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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.305 - Bleeder list

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(a) In order to
				  obtain approval for the administration of furosemide, the bleeder horse shall
				  be placed on the bleeder list.
(b)
				  Only the following horses shall be placed on the bleeder list:
(1) A horse, which during the race or within
				  the first hour immediately following a race, is observed by the Commission
				  veterinarian to be shedding blood from one or both nostrils or is found to have
				  bled internally. The Commission veterinarian may require an endoscopic
				  examination of the horse in order to confirm inclusion on the bleeder
				  list.
(2) A horse which bled during
				  exercise on the race track or within the first hour following the exercise is
				  subject to the same conditions as in paragraph (1).
(3) A horse may be placed on the bleeder list
				  when the Commission veterinarian, prior to the implementation of this
				  subsection, determined that the horse qualified for bleeder medication in
				  accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.307 - Examination by veterinarian

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(a) An
				  owner or his authorized agent or trainer of a horse entered to race on a race
				  track licensed by the Commission shall immediately when requested by the
				  Commission or its agents, submit a horse, of which he is the owner or
				  authorized agent or trainer to a veterinary surgeon designated by the
				  Commission for the examination or tests as the veterinarian may deem advisable
				  to make.
(b) During the taking of
				  the sample by the veterinarian representing the Commission or his delegate, in
				  a detention area designated by the Commission, the owner, trainer, authorized
				  agent or chemist representing them may be present and witness the procedure. In
				  no event may a person be present in the area during a testing procedure who
				  does not hold a valid current occupational license from the Commission. The
				  sample shall be immediately sealed and the evidence of the sealing may be
				  indicated thereon by the signature of the representative of the owner or
				  trainer. The owner or trainer or chemist representing them shall have the right
				  to attend and witness the examination and testing.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); 58 Pa. Code §
												163.303 (relating to prohibition;
						prima facie evidence; disqualification); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.308 (relating to official
						laboratory).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.308 - Official laboratory

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(a) The
				  Commission will have authority to direct the official laboratory to retain and
				  preserve by freezing samples for future analysis.
(b) The fact that purse money has been
				  distributed prior to the issuance of a laboratory report may not be considered
				  a finding that no chemical substance has been administered, in violation of
				  this section and §§
										163.302-163.307 and
				  163.309 -163.318, to the horse
				  earning the purse money.
(c) The
				  Commission will bear the costs of necessary testing equipment exclusive of
				  testing equipment located at the designated horse racing laboratory. The
				  Commission will also bear the costs of personnel, supplies and testing
				  necessary for the implementation, operation and enforcement of the drug control
				  program.
(d) The racing
				  associations shall bear the cost of a facilities, including but not limited to
				  designated detention areas, necessary for the implementation, operation and
				  enforcement of the drug control program.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.303 (relating to prohibition;
						prima facie evidence;
						disqualification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.309 - Responsibilities to guard against administration of drugs

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The owner, trainer, groom or other person who is charged
					 with the responsibility of the horse shall protect the horse against the
					 administration or attempted administration, either internally or externally, of
					 a drug to the horse. If the stewards determine that an owner, trainer, groom or
					 other person has failed to protect the horse they may immediately suspend the
					 trainer, groom or other person and refer the matter to the Commission for final
					 disposition.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.308 (relating to official
						laboratory).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.310 - Persons found guilty of administration of drugs

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A person found guilty by the Commission of participation in
					 or knowledge of the fact that a narcotic, stimulant or drug has been
					 administered to a horse shall be ruled off of all tracks in this Commonwealth.
					 If a person licensed by the Commission to operate a race track, or if an
					 officer or director of an association or corporation licensed by the Commission
					 to operate a race track is found guilty by the Commission of participation in
					 or knowledge of the fact that a narcotic, stimulant or drug has been
					 administered to a horse, the license of the person or association shall be
					 revoked.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.308 (relating to official
						laboratory).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.311 - Suspension of horses

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Horses suspended under this section, in which the person
					 suspended or ruled off holds an interest, aside from the trainer's percentage,
					 in order to be eligible for reinstatement shall be sold, the sale subject to
					 the approval of the stewards at the track where the horses are to be entered to
					 race. Horses trained by a suspended person, in which he has no interest, are
					 automatically reinstated when placed in the hands of a licensed trainer and the
					 transfer is approved by the stewards of a meeting and the
					 Commission.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.308 (relating to official
						laboratory).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.312 - Possession of illegal drug devices

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The stewards or the Commission, or both, or their
					 designees, shall have the right to enter buildings, stables, rooms or other
					 places within the grounds of an association, and to examine them and to inspect
					 and examine the personal property and effects of a person, within these places.
					 A person granted a license by the Commission, by accepting his license,
					 consents to the search and seizures of hypodermic syringes, hypodermic needles
					 or other devices, and drugs, stimulants or narcotics which could be, used in
					 connection therewith, or appliances-electrical, mechanical or otherwise-other
					 than the ordinary equipment, of the nature as could affect the speed or racing
					 condition of a horse.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.308 (relating to official
						laboratory).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.313 - Urine samples

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A urine sample of the winner of each race and of a horse
					 running an unusual or abnormal race and of any other horse as the stewards or
					 the Commission may direct shall be taken. In the event of difficulty in taking
					 or securing a sample:
(1) A
				  veterinarian may inject an amount up to and including 2 cc. of an approved
				  diuretic for the purpose of enhancing the securing of a sample upon securing
				  written consent from the trainer.
(2) If a urine sample cannot be obtained
				  within 2 hours after a horse has been received at the detention barn, a blood
				  sample shall be secured by a veterinarian.
(3) The veterinarian in charge of the
				  detention barn may, in his sole discretion, take a blood sample in lieu of a
				  urine sample at any time if he believes it physiologically to be for the best
				  interest of the horse.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.308 (relating to official
						laboratory).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.314 - Horses with desensitized nerves

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A horse that has been nerved, blocked with alcohol or other
					 medical drug that desensitizes the nerves above the ankle is not be permitted
					 to race.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.308 (relating to official
						laboratory).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.315 - Test reports

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Urine or blood test reports prepared by the official
					 chemist of the Commission shall be deemed prima facie correct and all steps
					 undertaken in the collection, preservation, handling and testing thereof shall
					 be presumed correct in the absence of affirmative proof to the contrary.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.308 (relating to official
						laboratory).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.316 - Repeated offenses by owners and trainers

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An owner or trainer who once having been suspended for a
					 violation of this chapter, or of the same or similar rule in another racing
					 jurisdiction, and who is thereafter found guilty of a further violation by this
					 Commission, or another racing commission or turf governing body shall be
					 considered guilty of a second offense, and the owner or trainer or both shall
					 be ruled off the tracks in this Commonwealth.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.308 (relating to official
						laboratory).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.317 - Mistreatment of horses

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A licensee or other person under the jurisdiction of the
					 Commission may not alone or in concert with another person permit an animal
					 under his control to be subjected to a form of cruelty, mistreatment, neglect
					 or abuse or abandon, or to injure, maim or kill or administer a noxious or
					 harmful substance to or deprive an animal of necessary care, sustenance,
					 shelter or veterinary care.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.308 (relating to official
						laboratory).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.318 - Split samples

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(a) The test
				  sample of the winner of each race and of horses finishing in the money in a
				  race for which there is exotic wagering shall be taken, and a test sample shall
				  be taken from other horses as the Commission or stewards may direct. If there
				  is a problem in securing a test sample, the following procedures apply:
(1) A veterinarian may inject up to 1/2 cc.
				  of Lasix to enhance securing a sample upon the written approval of the
				  trainer.
(2) If a urine sample is
				  not obtained in 2 hours and either the trainer or the veterinarian elects not
				  to induce the sample by Lasix, a blood sample shall be taken upon the written
				  approval of the trainer.
(3) In all
				  cases a urine sample, a urine sample induced by Lasix or a blood sample shall
				  be secured, regardless of delay involved.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING OFFICIALS-THE STEWARDS › Section 163.331 - Race meetings

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At race meetings licensed by the Commission, racing
					 officials shall be subject to approval by the Commission at all times during
					 the meetings. The officials shall enforce this chapter and shall render regular
					 written reports of the activities and conduct of the race meetings to the
					 Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING OFFICIALS-THE STEWARDS › Section 163.332 - Definition

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The term "racing official" as used in this chapter at a
					 race meeting shall include: three stewards, the prescribed number of placing
					 judges and patrol judges, the clerk of scales, a horse identifier, a starter, a
					 paddock judge, a racing secretary, an assistant racing secretary, the
					 handicapper, a timer, Commission veterinarians, the prescribed number of track
					 veterinarians, a mutuel manager and a chief of security.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.333 (relating to appointment
						of officials).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING OFFICIALS-THE STEWARDS › Section 163.333 - Appointment of officials

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One of the stewards and two veterinarians shall be
					 appointed by the Commission and shall represent the Commission. The steward so
					 appointed shall serve as the chief steward at each race meeting. Other racing
					 officials listed in §
										163.332 (relating to definition)
					 shall be appointed by the association, subject to the approval of the
					 Commission. Each association shall submit a complete list of the other proposed
					 officials for approval not less than 30 days prior to the start of a race
					 meeting. Approval of officials is within the sole discretion of the Commission.
					 The approval shall be a continuing privilege and may be modified or withdrawn
					 by the Commission. It may create no vested rights.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING OFFICIALS-THE STEWARDS › Section 163.334 - Conflict of interest

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A racing official may not participate in the supervision,
					 regulation or review of a race in which either he and a member of his family,
					 or a business partner, agent, associate, employe or joint or co-venturer has
					 participated or in which any of them has had an interest in the event there is
					 an objection, protest, claim of foul or dispute raised with regard to the
					 race.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING OFFICIALS-THE STEWARDS › Section 163.335 - Wagering forbidden

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A racing official may not wager or have a form of interest
					 in a wager of money or other value on the result of a race at the
					 meeting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING OFFICIALS-THE STEWARDS › Section 163.336 - Gratuities, rewards, favors and interests

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(a) A person may not offer to and no racing
				  official may accept, directly or indirectly, a gratuity, reward or favor in
				  connection with racing at the meeting.
(b) A racing official may not, directly or
				  indirectly, for a commission, gratuity or otherwise, sell, buy or hold for
				  himself or for another a form of interest in a thoroughbred horse that is run
				  or entered at a meeting where he is officiating.
(c) A racing official may not, directly or
				  indirectly, buy, sell or hold an interest in a contract upon a jockey or
				  apprentice jockey.
(d) A racing
				  official may not write or solicit horse insurance at the meeting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING OFFICIALS-THE STEWARDS › Section 163.338 - Application for position of steward

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Before a person may be approved as a steward, the person
					 shall have had the following experience:
(1) Five years experience as a licensee of an
				  authorized racing commission of the United States or Canada.
(2) The applicant shall have served as one of
				  the following:
(i) A licensed racing official
				  or participant at recognized thoroughbred race meetings in the United States or
				  Canada for no less than a total of 300 days of service in one or more of the
				  following categories: patrol judge, placing judge, paddock judge, clerk of
				  scales, horse identifier, racing secretary or assistant racing secretary and
				  starter.
(ii) A licensed,
				  practicing trainer or jockey for a period of not less than 5 years.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING OFFICIALS-THE STEWARDS › Section 163.339 - Optical examination required

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Before being approved by the Commission, stewards, placing
					 judges, patrol judges, timers, starters and clerks of the scales shall be
					 examined by a certified optometrist or ophthalmologist and secure a certificate
					 that they have passed the optical examinations as the Commission may require.
					 The examination may be made a precondition of service as an official in the
					 discretion of the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING OFFICIALS-THE STEWARDS › Section 163.341 - Duties of stewards

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(a) The three
				  stewards shall be on duty during race time, which means from 1 hour before post
				  time for the first race of the day until the time the result of the last race
				  of the day has been made official.
(b) At least one of the stewards, or his
				  deputy, shall be on duty within call of the racing secretary from the time of
				  the opening of overnight entries each morning until after the time allowed for
				  filing of protests or objections to entries or assignment of post
				  positions.
(c) A steward may
				  appoint his own deputy for a period not to exceed 1 racing day.
(d) If there are less than three stewards
				  present at race time, the State steward, or in his absence, a remaining steward
				  shall appoint another qualified person to act as steward pro tem.
(e) The three stewards shall be present and
				  on duty in the stand whenever a race is being run. During race times, they
				  shall remain at the stand, in the paddock or otherwise readily available to the
				  participants at the meet.
(f) When
				  a vacancy occurs among the racing officials, other than the stewards, prior to
				  post time of the first race of the day, or when a vacancy occurs after the
				  racing of the day has started, the stewards have the power to immediately fill
				  the vacancy. An appointment shall be effective only for the day. If the
				  association fails to fill the vacancy before the following day or fails to
				  secure Commission approval for the appointment, the stewards may reappoint the
				  official from day-to-day pending action.
(g) The appointment shall be reported
				  immediately to the Commission.
(h)
				  The stewards shall take notice of questionable conduct with or without
				  complaint thereof and may undertake proceedings upon their own
				  initiative.
(i) In default of
				  designation by the trainer, the stewards may substitute a jockey of their
				  selection on a horse if they deem it appropriate.
(j) The stewards may place a horse in the
				  temporary charge of a trainer of their selection if they deem it
				  appropriate.
(k) It is the duty of
				  the stewards to see to it that horses arrive at the starting post as nearly as
				  practical at the advertised post time. A person responsible for delay in
				  arrival of a horse will be subject to fine or penalties.
(l) In case of accident, casualty or a sudden
				  impairment that would reasonably be likely to impair the ability of a horse to
				  perform occurring prior to off time, the stewards may excuse the horse. A
				  detailed written record of each excusing shall be indicated on the daily
				  report.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												165.14 (relating to number of
						racing days).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › THE STARTER › Section 163.361 - Duties of starter

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(a) Only the
				  starter or a deputy starter approved by him and by the stewards may start a
				  race.
(b) The starter shall give
				  the orders and take the measures necessary to insure a fair start.
(c) The decision of the starter as to the
				  validity of a start shall be final, likewise, his decision as to whether or not
				  a horse was locked in the gate shall be final, unless otherwise established by
				  examination of the film of the race.
(d) The starter may appoint his assistant
				  subject to the approval of the stewards.
(e) A horse is in the hands of the starter
				  from the moment it enters the track on the way from paddock to post. The horse
				  remains in his hands until off time.
(f) In case the alignment of the horses at
				  the post is delayed, the starter may permit jockeys to dismount and their
				  mounts to be attended.
(g) If,
				  after reaching the starting post, a horse is so badly injured as to make it
				  impractical or impossible for him to run in the race, the starter may, in the
				  interest of time saving, excuse that horse, but shall notify the stewards
				  before he starts the race. A horse so excused shall to all intents and purposes
				  be considered as excused by the stewards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › THE STARTER › Section 163.363 - Use of starting gate

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(a) A
				  flat race shall be started out of a starting gate approved by the
				  Commission.
(b)
				  [Reserved].
(c)
				  [Reserved].
(d) If the starter or
				  his assistants are unable, after reasonable efforts, to place a horse in its
				  assigned position in the gate for a satisfactory start, or if a horse is
				  fractious or unruly, the starter may order the horse into a different gate
				  position or that it be placed outside of the gate behind the starting line or
				  deny it the right of entry until it may be reinstated.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › THE STARTER › Section 163.365 - Schooling

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(a) The starter
				  shall maintain a schooling list, and a horse shall be schooled, if and when
				  required, under the personal supervision of himself or his
				  assistants.
(b) Only the starter
				  shall have the authority to designate the horses which shall constitute the
				  schooling list.
(c) The starter
				  shall file a copy of the schooling list with the racing secretary.
(d) The starter shall report to the racing
				  secretary as soon as a horse on the list has been schooled sufficiently to be
				  permitted to start.
(e) A horse
				  will not be eligible to start until the starter orders the name stricken from
				  his schooling list.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › THE STARTER › Section 163.366 - Fines and suspension

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(a) The
				  starter may fine or suspend a jockey for disobedience of orders for attempting
				  an unfair advantage, but the fine may not exceed $250. The suspension shall
				  take effect in the same manner as provided in §
										163.182 (relating to
				  suspension).
(b) The starter shall
				  report in writing to the stewards and to the racing secretary, fines and
				  suspensions which he has imposed and no fines or suspensions, so reported, may
				  be modified other than by the authority of the stewards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › THE STARTER › Section 163.368 - Approval of starting ability of horses

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The approval of the starter of the starting ability of all
					 2-year-olds shall be obtained before they are permitted to start. Likewise, the
					 starter's approval shall be obtained for older horses which have never started
					 at a recognized meeting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › THE STARTER › Section 163.369 - Recalls

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When a closed gate is used for starting and the starter has
					 pressed the electric button or signaled by word or otherwise that the race is
					 off there may be no recall.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › THE STARTER › Section 163.370 - Notification of stewards of exclusion of horses from race

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If a horse is locked in the gate, or if the starter excuses
					 a horse from a race, he shall, in either or both cases, immediately notify the
					 stewards who in turn shall immediately notify the manager of the pari-mutuel
					 department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › THE PLACING JUDGES › Section 163.381 - Duties of placing judges

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(a) The
				  placing judges shall occupy the placing judges' stand at the time the horses
				  pass the winning post in a race, and their duty shall be to place and record
				  five horses or as many more as they think proper in order of their finish in
				  each race.
(b) The placing judges
				  shall properly display the numbers of the first four horses in each race in the
				  order of their finish.
(c) When the
				  placing judges differ in their placing the majority shall prevail.
(d) The placing judges shall make public
				  their decision as promptly as possible.
(e) If it is considered advisable to consult
				  a picture from the finish camera, the placing judges shall post, without
				  waiting for a picture, the placements that are in their opinion unquestionable,
				  and after consulting the pictures, make the other placements.
(f) In determining the places of the horses
				  at the finish of a race, the placing judge shall consider only the relative
				  position of the respective noses of the horses.
(g) After the jockeys riding the first five
				  horses to finish have been weighed in and found to have carried the correct
				  weight, the clerk of the scales shall so notify the stewards, who shall notify
				  the placing judges when the result is official.
(h) Upon receipt of the notice the placing
				  judges shall promptly display the sign official.
(i) There may be no alteration of placement
				  after the sign official has been purposely displayed.
(j) Nothing in this chapter may be construed
				  to prevent the placing judges, with the approval of the stewards, from
				  correcting an error before the display of the sign official or from recalling
				  the sign official in case it has been displayed through error.
(k) The placing judges shall enforce §
				  163.163 (relating to weighing in).
(l) The placing judges shall file with the
				  Commission a daily copy of the official placement of the first five horses in
				  each race of that day, and shall supply to other officials such information in
				  respect to the racing as the association may require.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING SECRETARY › Section 163.392 - Official program

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(a) The racing
				  secretary shall compile an official program for each racing day, which states
				  the time fixed for the first race and gives the names of the horses which are
				  to run in each of the races of the day.
(b) The program shall indicate the order in
				  which each race is to be run; the purse, conditions and distance of each race;
				  the owner, trainer and jockey of each horse; each owner's racing colors; the
				  weight assigned to each horse; his number and post position, color, sex, age
				  and breeding. The program may show other pertinent data.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING SECRETARY › Section 163.393 - Post positions

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Post positions shall be determined publicly by lot in the
					 presence of the racing secretary or his deputy, one or more stewards or their
					 deputies, and at least one trainer licensed by the
					 Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING SECRETARY › Section 163.395 - Receipt and payment of moneys as agent of Association

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(a) The racing secretary shall receive the
				  entries and declarations, and he or another person designated by the
				  association may receive the stakes, forfeits, entrance moneys, fees (including
				  jockeys' fees) purchase money in claiming races and other money that can
				  properly come into his possession as agent for the association for which he is
				  acting.
(b) The racing secretary
				  shall pay over when due, moneys collected by him to the persons that are
				  entitled to receive them.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING SECRETARY › Section 163.396 - Inspection of licenses and other documents

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The racing secretary shall have the right to inspect an
					 owner's, trainer's or jockey's license, partnership papers, papers and
					 documents with respect to a contract between a jockey and his employer; and
					 papers relating to the appointment of authorized agents, jockey agents or to
					 the adoption of colors or to stable names.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING SECRETARY › Section 163.397 - Stable assignments

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The racing secretary shall assign to applicants the
					 stabling that he deems proper to be occupied by horses in preparation for
					 racing, and he shall determine conflicting claims of stable
					 privilege.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › RACING SECRETARY › Section 163.398 - Notification of Commission of changes of trainers

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The racing secretary shall notify the Commission and the
					 stewards daily of changes of trainers as reported to him by
					 owners.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLERK OF SCALES › Section 163.411 - Duties of clerk of scales

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(a) The
				  clerk of the scales shall weigh the jockeys out and in.
(b) The clerk of the scales shall record and
				  publish on the notice board an overweight or a change of jockey, weight, as
				  compared with those stated on the official program and shall promptly supply
				  proper racing officials with pertinent changes.
(c) The clerk of the scales shall promptly
				  report to the stewards an infraction of the rules with respect to weight,
				  weighing or riding equipment.
(d)
				  The clerk of the scales shall report to the racing secretary after each race
				  the weights carried by each horse in each race, together with the name of each
				  horse's jockey and the overweight carried by a jockey. He shall also report the
				  post time and running time in each race and other data which may be
				  required.
(e) The clerk of the
				  scales shall make riding engagements for jockeys and apprentice jockeys for
				  those riders that may desire him to do so. There will be no charge for these
				  services.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLERK OF SCALES › Section 163.412 - Duties of jockey room custodian

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(a) The jockey room custodian shall see that
				  order, decorum and cleanliness are maintained in the jockey and scale
				  rooms.
(b) The custodian shall
				  assist the clerk of the scales in any way that official requires.
(c) The custodian shall see that no person,
				  other than racing officials, the Commission and the necessary jockey room
				  attendants, is admitted to the jockey room after 2 hours prior to the post time
				  of the first race on a day of racing without consent of the stewards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › PADDOCK JUDGE › Section 163.421 - Duties of paddock judge

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(a) The
				  paddock judge shall be in charge of the paddock and the entire saddling
				  area.
(b) The paddock judge and the
				  horse identifier shall check the contestants for the races and have the horses
				  properly identified.
(c) The
				  paddock judge shall keep a record of equipment carried by the horses under his
				  jurisdiction, permitting no change in unauthorized equipment.
(d) The paddock judge shall, in each race,
				  require the plater in attendance in the paddock to see that the horses are
				  properly shod. The judge shall report the findings of the plater immediately to
				  the stewards.
(e) The paddock judge
				  shall report irregularities to the stewards.
(f) The paddock judge shall exclude from the
				  paddock those persons who are not licensed by the Commission and who have no
				  immediate business with the horses entered, except the members of the
				  Commission and its staff.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › PATROL JUDGES › Section 163.431 - Powers and duties of patrol judges

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(a) An association shall appoint, subject to
				  the approval of the Commission, at least three patrol judges, whose stations
				  are designated by the stewards. The association shall provide some form of
				  direct communication between each station of the patrol judges and the
				  stewards.
(b) They shall be subject
				  to the orders of the stewards, and they shall report to them their pertinent
				  observations in the races and shall file reports on the same in writing if so
				  requested by the stewards.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.256 (relating to applicability
						of other rules).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › TIMER › Section 163.441 - Duties of timers

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(a) There shall
				  be one or more timers. The timers shall determine the official time of each
				  race.
(b) When electric timing is
				  used, the races shall also be timed otherwise.
(c) The time shall be announced and
				  displayed.
(d) A written report of
				  the time of each race shall be made to the clerk of the scales for the reports
				  to the racing secretary.
(e) The
				  time recorded for the first horse to cross the finish line shall be the
				  official time of the race. If a horse establishes a track record in a race and
				  is subsequently disqualified, the track record shall be void.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › VETERINARIAN › Section 163.451 - Qualifications and exclusions

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The track veterinarian shall be a graduate veterinary
					 surgeon, in good standing and licensed to practice under the laws of the
					 Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › VETERINARIAN › Section 163.452 - Duties of track veterinarians

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(a)
				  The veterinarian shall, in general, familiarize himself with the racing
				  condition of the entrants and if, in his opinion, an entrant is not in
				  condition to race, he shall notify the stewards and the racing secretary before
				  12:00 of the day of the race.
(b)
				  The track veterinarian shall be present in the paddock before each race, and he
				  shall inspect each entrant. If, in his opinion, an entrant is not in condition
				  to compete in that race, he shall immediately notify the stewards, who shall
				  order the horse scratched out of the race, and the horse automatically shall go
				  on the veterinarian's list, and thereafter may not be permitted to enter until
				  the veterinarian notifies the racing secretary and the stewards that the horse
				  is again fit to compete.
(c) The
				  track veterinarian shall be attendant on the stewards and the racing secretary
				  at scratch time each morning, and shall examine the horse that they request,
				  and make reports to the racing officials as promptly as possible.
(d) An owner or trainer may not employ a
				  veterinarian who has not been licensed in accordance with the laws of the
				  Commonwealth. A licensed veterinarian desiring to practice at the race track of
				  an association shall be approved by the Commission State veterinarian and shall
				  list his name with the racing secretary, who shall immediately notify the
				  Commission. The association shall warn off unlicensed veterinarians. The
				  veterinarians shall make daily reports to the State veterinarian and to the
				  stewards of horses under treatment by them. A violation of this section shall
				  be immediately reported to the Commission and the stewards.
(e) The State veterinarian shall take samples
				  of the saliva, urine or blood from horses as are designated by the stewards or
				  the Commission and make the examinations and tests that may be required by the
				  stewards and the Commission.
(f) A
				  veterinarian employed by the Commission or by an association may not be
				  permitted, during the period of his employment to treat or prescribe for a
				  horse then on the track or which is or is about to be entered in a race under
				  the jurisdiction of the Commission, except in case of emergency, in which case
				  a full report shall be made to the stewards.
(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of this
				  section requiring certain functions to be performed by the State veterinarian,
				  he may delegate duties to an authorized representative, approved by the
				  Commission, so long as the delegation is not of a duty which would under the
				  appropriate statutes be defined as the practice of veterinary
				  medicine.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › VETERINARIAN › Section 163.453 - Veterinarian's list

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The track veterinarian shall maintain a list to be known as
					 the veterinarians list upon which he shall enter the name of a horse which he
					 considers unfit, unsound or not ready for racing. A horse, the name of which is
					 on the veterinarians list, shall be refused entry until the track veterinarian
					 removes its name from the list. A trainer may appeal to the stewards a decision
					 to place a horse's name on the veterinarians list.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.456 (relating to scope of
						veterinarian's list).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › VETERINARIAN › Section 163.454 - Acceptance of horse from disability list

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The entry of a horse which has been excused from starting
					 by the stewards on account of a disability shall be accepted no earlier than 48
					 hours after it has been excused or until its reentry has been approved by the
					 examining association veterinarian and the stewards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › VETERINARIAN › Section 163.456 - Scope of veterinarian's list

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The veterinarians list as defined in §
										163.453 (relating to
					 veterinarian's list) shall be binding on the several tracks under the
					 jurisdiction of the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › VETERINARIAN › Section 163.457 - Veterinarian's drug responsibility

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A veterinarian administering drugs or other substances to
					 thoroughbred horses regulated by the Commission shall be responsible to see
					 that the drugs or other substances are administered in accordance with this
					 part. If a specimen sample and split sample test disclose the presence of a
					 drug or substance prohibited by this part, the Commission or stewards may hold
					 a hearing to determine whether the prohibited drug or substance was received by
					 or administered to the horse in question by a veterinarian in violation of this
					 part. If it is determined that a violation occurred, the Commission will apply
					 the sanctions, whether by fine or suspension of license, as the Commission
					 deems appropriate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Section 163.471 - Disciplinary action for violations

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(a) Whenever the Commission, stewards,
				  starter or an authorized official acting under this chapter, finds a person or
				  licensee to have been guilty of an act or omission in violation of either the
				  letter or spirit of this chapter, or an act or omission not covered
				  specifically by this chapter but deemed to require disciplinary action, or a
				  violation of the act or its amendments, the person or licensee shall be subject
				  to disciplinary action that the Commission or stewards deems commensurate with
				  the offense committed. The disciplinary action may take the form of a fine,
				  suspension, fine and suspension, revocation of license or the ruling off for
				  life. Fines imposed may not exceed the provisions of the act.
(b) A racing official imposing a fine or
				  suspension shall report it promptly to the racing secretary and the Commission
				  in writing.
(c) Fines shall be paid
				  within 48 hours to the horseman's accountant, who in turn shall promptly pay
				  same to the State Treasury through the Department of Revenue and credit to the
				  General Fund.
(d) If a fine is not
				  paid in full within the time, the Commission may suspend the license of the
				  individual. The suspension shall be lifted upon the full payment of outstanding
				  fines so imposed.
(e) An unpaid
				  fine may not be rescinded except with the approval of the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › REVIEW AND APPEAL › Section 163.481 - Review and appeal

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(a) The
				  Commission may investigate and review a decision or ruling of the stewards or
				  other racing official, upon its own motion or upon the written request of an
				  aggrieved party. In the latter case, the appeal from the decision or ruling of
				  the stewards or racing official shall be made in writing within 10 days from
				  the oral or written notice of the decision or ruling, whichever first occurs.
				  The appeal shall be sworn to before a notary public or one of the stewards of
				  the meeting, and shall set forth briefly the alleged offense and penalty
				  imposed and the reasons believed by the appellant to warrant a review of the
				  decision by the Commission. Hearings on the appeals shall be in accordance with
				  the hearing procedures set forth in Chapter 165 (relating to administrative
				  rules).
(b) An appeal of a decision
				  involving entries, qualifications, weights, conditions or the time or length of
				  a race or the running thereof or an other decision arising under §
										163.281 (relating to objections or
				  protests) shall be made by filing a written appeal therefrom prepared in the
				  manner prescribed in §
										165.213 (relating to notice of
				  penalty) and filed and received by the Commission no later than 48 hours after
				  time of closing of entries for the race.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												165.179 (relating to service and
						filing of papers).