarian, equine
				dentist, or other).
(2) Racing
				officials as listed in 71 IAC 3.
(3) Persons employed by the association, or
				employed by a person or concern contracting with or approved by the association
				or commission to provide a pari-mutuel related service or commodity, with job
				duties which require their presence in a restricted area or which require their
				presence anywhere on association grounds.
(4) Sole proprietors and all partners of a
				partnership contracting with or approved by the association or commission to
				provide a service or commodity.
(5)
				Shareholders in a corporation, acting as a contractor or vendor, if required by
				the commission.
(6) Commission
				employees with job duties which require their presence in a restricted area or
				which require their presence anywhere on association grounds.