Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 462 - OREGON RACING COMMISSION › Division 140 - DUTIES › Section 462-140-0060 - Commission Steward(s); Authority

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Accreditation: To qualify for appointment
			 as a steward, the appointee may be required by the commission to be accredited
			 and current with the Racing Officials Accreditation Program in association with
			 the Universities of Arizona and Louisville and be in good standing with all
			 racing jurisdictions.
(2) Except
			 for small fair meets, the board of stewards shall consist of the presiding
			 state steward, deputy state steward, and a race meet licensee steward, approved
			 by the commission. The board of stewards is responsible for the proper conduct
			 of the race meet and for the enforcement of the statutes and rules of racing.
			 During the temporary absence of one or more stewards, the remaining steward(s)
			 or the executive director of the commission may appoint a deputy or deputies to
			 act temporarily for those absent. All decisions, rulings, and orders of the
			 board of stewards must be made by a majority of the stewards. The stewards'
			 authority begins 30 days before, and extends 30 days after the conclusion of
			 the race meet unless shortened, extended, or re-instituted by the executive
			 director of the commission.
(3) The
			 board of stewards has the authority to take any action expressly authorized by
			 ORS Chapter 462 or the rules of racing. The board of stewards also has the
			 authority to take any appropriate action not expressly authorized by these
			 rules in order to ensure a fair race and to protect the best interests of
			 racing.
(4) The stewards have
			 authority over licensees of the commission and all persons on a racecourse.
			 Persons entering racing animals or allowing racing animals to be entered to run
			 at licensed Oregon racecourses agree in so doing to accept the decision of the
			 stewards on any questions relating to a race or racing, subject to their right
			 to hearings and right of appeal as provided in these rules. The board of
			 stewards may override the decision of any racing official with regard to the
			 rules of racing, subject to review by the commission.
(5) The stewards may suspend on an emergency
			 basis the license of any person whose actions are detrimental to the best
			 interests of racing and which are seriously dangerous to the health or safety
			 of the person, the public or another person involved in racing. An emergency
			 suspension or a penalty suspension following a hearing may include ruling off
			 of the licensee. When based upon evidence that the person is currently ruled
			 off by an official body of another racing jurisdiction, the person may be ruled
			 off whether the person is licensed or not. If an emergency suspension is
			 imposed under this rule, the person is entitled to a post-suspension hearing.
			 The suspension may not exceed 365 days unless so ordered by the
			 commission.
(6) The stewards have
			 the authority to investigate any matter relating to racing. The stewards shall
			 have control over and be granted immediate access to all areas of the
			 racecourse.
(7) The stewards have
			 the authority to order a prompt examination of any racing animal which has been
			 entered or which has run a race, and may disqualify any racing animal which
			 appears to have been the subject of corrupt or illegal practices, which has
			 interfered with another racing animal during an official race or official
			 schooling race, or whose jockey has interfered with another horse or jockey.
(a) The stewards may examine or have examined
			 any horse registered for racing. The stewards may scratch any ineligible
			 horse.