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North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-03 - Racing Officials › Section 69.5-01-03-10 - Steward investigations and decisions

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Investigations.
The stewards, upon direction of the commission,
				shall conduct inquiries and shall recommend to the commission the issuance of
				subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of reports,
				books, papers, and documents for any inquiry. The commission stewards have the
				power to administer oaths and examine witnesses and shall submit to the
				commission a written report of every such inquiry made by them.
2.
Cancel trifecta.
The stewards
				shall cancel trifecta wagering any time there are fewer than five betting
				interests unless there is a late scratch.
3.
Form reversal.
The stewards
				shall take notice of any marked reversal of form by any horse and shall conduct
				an inquiry of the horse's owner, trainer, or other persons connected with said
				horse including any person found to have contributed to the deliberate
				restraint or impediment of a horse in order to cause it not to win, be likely
				to cause it not to win, finish as near as possible to first, or be likely to
				finish as near as possible to first.
4.
Fouls.
a. Extent of disqualification. Upon any claim
				of foul submitted to them, the stewards shall determine the extent of any
				disqualification and shall place any horse found to be disqualified behind the
				others in the race with which it interfered or may place the offending horse
				last in the race.
b. Coupled entry.
				When a horse is disqualified under this section and where that horse was a part
				of a coupled entry and, where, in the opinion of the stewards, the act which
				lead to the disqualification served to unduly benefit the other part of the
				coupled entry, the stewards may, at their discretion, disqualify the other part
				of the entry.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-03 - Racing Officials › Section 69.5-01-03-12 - Paddock judge

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. The paddock
				judge is in charge of the paddock and has general responsibility for the
				saddling and mounting of horses and for the equipment used.
2. The paddock judge shall attempt to
				maintain consistency in the use of equipment on individual mounts. Duties of
				the paddock judge include:
a. Requiring that a
				farrier be in the paddock prior to each race to ensure that all horses are
				properly shod.
b. Excluding from
				the paddock all those persons who have no immediate business with the horses
				entered in a race and report rule violations in the paddock area to the
				stewards.
c. Permitting horses
				competing in a race to be shod in special training shoes only with the express
				permission of the stewards.
d.
				Reporting to the stewards all horses that fail to arrive in the paddock at the
				designated time.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-03 - Racing Officials › Section 69.5-01-03-13 - Horse identifier

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The horse identifier must be present for each race and shall
				  inspect each horse prior to its departure from the paddock to the post to
				  confirm the horses' proper identity. The horse identifier shall report to the
				  stewards any horse not properly identified or whose foal papers are not in
				  conformity with these rules.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-03 - Racing Officials › Section 69.5-01-03-14 - Clerk of the scales

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The clerk of the scales (clerk) is responsible to weigh out
				  jockeys and their equipment before each race and to weigh in jockeys and
				  equipment after each race. The clerk shall record and publish any weight over
				  or under the weight appearing on the official program. The clerk upon
				  determination that there has been a change in weight, jockey, or racing colors
				  from those given in the official program shall note the change immediately to
				  officials of the association for immediate dissemination to the public. The
				  clerk shall report immediately to the stewards any violation of these rules
				  respecting weight, weighing, or riding equipment. After each race the clerk
				  shall advise the stewards of any underweight or overweight carried by any
				  jockey. The clerk shall report to the stewards any other information they may
				  require.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-03 - Racing Officials › Section 69.5-01-03-15 - Starter

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. The starter
				shall:
a. Have complete jurisdiction over the
				starting gate, the starting of horses, and the authority to give orders not in
				conflict with the rules as may be required to ensure all participants an equal
				opportunity to a fair start;
b.
				Appoint and supervise assistant starters who have demonstrated they are
				adequately trained to safely handle horses in the starting gate. In emergency
				situations, the starter may appoint qualified individuals to act as substitute
				assistant starters;
c. Ensure that
				at least one assistant starter is available for each horse in a race;
d. Assign the starting gate stall positions
				to assistant starters and notify the assistant starters of their respective
				stall positions not more than ten minutes before post time for the
				race;
e. Assess the ability of each
				person applying for a jockey's license in breaking from the starting gate and
				working a horse in the company of other horses, and shall make the assessment
				known to the stewards;
f. Load
				horses into the gate in any order deemed necessary to ensure a safe and fair
				start; and
g. Immediately report to
				the stewards any false starts, impeded starts, or unfair starts.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-03 - Racing Officials › Section 69.5-01-03-16 - Timer

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each association shall provide where necessary for each race
				  an official timer who shall occupy the timers' stand or other appropriate place
				  to observe the running of each race. The timer shall record permanently the
				  time elapsed between the start and finish of each race.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-03 - Racing Officials › Section 69.5-01-03-17 - Patrol judges

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
At least three patrol judges shall observe the running of the
				  race and report information concerning the running of the race to the stewards.
				  Each patrol judge shall have a duty station assigned by the stewards.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-03 - Racing Officials › Section 69.5-01-03-18 - Stewards serve as placing judges

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
It is the duty of the stewards to determ ine the winner of
				  each race and the order of finish for each of the remaining horses in the race.
				  In case of a difference of opinion among the stewards, the majority opinion
				  shall govern. In determining places at the finish of a race, the stewards shall
				  consider only the noses of the placing horses. The stewards may correct errors
				  in their determination of the placing of horses at the finish before the
				  display of the official sign, or if the official sign has been displayed in
				  error, after that display. If the display is in error, no person is entitled to
				  any proceeds of the pari-mutuel pool on account of such error. At the
				  conclusion of each racing day, the stewards shall file with the commission a
				  copy of the official placement of horses with the names of the first four
				  horses finishing in each race of that day. The stewards shall provide other
				  racing information within their observation or records upon the request of any
				  official of the association or the commission. The stewards' decision on the
				  race is final.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-03 - Racing Officials › Section 69.5-01-03-19 - Association veterinarian

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The association veterinarian may, at the direction of the
				  commission veterinarian, be required to inspect all the horses in a race at the
				  starting gate, and, after the finish of a race, shall observe the horses
				  leaving the track. The association veterinarian is responsible to the
				  commission veterinarian.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-03 - Racing Officials › Section 69.5-01-03-20 - Jockey room custodian and valet attendants

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. The jockey room custodian has the
				following duties:
a. Maintain order, decorum,
				and cleanliness in the jockey and scale rooms.
b. Assist the clerk of the scales as
				required.
c. Ensure that no person
				other than representatives of the commission, association, news media, jockey's
				guild, and jockey room attendants are admitted to the jockey room on a racing
				day except by permission of the stewards and ensure that no unauthorized
				personnel is permitted in the jockey room after the final race on racing
				day.
d. Supervise the care and
				storage of racing colors.
e.
				Supervise the jockey attendants and arrange their rotation among jockeys for
				the weighing out.
f. Ensure that
				jockeys are neat in appearance and properly attired when they leave the jockey
				room to ride in a race.
g. Report
				any rule violation within the jockey room to the stewards.
h. Assign to each jockey a locker capable of
				being locked for the use of the jockey in storing clothing, equipment, and
				personal effects.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-01 - General requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Every license to hold a meeting is granted upon the condition
				  that the licensee shall accept, observe, and enforce these rules. Furthermore,
				  it is the duty of each officer, director, and every official and employee of
				  said licensee to observe and enforce these rules.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-02 - Commission offices

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each association shall furnish for the commission's use on
				  the association grounds reasonable office space for the commission's use. The
				  office shall be accessible to the public. The office must have appropriate
				  connections for the live and replay capabilities for each race. The office
				  space provided must include heating, cooling, electricity, a refrigerator, and
				  lighting. A separate private office must be provided for the stewards to
				  conduct investigations and hearings.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-03 - Ejections

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Associations are obligated to honor commission exclusions and
				  to immediately eject any person found on association grounds who is under
				  exclusion status by the commission and to report same to the commission.
				  Whenever any association ejects any person from the premises, it shall report
				  the ejection to the commission.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-04 - Racing surfaces

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each racing association shall, as determined by the
				  commission, safety committee, or stewards, provide the following:
1. Training and racing surfaces whose
				construction, elevation, and surfaces have received commission approval as safe
				and humane; provided, however, that upon proof of economic hardship and a bona
				fide effort to comply, exemptions to this section may be granted by the
				commission. Application for exemption must be in writing with notice to all
				interested parties;
2. Adequate and
				proper equipment to maintain said surfaces;
3. Sufficient trained personnel to properly
				operate said equipment; and
4.
				Daily records on the condition of each training and racing surface which must
				be open for public inspection.
5.
				Watering and grooming services to the track before each race. Exemptions may be
				allowed by the state steward or safety committee.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-05 - Racing times

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A permitted association shall conduct horse racing between
				  the hours of nine a.m. and twelve midnight, unless otherwise authorized by the
				  commission.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-06 - Number of races per program

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Unless otherwise permitted by the commission, no association
				  may offer more than twelve races per program on any one day.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-07 - First race time approval

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The association shall notify the commission staff of the post
				  time of the first race of each program for approval.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-08 - Appointment of racing officials and department heads

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each association shall submit to the commission at least
				  thirty days prior to the opening day of a meeting, a complete list of the
				  association racing officials set forth in
				  chapter
				  69.5-01-03 and
				  department heads appointed for the meeting. No person may hold any appointment
				  for a race meeting unless approved by the commission's executive director or
				  state steward after a determination that the appointee is qualified to perform
				  the appointee's assigned duties, and is not prohibited by any law or rule of
				  this state from participating in racing.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-09 - Horsemen's bookkeeper

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Each
				association shall maintain a separate bank account, to be known as the
				"horsemen's account", with at all times sufficient funds in such account to pay
				all money owing to horsemen in regard to purses, stakes, rewards, claims, and
				deposits. Deposits and withdrawals from this account are at all times subject
				to audit by the commission, and the horsemen's bookkeeper in charge of such
				account must be bonded in an amount determined by the commission.
2. All portions of purse money must be made
				available to earners thereof within forty-eight hours, Sundays excluded, after
				the result of the race in which such money was earned has been declared
				official; except, however, when the stewards or commission shall order money
				withheld until final adjudication of a dispute determining which persons are
				entitled to such money in dispute.
3. No portion of purse money other than
				jockey fees may be deducted by the association for itself or for another,
				unless so requested in writing by the person to whom such purse moneys are
				payable, or such person's duly authorized representative. Irrespective of
				whether requested, the horsemen's bookkeeper shall mail to each owner a
				duplicate of each record of a deposit, withdrawal, or transfer of funds
				affecting such owner's racing account at the close of each race
				meeting.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-10 - Condition book

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The association, at least sixty days prior to the opening of
				  each meeting, shall furnish to the commission a copy of its first condition
				  book for approval by the executive director of the commission. Additional
				  condition books or sheets must be furnished to the commission as soon as
				  published. All changes to the condition book must be approved either by the
				  executive director of the commission or the state steward.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-11 - Photo finish equipment

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each association shall utilize photo finish equipment to
				  assist the stewards in determining the order of finish of every race.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-12 - Video equipment

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Every association shall furnish for each race a complete
				  video recording of the race. The equipment and video must be of a reliability
				  and quality approved by the commission and capable of replay within one minute
				  after the end of any race. The association shall safeguard the videos of any
				  race in which there were lodged objections, inquiries, or reports of accidents
				  for one year from the date of the race and make such videos available for
				  inspection by officials of the association and the commission.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-13 - Photograph posted

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
At least one photograph or image of the finish of each race
				  must be posted conspicuously and promptly after each race.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-14 - Starting gate

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A starting gate approved by the commission must be used in
				  starting all races. Each association shall maintain at least one operable
				  starting gate during racing hours. The association shall also make at least one
				  starting gate, along with adequate personnel, available for schooling for two
				  hours each day during training hours, exclusive of nonrace days.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-15 - Distance poles

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each association shall maintain distance poles as follows:
1/4 poles
Red and white
1/8 poles
Green and white
1/16 poles
Black and white
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-16 - Detention enclosure

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each association shall provide and maintain a designated
				  detention area or enclosure for use by the commission in securing from horses
				  that have run a race, samples of hair, urine, saliva, blood, or other bodily
				  substances or tissues for chemical analysis. The enclosure must include a wash
				  rack, commission veterinarian office, a walking ring, and a sufficient number
				  of stalls each equipped with a window sufficiently large to allow the taking of
				  the samples to be witnessed from outside the stall.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-17 - Grounds' facilities, water, and sewage

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Each association
				shall provide and maintain adequate and sanitary drinking water and toilets for
				all licensees, patrons, and other persons invited to the track.
2. When a race meeting is in progress, or
				scheduled for opening, the association shall provide systematic and effective
				insect control against flies, mosquitos, and other insects at all
				times.
3. Each association shall
				ensure that horses are stabled in individual box stalls with separate feeding
				and watering facilities; that the stables and immediate surrounding area are
				always maintained in approved sanitary condition at all times; that
				satisfactory drainage is provided; and that manure and other refuse is kept in
				separate boxes or containers at locations distant from living quarters and
				promptly and properly removed.
4.
				Management is responsible that paddocks, starting gates, and other equipment
				subjected to contact by different animals be kept in a clean condition and free
				of dangerous surfaces.
5.
				Management shall provide isolation facilities for horses ordered isolated by
				the association or commission veterinarian. Approved sanitary measures must be
				instituted in cooperation with the state livestock sanitary board, and the
				commission must be kept informed.
6. Each association shall provide a
				conveniently located receiving area for the use of arriving horses during the
				meeting. The area may have adequate stable room and facilities, hot and cold
				water, and stall bedding. The association shall employ attendants to operate
				and maintain, in clean and healthy condition, the receiving area.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-18 - Safety and medical aid

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each association shall maintain on the grounds during every
				  day that its track is open for racing or exercising, an ambulance for humans,
				  equipped according to prevailing standards and manned by medical doctors,
				  paramedics, or other personnel trained to operate them.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-19 - Helmets

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The association may not allow any person to exercise any
				  horse on association grounds unless that person is wearing a protective helmet
				  of a type approved by the commission.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-20 - Fire protection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The association, in accordance with applicable state fire
				  codes, shall prohibit, for the protection of persons and property from fire
				  damage, the following:
1. Smoking in
				horse stalls, feed rooms, and under the sheds.
2. Sleeping in feed rooms or
				stalls.
3. Open fires and oil or
				gasoline burning lanterns or lamps in the stable area.
4. Leaving electrical appliances unattended
				or in unsafe proximity to walls, beds, or furnishings.
5. Keeping inflammable materials, including
				cleaning fluids or solvents, in the stable area.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-01, 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-21 - Stable and ground security

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each association shall secure the peaceful use of its grounds
				  and stable areas to licensees and prohibit the use of the grounds to persons
				  not authorized by license or invitation of the association. In this regard, the
				  following rules apply:
1. The stable
				area must be properly fenced as defined by the commission and admission to the
				stables permitted only in accordance with the rules of the commission. No
				person may be admitted to the stable area except:
a. Licensees whose duties require them to be
				in the area and who are wearing a photographic identity badge issued by the
				commission and recorded in a permanent record maintained by the
				commission.
b. Temporary
				passholders.
(1) A temporary written pass will
				be issued by the chief of security or the chief of security's designee for the
				stable area, for a maximum period of forty-eight hours and a copy of the pass
				will be retained by the chief of track security. The form of the temporary pass
				must be approved by the commission.
(2) A temporary pass is available only to
				guests of the association or the commission. The term "guests" does not include
				any person brought to the stable area for the purpose of working in any
				capacity requiring a commission license except for the individuals who deliver
				and accompany horses to association premises on nights and weekends when the
				commission offices for regular licensing are closed.
(3) A temporary pass to enter the stable area
				is not an occupational license and does not permit the holder to enter a horse
				in a race or in any other way participate in racing.
(4) A temporary pass must contain at least:
(a) The bearer's name, address, and
				employer;
(b) The bearer's
				signature;
(c) The date and time of
				issuance;
(d) The date and time of
				expiration;
(e) The reason for
				issuing the pass;
(f) The signature
				of the chief of security or the chief of security's designee; and
(g) A pass number showing the sequence in
				which the pass was issued.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-22 - Electric timing device

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Any electric timing device used by the association must be
				  approved by the commission.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-04 - Permits and Requirements › Section 69.5-01-04-23 - Judge's communication

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The association shall provide adequate communication between
				  the stewards and each judge's station and necessary track officials.
General Authority: NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC
					 53-06.2-01,
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-01 - Licenses required

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Every person participating in horse racing, whether as
				  permitholder, holder of any interest in a permit, association employee, vendor
				  and contractholder and the owner or general manager of same, pari-mutuel, or
				  racing official, and all other persons whose duties require them to be present
				  on association premises during racing hours, or to regularly visit such
				  premises during racing hours, are required to have an occupational license from
				  the commission authorizing them to be employed on the licensed premises and to
				  practice their business, profession, or skill. License applicants may be
				  required to furnish to the commission a set of fingerprints and a recent
				  photograph and may be required to be refingerprinted or rephotographed
				  periodically as the commission may require.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-06, 53-06.2-07,
					 53-06.2-08
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-02 - License fees

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Each application for a license required by this chapter, or
				  its renewal, must be accompanied by the payment of an annual fee according to
				  the following schedule:
1. Association license to conduct live
								racing
$100.00 + $10.00 per day of racing
2. Trainer
$75.00
3. Owner, individual
$50.00
4. Owner-trainer (combined)
$75.00
5. Owner (partnership, corporation)
$75.00
6. Jockey/driver
$35.00
7. Jockey apprentice
$35.00
8. Jockey agent
$50.00
9. Authorized agent
$50.00
10. Stable name
$25.00
11. Pari-mutuel manager
$35.00
12. Auditor
$35.00
13. Totalizator operator
$15.00
14. Track tote fee
$35.00
15. Pari-mutuel employee
$15.00
16. Racing secretary
$35.00
17. Association veterinarian
$100.00
18. Assistant veterinarian
$25.00
19. Chief of security
$10.00
20. Director of racing/speed
$35.00
21. Horse identifier
$35.00
22. Paddock judge
$35.00
23. Concessions owner/manager
$10.00
24. Racing secretary assistant
$15.00
25. Association steward
$35.00
26. Starter
$35.00
27. Track manager
$50.00
28. Custodian jockey room
$15.00
29. Clerk of scales
$35.00
30. Handicapper
$10.00
31. Timer
$15.00
32. Announcer
$15.00
33. Exercise person
$20.00
34. Groom
$10.00
35. Valet
$15.00
36. Attendant
$15.00
37. Photo/Video manager
$25.00
38. Outrider
$15.00
39. Pony person
$20.00
40. Track concessions employee
$10.00
41. Gate admission seller
$10.00
42. Starting gate attendant assistant
$10.00
43. Hot walker
$10.00
44. Office personnel
$15.00
45. Photo/Video employee
$10.00
46. Security staff
$10.00
47. Stable foreman
$15.00
48. Others not listed (e.g., track
								maintenance)
$10.00
49. Duplicate license issued to same person or
								entity during same year
$10.00
50. Farrier
$50.00
51. Site operator
New $1,000.00
Renew $250.00
52. Service provider
New $7,500.00
Renew $2,500.00
53. Totalizator companies
New $2,500.00
Renew $1,500.00
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-06,
					 53-06.2-07, 53-06.2-08
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-02.1

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-05
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-08
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-03 - License acceptance

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Acceptance of the license or permit from the commission by
				  any permittee or licensee is deemed a consent to search and inspection by the
				  commission pursuant to these rules, and to the seizure of any prohibited
				  medication, drugs, paraphernalia, or devices.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-06,
					 53-06.2-07,
					 53-06.2-08
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-04 - Recommendation by stewards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The commission may not issue licenses to applicants
				  previously not licensed in this state for the following occupations listed
				  herein, except upon prior recommendation by the stewards at the meeting:
				  owners, trainers, jockeys, jockey agents, farriers, apprentice farriers,
				  veterinarians, veterinarian assistants, horse dentists, exercise persons,
				  stable agents, and authorized agents. The stewards, for the purpose of
				  determining recommendation under this section, may add to their membership a
				  representative of the association, of the horsemen, of the farriers, or of the
				  jockeys, or the commission veterinarian. The stewards may require any applicant
				  to support such application by endorsers who may be called to testify as to the
				  applicant's qualifications for license. The commission may renew licenses
				  without approval of the stewards.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-06, 53-06.2-07,
					 53-06.2-08
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-05 - Unlicensed employees

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The employment at any association premises of any unlicensed
				  person by an association, owner, trainer, or other licensee is prohibited. Upon
				  discharge of any licensed person by any other licensee or permitholder for
				  violation of rules or laws within the jurisdiction of the commission, the
				  employer must report that fact in writing to the commission, including the name
				  and occupation of the discharged licensee and the reasons for the
				  discharge.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-06,
					 53-06.2-07,
					 53-06.2-08
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-06 - Application endorsemens

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The commission may not issue any license to any association
				  employee or to any vendor employee unless the application includes the prior
				  endorsement of the employee's department head.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-06, 53-06.2-07,
					 53-06.2-08
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-07

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-06,
					 53-06.2-07,
					 53-06.2-08
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-08 - Temporary license certificate

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. A temporary
				horse owner's license certificate may be issued in emergency situations (i.e.,
				owner out of country or seriously ill).
2. Upon submission to the commission of an
				affidavit setting forth the emergency by the owner's trainer, the stewards may
				approve the issuance of a temporary license certificate to an owner. Such
				temporary license certificate will be valid for a maximum of thirty calendar
				days from the date of issue.
3.
				Failure to obtain a permanent license within the designated time may result in
				the automatic revocation of the owner's license eligibility, and may result in
				a fine or suspension or both for the affiant that has failed to
				comply.
4. Purses may not be paid
				to the owner of any horse holding a temporary license certificate pursuant to
				the provisions of this section. Such payments are only permitted after the
				individual has obtained a permanent license.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-06,
					 53-06.2-07,
					 53-06.2-08
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-09 - Ineligible license applicants

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The commission may deny or revoke the license of any
				  applicant or holder who:
1. Has been
				convicted of any of the offenses listed in this subsection, which the
				commission hereby determines have a direct bearing upon the applicant's or
				holder's ability to serve the public and present a hazard to the reputation and
				conduct of racing and pari-mutuel wagering, or may reasonably undermine the
				public confidence in the integrity of racing:
a. Offenses related to drugs, including,
				without limitation, controlled substances;
b. Offenses related to gambling or gaming,
				including bookmaking, or acting as a tout;
c. Offenses related to arranging the outcome
				of a race, or to any fraud or deception while participating in racing or
				pari-mutuel wagering activities;
d.
				Offenses related to representations made about any horse, ownership interest in
				a horse, or lease or sale of any horse;
e. Any felony; or
f. Any other offense declared by the
				commission to have a direct bearing upon the applicant's or holder's ability to
				serve the public in any specified occupation, trade, or profession which is the
				subject of the commission's jurisdiction.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-10 - Duration of license

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Licenses issued
				by the commission must be for a period of one calendar year or such other
				period of time greater than one year as permitted by the commission.
2. The commission may also issue a license
				good for one racing season at a pari-mutuel facility.
General Authority:
NDCC 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 53-06.2-06, 53-06.2-07,
					 53-06.2-08
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-11 - Workers' compensation

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
All owners and trainers shall carry workers' compensation
				  insurance covering all their employees. This section is intended to include all
				  individuals employed by owners and trainers involved in the training and racing
				  of horses.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-06,
					 53-06.2-07,
					 53-06.2-08
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-12 - Best effort

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
All licensed personnel are expected to give their best
				  efforts to win in all races in which they participate, and any instructions or
				  advice to the jockey, or any riding or handling of their mounts other than for
				  the purpose of winning are forbidden.
General Authority:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-04,
					 53-06.2-05,
					 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 53-06.2-06,
					 53-06.2-07,
					 53-06.2-08
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-14 - Alcohol and drug testing

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Alcohol
				prohibition or breathalyzer test.
a. No
				licensee or employee of any entity associated with the conduct of racing, while
				on the grounds of a licensed premises or racetrack may have a blood alcohol
				concentration of five one-hundredths of one percent by weight, nor may such
				persons be in any manner impaired by or under the influence of alcoholic
				beverages.
b. Stewards or a
				designated racing commission representative may direct any jockey or gate crew
				staff to submit to pre-race alcohol testing. If the results show a reading of
				five one-hundredths of one percent alcohol content or more by weight, such
				licensee or employee may not be permitted to continue such licensee's or
				employee's duties for that day.
c.
				Acting with reasonable cause, the stewards or a designated racing commission
				representative may direct any such licensee or employee to submit to a
				breathalyzer or intoxolizer test or of a test of such person's blood. Such
				licensee or employee shall, when so directed, submit to such examination. If
				the results thereof show a reading of five one-hundredths of one percent
				alcohol content or more by weight, such licensee or employee may not be
				permitted to continue such licensee's or employee's duties for that day. Such
				licensee or employee shall also be subject to fine, or suspension, or other
				discipline by the stewards or the commission.
d. A racing official may not consume any
				alcoholic beverage or prohibited substance or refuse any breath test or to
				submit a urine, blood, or hair sample when directed by commission staff during
				the race meeting.
e. For a
				subsequent violation such licensee or employee may be subject to procedures
				following positive chemical analysis, as set out in subsection 3.
f. Any licensee who refuses to submit to such
				test when duly requested to submit to such blood test as set out in this
				section may be subject to discipline by the stewards and by the
				commission.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 69.5 - Racing Commission, North Dakota › Article 69.5-01 - North Dakota Racing Commission Rules › Chapter 69.5-01-05 - Licensees › Section 69.5-01-05-15 - Veterinarians

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Every
				veterinarian practicing on association premises must be:
a. Currently licensed by the state board of
				veterinary medical examiners; and
b. Licensed by the commission.