New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 47 - HORSE RACING LICENSEES › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16.47.1.8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
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Licenses required:
A person as defined by 15.2.1.7 NMAC shall not participate in pari-mutuel racing under the jurisdiction of the commission or be employed by an association who is a gaming operator, without a valid license issued by the commission.
(1) License categories shall include the following and others as may be established by the commission:
Group A
- racing participants eligible for an optional annual or triennial year license to include owners, trainers, veterinarians, jockeys, and stable name registrations.
Group B
- associations, racing professionals, concession operators, contractors, and managerial racing officials.
Group C
- supervisory racing officials.
Group D
- persons employed by the association or employed by a person or concern contracting with the association, to provide a service or commodity, which requires their presence in a restricted area, or anywhere on association grounds while pari-mutuel wagering is being conducted.
Group E
- racetrack employees and authorized agents.
(2) Persons required to be licensed shall submit a thoroughly and accurately completed application on forms furnished by the commission and accompanied by the required fee. Persons seeking licensure as an authorized agent for an owner under the age of 18 shall be required to be 18 years or older and shall submit fingerprints to undergo a background check. The following fees are assessed for the issuance of the specified licenses. In addition to license fees listed herein, $20.00 is assessed for each identification picture and badge.
Announcer
$ 75.00
Assistant general manager
$100.00
Assistant racing secretary
$ 20.00
Association
$100.00
Auditor, official
$ 75.00
Authorized agent
$ 10.00
Clerk of scales
$ 20.00
Clocker
$ 20.00
Club, racetrack
$100.00
Concession employee
$ 10.00
Concession operator
$100.00
Custodian of jockey room
$ 20.00
Director or corporate officer
$100.00
Director of operations
$ 75.00
Director of racing
$ 75.00
Exercise person
$ 20.00
General manager
$100.00
Groom
$ 10.00
Horseman's bookkeeper
$ 20.00
Identifier (horse)
$ 20.00
Janitor
$ 10.00
Jockey (3 year)
$200.00
Jockey (1 year)
$100.00
Jockey (apprentice) (3 year)
$200.00
Jockey (apprentice) (1 year)
$100.00
Jockey agent
$ 75.00
Jockey valet
$ 10.00
Laborer
$ 10.00
Office personnel (specify position)
$ 10.00
Official veterinarian (3 year)
$200.00
Official veterinarian (1 year)
$100.00
Outrider
$ 20.00
Owner (3 year)
$200.00
Owner (1 year)
$100.00
Paddock judge
$ 20.00
Pari mutuel employee
$ 10.00
Pari mutuel manager
$ 75.00
Placing judge
$ 20.00
Photo employee
$ 10.00
Plater
$100.00
Pony person
$ 10.00
Private barns
$100.00
Racing secretary-handicapper
$ 75.00
Security chief
$ 75.00
Security staff
$ 10.00
Simulcast company employee
$ 10.00
Simulcast coordinator
$ 75.00
Simulcast operator
$100.00
Special event, 1 or 2 day
$200.00
Stable name (3 year)
$200.00
Stable name (1 year)
$100.00
Stable superintendent
$ 75.00
Starter
$ 75.00
Starter assistant
$ 20.00
Ticket seller (admissions)
$ 10.00
Timer
$ 20.00
Totalisator employee
$ 10.00
Totalisator operator
$100.00
Track maintenance, employee
$ 10.00
Track physician
$100.00
Track superintendent
$ 75.00
Trainer (3 year)
$200.00
Trainer (1 year)
$100.00
Trainer assistant
$ 20.00
Veterinarian assistant
$ 20.00
Veterinarian, practicing (3 year)
$200.00
Veterinarian, practicing (1 year)
$100.00
Veterinarian, racing (3 year)
$200.00
Veterinarian, racing (1 year)
$100.00
Watchman
$ 10.00
(3) License applicants shall be required to furnish to the commission a set(s) of fingerprints and a recent photograph. Any license applicant that is under the age of 18 years of age is exempt from the requirement to submit fingerprint cards.
(a) All license applicants shall be required to be re-fingerprinted every six years and re-photographed periodically as determined by the commission.
(b) Requirements for fingerprints may be fulfilled by:
(i) submission of fingerprints; or
(ii) verification that fingerprints were submitted for processing;
(iii) submission of a fingerprint reciprocity affidavit; or
(iv) provide proof of licensure from another jurisdiction to which fingerprints were submitted within the last six years.
(4) License applicants for groom, watchman, exercise and pony persons must submit to a drug (controlled substances) and alcohol-screening test when making application for license.
(5) As a participant of the national racing compact licensing program and as an alternative to the licensure requirements set forth in Paragraphs (2) through (4) of Subsection A of 16.47.1.8 NMAC, the commission may authorize applicants to utilize the national racing compact licensing program to obtain a New Mexico racing license subject to the applicable licensure fees set forth in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of 16.47.1.8 NMAC.