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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.259 - Wearing distinguishing colors

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Drivers must wear distinguishing colors.
				  No driver shall be permitted to start in a race or other public performance
				  unless in opinion of the judges he is properly dressed.
(b) When drivers are participating in races
				  during inclement weather, they shall wear rain suits of their registered
				  colors, or suits made of a transparent material through which their colors may
				  be distinguished.
(c) Those drivers
				  not complying with above requirements must race in their regular
				  colors.
(d) All drivers in a race
				  must wear white driving pants.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.260 - Wearing colors at betting window, grandstand, clubhouse or bar

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No driver wearing colors shall appear at a betting window,
					 grandstand or clubhouse, or at a bar in a restaurant dispensing alcoholic
					 beverages.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.261 - Registered colors

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No driver or trainer shall be allowed to drive in any race
					 or public performance, or to otherwise appear on the race track during the
					 racing program unless wearing his own or his owner's registered colors. No
					 driver may appear in colors registered in the name of another, without the
					 special permission of the presiding judge.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.262 - Safety helmets

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No driver will be permitted to drive in a race unless he is
					 wearing a protective safety helmet of a type satisfactory to the Commission and
					 constructed with a hard shell and containing adequate padding and an adequate
					 chin strap in place.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.263 - Limitations on use of hand holders

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Drivers shall not put their hands or wrists through the
					 hand holders while competing in races.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.264 - Drivers' meetings

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Before the
				  first heat or race at any meeting is contested the racing officials and drivers
				  shall meet at a time and place to be designated by the presiding judge. Notice
				  of the time and place of such meetings shall be published on the bulletin board
				  in the office of the race secretary and declaration room at least 48 hours
				  prior to the meeting, and shall be announced over the public address system 1
				  hour prior to the meeting.
(b) The
				  officials will announce any special rules affecting the race meeting and shall
				  explain such of the rules of racing as shall be requested, especially those of
				  an interpretative nature. At the conclusion of such meeting special rules shall
				  be posted on the bulletin board in the declaration room and an appropriate
				  number of copies shall be given to the horsemen's representative. Drivers shall
				  be responsible for knowing the rules of racing.
(c) No driver shall be permitted to drive
				  unless he has attended the meeting or has met with the officials. It shall be
				  the duty of the driver to request a meeting. Upon request it shall be incumbent
				  upon the presiding judge or associate judges to explain the rules.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.265 - Removal and substitution of drivers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
If the Judges believe a driver is unfit or incompetent to
					 drive, or if he refuses to comply with the direction of the judges, or is
					 reckless or unmannerly in his conduct, he may be removed and penalized and
					 another driver may be substituted at any time. Compensation of a substitute
					 driver may be fixed at the discretion of the judges. No driver shall, without
					 sufficient reason, decline to be substituted by the judge. The substitution of
					 a driver for a valid reason may not be cause for the scratching of a horse as
					 it shall be presumed wagers are made on the horse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.266 - Owners; application for license

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Every owner desiring to enter a harness horse at a race
					 meeting licensed by the Commission shall be required to obtain a license from
					 the Commission. The application shall be on forms provided by the Commission.
					 "Owner" includes sole owner, part owner or lessee of a horse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.267 - Qualifications for owner's license

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Every applicant for a license as an owner in addition to
					 other requirements in this chapter shall be in accordance with the following:
(1) Be at least 18 years of age
				  unless a parent or legal guardian expressly assumes responsibility for an
				  applicant who is under 18 years of age.
(2) Submit evidence of good moral
				  character.
(3) Furnish a completed
				  application form.
(4) If a horse is
				  owned jointly by two or more parties all parties shall comply with paragraphs
				  (1)-(3).
(5) If a horse is owned in
				  whole or in part by a corporation, all officers and directors shall comply with
				  paragraphs (1)-(3). In addition, all shareholders shall comply with paragraphs
				  (1)-(3), unless requirements are waived by the Commission.
(6) No corporation or partnership or
				  registered stable of more than ten persons formed after April 1, 1962, will be
				  acceptable either to race or to lease horses for racing.
(7) For the purposes of determining the
				  maximum of 10 persons described in paragraph (6), who can be involved in the
				  ownership or lease of a horse for racing purposes, blood relatives of a single
				  family including father, mother, brother, sister, aunts, uncles, grandparents,
				  nieces and nephews shall be regarded collectively as one shareholder, partner
				  or member as the case may be.
(8)
				  In the event that an owner is not licensed, the Commission may, upon receipt of
				  a security deposit, permit a licensed agent to act as representative for the
				  owner. Should the owner fail to obtain a license within the prescribed period,
				  not to exceed a 60-day period, the security deposit will be forfeited. Only
				  those persons having an owner, trainer or driver's license valid for the
				  current racing year shall be eligible to act as an agent for an
				  owner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.268 - Suspension or revocation of owners' licenses

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The license of an owner may be suspended, revoked or a
					 money fine may be imposed for:
(1)
				  Failure to obey the instructions of a racing official.
(2) Failure to race his horse when
				  programmed, unless excused by the presiding judge.
(3) Misconduct or acts detrimental to the
				  sport.
(4) Violation of any rule of
				  the Commission.
(5) Falsifying or
				  misrepresenting answers on an application for an owner's license.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.269 - Reinstatement of owner's license

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A license may be reinstated by the Commission, in its
					 discretion, upon application and upon terms as the Commission may
					 prescribe.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.270 - Trainers' duty regarding racing of horses

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A trainer is responsible for the timely attendance of his
					 horse when it is being raced, and he shall attend his horse in the paddock to
					 supervise the preparation of the horse when it is in the paddock until his
					 horse's race commitments are completed, except when permission to leave is
					 granted by the paddock judge.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.271 - Absence of trainer; notice; substitute trainer

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
If a licensed trainer is to be absent from the track where
					 employed, the presiding judge shall be immediately notified in writing and at
					 that time a licensed substitute trainer, acceptable to the presiding judge,
					 shall be appointed to assume responsibility for the horses racing during the
					 absence of the regular trainer. The name of the substitute trainer shall appear
					 on the program if possible. The presiding judge shall be advised immediately
					 when the regular trainer is present and resumes his duties.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › OWNERS, DRIVERS, TRAINERS AND GROOMS › Section 183.272 - Insurance and Workmen's Compensation

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Every owner, driver or trainer who employs or hires a
					 person required by the laws of the Commonwealth to be covered by Workmen's
					 Compensation shall furnish proof satisfactory to the Commission that the owner,
					 driver or trainer has adequate Workmen's Compensation Insurance in
					 Pennsylvania. No person who employs or hires a person required by the laws of
					 the Commonwealth to be covered by Workmen's Compensation may be licensed,
					 unless the person is carrying adequate Workmen's Compensation
					 Insurance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.281 - Driving procedures

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Although a leading horse is entitled to any part of the
					 track except after selecting his position in the home stretch, neither the
					 driver of the first horse nor any other driver in the race shall commit any of
					 the following acts which shall be deemed violations of the driving rules:
(1) Change either to the right or
				  left during any part of the race when another horse is so near him that in
				  altering his position he compels the horse behind him to shorten his stride, or
				  causes the driver of the other horse to pull him out of his stride.
(2) Jostle, strike, hook wheels or interfere
				  with another horse or driver.
(3)
				  Cross over sharply in front of a horse or field of horses, in a reckless
				  manner, endangering other drivers.
(4) Swerve in and out or pull up
				  quickly.
(5) Crowd a horse or
				  driver by "putting a wheel under him."
(6) "Carry a horse out" or "sit down in front
				  of him," take up abruptly in front of other horses so as to cause confusion or
				  interference among the trailing horses.
(7) Lay off a normal pace and leave a hole
				  when it is well within the horse's capacity to keep the hole closed.
(8) Cause any horse or field of horses to
				  excessively slow down. Drivers of trailing horses failing to properly contest
				  an excessively slow pace may be penalized.
(9) Let a horse pass inside
				  needlessly.
(10) Commit any act
				  which shall impede the progress of another horse or cause him to
				  "break."
(11) Change course after
				  selecting a position in the home stretch and swerve in or out, or bear in or
				  out, in such manner as to interfere with another horse or cause him to change
				  course or take back.
(12) Drive in
				  a careless or reckless manner.
(13)
				  Whipping under the arch of the sulky shall be punished by a fine or suspension,
				  or both.
(14) The brutal use of a
				  whip or crop, punching, jabbing or kicking a horse or using a whip so as to
				  interfere with or cause disturbance to any other horse or driver in a race is
				  prohibited and shall be considered a violation of this rule.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.62 (relating to duties of
						judges); and 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.282 - Complaints by drivers, judges stand

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Complaints by drivers of foul driving or other misconduct
					 during the heat or dash shall be made at the termination of the heat or dash,
					 unless the driver is prevented from doing so by accident or injury. At the
					 conclusion of each heat or dash, every driver shall return to a point
					 designated by the presiding judge to be dismissed by the judges. A driver
					 desiring to enter a claim of foul or another complaint of violation of the
					 rules shall indicate to a judge his desire to enter a claim or complaint and
					 forthwith upon dismounting shall proceed to the telephone or judges stand where
					 and when the complaint shall be immediately considered. In cases of injury to
					 either horse or driver or broken equipment, the driver may approach the nearest
					 official on foot and indicate his desire to enter a claim of foul. Otherwise he
					 shall make the claim before dismounting. The judges may not cause the official
					 sign to be displayed until the complaint has been entered and considered. After
					 being dismissed by the judge, drivers shall return to the paddock and remain
					 there until the race is made official.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.283 - Violations involving coupled entries; complaints; penalties

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
If any of the above violations are committed by a person
					 driving a horse coupled as an entry in the betting, the judges may set both
					 horses back, if, in their opinion, the violation may have affected the finish
					 of the race. Otherwise, penalties may be applied individually to the drivers of
					 an entry.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.284 - Placing offending horse

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
In case of interference, collision or violation of this
					 part, the offending horse may be placed behind the unoffending horses in the
					 heat or dash, and in the event the collision or interference prevents a horse
					 from finishing the heat or dash, the offending horse may be disqualified from
					 any winnings and the driver may be penalized. In the event a horse is set back
					 under this section he shall be placed behind the horses with whom he
					 interfered.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.285 - Fraudulent or unsatisfactory driving

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Every heat or dash in a race shall be
				  contested by every horse in the race and every horse shall be driven to the
				  finish.
(b) If the judges believe
				  that a horse is being driven, with a design to prevent his winning a heat or
				  dash which he was evidently able to win; or is being raced so as to perpetrate
				  or aid in a fraud, they shall consider it a violation and the driver, and
				  anyone in concert with him, may be fined, suspended, or expelled and the matter
				  referred to the Commission.
(c) In
				  the event a drive is unsatisfactory due to carelessness or indifference, or is
				  being raced in an inconsistent manner compared to an established pattern of
				  prior performances, and the judges believe that there is no fraud, they may
				  forthwith impose a penalty.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.286 - Failure to finish

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
If for any cause other than being interfered with, broken
					 equipment or unavoidable accident, a horse fails to finish after starting a
					 heat or dash, that horse shall be ruled out.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.287 - Shouting

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Continuous loud shouting is forbidden in a race.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.288 - Whips

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Drivers will be allowed whips not to exceed 4 feet, 8
					 inches, plus a snapper not longer than 8 inches.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.289 - Use of goading devices and the like

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The possession or use of a goading device, chain or
					 mechanical devices or appliances, other than the ordinary whip or crop upon any
					 horse in a race shall constitute a violation of these §§
										183.281-183.302 (relating to racing and
					 track rules).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.290 - Hopples

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No horse shall wear hopples in a race unless he starts in
					 same in the first heat or dash and having so started he shall continue to wear
					 them to the finish of the race. Any person found guilty of removing or altering
					 a horse's hopples during a race, or between races, for the purpose of fraud,
					 shall be penalized. Any horse habitually wearing hopples shall not be permitted
					 to start in a race without them except by the permission of the judges. Any
					 horse habitually racing free legged shall not be permitted to wear hopples in a
					 race except with the permission of the Judges.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.291 - Head poles

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No horse shall be permitted to wear a head pole protruding
					 more than 10 inches beyond his nose.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.292 - Breaking

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) When a horse
				  breaks from its gait in trotting or pacing, the driver shall at once, where
				  clearance exists, take the horse to the outside and pull it to its
				  gait.
(b) The following shall be
				  considered violations of section 12Q:
(1)
				  Failure to properly attempt to pull the horse to its gait.
(2) Failure to take to the outside where
				  clearance exists.
(3) Failure to
				  lose ground by the break.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.293 - Fraudulent breaking

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
If a driver causes or allows his horse to break for the
					 purpose of fraudulently losing a heat or dash, he shall be liable to the
					 penalties hereunder.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like); and 58 Pa. Code §
												183.294 (relating to calling and
						noting breaks).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.294 - Calling and noting breaks

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
To assist in determining the matters contained in
					 §§
										183.292 and
					 183.293 (relating to breaking; and
					 fraudulent breaking) it shall be the duty of one of the judges to call out
					 every break made and the clerk shall at once note the break and character of it
					 in writing.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.295 - Time between heats

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The time between heats for any distance up to and including
					 a mile shall be not less than 40 minutes. For a distance in excess of 1 mile
					 the time shall be established by the presiding judge but shall not be less than
					 40 minutes. No heat or dash shall be called after sunset where the track is not
					 lighted for night racing.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.296 - Right of the course

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Horses called for a race shall have the exclusive right of
					 the course and all other horses shall vacate the track at once, unless
					 permitted to remain by the judges.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.297 - Accidents

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
In the case of accidents, only so much time shall be
					 allowed before continuing as the judges may deem necessary and proper.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.298 - Finishing

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A driver must be mounted in his sulky at the finish of the
					 race or the horse must be placed as not finished.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.299 - Wheel discs and guards

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
It shall be the responsibility of the owner and trainer to
					 provide every sulky used in a race with unicolored or colorless wheel discs on
					 the inside and outside of each wheel of a type approved by the Commission. In
					 his discretion, the Presiding Judge may order the use of mud guards.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.300 - Registration of denerved horses

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
All denerved horses entered in any claiming race must be
					 registered with the Commission veterinarian on forms provided by the Commission
					 for that purpose. No unregistered denerved horse shall be entered in a claiming
					 race, nor shall a horse be registered as denerved when, in fact, it has not
					 been. No high nerved horses shall be entered in any race. The Commission
					 veterinarian shall inform the presiding judge of such horses and it shall be
					 the duty of the judge to post the list of denerved horses, racing at the
					 meeting, on the bulletin board in the declaration room.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.301 - Mares in foal

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No mares known to be in foal shall be entered in claiming
					 races.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to goading
						devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING AND TRACK RULES › Section 183.302 - Spayed mares

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The fact that a mare has been spayed must be noted on the
					 registration certificate, and the eligibility certificate. It shall be the
					 responsibility of the owner to report the fact that the mare has been spayed to
					 the United States Trotting Association and return its papers for correction. A
					 list of spayed mares shall be posted by the race secretary on the bulletin
					 board in the declaration room.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.289 (relating to use of
						goading devices and the like).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › PLACING, CONDITIONS AND PURSES › Section 183.312 - Computation and payment of purses

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Any racing association which has an
				  agreement with the horsemen to pay purses of an established percentage of the
				  Association's share of the revenue obtained from the money wagered, shall each
				  week post a statement of the previous week's handle, the proposed allotment to
				  horsemen and the amount of purses paid. Such posting shall be on the bulletin
				  board in the entry room.
(b) Any
				  association sponsoring stakes races or early closing events may withhold,
				  during any current meeting, an amount sufficient to compensate the association
				  for the costs of such races and events. However, in no event shall the money
				  due the horsemen in purses above that amount be allowed to exceed
				  $25,000.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › PLACING, CONDITIONS AND PURSES › Section 183.313 - Delivering of winnings to owners

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Winnings from horses shall not be delivered to any owner
					 until the owner has first been duly licensed by this Commission for the current
					 season.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › PLACING, CONDITIONS AND PURSES › Section 183.314 - Deductions

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All purses contested for shall be distributed according to
					 the conditions of the race. No deduction, voluntary or involuntary, may be made
					 from any purse or stake or futurity other than for payments to be made to
					 owners of money winning horses.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › PLACING, CONDITIONS AND PURSES › Section 183.315 - Special awards

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Except for awards to be made to drivers of horses breaking
					 or equalling track or world records, or to leading drivers at a race meeting,
					 no association shall advertise to pay or pay any awards other than to the
					 owners of money winning horses.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.331 - Improper language

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(a) No owner,
				  trainer, driver, groom or any other person shall use improper language to any
				  race official, or be guilty of any improper conduct toward such officials or
				  persons serving under their order when such improper language or conduct has
				  reference to the administration of the course or of any race thereon.
(b) The same shall apply to the Commission
				  and its representatives in the performance of their duties.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.335 (relating to wagers
						forbidden).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.332 - Assault and battery

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No person shall commit an assault and battery on any
					 driver, trainer, groom, racing official or Commission employe, on the grounds
					 of a racing association, or on a racing official or Commission employe who is
					 in the performance of his official duties.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.335 (relating to wagers
						forbidden).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.333 - Threats to impede race

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No owner, trainer, driver or groom shall threaten to commit
					 or shall commit or shall conspire with others to commit any act intended to
					 impede, embarrass, or prevent the conduct or continuation of any race
					 meeting.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.335 (relating to wagers
						forbidden).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.334 - Award as condition for starting

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No owner, agent or driver who has declared a horse shall
					 thereafter demand of the association a bonus of money or other special award or
					 consideration as a condition for starting the horse.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.335 (relating to wagers
						forbidden).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.335 - Wagers forbidden

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(a) No
				  owner, trainer, driver, agent, employe or groom shall place a wager on any
				  other horse in any race in which he shall start a horse owned, trained, or
				  driven by him, or which he in any way represents or handles as a starter. Nor
				  shall he cause such a wager to be placed on his behalf.
(1) The provisions of these §§
											183.331-183.343 (relating to decorum)
				  shall be interpreted to mean no owner, driver, agent, employe or groom shall
				  bet his horse in Exacta type wagering except to win, nor shall he cause such a
				  wager to be made on his behalf.
(2)
				  In Trifecta type wagering such person or persons may purchase separate tickets
				  betting their horse to win and then in combination with any other horses
				  desired. No boxing of combinations shall be permitted.
(3) It shall be presumed that a wager made in
				  Quiniella type wagering is a win wager.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.336 - Fraudulent or injurious conduct forbidden

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Any misconduct on the part of a licensee, patron or
					 participant, fraudulent in its nature or injurious to the sport, although not
					 specified in this subpart, is forbidden. Any person or persons who,
					 individually or in concert with one another, shall fraudulently and corruptly,
					 by any means, affect the outcome of any race or affect a false registration or
					 commit any other act injurious to the sport, shall be guilty of a violation.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.335 (relating to wagers
						forbidden).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.337 - Conspiracy to commit violations

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(a)
				  If two or more persons shall combine and confederate together in any manner,
				  regardless of where the said persons may be located, for the purpose of
				  violating any of the provisions of this subpart and shall commit some act in
				  furtherance of the said purpose and plan, it shall constitute a conspiracy and
				  therefore a violation.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.335 (relating to wagers
						forbidden).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.338 - False testimony

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When an oath is administered by a judge, representative of
					 this Commission, notary public, or any other person legally authorized to
					 administer oaths and the party knowingly swears false or withholds information
					 pertinent to an investigation conducted under the provisions of this part, he
					 shall be penalized.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.335 (relating to wagers
						forbidden).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.339 - Misconduct and association with undersirables, bribery

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(a) The Commission may impose the penalties
				  as prescribed by law if it finds that any licensee or other person subject to
				  the jurisdiction of the Commission:
(1) Is
				  associating, consorting or negotiating with bookmakers, touts or other persons
				  of similar pursuits.
(2) Is
				  associating, consorting or negotiating with persons who have been convicted of
				  a crime.
(3) Is guilty of a fraud
				  or has attempted any fraud or misrepresentation in connection with racing,
				  breeding or otherwise.
(4) Has
				  violated any law, rule or regulation with respect to racing in any
				  jurisdiction.
(5) Has violated any
				  rule, regulation or order of the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.340 - Undesirable persons

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Persons employed as security personnel shall possess the
					 powers and duties of a peace officer with respect to the enforcement of the
					 criminal laws of the Commonwealth within the race meeting grounds or enclosure.
					 Such designated persons are also authorized and empowered to interrogate and
					 eject from the race meeting grounds or enclosure any person suspected of
					 violating any rule or regulation promulgated by the Commission. The Commission
					 and any association licensed by the Commission may refuse admission to and
					 eject from enclosure of the race track operated by any association, any person
					 whose presence there is, in the sole judgment of the association or Commission,
					 inconsistent with the orderly or proper conduct of a race meeting or whose
					 presence or conduct is deemed detrimental to the best interest of harness
					 racing.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.335 (relating to wagers
						forbidden).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.341 - Prohibition of wagering by certain officials and employes

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No Commissioner, secretary, deputy, officer,
					 representative, employe or counsel of the Commission or any race official shall
					 wager upon the outcome of any race conducted by an association.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.335 (relating to wagers
						forbidden).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.342 - Conduct

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All licensees and employes of the Commission are required
					 to conduct themselves in a forthright, gentlemanly manner at all times while on
					 or near the premises of an association during the operation of a licensed
					 harness race meeting.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.335 (relating to wagers
						forbidden).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.343 - Financial responsibility

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A licensee may not accumulate unpaid obligations or default
					 in obligations, or issue drafts or checks that are dishonored or payment
					 refused, or otherwise display financial irresponsibility reflecting on the
					 track or the sport.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.335 (relating to wagers
						forbidden).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.344 - Searches within track premises

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In order to assist in detection of illegal pari-mutuel
					 betting by racing personnel, effectively prevent the use of improper racing
					 devices, restrict the possession of dangerous weapons on racing premises,
					 control the expanded traffic in unlawful drugs and drug related paraphernalia,
					 maintain proper and adequate supervision of racing, and enforce the laws of
					 this Commonwealth, the Commission, or its representatives, shall have the right
					 and privilege to conduct a search within the areas of the track premises which
					 any owner, trainer, driver, groom, vendor of racing equipment and service, or
					 other licensee acting in their behalf, may occupy and to control including all
					 personal property and effects and as a result of the search, the Commission, or
					 its representatives, shall have the power and authority to seize an article,
					 within the areas, which may be forbidden or be in violation of the rules and
					 regulations of the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › DECORUM › Section 183.345 - Prohibition

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(a) On the day a
				  horse is programmed to race, no veterinarian or other person, singly or in
				  concert with another person, unless otherwise provided by the Commission, shall
				  prescribe for or administer to the programmed horse, a drug, medicant,
				  stimulant, depressant, hypnotic or narcotic.
(b) A person licensed by this Commission who
				  witnesses an act proscribed by subsection (a), shall report immediately to the
				  presiding judge or State veterinarian the activity which he has witnessed and
				  the person engaged therein.
(c) If,
				  however, an emergency arises which involves the life or health of a horse so
				  programmed, a person responsible for the horse or a veterinarian may prescribe
				  for or treat the horse; he shall report the matter to the presiding judge or
				  State veterinarian at the track as soon as practicable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › MEDICATION, PRERACE AND POST-RACE TESTING, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS › Section 183.352 - Post-race saliva, urine and blood tests

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(a) The winning horse in every heat or race
				  or performance against time shall be subjected to a saliva, urine or blood test
				  for the purpose of determining thereby the presence of a drug, stimulant,
				  sedative, depressant or medicine. In addition, the judges at a meeting may
				  order another horse in a heat or race to be subjected to the saliva, urine or
				  blood test or another test for the purpose of determining thereby the presence
				  of a drug, stimulant, sedative, depressant or medicine. Samples of saliva,
				  urine or blood shall be taken by the Commission veterinarian or a person
				  appointed by the Commission under the supervision of the Commission
				  veterinarian. Commission laboratory shall conduct post-race testing and may
				  charge fees.
(b) Whenever there is
				  a positive result of a post-race test the purse shall be redistributed. If said
				  positive test result is the only test result within 12 months prior to the
				  present violation, the judges presiding at the racing program may impose a fine
				  in the amount of not less than $100 nor more than $250 on the licensee or
				  person having control or care or custody of the horse which has the positive
				  test or the person may be suspended and the matter referred to the Commission
				  for hearing. If the present positive test is the second violation or more
				  within 12 months prior to the present violation, the licensee or person,
				  charged with the violation shall be suspended and the matter referred to the
				  Commission for hearing. The horses being trained by a person suspended under
				  this rule may be assigned another trainer approved by the presiding judge
				  having jurisdiction over the racing program or by the Commission.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.151 (relating to claiming
						regulations and procedures); 58 Pa. Code §
												183.351 (relating to prerace
						testing program); and 58 Pa. Code §
												183.355 (relating to control of
						horse, presumption of knowledge).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › MEDICATION, PRERACE AND POST-RACE TESTING, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS › Section 183.354 - Post-race positive tests

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Whenever a positive test discloses the presence of a drug,
					 stimulant, sedative or depressant, the laboratory shall immediately notify the
					 Commission.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.355 (relating to control of
						horse, presumption of knowledge).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › MEDICATION, PRERACE AND POST-RACE TESTING, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS › Section 183.355 - Control of horse, presumption of knowledge

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Whenever the test described in this section and
					 §§
										183.351-183.354 discloses the presence of
					 a drug, stimulant, depressant or sedative, in an amount whatsoever, it shall be
					 presumed that the same was administered by the person having the control or
					 care or custody, or both, of the horse and that the administering was done with
					 the intent to affect the speed or condition of the horse and the result of the
					 race in which it participated.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.361 (relating to winnings when
						rule is violated).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › MEDICATION, PRERACE AND POST-RACE TESTING, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS › Section 183.356 - Responsibility of a veterinarian

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No veterinarian shall permit a horse in his care to be
					 started if he knows or if by the exercise of reasonable care he might have
					 known or have cause to believe, that the horse has received a drug, stimulant,
					 sedative, depressant, medicine or other substance that could result in a
					 positive test.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.361 (relating to winnings when
						rule is violated).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › MEDICATION, PRERACE AND POST-RACE TESTING, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS › Section 183.357 - Responsibility of a trainer

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A trainer shall be responsible for the condition of the
					 horses trained by him. No trainer shall start a horse or permit a horse in his
					 custody to be started if he knows or if by the exercise of reasonable care he
					 might have known or have cause to believe, that the horse has received a drug,
					 stimulant, sedative, depressant, medicine or other substance that could result
					 in a positive test. Every trainer shall guard or cause to be guarded each horse
					 trained by him in a manner and for a period of time prior to racing the horse
					 so as to prevent a person from administering a drug, stimulant, sedative,
					 depressant or other substance resulting in a positive test.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.361 (relating to winnings when
						rule is violated).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › MEDICATION, PRERACE AND POST-RACE TESTING, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS › Section 183.358 - Refusal to submit to test

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No owner, trainer, driver or agent of the owner, having the
					 care, custody, or control of a horse shall refuse to submit the horse to a
					 saliva test or other tests as provided in this chapter or ordered by the
					 judges.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.361 (relating to winnings when
						rule is violated).