Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 462 - OREGON RACING COMMISSION › Division 140 - DUTIES › Section 462-140-0130 - Race Meet Licensee

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) License
			 Application. Applications for racing dates must be on file with the commission
			 at Oregon Racing Commission P.O. Box 366 Gresham, OR 97030 or faxed to (971)
			 673-0213; or emailed to orc.info@oregon.gov when required by the
			 commission.
(2) Race Meet Licensee
			 Employees. The race meet licensee shall be responsible for ensuring that all
			 employees are properly licensed and current. The race meet licensee shall
			 provide the licensing department with a complete list of employees at the start
			 of each race meet and thereafter shall maintain and provide the licensing
			 department with any subsequent changes.
(3) Racing Officials. The race meet licensee
			 shall hire all necessary racing officials and shall submit to the commission
			 for approval the names of all proposed racing officials and their assistants,
			 except commission employees, at least 45 days prior to the proposed race meet.
			 This deadline may be waived by the commission for good cause. Substitutions of
			 racing officials may be made from time to time as provided in OAR
			 462-140-0060(10). The race meet licensee shall provide the commission, for
			 confirmation, timely updates of the list of officials and their assistants when
			 changes are made. The commission may appoint an employee of the commission to
			 serve as a racing official for any race meet and may require the race meet
			 licensee to pay the employee's compensation.
(4) Safe and Clean Facilities. The race meet
			 licensee shall provide all facilities necessary for the proper conduct of the
			 race meet and shall take every reasonable precaution to make all areas of the
			 racecourse safe and shall ensure that the paddocks, starting gate, test barn
			 and other equipment with which racing animals may come in contact are kept in a
			 clean condition and free of dangerous surfaces. The race meet licensee shall
			 keep the grounds of the racecourse in a clean condition.
(5) Commission Offices. The race meet
			 licensee shall provide adequate office space properly equipped and maintained
			 for the use of the commission and its designated representatives. Office space
			 includes, but is not limited to, general offices and stewards' office. Upon
			 request, the race meet licensee shall furnish suitable space and accommodations
			 for fingerprinting and photographing license applicants.
(6) First Aid. During racing hours the race
			 meet licensee shall provide and equip a first aid room within the racecourse
			 and shall have present on the premises a licensed physician or registered nurse
			 unless otherwise authorized by the board of stewards.
(7) Equine Ambulance.
(a) The race meet licensee shall provide an
			 equine ambulance attached to a tractor or vehicle for the immediate removal of
			 an injured animal from the racecourse. The ambulance shall be available during
			 racing and training hours and the period preceding the official opening of the
			 race meet.
(b) The race meet
			 licensee shall require a licensed veterinarian to be on the grounds during
			 racing hours for the immediate treatment of an injured animal on the
			 racecourse.
(c) The race meet
			 licensee shall have available either a licensed veterinarian on the grounds
			 and/or a list of available veterinary clinics with emergency contacts and phone
			 numbers for timely treatment of an injured animal on the racecourse during
			 training hours.