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Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-4a - Crossover employment prohibited, exceptions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) For purposes of
			 these regulations, "crossover employment" shall mean a situation in which an
			 occupation licensee is concurrently employed at the same racing facility by an
			 organization licensee and a facility owner licensee or facility manager
			 licensee.
(b) Occupation licensees
			 employed by organization licensees, facility owner licensees or facility
			 manager licensees shall not engage in crossover employment except that:
(1) An employee of an organization licensee,
			 facility owner licensee or facility manager licensee may crossover between
			 internal departments of the same licensee upon the advance written approval of
			 the stewards or racing judges and a finding that such crossover does not create
			 a conflict of interest or violation of K.A.R. 112-4-4; and
(2) an employee of an organization licensee,
			 facility owner licensee or facility manager licensee may crossover between
			 licensees upon the advance written approval of the stewards or racing judges
			 and a finding that such crossover does not create a conflict of interest or
			 violation of K.A.R. 112-4-4.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-4b - Prohibited license activity

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The racing
			 judges or stewards, with the approval of the commission, may prohibit an
			 occupation licensee from performing activities not related to the licensee's
			 occupation license when, in the opinion of the racing judges or stewards, such
			 activity reflects adversely on the honesty and integrity of racing.
(b) No occupation licensee licensed as a
			 kennel owner shall act in the capacity of trainer unless properly licensed to
			 do so.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-5 - License identification requirements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each license
			 applicant shall provide identifying personal information including the
			 following:
(1) Full name;
(2) permanent address, including zip code;
(3) type of license;
(4) date of application; and
(5) date of birth.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-6 - License subject to conditions and agreements

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each license
			 issued to a licensee by the commission shall remain the property of the
			 commission.
(b) Possession of a
			 license shall not confer any right upon the holder to employment at a racetrack
			 facility.
(c) Each licensee shall
			 immediately return the occupation license to the commission office at the
			 racetrack facility when the employment requiring a commission license is
			 terminated.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-8 - Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any applicant
			 for an occupation license may be required to demonstrate knowledge,
			 qualifications and proficiency related to the license for which application is
			 made through an examination approved by the commission or its designee.
(b) Unless otherwise authorized by
			 the stewards or racing judges, any unsuccessful license examination applicant
			 may be retested at 30 days following the first failure and six months following
			 the second failure. Applicants failing the examination on the third attempt
			 shall be ineligible for licensure for that license during that calendar year.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-9 - Financial responsibility of applicants

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Upon request of the commission, each applicant for a license as
				a horse or greyhound owner or trainer shall submit satisfactory evidence of
				financial ability to care for and maintain the racing animals owned or trained,
				or both, by the owner or trainer.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-9a - Financial responsibility of licensee

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each commission licensee who purchases food, shelter,
				medications, transportation, veterinary services, supplies, or any other item
				or service, for use in the licensee's racing operation and who fails to pay for
				the services or goods or writes a worthless check at a licensed racing facility
				shall be guilty of conduct detrimental to the best interests of racing and may
				be subject to license suspension or revocation. The burden to prove that debts
				are owed shall be on the person bringing the charges. This regulation shall not
				obligate the commission to collect debts owed by licensees.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-10 - Physical examination

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
As a condition of licensure, each person who is mounted on a
				race horse or driving a race horse within the enclosure or riding in a race
				shall submit proof of a satisfactory physical examination given by a licensed
				physician within the previous 12 months. As required in
				K.A.R.
				112-7-20 and
				K.A.R.
				112-14-10, the physical examination shall
				include visual acuity and hearing examinations. A reexamination of any jockey
				or driver may be required by the commission or the stewards at any time. Any
				jockey or driver may be prohibited from riding or driving by the commission or
				the stewards until the jockey or driver has successfully passed each
				examination.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-11 - Qualifications for jockey

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each person
			 granted a jockey occupation license shall:
(1) Be at least 16 years old; and
(2) weigh no more than 130 pounds.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-12 - Qualifications for apprentice jockey

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any person who
			 has ridden fewer than 40 winners or who has ridden for less than three years
			 since first being licensed in any racing jurisdiction, and who otherwise meets
			 the license qualifications of a jockey, may qualify as an apprentice jockey if
			 the applicant completes satisfactory rides in at least two races under the
			 observation of the stewards. Any apprentice jockey may be granted an apprentice
			 certificate issued by the stewards and filed with the commission in replacement
			 of a traditional apprentice contract.
(b) Each contract and transfer of contract
			 shall be approved by the stewards and filed with the commission. Each contract
			 employer shall not have any interest in the earnings of an apprentice jockey.
			 Racetrack or commission officials and their licensed assistants and employees
			 shall not directly or indirectly buy or sell any contract upon any jockey or
			 apprentice jockey for themselves or any other person.
(c) In thoroughbred races, each apprentice
			 jockey shall ride with a five-pound weight allowance beginning with the
			 apprentice jockey's first mount. Each apprentice jockey's five-pound weight
			 allowance shall:
(1) Continue for a one-year
			 period beginning on the date of the apprentice jockey's fifth winning mount;
(2) continue for a second one-year
			 period beginning on the date the initial one-year period expires if the
			 apprentice jockey has not accumulated a total of 40 winning mounts from the
			 date of the apprentice jockey's first winning mount; and
(3) then terminate:
(A) Upon the expiration of the second
			 one-year period; or
(B) during the
			 second one-year period when the apprentice jockey accumulates a total of 40
			 winning mounts from the date of the apprentice jockey's first winning mount,
			 whichever first occurs.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-14 - Program trainer

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each regular
			 trainer prevented from performing the trainer's duties, including
			 responsibility for the condition of the horses in the trainer's care, by
			 illness or other cause, or who is absent from any competition where horses
			 under the trainer's care are entered and stabled, shall immediately notify the
			 chief steward. At the same time, the trainer shall appoint a substitute
			 trainer. Each substitute trainer's name shall be placed on the entry blank.
			 After the appointment, each substitute trainer shall be equally responsible
			 with the regular trainer for the condition of the horses in the substitute
			 trainer's care.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-14a - Trainer responsibility

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each trainer of
			 record shall be responsible for the following regarding each horse in that
			 trainer's care, with regard to commission orders, regulations, and statutes:
(1) Eligibility;
(2) weight or other allowances claimed;
(3) physical fitness to perform
			 credibly at the distance entered;
(4) absence of prohibited substances;
(5) proper shoeing, bandaging, and
			 equipment;
(6) timely arrival in
			 the paddock; and
(7) proper
			 handling of the horse in the test barn.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-14b - Trainer responsibility

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each trainer of
			 record shall be responsible for greyhounds in the trainer's care as to:
(1) Eligibility;
(2) weight;
(3) physical fitness;
(4) absence of prohibited substances;
(5) proper equipment; and
(6) timely arrival in the paddock.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-15 - Suspended trainer engaged in the training of race horses under the parimutuel racing program of the state of Kansas

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each spouse,
			 parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child, grandchild, uncle, aunt,
			 parent-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law of a trainer engaged in the
			 training of race horses under the parimutuel racing program of the state of
			 Kansas, suspended by the commission or otherwise shall not assume any of the
			 trainer's responsibilities, acts or duties during the term of the suspended
			 trainer's suspension.
(b) Each
			 individual assuming the responsibility for the care, custody or control of the
			 horses of a suspended trainer shall not be paid a salary directly or indirectly
			 by the suspended trainer during the term of the suspended trainer's
			 suspen-sion.
(c) Each trainer
			 assuming the responsibility for the care, custody or control of the horses of a
			 suspended trainer, during the period of the suspended trainer's suspension,
			 shall:
(1) Not use the farm or individual
			 name of the suspended trainer to bill customers;
(2) bill customers directly on the trainer's
			 own bill forms for any services rendered;
(3) maintain a separate account from the
			 suspended trainer for deposits and payments of expenses, including wages of
			 employees;
(4) maintain records of
			 withholding of taxes and deductions from employee pay checks;
(5) maintain records of invoices for all
			 expenses paid during the term of the suspension;
(6) have a written lease, approved by the
			 commission, for the use of any equipment of the suspended trainer;
(7) make no payments of any kind to the
			 suspended trainer, the suspended trainer's family as listed in subsection (a)
			 of this regulation or any entity owned or controlled by the above parties, or
			 to any other person for transfer of right to race, coach or train any of the
			 suspended trainer's horses;
(8)
			 not borrow funds from a suspended trainer or the suspended trainer's family as
			 listed in subsection (a) of this regulation or any entity owned or controlled
			 by the above parties for the purpose of going into the business of training;
			 and
(9) not allow a suspended
			 trainer, the suspended trainer's family as listed in subsection (a) of this
			 regulation, or any entity owned or controlled by the above parties to sign any
			 notes or loans for the trainer for the purpose of going into the business of
			 training.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-16 - Qualifications for license as a horse owner

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each applicant
			 for a horse owner license shall:
(1) Own a
			 record of a properly registered race horse that the horse owner licensee
			 applicant intends to race in Kansas;
(2) have the race horse in the care of a
			 licensed trainer; and
(3) have an
			 interest in the race horse as part owner or lessee or managing owner of a
			 corporation, syndicate or partnership that is the legal owner of the race
			 horse; or
(4) intend to claim a
			 horse by open claim as authorized by K.A.R. 112-7-15.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-17 - Horse ownership by lease

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Any leased horse may be raced if a completed lease form that
				includes the information required by the commission is attached to the
				registration certificate and is on file with the racing secretary. Each lessor
				and lessee shall be licensed as a horse owner. Each lease arrangement shall not
				be made for the purpose of avoiding insurance requirements or commission
				regulations.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-18 - Greyhound ownership by lease

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Any leased greyhound may be raced if a completed lease form
				that includes the information required by the commission is attached to the
				registration certificate and is on file with the director of racing. Each
				lessor and lessee shall be licensed as a greyhound owner. No lease arrangement
				shall be made for the purpose of avoiding insurance requirements or commission
				regulations.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-19 - Horse or greyhound ownership by corporation, partnership, syndicate or other association or entity

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) If the legal
			 owner of any horse or greyhound is a corporation, partnership, syndicate or
			 other association or entity, each shareholder or partner shall be licensed as a
			 horse or greyhound owner unless the stewards, racing judges or the commission
			 determine upon a showing of just cause that the best interests of racing
			 dictate that not all shareholders or partners should be licensed.
(b) Each corporation, partnership, syndicate,
			 or other association or entity that owns a horse or greyhound at a racetrack
			 facility shall file the following information with the commission:
(1) Organizational documents for the entity
			 identifying each shareholder by name and mailing address including zip code;
(2) relative proportion of
			 ownership interest;
(3) terms of
			 sale with contingencies, arrangements or leases;
(4) documents declaring to whom winnings are
			 payable and under what name the horse or greyhound shall be run; and
(5) the name and address including zip code
			 of each licensed person or persons who assumes all responsibilities as owner of
			 the horse or grey-hound.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-20 - Stable name registration

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each person who
			 proposes to use a stable name shall annually register the stable name with the
			 commission and shall pay the required fee. Each horse owned in whole or in part
			 by the same person shall be run under the stable name.
(b) Each applicant shall disclose the
			 identity or identities of each person using the stable name.
(c) Each change in stable name shall be
			 reported immediately to the commission and approval obtained from the
			 commission before the name is used.
(d) The commission shall be provided written
			 notice of each cancellation of a stable name.
(e) Any person may change a stable name by
			 registering a new stable name and by paying the required fee.
(f) Each stable name shall be clearly
			 distinguishable from that of another registered stable name.
(g) Each stable name and the name of the
			 owner or managing owner shall be published in the official racing program. If
			 the stable name includes more than one person, the official program shall list
			 the name of the managing owner along with the phrase "et al."
(h) If a partnership, corporation, syndicate
			 or other association or entity proposes to use a stable name, it shall comply
			 with commission regulations governing multiple ownership including any payment
			 of fees in addition to fees for the registration of a stable name.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-21 - Kennel name registration

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each person who
			 proposes to use a kennel name shall register the kennel name with the
			 commis-sion.
(b) The applicant
			 shall disclose the identity or identities of every person using the kennel
			 name.
(c) As long as a kennel name
			 is registered, no individual using that kennel name shall register or use any
			 other name or kennel name for racing purposes.
(d) A kennel name may be changed by
			 registering a new kennel name.
(e)
			 No person shall register a kennel name that has been previously registered with
			 any organization licensee.
(f)
			 Each kennel name shall be clearly distinguishable from all other registered
			 kennel names.
(g) If a
			 partnership, corporation, syndicate or other association or entity proposes to
			 use a kennel name, it shall comply with commission regulations governing
			 multiple ownership, including any payment of fees.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-21a - Kennel owner license

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each applicant
			 for a kennel owner license shall:
(1) be the
			 owner or partial owner of a kennel registered pursuant to K.A.R. 112-4-21; and
(2) have a current kennel contract
			 with an organization licensee.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-22 - Licensing required

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each person
			 shall complete all license procedures required by the commission before that
			 person assumes any duties at a racetrack facility except as follows.
(b)
(1) Any
			 trainer or assistant trainer may apply for a 30-day license on behalf of an
			 absentee horse owner and pay the required application fees. Each horse owned by
			 an absentee horse owner shall be permitted only one start during the 30-day
			 period. Each absentee horse owner shall complete the licensing procedure before
			 the 30-day license expires. No organization licensee shall pay purse money to
			 the absentee horse owner until the owner secures a permanent horse owner's
			 license.
(2) If the permanent
			 horse owner's license is not secured within 30 days, the trainer, assistant
			 trainer, or absentee owner may be penalized by the commission.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-22a - Registrations required

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Any
			 corporation, partnership, syndicate, stable, or other association or entity
			 owning a horse shall register the entity with the commission before racing in a
			 parimutuel race except as follows.
(b)
(1) Any
			 trainer or assistant trainer may apply for a 30-day temporary registration on
			 behalf of the absentee legal owner owning a horse at a racetrack facility and
			 pay the required fees. Each horse owned by an entity with a temporary
			 registration shall be permitted only one start during the 30-day period. The
			 managing owner of the entity with this temporary registration shall complete
			 the registration procedure before the 30-day registration expires. No
			 organization licensee shall pay purse money to any such registered entity or
			 managing owner until a permanent registration is secured.
(2) If the permanent registration is not
			 secured within 30 days, the trainer, assistant trainer, or persons having an
			 interest in the entity with the temporary registration may be penalized by the
			 commission.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-23 - Conduct

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
No person shall perform any of the following:
(a) engage in any conduct that by its nature
			 is unsportsmanlike or detrimental to the best interests of racing;
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(b) willfully ignore, refuse to comply, or
			 interfere with verbal or written orders of a racing official or commission
			 employee or representative in the performance of official duties; or
(c) threaten or use abusive or profane
			 language when addressing a racing official, licensee, or commission employee or
			 representative.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-24 - Qualifications for amateur jockey

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each person granted an amateur jockey occupation license shall:
(a) be at least 16 years old;
(b) meet all qualification rules
			 for membership to the amateur riders' club of the Americas (ARCAS) as currently
			 contained in the membership application form amended in December 1992;
(c) hold a current amateur rider's
			 license from ARCAS and be a current member of ARCAS;
(d) weigh no more than 142 pounds;
(e) not hold a current license as a jockey or
			 apprentice jockey;
(f) submit
			 proof of a satisfactory physical examination given by a person licensed to
			 practice medicine and surgery within the previous 12 months. As required by
			 K.A.R. 112-7-20 and K.A.R. 112-14-10, the physical examination shall include
			 visual acuity and hearing examinations. A reexamination of any amateur jockey
			 may be required by the commission or the stewards at any time. An amateur
			 jockey may be prohibited from riding by the commission or the stewards until
			 the jockey has successfully passed each examination;
(g) wear properly fastened safety helmets
			 while mounted on a race horse within the enclosure or riding in a race; and
(h) meet all licensing
			 requirements stated in these racing regulations.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-25 - Qualifications for license as a greyhound owner

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each applicant for a greyhound owner license shall:
(1) possess a record of a properly registered
			 greyhound, eligible to race, that the applicant intends to race in Kansas;
(2) have the greyhound in the care
			 of a licensed trainer; and
(3)
			 have an interest in the greyhound as owner, part owner or lessee, or managing
			 owner of a corporation, syndicate or partnership that is the legal owner of the
			 greyhound.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 4 - OCCUPATION AND CONCESSIONAIRE LICENSES › Section 112-4-26 - Denial of an occupation license

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Except as
			 provided in K.A.R. 112-6-1 et seq., all proceedings relating to the denial,
			 suspension, or revocation of an occupation license shall be conducted in
			 accordance with the Kansas administrative procedure act,
			 K.S.A.
			 77-501 et seq.
(b) As used in
			 K.S.A.
			 74-8816(e)(3) the phrase
			 "qualified to perform the duties associated with the license being applied for"
			 shall in the case of all occupation license applicants include the requirement
			 that such applicant shall have no present or prior activities, criminal record,
			 or reputation, habits, or associations that meet either of these conditions:
(1) pose a threat to the public interest or
			 to the effective regulation of parimutuel racing or wagering; or
(2) create or enhance the dangers of
			 unsuitable, unfair, or illegal practices in the conduct or parimutuel racing or
			 wagering.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 5 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-5-1 - Horse race track officials and backup officials; prohibited interests; responsibility; accountability; identification and approval; unavailability

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Unless
			 otherwise ordered by the commission, the racetrack officials at each race meet
			 for horses shall be the following:
(1) The
			 starter;
(2) the paddock judge;
(3) the patrol judges;
(4) the placing judges;
(5) the clerk of scales;
(6) the racing secretary;
(7) the mutuel manager;
(8) the horsemen's bookkeeper;
(9) the identifier;
(10) the general manager; and
(11) any backup to any of these positions.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 5 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-5-2 - Commission officials, stewards

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each licensee
			 and each individual attending horses during a race meet shall conduct the
			 licensee's and individual's activities under the general authority and
			 supervision of the stewards. The stewards may interpret any of these racing
			 regulations, and the stewards may order any appropriate action not expressly
			 authorized by these racing regulations in order to ensure a fair race and to
			 protect the best interests of racing.
(b) The stewards shall determine each matter
			 regarding entry, eligibility and racing. The stewards shall supervise each
			 entry, declaration and scratch.
(c) If a vacancy occurs among the stewards,
			 the chief steward shall immediately appoint a substitute. If the chief steward
			 is absent, the senior associate steward shall make the appointment. The
			 stewards shall immediately report each substitution to the commission office.
(d) The stewards' jurisdiction
			 over any matter shall commence 72 hours before any entry is taken for the first
			 day of racing at the meet and shall extend until 30 days after the last day of
			 the meet. If a dispute arises during a race meet that is not settled within the
			 stewards' 30-day jurisdiction, the authority of the stewards may be extended by
			 the commission until the matter is resolved or until it is referred or appealed
			 to the commission.
(e) Any
			 occupation licensee may be penalized by the stewards or the commission in
			 accordance with the Kansas parimutuel racing act and the Kansas administrative
			 procedure act. At the direction of the commission, all of the stewards, or any
			 of them, may conduct summary adjudicative hearings in accordance with the
			 Kansas administrative procedure act.
(f) The steward shall immediately report each
			 penalty to the commission.
(g) The
			 stewards may suspend any horse from participating in races for a period of time
			 determined by the stewards if the horse does not meet the requirements of, or
			 has been involved in any violations of these racing regulations or any
			 provisions of the Kansas parimutuel racing act.
(h) Any matter within the jurisdiction of the
			 stewards may be referred by the stewards to the commission with or without
			 recommendation.
(i) The stewards
			 shall maintain a detailed written account of each question, dispute, protest,
			 complaint and objection. The stewards shall prepare and submit a daily report
			 to the executive director within 72 hours of the race date that is the subject
			 of the report. The report shall detail each raceday's activities, including:
(1) each foul and disqualification;
(2) each disciplinary hearing;
(3) each suspension;
(4) the conduct of each race;
(5) each interruption and delay; and
(6) the condition of the racetrack
			 facility.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 5 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-5-3 - The starter

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each starter
			 shall have complete jurisdiction over the starting gate and the starting of
			 each horse. Any starter may issue orders to ensure each participant an equal
			 opportunity to a fair start.
(b)
			 Each starter shall appoint assistants. However, the starter shall not permit
			 the assistants to handle or take charge of any horse in the starting gate
			 without the starter's express permission. If the assistant starters are
			 unavailable to head a horse, the horse's trainer shall be responsible to
			 provide qualified individuals to head or tail a horse in the starting gate.
			 Each starter shall establish qualifications for and maintain a list of
			 qualified individuals approved by the stewards who may head or tail a horse in
			 the starting gate. Each assistant starter or individual handling a horse at the
			 starting gate shall not impede the start of the race, whether intentionally or
			 otherwise. Only the jockey, starter, assistant starter or header handling the
			 horse at the starting gate may be permitted to strike a horse in an attempt to
			 load the horse in the starting gate. Only each jockey shall slap, boot or
			 otherwise attempt to dispatch the horse the jockey is riding from the starting
			 gate.
(c) Each starter shall
			 maintain a starter's list of each horse that is ineligible to be entered in any
			 race because of poor or inconsistent performance in the starting gate. Each
			 horse on the starter's list shall be refused entry until it has demonstrated to
			 the starter or the starter's representative that it has been satisfactorily
			 schooled in loading in the gate. Each starter or the starter's representative
			 shall directly supervise the schooling.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 5 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-5-4 - Paddock judge

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each paddock
			 judge shall exclude from the paddock each person who has no official business
			 with any horse entered.
(b) Each
			 paddock judge shall supervise the assembling of the horses scheduled to race,
			 the saddling of horses in the paddock, the mounting of the jockeys and their
			 departure for the post.
(c) Each
			 paddock judge shall keep a record of all equipment carried by each horse in
			 each race under the paddock judge's jurisdiction. Equipment carried by each
			 horse shall not be changed without prior approval of the stewards. At the
			 request of the stewards, each paddock judge shall report the equipment carried
			 by any horse.
(d) Before each
			 race, each paddock judge shall require the plater in attendance at the paddock
			 to examine each horse entered and to determine whether the horse is properly
			 shod. Each paddock judge shall report the findings of the plater immediately to
			 the stewards.
(e) Any paddock
			 judge may permit a horse to be lead to the post by a properly licensed pony
			 person.
(f) Each paddock judge
			 shall report any irregularity to the stewards.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 5 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-5-5 - Patrol judges

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The stewards
			 shall determine the number of patrol judges needed for the orderly conduct of
			 the race meet and shall direct the placing of the patrol judges at points of
			 vantage about the racetrack subject to the approval of the commission.
(b) Each patrol judge shall be
			 subject to the orders of the stewards and shall report to the stewards any
			 incident affecting the conduct of a race that they observe.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 5 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-5-6 - Placing judges and timers

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each placing
			 judge and timer shall occupy the judges' or stewards' stand when the horses
			 pass the finish line. The placing judges and timers shall hand time, place the
			 horses in correct order of finish and report the results of the race. In case
			 of a dead heat or a disagreement about the correct order of the finish, the
			 decision of the stewards shall be final. If an objection is made and sustained
			 against the winner or any horse placed within the purse, this regulation shall
			 not prevent the placing judges from correcting any mistake subject to
			 confirmation by the stewards.
(b)
			 If the placing judges disagree about the order of finish, the placing judges
			 shall inspect a photograph of the finish. A determination by a majority of the
			 placing judges shall establish the order of finish, and that determination
			 shall be final. If the winning range is less than half a length, or if the
			 horses are widely spaced across the track, a photograph of the finish shall be
			 inspected by the placing judges and an identical copy shall be posted for
			 public observation.
(c) Each
			 placing judge shall consider only the position of the horses' noses when
			 determining the most forward point of progress.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 5 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-5-7 - Clerk of scales

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each clerk of
			 scales shall be responsible for the presence of each jockey in the jockey room
			 at the appointed time and shall verify that each jockey has a current
			 occupation license.
(b) Each clerk
			 of scales shall have the scales checked for accuracy by a certified person
			 before the beginning of the race meet and at least once each 30 days thereafter
			 during the race meet.
(c) Each
			 clerk of the scales shall verify the correct weight of each jockey at
			 weighing-out and weighing-in and shall immediately report any discrepancy to
			 the stewards.
(d) Each clerk of
			 scales shall be responsible for the security of the jockeys' room, the conduct
			 of the jockeys and the conduct of the jockey attendants.
(e) Each clerk of scales shall:
(1) Promptly report to the stewards each
			 infraction of the regulations pertaining to weight, weighing, riding equipment
			 or conduct;
(2) provide an
			 accounting of all data required on the scale sheet and submit that data to the
			 "horsemen's bookkeeper" at the end of each race day;
(3) maintain the record of applicable winning
			 races on each apprentice certificate at the meet; and
(4) release the apprentice certificate to the
			 apprentice jockey at the close of the meet or upon the apprentice jockey's
			 departure.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 5 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-5-8 - Racing secretary

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each racing
			 secretary shall write and publish conditions of each race and shall distribute
			 them to "horsemen" as far in advance of the closing of entries as possible. The
			 racing secretary shall submit the first condition book for each race meeting to
			 the commission for approval 30 days before printing.
(b) Each racing secretary shall be
			 responsible for safe keeping of the registration certificates during the race
			 meet and shall return the certificates to the trainers on request or at the
			 conclusion of the race meet. The racing secretary shall record the winning
			 races for the horses on the forms supplied by the breed registry, which shall
			 remain attached to the registration certificate.
(c) Each racing secretary shall maintain a
			 list of horses stabled at the racing facility and the stalls assigned to each
			 trainer. Each racing secretary shall update the list daily and provide a copy
			 of the most current list to the stewards and the commission's security director
			 each week.
(d) Each trainer shall
			 maintain a record of the stall location of each horse in the trainer's care.
			 The trainer shall provide this information to the commission upon request.
(e) The racing secretary shall:
(1) Take entries;
(2) check eligibility;
(3) close entries;
(4) select the races to be drawn;
(5) conduct the draw;
(6) post the overnight sheet;
(7) compile the official program; and
(8) discharge such other duties as
			 required by the regulations or directed by the stewards.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 5 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-5-9 - The identifier

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The identifier
			 shall identify each horse starting in a race. Each identifier shall inspect
			 documents of ownership, eligibility, registration or breeding as may be
			 necessary to ensure proper identification of each horse that is eligible to
			 compete in a race meet.
(b) Each
			 identifier shall immediately report to the paddock judge and the stewards each
			 horse that is not properly identified or any irregularities reflected in the
			 official identification records.
(c) The identifier shall ensure that each
			 horse is properly shod before departure for the post.
(d) The identifier shall report to the
			 stewards and to the commission on general racing practices observed and shall
			 perform other duties as the commission may require.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 5 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-5-10 - The mutuel manager

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) For purposes of
			 these regulations, the mutuel manager shall be the individual who is
			 responsible for overseeing the operations of the mutuel department and the
			 money room.
(b) The mutuel manager
			 shall have knowledge of all aspects of the Kansas racing commission rules and
			 regulations pertaining to partimutuel wagering and shall perform the following
			 duties:
(1) supervise all mutuel employees,
			 including all mutuel tellers;
(2)
			 be responsible for the training, scheduling and job performance of all mutuel
			 employees;
(3) maintain efficient
			 customer relations and oversee the services provided to patrons at the mutuel
			 windows on a race by race basis;
(4) be responsible for working directly with
			 the tote department in order to help oversee the tote operations and to assist
			 in comparing prices and verifying mutuel payoffs; and
(5) report all pertinent parimutuel activity
			 to the racing judges and stewards.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 6 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-6-1 - Greyhound racetrack officials and backup officials; prohibited interests; responsibility; accountability; identification and approval; unavailability

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Unless
			 otherwise ordered by the commission, racetrack officials at a race meet for
			 greyhounds shall be as follows:
(1) The
			 director of racing;
(2) the mutuel
			 manager;
(3) the paddock judge;
(4) the kennel master;
(5) the clerk of scales;
(6) the starter;
(7) the lure operator;
(8) the chartwriter;
(9) the racing secretary;
(10) the general manager; and
(11) any backup to any of these positions.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 6 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-6-2 - Commission officials, racing judges

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each licensee
			 and each individual attending greyhounds during a race meet shall conduct
			 activities under the general authority and supervision of the racing judges.
			 The racing judges may interpret any of these racing regulations, and the racing
			 judges may order any appropriate action not expressly authorized by these
			 racing regulations in order to ensure a fair race and to protect the best
			 interests of racing.
(b) Each race
			 day, any licensee who wishes to consult with the racing judges may do so at the
			 offices of the racetrack facility.
(1) Two of
			 the three racing judges shall be in attendance at least one-half hour before
			 weighing in time.
(2) The third
			 racing judge shall be in attendance at the racetrack facility at least one-half
			 hour before post-time for the first official race.
(3) If all three of the racing judges are
			 present in the judges' stand during a performance, one and only one racing
			 judge may leave the judges' stand to supervise any racing-related matter as
			 official duties may dictate.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 6 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-6-3 - Director of racing

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The director of
			 racing shall have general supervision over each owner, trainer and any other
			 individual attendant on greyhounds.
(b) The director of racing shall have control
			 over and free access to the racetrack facility.
(c) The director of racing shall determine
			 all matters regarding eligibility, entries, withdrawals, scratches and the
			 conduct of the races, except as those matters may be otherwise determined by
			 the racing judges.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 6 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-6-4a - Lead outs

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) The lead out
			 shall not be considered an official for purposes of these regulations.
(b)
(1) Each licensee shall train lead outs in
			 the scope and proper performance of duties before working official races.
(2) Each licensee shall properly
			 train lead outs in the handling of greyhounds. This training shall include the
			 following:
(A) The proper method of leading
			 greyhounds;
(B) weighing of,
			 placement in, and removal of greyhounds from lock-out kennels;
(C) handling of blankets, muzzles, and
			 leashes;
(D) placement in the
			 starting box; and
(E) returning
			 the greyhound to the kennel representative after the finish of a race.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 6 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-6-5 - Clerk of scales

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each clerk of
			 scales shall monitor the weigh-in and weigh-out of each greyhound and shall
			 post the accurate weight of each greyhound on the weight board for the
			 information of the public. The established race weight, pre-post weight and
			 track weight must be promptly posted or announced for the information of the
			 public.
(b) Each clerk of scales
			 shall keep a record of the weigh-in and the weigh-out weights and shall record
			 any scratches and the reasons for them.
(c) Each clerk of scales shall be responsible
			 for having the scales checked for accuracy by a certified person before each
			 race meet. Each organization licensee shall equip the scales with a certified
			 weight for the use of any interested person.
(d) Each clerk of scales shall promptly
			 report to the racing judges each infraction of the regulations regarding weight
			 or weighing.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 6 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-6-6 - The starter

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each starter
			 shall give the orders and take the actions necessary to secure a fair start for
			 the entries.
(b) Each greyhound
			 shall be started from a starting box that is approved by the commission. Unless
			 otherwise approved by the commission, the starting box shall consist of eight
			 positions, and the starting box lid shall be opened by an automatic starting
			 device.
(c) Each starter shall
			 report each delay of race and the cause of the delay to the racing judges.
(d) Each starter shall notify the
			 racing judges if any greyhound appears to be disabled or unfit to run because
			 of an accident that occurred before the greyhound was placed in the starting
			 box.
(e) Each starting box to be
			 used during a performance shall be tested before the first race of the
			 performance.
(f) If the automatic
			 starting device fails to operate properly, each starter shall make only one
			 manual attempt to open the starting box. If the starting box does not open
			 completely after the first manual attempt, the starter shall notify the racing
			 judges immediately.
Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION › Article 6 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS › Section 112-6-7 - The lure operator

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each lure
			 operator shall direct complete attention to the operation of the mechanical
			 lure during each race meet. Each organization licensee shall provide the lure
			 operator with a room as free as possible from any disturbance that may distract
			 the lure operator during the conduct of duties.
(b) Each lure operator shall run a consistent
			 lure at all times and shall immediately report to the racing judges each
			 circumstance that may prevent the running of a consistent lure.
(c) The lure operator shall run the
			 mechanical lure completely around the racing strip at least twice prior to the
			 first post time to determine that the lure is in perfect working condition.