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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-11 - Horsemen's Bookkeeper

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The organization shall employ a Horsemen's Bookkeeper who shall
				maintain the records and accounts and perform the duties described in this
				Section and maintain such other records and accounts and perform such other
				duties as the organization and Commission may prescribe.
(1) The records shall include the name,
			 mailing address, social security number or federal tax identification number,
			 and the state or country of residence of each horse owner, trainer, or jockey
			 participating at the race meeting who has funds due or on deposit in the
			 horseman's account.
(2) The records
			 shall include a file of all required statements of partnerships, syndicates,
			 corporations, assignments of interest, lease agreements, and registrations of
			 authorized agents.
(3) All records
			 of the Horsemen's Bookkeeper shall be kept separate and apart from the records
			 of the organization.
(4) All monies
			 and funds on account with the Horsemen's Bookkeeper shall be maintained:
(A) Separate and apart from monies and funds
			 of the organization;
(B) In a trust
			 account(s) designated as "Horsemen's Trust Account,"; and
(C) In an account(s) fully insured by the
			 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance
			 Corporation, to mean - in one account insured to the maximum amount insured by
			 the FDIC.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-12 - Accounting practices and responsibility

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The organization shall maintain in an approved depository,
				those amounts deducted from the pari-mutuel handle for distribution for the
				purposes specified in the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission.
				Each organization and its managing officers are jointly and severally
				responsible to ensure that the amounts retained from the pari-mutuel handle are
				distributed according to the Act and rules of the Commission and not otherwise.
				The organization and its managing officers shall ensure that all purse monies,
				disbursements, and appropriate nomination race monies are available to make
				timely distribution in accordance with the Act, the rules and Regulations of
				the Commission, the organization rules, and race conditions. Copies of all
				nomination payment race contracts, agreements, and conditions shall be
				submitted to the Commission and related reporting requirements fulfilled as
				specified by the Commission. Subject to approval of the Commission, the
				organization shall maintain on a current basis a bookkeeping and accounting
				program under the guidance of a Certified Public Accountant. The Commission may
				require periodic audits to determine that the organization has funds available
				to meet those distributions for the purposes required by the Act, the rules and
				regulations of the Commission, the conditions and nomination race program of
				the race meeting, and the obligations incurred in the daily operation of the
				race meeting. The organization shall file a copy of all tax returns, a balance
				sheet, and a profit and loss statement. An organization shall file with the
				Commission an unaudited balance sheet and profit and loss statement within
				forty-five (45) days following the completion of each calendar year quarter,
				with the submissions to be in a format that conforms to the accounts as set out
				in the organization license application; and an annual audit report shall be
				filed with the Commission within one hundred twenty (120) days after the
				organization licensee's fiscal year-end. The Commission, upon good cause shown,
				may extend the time for filing.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-13 - Totalizator and pari-mutuel equipment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All equipment, devices, or apparatus used for the display and
				calculation of odds and the sale and encashment of tickets shall be approved by
				the Commission prior to first use.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-14 - Electronic photo finish device

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All organizations shall install and maintain in good service an
				electronic photo finish device with mirror image for photographing the finishes
				of all races and recording the time of each horse in hundredths of a second,
				when applicable, to assist the placing judges and the Stewards in determining
				the finishing positions and time of the horses. More exact time measurement can
				be utilized when available. Prior to first use, the electronic photo finish
				device must be approved by the Commission; and a calibration report must be
				filed with the Commission by January 1 of each year. A photograph of each
				finish shall be promptly posted for public view in at least one conspicuous
				place in the public enclosure. Except with prior permission of the Commission,
				all organizations shall maintain an auxiliary electronic photo finish device in
				case of a breakdown and/or malfunction of the primary electronic photo finish
				device.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-15 - Videotape recording of races

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All organizations shall install and operate a system to provide
				a videotape recording of each race so that such recording clearly shows the
				position and action of the horses and jockeys at close enough range to be
				easily discernible. A video monitor shall be located in the Stewards' tower to
				assist in reviewing the running of the races. Prior to first use, the videotape
				recording system and location and placement of its equipment must be approved
				by the Commission. Every race other than a race run solely on a straight course
				shall be recorded by use of at least three (3) cameras to provide other
				panoramic and head-on views of the race. Races run solely on the straight
				course shall be recorded by the use of at least two (2) cameras to provide
				panoramic and head-on views. Except with prior approval of the Commission, all
				organizations shall maintain an auxiliary videotape recording camera and player
				in case of breakdown and/or malfunction of a primary videotape recording camera
				or player.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-16 - Identification of photo finish photographs and videotape recordings

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All photo finish photographs and videotape recordings required
				by this Chapter shall be identified by indicating thereon the date, number of
				the race, and the name of the racetrack at which the race is
				held.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-18 - Preservation of official photographs and recordings

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All organizations shall preserve all photographic negatives and
				videotape recordings of all races for at least one hundred eighty (180) days
				after the close of their meeting. Upon request of the Commission, the
				organization shall furnish the Commission with a clear, positive print of any
				photograph of any race, or a kinescope print or copy of the videotape recording
				of any race.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-19 - Viewing room required

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The organization shall maintain a viewing room for the purpose
				of screening the videotape recording of the races for viewing by Racing
				Officials, jockeys, trainers, owners, and other interested persons authorized
				by the Stewards.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-21 - Space and accommodations for the Commission and the Oklahoma Tax Commission

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The organization shall provide within the enclosure adequate
				space and accommodations as determined by the Commission, including at least
				eight adjoining box seats or such other accommodations offered by the
				organization licensee and approved by the Commission and appropriate parking
				places marked accordingly for use by the Commission and its authorized
				representatives to implement their statutory supervisory duties. The
				organization shall provide such necessary office furniture and utilities as may
				be required by the Commission for the conduct of the Commission's business and
				shall provide such furniture and utilities as may be required by the Oklahoma
				Tax Commission to implement its duties pursuant to the provisions of the Act
				for the collection of public revenues at the organization's race
				meeting(s).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-22 - Duty to receive complaints

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The organization shall maintain a place where signed written
				complaints or claims of violations (objections) of racetrack rules,
				regulations, and conditions; Commission rules and regulations; or Oklahoma
				State Laws may be filed. A copy of any written complaint or claim filed with
				the organization shall be filed by the organization with the Commission or
				Commission representatives within twenty-four (24) hours of the complaint or
				claim receipt.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-23 - Bulletin boards required

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The organization shall erect and maintain a glass enclosed
				bulletin board close to the Racing Secretary's Office in a place where access
				is granted to all licensees, upon which all official notices of the Commission
				shall be posted. The organization shall also erect and maintain a glass
				enclosed bulletin board in the grandstand area where access is granted to all
				race day patrons, upon which all official notices of the Commission shall be
				posted.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-24 - Communication systems required

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The organization shall install and maintain in good service a
				telephonic communication system between the Stewards' stand, racing office,
				pari-mutuel department, jockey room, paddock, testing barn, starting gate,
				finish line, video camera locations, and other places as may be required and
				designated by the Commission. The organization shall also install and maintain
				in good service a public address communication system for the purpose of
				announcing the racing program, the running of the races, and any public service
				notices, as well as maintaining communications with the barn area for the
				purpose of paddock calls and the paging of horsemen.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-25 - Ambulance service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Subject to the approval of the Commission, the organization
				shall provide the services of a properly equipped ambulance vehicle, at least
				one driver, and at least one attendant at a level equal to or greater than
				EMT/Intermediate as defined by the Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Act and
				the Emergency Medical Services Regulations promulgated by the Oklahoma State
				Board of Health at all times during the running of a race program at its
				meeting and during the hours the organization permits the use of its race
				course for training purposes. The ambulance vehicle shall be properly equipped
				pursuant to the Oklahoma Emergency Response Systems Act and the Emergency
				Medical Services Regulations promulgated by the Oklahoma State Board of Health.
				The organization shall also provide the service of a horse ambulance during the
				same hours. A means of communication shall be provided by the organization
				between a staffed observation point (Stewards' Tower and Clocker's Stand) for
				the race course and the place where the required ambulances and their
				attendants are posted for prompt response in the event of accident to any
				person or horse. In the event an emergency necessitates the departure of an
				ambulance, the race course shall be closed until an ambulance is again
				available within the enclosure.
Amended at 25 Ok Reg 877,
				eff 5-11-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-26 - Emergency medical facilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each organization shall equip and maintain adequate first-aid
				facilities with not less than two beds and attendance of a licensed physician,
				a licensed medical technician, or a registered nurse during the running of the
				racing program.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-27 - Safety of racecourse and premises

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The organization shall take cognizance of any complaint
				regarding the safety or uniformity of its race course or premises, and shall
				maintain in safe condition the race course, all rails, the electric starting
				gate, and other equipment required for the conduct of its
				races.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-28 - Starting point markers and distance poles

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Permanent markers must be located at each starting point to be
				utilized in the organization's racing program. The starting point markers and
				distance poles must be of a size and in a position where they can be seen
				clearly from the Stewards' stand. The starting point markers and distance poles
				shall be marked with the appropriate distance and be the following
				colors:
1/16 poles...... .black and white horizontal stripes
1/8 poles.........green and white horizontal stripes
1/4 poles.........red and white horizontal stripes
220 yards...........green and white horizontal
						  stripes
250 yards.........blue
300 yards.........yellow
330 yards.........black and white horizontal stripes
350 yards.........red
400 yards.........black
440 yards.........red and white horizontal stripes
550 yards.........black and white horizontal stripes
660 yards.........green and white horizontal stripes
770 yards.........black and white horizontal stripes
870 yards.........blue and white horizontal stripes
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-29 - Grade and distance survey

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A survey by a licensed surveyor of the race course, including
				all starting chutes, indicating the grade and measurement of distances to be
				run must be filed with the Commission prior to the first race
				meeting.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-31 - Organization as the insurer of the race meeting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Approval of a race meeting by the Commission does not establish
				said Commission as the insurer or guarantor of the safety or physical condition
				of the organization's facilities or purse of any race. The organization does
				thereby agree to indemnify, save and hold harmless the Oklahoma Horse Racing
				Commission from any liability, if any, arising from unsafe conditions of track
				facilities or grandstand and default in payment of purses. The organization
				shall provide the Commission with a certificate of adequate liability
				insurance.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 10 - Racing Organization › Section 325:10-1-33 - Horsemen's Purses

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
			 Purses at Commission-sanctioned race meeting(s) shall consist of statutorily
			 designated revenue to purses from:
(1)
			 wagering at the Organization Licensee's facilities, (including the Organization
			 Licensee's offtrack wagering facilities) on live races run at the Organization
			 Licensee's track and revenue from simulcasting the Organization Licensee's
			 races to other tracks and/or wagering facilities; and
(2) wagering revenue which accrues to purses
			 from the receipt by the Organization Licensee (including the Organization
			 Licensee's offtrack wagering facilities) of races simulcast to the Organization
			 Licensee, from other racing facilities, plus non-statutory money added to
			 purses, including nomination payments, sponsorship money, and money designated
			 to go to purses from any other source provided by statute and other sources
			 approved by the Commission. Organization Licensees licensed to conduct only
			 mixed breed race meeting(s) shall establish and distribute purses subject to
			 approval by the Commission and subject to paragraph (c) of this rule. Licensees
			 who conduct race meeting(s) by single breed or by single breed and mixed breed,
			 shall pay as purses during each race meeting statutorily-designated revenue
			 generated from (a)(1) above, during each race meeting, subject to paragraph (c)
			 of this rule. Statutorily-generated revenue from (a)(2) above shall be divided
			 between the race meetings, if more than one, based on an agreement (on a
			 calendar year basis) between the Organization Licensee and the duly elected
			 horsemen's representative organizations recognized by the Commission as
			 representing the breeds authorized to race at the respective race meetings. In
			 the absence of an agreement by October 1 of each calendar year, the parties
			 failing to agree shall immediately apply to the Commission for an Order
			 directing the division of such purse monies between the respective race
			 meeting(s).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 325:15-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules in this Chapter provide procedures for
				  implementation of the consideration of applications filed for the granting or
				  refusing and the suspension or revoking of organization licenses as authorized
				  by the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act, 3A O.S., §§ 204(A)(6) and 208.2.
				  This Chapter also establishes and describes the requirements, conditions, and
				  procedures for the issuance and honoring of occupation licenses, identification
				  badges, and credentials and establishes specific prohibitions and
				  qualifications with respect to the issuance of occupation licenses as
				  authorized under the provisions of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act, 3A O.S.,
				  §§ 203.7 and 204.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 3 - Organization Licensing › Section 325:15-3-1 - Time for filing major organization applications

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any person wishing to construct a new horse racing facility
				  which has not been previously licensed, shall file such an application, as set
				  out in this Chapter, with the Commission by not later than such date(s) as the
				  Commission may from time to time declare [3A:205.2(A)].
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 3 - Organization Licensing › Section 325:15-3-2 - Application for license and days to conduct a horse race meeting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Pursuant to 3A
				O.S., § 205.2, every person who intends to conduct a horse race meeting
				shall file with the Commission an organization license application on a form
				furnished by the Commission. Said application shall be filed no later than June
				1 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year for which the requested race
				meeting is to be conducted. Provided, when an existing racing facility licensed
				by the Commission is sold or transferred to a new owner within sixty days of
				the June 1 application deadline, or after the June 1 application deadline, the
				new owner must file its application within ninety (90) days after ownership is
				transferred to it. Additionally, if ownership of a racetrack licensed by the
				Commission is transferred during a year in which the new owner wishes to
				operate for a portion of the remaining year, the new owner may file an
				application to do so no later than forty-five (45) days after ownership is
				transferred to it. Further, for good cause shown, the Commission may, in the
				exercise of its discretion, grant any applicant an extension of time in which
				to file its application. Any prospective applicant for license and days to
				conduct a horse race meeting failing to timely file a complete application for
				license may be rejected, and the application for license refused summarily by
				the Commission.
(b) Pari-mutuel
				organization licensees granted a license to conduct pari-mutuel racing may,
				with prior Commission approval, conduct official nonpari-mutuel races on
				otherwise dark days or mornings of allotted pari-mutuel days for the purpose of
				qualifying horses for races to be run under pari-mutuel conditions.
Amended at 21 Ok Reg
				  351, eff 12-1-03 through 7-14-04 (emergency)1;
				  Amended at 21 Ok Reg 3174, eff 9-11-04
1This emergency action expired
				  without being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency
				  amendatory action, the last prior permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on
				  7-15-04 (after the expiration of the emergency action), the text of section
				  325:15-3-2 reverted back to the permanent text that was effective prior to
				  enactment of the emergency action on 12-1-03, as last published in the 2001
				  Edition of the OAC, and remained as such until amended by permanent action on
				  9-11-04.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 3 - Organization Licensing › Section 325:15-3-3 - Commission may demand information

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Commission may require any organization licensee or
				  organization license applicant to furnish the Commission with a detailed
				  proposal and disclosures as to its proposed racing program, purse program,
				  financial projections, racing officials, principals or shareholders, plants,
				  premises, facility, finances, lease arrangements, agreements, contracts, and
				  such other information as the Commission may require to determine the
				  eligibility and qualification of the organization to conduct a race meeting;
				  all in addition to that required in the application form set forth in this
				  Chapter and as required by 3A O.S., § 205.2.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 3 - Organization Licensing › Section 325:15-3-4 - Application for organization license

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any person desiring to conduct a horse race meeting shall
				  apply to the Commission for an organization license [3A:205].
The
				  application shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission
				  and shall include a search waiver
[3A:205.1(A)]. Pursuant to 3A O.S.,
				  § 205.1, the application shall contain the information in (1) through (15)
				  of this section:
(1) The dates on which
				and location where the applicant intends to conduct the race meeting.
(2) The hours of each racing day
				between which the applicant intends to conduct racing and the number of races
				per day.
(3) The racing breeds for
				which the applicant proposes to conduct racing and the proposed ratio of races
				for each breed.
(4) The name and
				mailing address of the person making the application.
(A) If the applicant is a corporation, a
				certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; the names and
				mailing addresses of all stockholders who own at least three percent (3%) of
				the total stock issued by the corporation, officers, and directors; and the
				number of shares of stock owned by each.
(B) If the applicant is a partnership, a copy
				of the partnership agreement, and the names and mailing addresses of all
				general and limited partners with a statement of their respective interest in
				the partnership.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 3 - Organization Licensing › Section 325:15-3-5 - List of shareholders

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each organization shall, if a corporation or partnership,
				  maintain a current list of shareholders and the number of shares held by each;
				  and such list shall be available for inspection upon demand by the Commission
				  or its representatives. The organization shall immediately inform the
				  Commission of any change of corporate officers or directors, general or
				  managing partners, or of any change in shareholders; provided, however, that if
				  the organization is a publicly-held entity, it shall disclose the names and
				  addresses of shareholders who own three percent (3%) or more of the outstanding
				  shares of the organization. The organization may be required to disclose the
				  names of shareholders who own less than three percent (3%) of the outstanding
				  shares of the organization. The organization shall immediately notify the
				  Commission of all stock options, tender offers, and any anticipated stock
				  offerings. The Commission may refuse to issue a license to, or suspend the
				  license of, any organization which fails to disclose the real name of any
				  shareholders. [3A:205.2a]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 3 - Organization Licensing › Section 325:15-3-6 - Denial of license

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Commission may deny a license to conduct a horse racing
				  meeting when in its judgment it determines the proposed meeting is not in the
				  public interest, or fails to serve the purposes of the Oklahoma Horse Racing
				  Act, or fails to meet any requirements of Oklahoma State Law or the
				  Commission's rules and regulations. The Commission shall refuse to issue a
				  license to any applicant who fails to provide the Commission with evidence of
				  its ability to meet its estimated financial obligation for the conduct of the
				  meeting and the bond required by the Act. [3A:205.2]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 3 - Organization Licensing › Section 325:15-3-7 - Organization bond requirement

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The organization shall file with the Commission a bond
				  payable to the State of Oklahoma in an amount determined by the Commission
				  which is not less than Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) for
				  pari-mutuel racing and in either case not more than the total financial
				  liability of the organization licensee throughout the race meeting for which
				  the organization license is requested, executed by the applicant and a surety
				  company or companies authorized to do business in this State, and conditioned
				  upon the payment by the organization licensee of all taxes and other monies due
				  and payable pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act and all
				  purses due and payable, and upon the fact that, upon presentation of winning
				  tickets, the organization licensee will distribute all sums due to the patrons
				  of pari-mutuel pools. The financial liabilities incurred by the organization
				  licensee in the form of real estate mortgages shall not be included in the
				  determination of the bond amount. [3A:205.2(D)]
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-1 - Occupation licenses

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In accordance with the statutory provisions of 3A O.S., §§ 204, 204.2, and 204.3, no person required to be licensed shall participate in a race meeting without holding a valid license authorizing that participation. Licenses shall be obtained prior to the time such persons engage in their vocations upon such racetrack grounds at any time during the calendar year for which the organization license has been issued.
(1) A person whose occupation requires acting in any capacity within any area of an enclosure shall pay the required fee and procure the appropriate license or licenses as prescribed in (A) through (N) of this paragraph. [3A:204.2(A) and 3A:204.2(B)]
(A) Officer, Director, or Partner of a Racing Organization
(B) Horse Owner, Owner/Trainer, Horse Owner by Open Claim
(C) Trainer, Jockey, Apprentice Jockey, Jockey Agent
(D) Veterinarian, Blacksmith
(E) Racing Official, Racing Organization Manager or Official
(F) Bloodstock Agent
(G) Authorized Agent, Valet, Jockey Room Attendant or Custodian or Food Service Person, Colors Attendant, Paddock Attendant
(H) Mutuel Department Employee, Assistant to a Racing Official or Official or Manager, Assistant Starter, Assistant to the Veterinarian, Assistant Manager, Announcer, Superintendent, Flagman
(I) Exercise Rider, Pony Rider, Outrider
(J) Assistant Trainer, Groom, Stable Employee, Stable Agent
(K) Video Operator, Photo Finish Operator
(L) Security Officer, Security Guard, Stable Gateman, Fire Guard, Security Investigator
(M) Clerical Employee or Uncategorized Employee of any Organization, Horsemen's Organization, or Concessionaire, Vendor
(N) Volunteers of Service and/or Civic Organizations which have been Approved by the Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-2 - Application for license and payment of non-refundable fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each application for an occupation license shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission and shall include a search waiver. The application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee in an amount of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) if renewed annually or not more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) if renewed triennially. Each application shall contain the following information concerning the applicant:
(1) full name and address;
(2) age;
(3) whether the applicant was issued any prior occupation license from this state;
(4) whether the applicant was issued any occupation license from another state;
(5) whether an occupation license from another state is or has been denied, suspended, or revoked;
(6) whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony in this state or any other state; and
(7) other information as required by the Commission [3A:204.2(B)].
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-3 - Employment of Unlicensed Person

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No organization, Owner, Trainer or other licensee acting as
				  an employer within the enclosure at an authorized race meeting shall employ or
				  harbor within the enclosure any person required to be licensed by the
				  Commission until such organization, Owner, Trainer, or other employer
				  determines that such person required to be licensed has been issued a current
				  license by the Commission and that license allows their participation in the
				  capacity for which they are employed. No organization shall permit any Owner,
				  Trainer, Jockey, Apprentice Jockey, or Exercise Rider to own, train, or ride a
				  horse on its premises during a recognized race meeting unless such person has
				  obtained the appropriate license(s) from the Commission. The organization or
				  prospective employer may demand for inspection the license of any person
				  participating or attempting to participate at its race meeting, and the
				  organization may demand for inspection the documents relating to any horse
				  within the enclosure.
Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1322, eff
					 6-27-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-4 - Notice of employment termination

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any organization, Owner, Trainer, or other licensee acting as
				  an employer within the enclosure at an authorized race meeting shall be
				  responsible for the immediate notification to the Commission and to the
				  organization conducting the race meeting of the termination of employment of
				  the occupation licensee. The employer shall make every effort to obtain the
				  license badge from the employee and deliver the license badge to the
				  Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-5 - License identification badge requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The license identification badge shall
				consist of but not be limited to the following information concerning the
				licensee:
(1) Full Name
(2) License Capacity
(3) Date of Issue
(4) Color Photograph
(5) Date of Birth
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-6 - License subject to conditions and agreements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Every license is subject to the
				conditions and agreements contained in the occupation license application
				therefore and to the licensee's compliance with all state and federal statutes
				and the rules of this Title.
(b)
				Every license issued to a licensee by the Commission remains the property of
				the Commission.
(c) Possession of a
				license does not, as such, confer any right upon the holder thereof to
				employment at or participation in a race meeting.
(d) The Commission and/or the Stewards for
				good cause may restrict, limit, place conditions on, or endorse for additional
				occupational classes, any license.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-7 - Knowledge of rules

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Every licensee, in order to maintain his/her qualifications
				  for any license held by him/her, shall be familiar with and knowledgeable of
				  the rules, including all amendments thereto. Every licensee is presumed to know
				  the rules.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-8 - Certain prohibited licenses

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Commission-licensed Jockeys, Veterinarians, organization's
				  security personnel, and such other licensees designated by the Stewards with
				  approval of the Commission, shall not be licensed in any other capacity. The
				  Commission may refuse to issue a license to a person whose spouse holds a
				  license and which, in the opinion of the Stewards, would create a conflict of
				  interest.
Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4193, eff 7-26-94 ; Amended at 16 Ok
					 Reg 2863, eff 7-12-99 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 499, eff
					 5-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-9 - Application information changes

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each licensee or applicant for license shall report in
				  writing to the Commission all changes in application information from
				  information most recently submitted except for age, weight, and color of hair.
				  Except for an authorized Commission representative, no person shall in any
				  manner alter, change, add to or delete any information from an occupation
				  license indentification badge.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-10 - Grounds for denial, refusal, suspension or revocation of license

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) In addition to
				any other valid ground or reason, the Stewards may deny, refuse to issue,
				suspend or refer to the Commission for revocation the occupation license for
				any person; or the Commission may deny, refuse to issue, suspend or revoke an
				occupation license for any person:
(1) Who
				has been convicted of a felony in this State, any other state, or the United
				States of America;
(2) Who has
				been convicted of violating any law regarding gambling or a controlled
				dangerous substance of this State, any other state, or of the United States of
				America;
(3) Who is unqualified to
				perform the duties required of the applicant;
(4) Who fails to disclose or states falsely
				any information required in the application;
(5) Who has been found guilty of a violation
				of any provision of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act or of the Rules and
				Regulations of the Commission;
(6)
				Whose license or spouse's license for any racing occupation or activity
				requiring a license has been or is currently suspended, revoked, refused or
				denied for just cause in any recognized racing jurisdiction;
(7) Who has been or is currently excluded
				from any racing enclosure by a recognized racing jurisdiction; or
(8) Whose conduct or reputation is such that
				his/her presence at a race meeting may, in the opinion of the Commission or the
				Stewards, reflect on the honesty and integrity of horse racing or interfere
				with the orderly conduct of a race meeting.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-11 - Refusal without prejudice

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A refusal to issue a license (as distinguished from a denial
				  of a license) to an applicant by the Commission and/or the Stewards is without
				  prejudice; and the applicant so refused may reapply for a license at any
				  subsequent time, or s/he may appeal such refusal to the Commission and/or the
				  Stewards for hearing upon his/her qualifications and fitness for the
				  license.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-12 - Hearing after denial of license

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any person who has had his/her license denied may petition
				  the Commission to reopen the case and reconsider its decision upon a sufficient
				  showing that there is now available evidence which could not, with the exercise
				  of reasonable diligence, have been previously presented to the Commission or
				  the Stewards. Any such petition must be filed with the Commission no later than
				  thirty (30) days after the effective date of the Commission's or Stewards'
				  decision in the matter. Any person who has been denied a license by the
				  Commission after reconsideration may not refile an application for license for
				  the same occupation license until one year from the effective date of the
				  Commission's decision to deny the license.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-13 - Financial responsibility of applicants

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Applicants for license as horse Owner or Trainer must submit
				  satisfactory evidence of their financial ability to care for and maintain the
				  horses owned and/or trained by them when such evidence is requested by the
				  Commission and/or the Stewards.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-14 - Examinations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Commission and/or the Stewards may require the applicant
				  for any license to demonstrate his/her knowledge, qualifications, and
				  proficiency for the license applied for by written, oral, and/or hands-on
				  examinations as the Commission and/or the Stewards may
				  direct.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-15 - Physical examination

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Commission or the Stewards may require that a Jockey,
				  Apprentice Jockey, or Exercise Rider be examined by a medical professional at
				  any time; be required to provide a copy of a physical examination; or submit a
				  release-to-work document prior to returning to work when previously injured.
				  The Commission or the Stewards may refuse to allow that person to ride until
				  s/he has satisfied these requirements.
Amended at 24 Ok Reg
				  968, eff 5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-16 - Qualifications for Jockey

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				Each applicant requesting a Jockey's license shall:
(1) Be at least sixteen (16) years of age.
(2) Not exceed one hundred thirty
				(130) pounds in weight at the time of application.
(3) Have ridden in a race at a recognized
				meeting or satisfactorily worked a horse from the starting gate in company
				before the Stewards or their representatives. Upon the recommendation of the
				Stewards, the Commission may issue a Jockey's license granting permission to
				the applicant for the purpose of riding in not more than four races to
				establish the qualifications and ability of the applicant for the license.
				Subsequently, the Stewards may recommend the granting of a Jockey's license.
(4) Pass a physical examination
				and a baseline concussion test which uses the most current SCAT testing
				protocol. The examination and test shall be conducted by a licensed physician
				within twelve (12) months prior to application. Results affirming the
				applicant's fitness to participate as a Jockey shall be provided by the
				applicant to the Commission. After licensing, Stewards may require further
				examination and may refuse to allow a Jockey to ride, pending results of an
				examination.
(5) Show competence
				by providing evidence of any prior licensing and by demonstrating riding
				ability, which may include participation in up to five (5) races with the prior
				approval of the Stewards with the consideration of the recommendations from the
				starter, the head outrider, and the designated representatives of the Jockeys
				and the horsemen at the track. The demonstration of riding ability shall
				include, but not be limited to:
(A) Breaking
				with a horse in company from the starting gate;
(B) Working a horse in company around the
				turn and down the stretch;
(C)
				Switching the riding crop from one hand to the other while maintaining control
				of the horse in a stretch drive; and
(D) Causing a horse to switch leads coming
				out of the turn.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-17 - Qualifications for Apprentice Jockey

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An applicant for an Apprentice Jockey
				license may be prohibited from riding until verification of the applicant's
				previous riding experience by the stewards or Commission. This prohibition
				shall not exceed fourteen (14) days.
(b) The conditions of an Apprentice Jockey
				license shall not apply to quarter horse racing. A jockey's performances in
				quarter horse racing shall not apply to the conditions of an Apprentice Jockey.
(c) An Apprentice Certificate may
				be requested from the Stewards on a form provided by the Commission. Each
				applicant shall be limited to one Apprentice Certificate. If necessary, a
				duplicate copy may be requested from the issuing Commission.
(d) An applicant with an approved Apprentice
				Certificate may be licensed as an Apprentice Jockey.
(e) An Apprentice Jockey shall ride with a
				five pound weight allowance beginning with his/her first mount and for one (1)
				full year from the date of his/her fifth winning mount. If, after riding one
				(1) full year from the date of his/her fifth winning mount, the Apprentice
				Jockey has failed to ride a total of forty (40) winners from the date of
				his/her fifth winning mount, s/he shall continue to ride with a five pound
				weight allowance for one more year from the date of his/her fifth winning
				mount, or until s/he has ridden a total of forty (40) winners, whichever comes
				first. The apprentice weight allowance may be waived at the time of entry by
				the trainer or the trainer's designee with Stewards' approval. If an Apprentice
				Jockey is unable to ride for a period of fourteen (14) consecutive days or more
				after the date of his/her fifth winning mount because of service in the Armed
				Forces of the U.S.A., enrollment in an institution of secondary or higher
				education , or because of physical disability , the Commission may extend the
				time during which the apprentice weight allowance may be claimed for a period
				not to exceed the period the Apprentice Jockey was unable to ride.
Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4195, eff 7-26-94 ; Amended at 17 Ok
					 Reg 2415, eff 6-26-00 ; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3472, eff 6-26-01 through 7-14-02
					 (emergency) 
					 1 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 499, eff
					 5-15-13
1 This emergency action expired
					 without being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency
					 amendatory action, the last prior permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on
					 7-15-02 (after the 7-14-02 expiration of the emergency action), the text of
					 325:15-5-17 reverted back to the permanent text that became effective 6-26-00,
					 as last published in the 2001 Edition of the
					 OAC.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-18 - Jockey Agent

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A Jockey Agent is the authorized representative of a Jockey
				  if s/he is registered with the Stewards and licensed by the Commission as the
				  Jockey's representative. No Jockey Agent shall represent more than three (3)
				  Jockeys. A Jockey Agent shall not give to anyone, directly or indirectly, any
				  information or advice pertaining to a race or engage in the practice commonly
				  known as "touting" for the purpose of influencing any person, or that would
				  tend to do so, in the making of a wager on the result of any race.
Amended at 11 Ok Reg
				  4195, eff 7-26-94