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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.9 - Grounds for refusal, suspension, revocation

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The commission may refuse to issue or
						renew a license, or may suspend or revoke a license if it shall find that the
						applicant or any person who is a partner, agent, employee or associate of the
						applicant has been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction, or is or has been
						associating or consorting with any person who has or persons who have been
						convicted of a crime or crimes in any jurisdiction or jurisdictions, or is
						consorting or associating with or has consorted or associated with bookmakers,
						touts or persons of similar pursuits, or has himself engaged in similar
						pursuits, or is financially irresponsible, or has been guilty of or attempted
						any fraud or misrepresentation in connection with racing, breeding or
						otherwise, or has violated or attempted to violate any law with respect to
						racing in any jurisdiction or any rule, regulation or order of the commission,
						or shall have violated any rule of racing that shall have been approved or
						adopted by the commission or has been guilty of or engaged in similar, related
						or like practices. Furthermore, the commission may refuse to issue or renew a
						license, or may suspend or revoke a license if, in the opinion of the
						commission, the refusal to issue or renew a license or the suspension or
						revocation of a license is necessary to protect the public health, safety or
						welfare.
(b) The stockholders,
						members or beneficiaries of any lessor corporation, syndicate, partnership,
						estate, trust or other legal entity that leases horses or designates a managing
						owner, for racing purposes in the State of New York, as well as such entity,
						shall make and file with the commission as and when requested by the
						commission, a report or reports under oath containing such information as the
						commission may specify. Upon refusal or failure to file any such report or
						reports, the commission may disqualify any horses in which such entity has a
						property interest from racing or may refuse a license to any lessee or designee
						of such corporation, syndicate, partnership or other entity or may revoke any
						such license that it may have granted.
(c) In addition to the commission's powers to
						suspend or revoke a license or as an alternative to the exercise of any such
						powers, the commission may impose such civil penalty as may be prescribed by
						law.
(d) A denial of or refusal to
						issue a license shall be subject to adjudication in accordance with Racing,
						Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 220 and the provisions of Part
						4550 of this Chapter.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.10 - Procedure for revocation

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No license shall be revoked unless such revocation is
						  at a meeting of the commission on notice to the licensee, who shall be entitled
						  to a hearing in respect of such revocation. In the conduct of such hearing the
						  commission shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence but all evidence
						  offered before the commission shall be reduced to writing, and such evidence
						  together with the exhibits, if any, and the findings of the commission shall be
						  permanently preserved and shall constitute the record of the commission in such
						  case. The action of the commission in refusing, suspending or in revoking a
						  license shall be reviewable in the Supreme Court in the manner provided by and
						  subject to the provisions of article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and
						  Rules.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.11 - Refund of fees

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Refund of fees is governed by Racing, Pari-Mutuel
						  Wagering and Breeding Law section 220(4).
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.12 - Jockeys-minimum age

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No jockey license shall be granted to anyone less than
						  16 years of age.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.13 - Ownership affidavit required

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
An owner to be eligible for a license may be required
						  to submit an affidavit as to his or her ownership or lease of all horses in his
						  or her possession in such form as the commission may require.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.14 - Certain disqualifications

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
						No person shall be eligible for an owner's or trainer's license if, during the
						term of such license, he or she would practice as farrier, veterinarian, or
						veterinary technician with horses racing under the jurisdiction of the
						commission; provided, however, that a duly licensed owner may personally shoe a
						horse owned by him or her upon applying for and receiving a certificate of
						fitness therefore from the commission.
(b) Disqualification of a licensee from
						having a license applies equally to the licensee's spouse, unless the spouse of
						the disqualified person shows to the satisfaction of the commission that
						ownership and racing of his or her horses are independent of or not under the
						control or influence of the disqualified spouse.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.15 - Amateur jockey to be licensed

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
An amateur wishing to ride in races on even terms with
						  jockeys must obtain a jockey license from the commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.16 - Emergency permit

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In an emergency, the steward of the commission may
						  permit owners, trainers, assistant trainers and jockeys to start, train or ride
						  pending action on their applications.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.17 - Riding without license

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Persons never having ridden in a race may be allowed to
						  ride twice before applying for a license, if approved by the steward of the
						  commission; but licenses shall not be granted to persons who have never ridden
						  in a race.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.18 - Ineligibles not to be employed

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All persons holding or applying for occupational
						  licenses are forbidden to employ, in any capacity in or in connection with
						  their licensed occupations, any person determined or adjudged by the commission
						  to be ineligible for an occupational license.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.19 - Financial responsibility

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Any participant who shall accumulate unpaid
						  obligations, default in obligations, issue drafts or checks that are dishonored
						  or payment refused, or otherwise display financial irresponsibility reflecting
						  on his or her experience, character or general fitness, shall be subject to
						  refusal, suspension or revocation of license.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.20 - Badge identification system

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All licenses and participants shall comply with the
						  requirements of subdivision (b) of section
						  4003.50 of this Article and shall
						  be subject to the provisions of subdivision (h) of section
						  4003.50 of this Article for failure
						  to so comply.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.21 - License requirements for assistant trainer

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) In addition to the qualifications set
						forth in section
						4002.8 of this Part, an initial
						license as an assistant trainer may only be issued to an applicant who:
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) has a minimum of three years experience
						in the care of horses on the race track or horse farm, at least two full years
						of which is as a gainfully employed licensed groom or licensed exercise
						person;
(3) is vouched for, in
						writing, by the licensed trainer by whom such assistant trainer will be
						employed;
(4) passes a written or
						oral test conducted by the commission which may include questions on horse
						anatomy, disease, medication, applicable rules, regulations and training
						conditions of racing, stable business management, training procedures and
						equipment; and
(5) passes a
						practical examination administered by the commission which may include
						questions on anatomy, lameness/disease and care of a horse and demonstrations
						of bandaging, saddling and other standard practices.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.22 - License qualifications for trainer

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In addition to the qualifications set forth in section
						  4002.8 of this Part, an initial
						  trainer's license may only be issued to an applicant who:
(a) has been employed at least 12 months as a
						licensed assistant trainer in this State; or
(b) has been licensed as a trainer in another
						jurisdiction for one year, and presents a certificate from the stewards at a
						track in such other jurisdiction that they believe such applicant to be a
						competent and qualified trainer.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.23 - License qualifications for private trainer

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In addition to the qualifications set forth in section
						  4002.8 of this Part, an initial
						  private trainer's license may be issued to an applicant that will allow the
						  applicant to act as trainer only for horses in which the applicant holds an
						  ownership or lease interest exceeding 50 percent if the applicant:
(a) has been licensed as an owner in this or
						another jurisdiction for at least one year;
(b) can show three years of concentrated
						experience in the care and training of thoroughbred race horses; and
(c) passes the written and practical tests
						given for assistant trainer.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.24 - License requirements for jockey's agent

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In addition to the qualifications set forth in section
						  4002.8 of this Part:
(a) a license as a jockey's agent may be
						initially issued only to an applicant who:
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) passes a written or oral test conducted
						by the commission, which may include questions on entry and eligibility
						requirements for horses to race and the rules and regulations relating to
						jockeys, jockey's agents and racing in general;
(3) has submitted to the commission a written
						contract or other evidence of appointment by a jockey for whom such applicant
						is to act as agent; and
(4) is
						qualified, as determined by the stewards or other commission designee, by
						reason of experience, background and knowledge.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.25 - License requirements for farrier

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In addition to meeting the qualifications as set forth
						  in section 4002.8 of this Part:
(a) an initial farrier's license may be
						issued to an applicant who:
(1) is at least
						18 years of age;
(2) has served at
						least three years verified apprenticeship with a licensed farrier or, if
						possessing a valid certificate from a recognized farrier's school, two years of
						such apprenticeship (or equivalent experience acceptable to the
						commission);
(3) passes a written
						or oral examination, administered by the commission, consisting of questions on
						horse anatomy, particularly hoof and leg structure, lameness/disease of the
						hoof and leg, the types and uses of different shoes, and the procedures of
						shoeing; and
(4) passes a practical
						test to the commission's satisfaction consisting of shoeing a horse, including
						a fire test while observed by a designee of the commission, the State
						veterinarian and other persons duly designated by the commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.26 - License requirements for exercise rider

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In addition to the requirements of sections
						  4002.8 and
						  4002.29 of this Part:
(a) An exercise rider license may be issued
						only to an applicant who has received and submitted an endorsement of the head
						outrider and a steward in a form and manner approved by the commission. The
						head outrider, by making an endorsement, certifies that the applicant has been
						observed riding one or more horses on the racetrack and has an ability to
						navigate safely and respond safely to track conditions.
(b) An applicant for an initial exercise
						rider license shall provide evidence of employment by a licensed trainer,
						except as otherwise provided under this Part.
(c) An exercise rider shall not be authorized
						to ride from a starting gate unless the exercise rider has received the
						endorsement of the starter certifying that the exercise rider has demonstrated
						knowledge of starting gate procedures and is satisfied that the exercise rider
						can break safely from a starting gate.
(d) An outrider may require an exercise rider
						during the first six months of initial licensure as an exercise rider to wear a
						helmet cover and vest and/or an armband of a distinctive color while training.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.27 - License requirements for apprentice jockey

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In addition to the requirements of sections
						  4002.8 and
						  4002.29 of this Part, an apprentice
						  jockey license may be issued only to an applicant who:
(a) is at least 16 years of age;
(b) if, under 18 years of age, has the
						written consent of a parent or guardian;
(c) is vouched for, in writing, by a licensed
						trainer who has engaged the applicant as an exercise rider;
(d) has at least two years of experience on
						the backstretch or farm in horse handling, the past one year of which has been
						as an exercise person;
(e) has
						obtained a gate card from the starter at the meeting;
(f) passes a written or oral examination
						conducted by the stewards, which may include questions on the anatomy,
						characteristics and locomotion of the horse; lameness, bleeding and other
						equine problems; riding and track equipment; and rules and regulations relating
						to jockeys and racing in general; and
(g) thereafter demonstrates riding ability
						satisfactory to the commission while temporarily licensed. Should such
						applicant foul, be careless or unsafe, or be found guilty of any other riding
						infraction while temporarily licensed, the apprentice jockey may be penalized
						for such conduct, including the temporary license may be cancelled and not
						reissued for six months.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.28 - License requirements for jockey

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In addition to the requirements of sections
						  4002.8 and
						  4002.29 of this Part, a full
						  jockey's license (initial and renewal) may be issued only to an applicant who
(a) meets the requirements of an
						apprentice jockey in section
						4002.27 of this Part;
(b) can demonstrate good physical condition
						for a jockey; and
(c) has
						demonstrated to the stewards a competence of riding ability, which may include
						consideration of the recommendations from the starter, head outrider and the
						designated representatives of the jockeys and the horsemen of the racetrack.
						The demonstration of ability shall include the ability to break with a horse in
						company from the starting gate, working a horse in company around a turn and
						down a stretch, switching a crop from one hand to the other while maintaining
						control of the horse in a stretch drive, and causing a horse to switch lead
						coming out of a turn.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.29 - Rider medical fitness for licensing

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Rider means a jockey, apprentice jockey,
						exercise rider, outrider, pony rider or other individual whose job requires the
						person to mount or ride a horse on the racetrack grounds.
(b) Each rider must comply with the
						requirements of this section before a license may be issued or
						renewed.
(c) Each rider shall meet
						the following fitness standards:
(1) has a
						minimum 20/20 vision acuity, corrected, in one eye as certified by a licensed
						physician or optometrist in a form and manner approved by the
						commission.
(2) has hearing
						capability with a minimum range of 500-2000 c/sec and no hearing loss greater
						than 35 A-weighted decibels (dBA) in either ear, and that is adequate to hear
						instructions and not risk the safety of other jockeys, as certified by a
						licensed physician or licensed audiologist in a form and manner approved by the
						commission; and
(3) has an
						appropriate range of pain-free movement and, if necessary, possesses
						radiological evidence of a sound bony union of a fractured or cracked bone, has
						clearance from an orthopedic surgeon and can show that his or her ability to
						ride safely is unaffected.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.30 - Reportable injury or change in medical condition or medications

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) A reportable injury means any loss of
						consciousness, a head injury or concussion, a severe back injury, a fracture or
						dislocation involving a limb bone or joints, a fracture of the pelvis or spine,
						or any injury or illness that results in being hospitalized for one or more
						nights or away from work or an inability to perform one or more routine
						functions at work for one week or more (including the day the injury or illness
						began).
(b) Any jockey, apprentice
						jockey or exercise rider who suffers a reportable injury at a racetrack shall
						record the incident in the HIS.
(c)
						Where a jockey, apprentice jockey or exercise rider sustains a reportable
						injury since last riding, he or she shall inform the stewards at the earliest
						opportunity and shall not ride, attempt to ride, weigh out or attempt to weigh
						out until passed fit to ride by the stewards.
(d) Where a jockey, apprentice jockey or
						exercise rider has been diagnosed with a musculoskeletal injury, disorder or
						other condition below the standards set forth in subdivision (c) of section
						4002.28 of this Part, he or she he
						must inform the stewards at the earliest opportunity, and must not weigh out or
						attempt to weigh out until passed fit to ride by the stewards.
(e) Where a jockey, apprentice jockey or
						exercise rider has commenced or will commence taking medication that:
(1) may put such rider at greater risk in the
						event of a fall;
(2) has side
						effects that could interfere with such rider's physical capability, judgment,
						coordination or alertness; or
(3)
						could interfere with such rider's physical capability, judgment, coordination
						or alertness; he or she shall inform the stewards at the earliest opportunity
						and shall not ride, attempt to ride, weigh out or attempt to weigh out until
						passed fit to ride by the stewards.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.31 - Fitness to return to ride

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No rider may mount or ride a horse on the grounds of a
						  racetrack operator who has not complied with the following additional
						  requirements after a license has been issued:
(a) each rider who is thrown or falls from a
						horse or experiences any other potential concussive event must undergo and pass
						another baseline concussion assessment and upload such new concussion
						assessment into the HIS; and
(b)
						each rider who experiences any other reportable injury, as such term is defined
						in subdivision (a) of section
						4002.30 of this Part, shall report
						the event to the stewards and is not permitted to return to racing until such
						rider has been medically evaluated and certified by the state steward as fit to
						return to racing, meeting the standards set forth in subdivisions (c) and (d)
						of section 4002.29 of this Part.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4002 - Occupational Licenses › Section 4002.32 - Mandatory information card

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Each jockey, apprentice jockey and exercise rider shall
						  carry on his or her person a card or other device containing his or her name;
						  emergency contact information; HIS account name and password and website
						  address; and medical insurance provider. Such card or other device shall be
						  carried in a manner making the information readily accessible by emergency and
						  medical professionals.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Licenses › Section 4003.1 - Right of entry to tracks

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Members of the commission, the commission's staff and
							 the commission's designated representatives shall have the right of immediate,
							 unrestricted and complete entry to any and all parts of all race tracks at any
							 time.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Licenses › Section 4003.2 - Enfranchised associations

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All provisions in this Subchapter affecting licensed
							 racing associations shall be applicable also to franchised racing associations,
							 racing corporations, and franchised racing corporations except as may be
							 otherwise provided by law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Licenses › Section 4003.3 - Restrictions on licensing

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No license shall be granted to any racing association
							 to conduct a race meeting within 100 miles of the track in the State of New
							 York of another racing association to be engaged at the same time in conducting
							 a race meeting, except in the case of an association which has conducted race
							 meetings continuously for at least 10 years preceding the first day of January,
							 1943.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Licenses › Section 4003.4 - Licensing new association

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In granting a license to any new racing association
							 to conduct race meetings, the commission will consider especially the following
							 matters:
(a) opportunity for the sport
						  to properly develop;
(b) avoidance
						  of competition with established tracks;
(c) extent of community support for the
						  promotion and continuance of the tracks; and
(d) the character and reputation of the
						  persons identified with the undertaking.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Licenses › Section 4003.5 - Requirements for approval of certificate of incorporation

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
An application for the approval of the filing of a
							 certificate of incorporation for a racing corporation pursuant to provisions of
							 the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law shall be made by a petition
							 signed and verified by all the incorporators, which petition shall state the
							 following:
(a) the names, business
						  occupations and post-office addresses of those persons who are to be directors
						  of the corporation, unless those named in the certificate of incorporation are
						  to be such directors, in which case only their business occupations are to be
						  stated in the petition;
(b) the
						  estimated cost of the racing plant to be constructed and a general description
						  of such plant;
(c) a description of
						  the site of the proposed racing plant, including acreage, or such description
						  of the intended location as may be acceptable to the commission;
(d) a statement of the plan of financing of
						  the enterprise and if arrangements have been made for the flotation of
						  securities, the name and address of the person or firm with whom such
						  arrangements have been made and the terms thereof; and
(e) such other information and requirements
						  as the commission may deem proper.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Licenses › Section 4003.6 - Requirements for approval of amendments, mergers

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An application for the approval of the filing of a
							 certificate of amendment of a certificate of incorporation or of the filing of
							 a certificate of merger of a racing corporation pursuant to provisions of the
							 Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law shall be in such form, contain
							 such information and be executed in such manner as from time to time may be
							 prescribed by statute or by the commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Licenses › Section 4003.7 - Financial reports to be filed

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Each racing association shall furnish to the
							 commission within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year of such
							 association, three copies of such association's balance sheet and of such
							 association's operating statement for such fiscal year, with comparison to
							 prior year, the same to be duly sworn to before a notary public by the
							 treasurer or the assistant treasurer, or certified by a duly licensed certified
							 public accountant, and to be in such form as may be prescribed by the
							 commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Licenses › Section 4003.8 - Application requirements

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(a) Each
						  racing association in applying for a license to conduct running races and race
						  meetings or steeplechases and steeplechase meetings, or to conduct pari-mutuel
						  betting on such races, shall file with the commission, with such application, a
						  statement giving the names and addresses of all such association's stockholders
						  and the number of shares registered in the name of each and shall likewise file
						  revised statements giving such information as changes occur; and if more than
						  five percent of said shares shall be registered in the name of a corporation or
						  in the name or names of one or more persons as trustees or otherwise for a
						  corporation, the racing association shall, at the same time and in the same
						  manner, furnish a similar statement with respect to the stockholders of such
						  corporation.
(b) Each said
						  statement shall be duly sworn to before a notary public by the secretary or
						  assistant secretary of the applicant racing association, that the information
						  contained in said statement is in all respects true as shown by the books and
						  records of such association.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Licenses › Section 4003.9 - Map, plan of plant to be furnished

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Each racing association shall furnish to the
							 commission upon demand a map or plan of such association's race track and
							 plant, drawn to such reasonable scale as may be required, showing all
							 structures, piping, fire hydrants and other fixed equipment thereon, with
							 dimensions and nature of construction duly noted, and a plan of the racing
							 strip, showing the elevation as filled, drained and gapped, and giving the
							 composition of the track base and cushion; and as and when any material changes
							 are made, a similar map or plan showing such changes and drawn to the same
							 scale, shall be forthwith filed with the commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Licenses › Section 4003.10 - Revocation of license

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If any racing association that has been licensed by
							 the commission shall fail to comply with the provisions of sections 4003.7
							 through 4003.9 of this Part within 30 days
							 after written demand therefor, or shall knowingly make any false statement in
							 complying therewith, the commission may revoke such association's license as
							 provided by law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Licenses › Section 4003.13 - Horsemen's contract requirement

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In determining whether or not to grant a pari-mutuel
							 track license to a racing association or corporation and/or assign racing dates
							 to a licensed or franchised racing association or corporation, the commission
							 may consider if there exists a written agreement between the racing association
							 or corporation and the representative horsemen's association governing the
							 terms and conditions of racing and the commission may require such an agreement
							 to be in existence, unless it finds that the absence of the agreement is for
							 good cause due to factors beyond the control of the racing association or
							 corporation or the representative horsemen's association.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Equipment and Facilities › Section 4003.16 - Maintenance of uniform track

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Racing associations shall at all times maintain their
							 race tracks in good condition and with a special consideration for the comfort
							 and safety of the public, of the horses stabled, exercising or entered to race
							 thereat, and of all those whose business requires their attendance thereat; and
							 to this end shall have available adequate and proper implements to maintain a
							 uniform track, weather conditions permitting.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Equipment and Facilities › Section 4003.17 - Receiving barn

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Every racing association shall provide in a
							 convenient location at such association's race track, for use during its
							 current meeting, a receiving barn with adequate stable room and facilities,
							 including hot and cold water and ample stall bedding. Such barn shall be at all
							 times maintained in a clean and sanitary condition by an adequate force of
							 attendants employed by the association, and each stall shall be thoroughly
							 disinfected after each occupancy.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Equipment and Facilities › Section 4003.18 - Floodlights; patrol system

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Racing associations shall install at their tracks and
							 maintain floodlights to provide adequate illumination of the stable areas at
							 night and such patrol system as may be approved by the
							 commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Equipment and Facilities › Section 4003.19 - Photo finish cameras

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Racing associations shall install at the finish lines
							 at their tracks and shall adequately maintain two photo finish cameras, to be
							 approved by the commission, holding one such camera in reserve for emergencies,
							 to automatically photograph the finish of races. The official photographer
							 shall furnish promptly to the steward of the commission two prints of every
							 photo finish, and the steward shall keep a permanent file of all such prints
							 and the negatives or digital images thereof.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Equipment and Facilities › Section 4003.20 - Video equipment or motion picture equipment

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Corporations or associations licensed or enfranchised
							 to conduct pari-mutuel racing shall at all times during races furnish and
							 maintain at their tracks the necessary cameras and equipment, as approved and
							 directed by the commission, to produce motion pictures or videotape recordings
							 of every race from start to finish thereof. The films of all such motion
							 pictures shall be retained by the respective racing corporations or
							 associations for a period of not less than 18 months, and shall at all times be
							 available to the commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Equipment and Facilities › Section 4003.21 - Electric or mechanical annunciators

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Racing associations shall install at their tracks and
							 adequately maintain electric or mechanical annunciators for the purpose of
							 displaying the numbers of the placed horses at the conclusion of each
							 race.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Equipment and Facilities › Section 4003.22 - Erection, removal of structures

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The erection of buildings, seating stands or other
							 structures on the grounds of any racing association and the alteration or the
							 removal of any such structures shall be made only with the written approval of
							 the commission and the issuance of a permit, after the filing with the
							 commission of a description of such improvements, detailed plans of them and a
							 detailed statement of their cost.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Equipment and Facilities › Section 4003.23 - Human, horse ambulances

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Racing associations shall furnish and maintain at
							 least one human ambulance and at least one horse ambulance each day that their
							 tracks may be open for racing or exercising horses, equipped, ready for
							 immediate duty, and to be placed at an entrance to the racing strip so that no
							 time may be lost in answering calls.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Equipment and Facilities › Section 4003.24 - First aid and ambulance

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Each racing association shall have present an
							 emergency medical technician in a designated place in the public area of the
							 track for first aid and emergency needs during all times that the general
							 public is admitted to the track. Each racing association shall also be equipped
							 with an ambulance certified by the Department of Health and an attendant during
							 all times that the general public is admitted to the track. Nothing in this
							 section shall relieve any racing association of the duty to comply with any
							 other statutory or regulatory requirements mandating emergency health care
							 requirements at public functions.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Equipment and Facilities › Section 4003.25 - Sanitary facilities for jockeys

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Each racing association shall make such sanitary
							 arrangements as baths, toilets, etc. for the use of jockeys, as may be
							 reasonably required by the commission, to be conveniently located on the
							 grounds.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Equipment and Facilities › Section 4003.26 - Removal of manure, refuse

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Each racing association shall provide proper and well
							 located boxes or pits for separately receiving stable manure and other refuse,
							 situated well distant from living quarters, and such boxes and pits shall be
							 emptied and their contents entirely removed from the premises of the
							 association within a reasonable time.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4003 - Racing Associations › Equipment and Facilities › Section 4003.27 - Sanitary facilities for patrons

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Each racing association shall on every racing day
							 provide and maintain in a strictly sanitary condition such adequate toilets and
							 facilities for furnishing drinking water for its patrons and persons having
							 business at the track as may be reasonably required by the
							 commission.