Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 30 - Claiming Races › Section 325:30-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In addition to the definitions provided in Section 200.1 of
				Title 3A, of the Oklahoma Statutes, the following words or terms, when used in
				this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly
				indicates otherwise:
"Act"
means the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act [3A:200
				et seq.].
"Age"
means that the age of a horse is reckoned as
				beginning on the first day of January in the year in which the horse is foaled.
"Assistant Trainer"
means a person qualified and
				licensed by the Commission as an Assistant Trainer.
"Authorized Agent"
means a person licensed by the
				Commission and appointed by a written notarized affidavit by the Owner,
				Trainer, Parent or Guardian of a minor in whose behalf the Agent will act, and
				limited to the actions as specified on the affidavit. Said affidavit must be on
				file with the Commission.
"Commissioner"
means a member of the Oklahoma
				Horse Racing Commission.
"Day"
means a 24-hour period ending at midnight.
"Field"
means all horses competing in a race.
"Horse"
means:
(A) Any equine including and designated as
			 mare, filly, stallion, colt, ridgeling, or gelding registered for racing;
(B) An entire equine male five
			 years of age and older.
"Lessee"
means a licensed Owner whose interest in
				a horse is by virtue of a completed Commission-approved lease form attached to
				the Registration Certificate and on file with the Commission.
"Lessor"
means the Owner of a horse that is
				leased.
"Occupation license"
means a state requirement for
				any person acting in any capacity pursuant to provisions of the Act.
"Organization license"
means a state requirement
				for any person desiring to conduct a race meeting in Oklahoma within the
				minimum standards as required by the Act and the rules of the Commission.
"Owner"
means any person who holds in whole or in
				part, any right, title or interest in a horse or an Organization Licensee or
				any person who is a Lessee of a horse and has been duly issued a
				currently-valid Owner license as a person responsible for such horse.
"Race"
means a contest between horses.
"Race day"
means a day during a race meeting when
				pari-mutuel wagering is conducted on live racing conducted at that racetrack.
"Rules"
means the rules adopted by the Commission
				to implement the provisions of the Act.
"Stable name"
means a name used other than the
				actual legal name of an Owner or Lessee which is registered with the
				Commission.
"Starter"
means a horse whose stall door of the
				starting gate opens in front of such horse at the time the Starter (the
				Official) dispatches the horses.
"Safety Steward"
means a duly appointed Racing
				Official with powers and duties specified by statutes or rules.
"Steward"
means a duly appointed Racing Official
				with powers and duties specified by statutes or rules.
"Trainer"
means a person qualified and licensed by
				the Commission as a Trainer.
"Year"
means a calendar year.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2876, eff 7-12-99 ; Amended at 30 Ok
				  Reg 505, eff 5-15-13