reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4104 - Paddock › Section 4104.12 - Test for alcoholic consumption

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Each track shall provide a device
					 approved by the commission in the paddock capable of measuring the presence of
					 alcohol by weight within the blood. The commission shall only approve the use
					 of breath analysis instruments that have been approved by the National Highway
					 Traffic Safety Administration. The use of such device shall be under the
					 supervision of the commission steward or commission designee.
(b) Tests shall be administered to such
					 licensees and officials at such times as directed by the presiding judge or
					 other commission designee and shall be administered by only qualified
					 individuals employed by the commission.
(c) Violations. The following shall
					 constitute violations:
(1) Refusal to take
					 such test shall constitute a violation of this section.
(2) The presence of .05 percent or more
					 alcohol in the blood by weight per volume as indicated by said device shall
					 constitute alcoholic impairment and be a violation of this section. Blood
					 alcohol concentration (BAC) means the weight amount of alcohol contained in a
					 unit volume of blood, measured as grams ethanol/100ml blood and expressed as
					 percent BAC.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4104 - Paddock › Section 4104.13 - Veterinarians

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
During racing hours, and any time a horse is raced upon
						the race track, the racing association shall provide the services of a
						veterinarian, within or immediately adjacent to the paddock. Said veterinarian
						shall be equipped with all the instruments, materials and equipment necessary
						that might affect the health of the horse while on the race
						track.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4104 - Paddock › Section 4104.14 - Use of cellular telephones and electronic communication devices

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The use of cellular telephones or any other electronic
						communication device, including devices that are capable of sending or
						receiving text messages or e-mails, by any person while in the paddock or
						receiving barn is restricted to use in an area designated by the Paddock Judge.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of
					 Rule 4104.11, a sign shall be posted prominently at the entrance of the paddock
					 or receiving barn stat- ing that the use of a cellular telephone or an
					 electronic communication de- vice by any person while in the paddock is
					 restricted to an area designated by the Paddock Judge, and identified by a sign
					 that reads "Designated Cell Telephone Area."
(b) Nothing contained in this rule shall
					 diminish the right of any track to adopt or implement more restrictive
					 procedures concerning the use of cel- lular telephones and other electronic
					 devices.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.1 - Appointment of officials

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The
					 executive director of the commission shall appoint the following State
					 officials to act at race meetings: the presiding judge, associate judges,
					 inspectors, recording judges, starters, patrol judges, paddock judges, stress
					 coordinators who counsel licensees on behalf of the commission regarding
					 alcohol and drug abuse, State veterinarians, and such other State officials as
					 may be needed to act as the commission's representatives at the race
					 meeting.
(b) The racing
					 associations and corporations shall employ and appoint the following
					 association racing officials and their assistants: race secretaries, program
					 directors, announcers, marshals, timers, photo finish operators, track
					 superintendents, and photo patrol operators.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.2 - Administrative steward

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The administrative steward shall be the principal advisor
						to the commission on harness racing activities throughout the State. The
						administrative steward shall exercise administrative supervision over all track
						stewards, State racing officials and association racing officials listed in
						paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), and subdivision (b), of section
						4105.1 of this Part. The
						administrative steward shall be responsible for keeping the track stewards,
						State racing officials and association racing officials informed of commission
						policies and procedures. Under direction of the commission, the administrative
						steward shall have the authority to conduct inquiries and in connection
						therewith to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, and the
						production of all relevant and material reports, books, papers, documents
						correspondence and other evidence; and in connection therewith the
						administrative steward shall have the power to administer oaths and examine
						witnesses and shall submit a report of all proceedings thereon. The commission
						may assign the administrative steward to act in the place of a track steward or
						State racing official at any meeting for a specified period. In an emergency,
						created by the absence or disability of a track steward or State racing
						official, the administrative steward shall act in his or her place or appoint a
						substitute for the duration of the emergency. The administrative steward shall
						carry out any special duty assigned by the commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.3 - Track stewards and inspectors

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The commission shall assign a track steward and as many
						inspectors as it deems necessary to each race meeting. The track steward shall
						be the principal representative of the commission at such meeting. The track
						steward shall have general supervision over all State and association racing
						officials, inspectors, licensees and appointees of the commission assigned or
						engaged at such meeting. The track steward shall supervise the licensing
						procedure at such race track. The track steward shall supervise the conduct of
						the racing and of the pari-mutuel department. If necessary, the track steward
						may act in place of an official, or as an additional official or may appoint a
						substitute official at such race meeting. The track steward shall have the
						authority to conduct inquiries and in connection therewith to issue subpoenas
						to compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of all relevant and
						material reports, books, papers, documents, correspondence and other evidence.
						The track steward shall have the power to administer oaths and examine
						witnesses and shall submit a report of all proceedings thereon. The inspectors
						assigned to each meeting shall carry out such duties as are assigned by the
						track steward.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.4 - Repealed

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.5 - Authority of the presiding judge

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The presiding judge at each meeting shall exercise
						authority and supervision over the State racing officials and over the
						association racing officials assigned to or employed at such meeting. In the
						presiding judge's absence, or incapacity, the powers and duties of the
						presiding judge shall be exercised by the associate judge designated by the
						presiding judge for such purpose.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.6 - Power of judges

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Presiding judges and associate judges shall have
						authority to:
(a) Determine all
					 questions of fact relating to the race.
(b) Impose fines and penalties as prescribed
					 by the commission rules and regulations.
(c) Decide any difference between parties to
					 the race or any contingent matter that may arise that is not otherwise provided
					 for in this Subchapter.
(d) Declare
					 pools and bets "Off" in case of fraud, or to declare any horse a non-starter
					 and to direct the refund of all wagers made thereon, from which no appeal will
					 be allowed. All pools and bets shall follow the decision of the judges. Such
					 decisions in respect to pools and bets shall be made at the conclusion of the
					 race upon the observations of the judges and upon such other facts as an
					 immediate investigation will develop. A reversal or change of decision after
					 the official placing at the conclusion of a heat or dash shall not effect the
					 distribution of the betting pools made upon such official placing.
(e) Control the horses, drivers, grooms and
					 every person or machine engaged in any portion of the racing program.
(f) Investigate every apparent or possible
					 interference or rule violation and examine all parties connected with a race
					 under oath as to any such violation of rules or complaint.
(g) Make such decision in the public interest
					 required by extraordinary circumstances not covered by this
					 Subchapter.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.7 - Special duties of presiding judge

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The presiding judge shall be responsible for the
						performance of the judges' duties by himself or herself and other officials
						under his supervision. In addition the presiding judge shall supervise:
(a) The maintenance of the judges' book, the
					 stewards list and the accident reports.
(b) The preparation, delivery and posting of
					 all notices of penalty, rulings and decisions relative to racing.
(c) The procedures prescribed by this
					 Subchapter with respect to investigations.
(d) The drivers' meetings prescribed by this
					 Subchapter.
(e) The handling of
					 entries and declarations to start and the application of preferences to
					 race.
(f) All announcements over
					 the public address pertaining to the race program.
(g) The admittance of persons to judges'
					 stand subject to the direction of the commission.
(h) The coupling of horses accepted for entry
					 where it is necessary to protect the public interest.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.9 - Duties of paddock judge

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
It shall be the duty of the paddock judge to:
(a) Supervise the assembling of the fields of
					 horses in the race on the track for post parades in accordance with the
					 schedule given to the paddock judge by the presiding judge.
(b) Supervise the identification of horses in
					 the race.
(c) Supervise the
					 inspection of equipment and shoes; and the head and saddle numbers of each
					 horse during warm ups and before the parade.
(d) Supervise the paddock gate men.
(e) Supervise the checking in and out of
					 horses, grooms, owners and drivers.
(f) Supervise the activities of the paddock
					 blacksmith.
(g) Notify the
					 presiding judge of any change of racing equipment or shoes before the
					 race.
(h) Notify the presiding
					 judge of any incident that could in any way change, delay or effect the routine
					 progress of the racing program.
(i)
					 Keep out unauthorized people.
(j)
					 Inspect and supervise the maintenance of all emergency equipment kept in the
					 paddock.
(k) Notify judges of the
					 reason for any horse returning to the paddock after having entered the track
					 for the post parade and before the start of the race.
(l) Notify judges of all trainers and grooms
					 who leave the paddock in an emergency.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.10 - Photo finish

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The judges
					 shall determine the order of finish of every race contested at licensed harness
					 race tracks.
(b) Every licensed
					 harness race track shall provide photo finish service of a type and quality
					 approved by the commission as an aid to the judges in determining the order of
					 finish.
(c) Whenever the judges
					 call for a photo finish picture to determine the order of finish they shall
					 cause the word "Photo" to be flashed on the infield commission and to remain
					 there until the order of finish is determined.
(d) Whenever a photo finish picture is used
					 to determine the order of finish such picture, or true copies thereof, or
					 projections thereof, shall be posted or projected for public
					 inspection.
(e) In the event of an
					 electrical or mechanical failure of the photo finish camera, or if a distorted,
					 deceptive or otherwise inadequate picture is developed, the judges shall decide
					 the order of finish and such decision shall be final.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.11 - Duties of patrol judges

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
It shall be the duty of the patrol judges to:
(a) Observe all activity on the race track at
					 all times during the racing program.
(b) Be in constant telephonic communication
					 with the judges, during the course of every race.
(c) Immediately report to the judges:
(1) any action on the track which could
					 improperly affect the result of a race;
(2) every violation of the racing
					 rules;
(3) every violation of the
					 rules and decorum;
(4) the lameness
					 or unfitness of any horse;
(5) any
					 lack of proper racing equipment.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.12 - Duties of the recording judge

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
It shall be the duty of the recording judge to:
(a) Maintain all official race summaries,
					 records, suspensions and fines; prepare and serve all notices relating thereto
					 and provide daily copies thereof to the commission, the licensed harness race
					 track and to all stewards at licensed harness race tracks in New York
					 State.
(b) Check the eligibility of
					 all horses entered in races as well as the ownership and management of such
					 horses.
(c) Check all drivers'
					 licenses and advise the program director and judges of fines and suspensions
					 listed thereon and whether such license is a limited one.
(d) Assist the judges in drawing positions,
					 at the request of the presiding judge.
(e) Maintain a list of all owners, trainers
					 and drivers at each race meeting together with their commission license
					 numbers, and keep such list current.
(f) Keep the judges' book and record legibly
					 therein:
(1) all horses entered and their
					 eligibility certificate numbers;
(2) names of owners and drivers and their
					 license numbers;
(3) a record of
					 each heat, giving the position of horse at the finish and money won;
(4) note of drawn or ruled out horses,
					 placing horses;
(5) record time in
					 minutes, seconds and fifths of seconds.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.13 - Duties of the racing secretary

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
It shall be the duty of the racing secretary to:
(a) Provide electronic access to the
					 eligibility certificates and other horse ownership and registration records of
					 the United States Trotting Association and Standardbred Canada.
(b) Be familiar with the age, class, and
					 competitive ability of all horses racing at the track.
(c) Where the rules require, to classify and
					 reclassify horses in accordance therewith.
(d) List horses in the classes for which they
					 qualify and to cause such lists to be kept current and to be properly displayed
					 in the room in which the declaration box is located for examination by horsemen
					 and others.
(e) Write conditions
					 and schedule the daily racing programs to be presented at the track.
(f) Provide for the listing of horses in such
					 daily program; to examine all entry blanks and declarations; to verify all
					 information set forth therein; to select the horses to start and the also
					 eligible horses from the declarations in accordance with the rules governing
					 these functions.
(g) Examine
					 nominations and declarations in early closing and stake events; to verify the
					 eligibility of all declarations and nominations, and to compile lists thereof
					 for publication.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.14 - State veterinarian

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The
					 State veterinarian, unless otherwise directed by the commission, shall devote
					 his or her full time to the performance of the duties of the office of State
					 veterinarian and shall not render professional services to any horseman on the
					 grounds to which the State veterinarian is assigned during the course of the
					 meeting.
(b) It shall be the duty
					 of the State veterinarian to:
(1) Supervise
					 the inspection and examination of every horse when first entered at the race
					 meeting.
(2) Examine such horse as
					 the judges may request and report thereon.
(3) Examine and approve for release from the
					 steward's list all horses that have been placed thereon for being lame, sick or
					 injured.
(4) Observe the training
					 of all horses performing at the track and examine any horse which may appear
					 ill or infirm and report thereon to the presiding judge.
(5) Observe the horses in the paddock and
					 warming up for the racing program and investigate into and examine such horses
					 which may appear ill or infirm and report thereon to the presiding
					 judge.
(6) Verify the tattoo number
					 and supervise the taking of saliva, urine, blood or such other samples from the
					 horses as may be required by the rules or as directed by the presiding judge
					 and be responsible for the proper storing and delivery thereof to the State
					 laboratory and the maintenance of required records.
(7) Examine horses to be scratched from any
					 race because lame, ill or infirm and report thereon to the presiding
					 judge.
(8) Approve for subsequent
					 declaration all horses that have been scratched from a race for unfitness when
					 such horse has become fit to race.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.15 - Wagering or interest by officials

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No person employed or appointed by the commission or in
						any way representing the commission shall place wagers upon the outcome of any
						harness horse race conducted at a track at which pari-mutuel betting is
						conducted by any licensee of the commission, or have or maintain any interest,
						direct or indirect, in a horse participating at any licensed meeting in the
						State of New York.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.16 - Wagering or interest by certain track employees

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No employee of a licensed harness race track whose duties
						include the classification of horses shall place wagers upon the outcome of any
						harness horse race conducted at the track where he or she is employed, nor
						shall any such employee directly or indirectly be the owner of any horse racing
						at such meeting or participate financially, directly or indirectly, in the
						purchase or sale of any horse racing at such meeting.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4105 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4105.17 - Restriction on activities of officials

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) No
					 officer, director or executive of a track, or a spouse of an officer, director,
					 or executive of a track, shall drive a horse at such track except at limited
					 pari-mutuel meetings or in nonbetting races, nor may a horse in which such
					 person has any beneficial interest be entered in any overnight event at said
					 track.
(b) No licensed racing
					 secretary, assistant racing secretary or any person performing the duties of
					 racing secretary or assistant racing secretary:
(1) shall be licensed as an owner, trainer or driver;
(2) own, train or drive a horse anywhere in
					 any race in which parimutuel wagering occurs or in any race for which a purse
					 is offered or awarded; or
(3)
					 engage in any other horse racing activity that, in the judgment of the
					 Commission, would create an actual or perceived conflict of interest with his
					 or her duties in New York or otherwise would not be in t he best interests of
					 horse racing.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4106 - Identification Of Horses › Section 4106.1 - Records

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No horse will be permitted to race unless an eligibility
						certificate or other certificate of registration, in current form, is on file
						with the United States Trotting Association or Standardbred
						Canada.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4106 - Identification Of Horses › Section 4106.2 - Misrepresentation

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Any misrepresentation of a material fact concerning the
						record of a horse entered at a licensed harness racing track shall be deemed a
						violation of this Subchapter and subject the person or persons responsible
						therefor to all the penalties of this act.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4106 - Identification Of Horses › Section 4106.3 - Examination of horse or records

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Any racing official, track official, owner or driver of a
						horse may call for information concerning the identity or eligibility of any
						horse competing at a licensed harness race track, and may demand an opportunity
						to examine such horse with a view to establish identity or eligibility. No
						owner or party controlling such horse may refuse to afford such information, or
						to allow such examination. No person shall demand identification of a horse
						without cause or to embarrass a race.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4106 - Identification Of Horses › Section 4106.4 - Reports on ownership and control of horses

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Within 72 hours, or shorter period if so
					 directed, after arrival of any horse at a race track, the person in charge of
					 such horse shall file a statement with the commission steward, in form
					 satisfactory to the commission, listing the following information:
(1) The owner or owners of each such horse
					 with address, telephone number and commission license number.
(2) The trainer and, if any, the assistant
					 trainer, with address, telephone number and commission license
					 number.
(3) Each groom or other
					 employee employed for such horse with address and commission license number. If
					 any such employee is thereafter discharged or leaves his or her employment,
					 such fact shall be reported to the commission steward within 24
					 hours.
(4) The name and policy
					 number of the workers' compensation carrier if any.
(5) The tattoo number of each such
					 horse.
(6) Such other information
					 as may be required.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4106 - Identification Of Horses › Section 4106.5 - Identification of horses

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No horse shall be permitted to race that has not been
						registered and tattooed and/or freeze branded in a manner approved by the
						commission. Before each start such horse's tattoo, or freeze brand number shall
						be read and verified and, if thereafter tested pursuant to section
						4120.1 of this Subchapter, such
						number shall again be read and verified.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4106 - Identification Of Horses › Section 4106.6 - Importation prohibited without document

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) No horse shall enter the State of New
					 York unless accompanied by a certificate of equine examination signed by a
					 veterinarian accredited and licensed by the state in which the examination
					 required by the certificate was made and further provided that no horse shall
					 enter the State of New York until the original of said certificate has been
					 placed in the mail for delivery first class to the state veterinarian of the
					 state in which the required examination was conducted.
(b) Form of certificate.
(1) The information on the certificate shall
					 include the name of the owner or trainer with address, the consignee or
					 destination in New York with address, the date of examination, the number of
					 horses examined, the establishment or premises at which the horses were
					 examined, the name, registration number if any, tattoo if any, sex, age, rectal
					 temperature and color and markings of each horse listed on the
					 certificate.
(2) The certificate
					 shall include the following statement signed by the examining veterinarian:
I hereby certify that I am accredited and licensed in the
						State of (State) and that the (number) horse or horses described above was or
						were examined by me on the date indicated and found to be free from symptoms of
						any infectious or communicable disease. I further certify that the temperature
						of each horse was as recorded above. Signature: ________ Address:
						________
(Accredited Veterinarian)
(3) The certificate shall make provision for
					 the recording of test results by the state veterinarian of the state of origin
					 and shall include the following statement for subsequent counter-signature by
					 such state veterinarian:
This certifies that the issuing veterinarian is
						accredited and licensed to practice in the State of (State) ________ and that
						the test results recorded above are correct to the best of my knowledge and
						belief.
Signature: ............
(State Veterinarian)
Date Countersigned:............
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4106 - Identification Of Horses › Section 4106.7 - Importation prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) All
					 persons, associations or corporations, their agents, officers and employees and
					 any person acting by or at their behest, are hereby forbidden to bring into
					 this State, or cause to be brought into this State, any horse affected with or
					 having been exposed to the disease known as equine infectious anemia (swamp
					 fever). Every horse brought into this State or caused to be brought into this
					 State shall be accompanied by a statement signed by a veterinarian of
					 recognized standing in his state or country of residence certifying that such
					 animal is not suffering from and has not been exposed to equine infectious
					 anemia.
(b) Manure from any horse
					 suffering from equine infectious anemia shall not be brought or caused to be
					 brought into this State.
(c) Every
					 person, association or corporation, and any agent, officer or employee thereof,
					 failing to obey this order shall be subject to the fines and penalties provided
					 by law.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4106 - Identification Of Horses › Section 4106.8 - Nerved horses-restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
					 Any horse that has been nerved (neurectomy, cryosurgery, stunning) at or above
					 the fetlock (i.e., Median nerve, Ulnar nerve, Volar nerve, or the Plantar
					 nerve) shall not be permitted to race at tracks under the jurisdiction of the
					 commission.
(b) Any horse that has
					 been nerved below the fetlock (Volar [posterio] digital nerve only) may be
					 permitted to start provided that such nerving has been reported to the racing
					 secretary who shall cause such fact to be entered on the eligibility papers and
					 prominently displayed in the entry room prior to any subsequent
					 start.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4106 - Identification Of Horses › Section 4106.9 - Death of a horse

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Upon the
					 death of a horse on any part of the grounds of a harness race track, the
					 remains of the deceased horse shall not be removed without:
(1) the execution of a death certificate by a
					 commission-licensed veterinarian, in a form as the commission may prescribe,
					 and containing such information as the commission may require;
(2) the filing of said death certificate with
					 the presiding judge or his or her designee; and
(3) the written consent of the presiding
					 judge or his or her designee, authorizing the removal of the remains.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4106 - Identification Of Horses › Section 4106.10 - Geldings

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The gelding of a horse shall be reported to the racing
						secretary at any race meeting at which the racehorse might race and, as
						applicable, to either the United States Trotting Association or Standardbred
						Canada.
(a) If a racehorse is gelded
					 on the premises of a licensed racetrack, then the trainer shall report the
					 alteration within 72 hours of such procedure.
(b) If a racehorse is gelded off-track, then
					 the owner or trainer shall report the alteration at or before the time the
					 horse is entered to race.
(c) A
					 trainer who enters a gelding, or who causes a gelding to be entered on his or
					 her behalf, is responsible for ensuring that the horse's status as a gelding is
					 accurately listed on its eligibility certificate or other certificate of
					 registration on file with such organizations.
(d) Such reports shall include the name of
					 the veterinarian who performed the alteration and the date of the alteration.
					 The alteration shall be recorded on the certificate of registration and horse
					 identification record of the horse.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4107 - Racing, Farm Or Stable Names › Section 4107.1 - Disclosure

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
A racing, farm or stable name may be used by the owners
						or lessees of horses. The names of all persons interested in the stable or
						operating thereunder and any additions, deletions or changes therein shall be
						disclosed to the commission upon request.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4107 - Racing, Farm Or Stable Names › Section 4107.2 - Limitations

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) No horse shall
					 be entered or started that is owned by 35 or fewer owners unless all such
					 owners are licensed. If a horse is owned by more than 35 owners, then only
					 those individuals having a three percent or greater property interest in such
					 horse shall be required to be licensed as an owner.
(b) No more than one stable may be registered
					 under the same name. The commission may reject any name that is misleading to
					 the public or unbecoming to the sport.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4107 - Racing, Farm Or Stable Names › Section 4107.3 - Liabilities

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
All persons interested in a stable or operating
						thereunder, whether incorporated or not, shall be liable for all entry fees and
						penalties against the stable. If one of such persons is suspended or refused a
						license, all the horses in such stable shall be excluded from
						racing.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4107 - Racing, Farm Or Stable Names › Section 4107.4 - Leases

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The lessee of a horse shall file with the eligibility
						paper of such horse a copy of the leasing arrangement that shall contain the
						name of the horse, the name and address of the owner, the name and address of
						the lessee, the stable name, if any, of either party and the terms of the
						lease. Each lessor and lessee must obtain an owner's license from the
						commission.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4107 - Racing, Farm Or Stable Names › Section 4107.5 - Corporate ownership

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
If a horse is owned by a corporation, all officers,
						directors, and persons owning any of the capital stock, or beneficial interest
						therein, shall be disclosed to, and licensed by the commission, except that if
						there are more than 35 individual owners of a horse then only those owners
						having a three percent or greater property interest in the horse shall be
						required to be licensed as an owner.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4108 - Classification And Eligibility › Section 4108.1 - Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
For purposes of eligibility, a racing season or racing
						year shall be the calendar year. In recording winnings, gross winnings will be
						used and odd cents will be dropped and disregarded.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4108 - Classification And Eligibility › Section 4108.2 - Classified races

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
					 Classification by racing secretary. The racing secretary, according to the
					 racing secretary's judgment, shall assign horses eligible for classification by
					 gait to not more than the following classes based upon ability as demonstrated
					 by past performances: FFA (Free-For-All), JFA (Junior-Free-All), AA, A, B, C,
					 D, and where feasible, into not more than three subclasses designated by number
					 within classes AA, A, B, C, and D. Such assignment shall be made when a horse
					 is first accepted for racing at the track and all such assignments and changes
					 thereof shall be posted in the declaration room.
(b) Races to be based on class. Races shall
					 be offered based upon such classes and where applicable subclasses, and shall
					 be confined to horses posted in the same or slower class or subclass at the
					 time of declaration with preference being given to horses posted in the
					 advertised class or subclass. Starters shall be determined by lot. A race may
					 be conditioned for two or more classes or subclasses, in which case it shall be
					 deemed a handicap race and post positions shall be drawn by class or subclass
					 with the slower class or subclass nearer the rail.
(c) Eligibility for classification.
(1) A horse four years or older is eligible
					 for classification.
(2) A two- or
					 three-year-old horse may be classified only if it has won three purse races,
					 each for a purse exceeding $450, or two wins and two seconds in such races, or
					 if it has been previously classified, or if the owner or trainer thereof
					 requests in writing that the horse be classified. However such request may be
					 denied by the racing secretary. When a two- or three-year-old horse first
					 becomes eligible for classification it may not be classified higher than
					 C.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4108 - Classification And Eligibility › Section 4108.3 - Time bars prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No time bars shall be used as an element of
						classification.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4108 - Classification And Eligibility › Section 4108.4 - Time of eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Horses must be eligible when entries close, but winnings
						on closing date of eligibility shall not be considered. In mixed races,
						trotting and pacing, a horse must be eligible under the conditions for the gait
						at which it is stated in the entry the horse will perform.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4108 - Classification And Eligibility › Section 4108.5 - Two-year-old distances; heats

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
No two-year-old shall be permitted to start in any dash,
						heat or race exceeding one mile, nor shall a two-year-old be permitted to start
						in more than two heats, dashes, or races in any single day.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4108 - Classification And Eligibility › Section 4108.6 - Time to post overnight conditions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Conditions for races shall be posted in the declaration
						room at least 25 hours before the closing of declarations thereto, except where
						conditions for three successive days racing are posted in which event such
						conditions shall be posted at least 18 hours prior to the closing of
						declarations to the first of such three days' conditions.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4108 - Classification And Eligibility › Section 4108.7 - Maiden status

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Races awarded after the "official" sign has been posted
						shall not affect the status of a maiden.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter B - Harness Racing › Part 4108 - Classification And Eligibility › Section 4108.8 - Types of races to be offered

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) In
					 presenting a program of racing, the racing secretary shall use the following
					 types of races only:
(1) stakes and
					 futurities;
(2) early closing
					 events;
(3) overnight events:
(i) conditioned races;
(ii) claiming races;
(iii) preferred races limited to the fastest
					 horses at the meeting. These may be open races, free-for-all races,
					 invitational races, conditioned races. Horses to be eligible in such races
					 shall be posted in the declaration room, and listed with the presiding judge.
					 Horses so listed shall not be eligible to conditioned races unless such
					 conditions specifically include horses on the preferred list. Not more than 12
					 such preferred races may be conducted during a racing week. Purses offered for
					 such preferred races shall be at least 25 percent higher than the highest purse
					 offered for other conditioned races or letter class races scheduled the same
					 racing week. A two or three year old horse may not be used in such races,
					 without the consent of the owner, unless such horse has won three races at the
					 track during the year or has lifetime earnings of $15,000;
(iv) classified races but only with the
					 express written permission of the commission and only if the track offers and
					 schedules sufficient claiming races to give those horses authorized for
					 claiming races and intended to be so raced an equal opportunity to race;
					 and
(v) invitational races for two
					 - or three-year-olds.