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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.25 - Financial obligations

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(a) No
				  permits may be issued under the provisions of the Commission to a person, firm
				  or corporation engaged in the conducting of harness racing on a commerical
				  basis solely with a view to profit unless and until the person, firm or
				  corporation has filed with the Commission:
(1)
				  An accurate financial statement, prepared and certified by a certified public
				  accountant in accordance with sound accounting practice, showing the net worth
				  of the applicant for the permit to be of the amount that the applicant can
				  reasonably be expected to be able to meet certain financial obligation
				  hereinafter referred to, owed to aggrieved parties, and incurred in the actual
				  conduction of the racing meeting the granting of racing dates for which is
				  being applied.
(2) A statement as
				  to how soon after salaries, wages and purses which may become owing by the
				  applicant shall become due and payable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.26 - Claims for unpaid purses

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Claims for unpaid purses shall be filed with the Commission
					 and with the United States Trotting Association. The Commission and the United
					 States Trotting Association may release any performance bond that has been
					 required 60 days after the closing of the meet.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.27 - Indemnity by the association

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At a meet of an association, liability shall attach to an
					 association for a race promoted by others, as if the race had been offered by
					 such association.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.28 - Dishonored checks

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When an association pays any purse by check, which upon
					 presentation is dishonored, the matter shall immediately be referred to the
					 Commission for disposition.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.29 - Racing for less than advertised purse

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No association shall conduct any race for less than said
					 advertised minimum purse without the prior approval of the Commission. An
					 association may be fined the difference between the advertised minimum and the
					 lesser purse for which such race was conducted and the proceeds of such fine
					 shall be distributed among the money winning horses in proportion to their
					 respective winnings. In addition, an association may also be subject to such
					 other penalties as the Commission may deem proper.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.30 - Stall applications

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(a)
				  Conditions contained in stall applications shall be submitted to the Executive
				  Secretary for approval prior to issuance or publication.
(b) The Executive Secretary shall be notified
				  of the names of applicants approved for admission to the grounds prior to their
				  notification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.31 - Awards

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Except as provided in this chapter, no association shall
					 advertise to pay or pay any awards other than to the owners of money winning
					 horses. Awards may be made to drivers of horses breaking or equaling track or
					 world records, or to leading drivers providing such awards are announced prior
					 to the meetings. All such awards must have Commission
					 approval.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.32 - Paddock

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(a) Every
				  association shall provide paddock or receiving barn containing a minimum of 72
				  stalls and a minimum of six retention stalls.
(b) The paddock or receiving barn must be
				  completely enclosed with a man-tight fence and all openings through said fence
				  shall be policed so as to exclude unauthorized personnel therefrom.
(c) Horses must be in the paddock at the time
				  prescribed by the Presiding Judge, but in any event not less than 1 hour but
				  not more than 2 hours prior to post time of the race in which the horse is to
				  compete. Except for warm-up trips, no horse shall leave the paddock until
				  called to the post.
(d) The persons
				  entitled to admission to the paddock shall be as follows:
(1) Owners of horses competing on the date of
				  the race and whose horses are in the paddock.
(2) Trainers of horses competing on the date
				  of the race and whose horses are in the paddock.
(3) Drivers of horses competing on the date
				  of the race and whose horses are in the paddock.
(4) Grooms and caretakers of horses competing
				  on the date of the race and whose horses are in the paddock.
(5) Officials whose duties require their
				  presence in the paddock or receiving barn.
(6) Such other persons as are authorized by
				  the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.33 - Photo finish; head numbers; saddle pads; starting gate

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At all associations, a photo finish, head numbers, saddle
					 pads and a starting gate must be used. Whenever the judges use a photograph to
					 determine the order of finish, it shall be posted for public inspection. Photo
					 finish equipment shall not be acceptable unless a spinner or target is used
					 therewith. All head numbers and saddle pads shall be maintained in a good and
					 satisfactory condition and replaced as necessary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.35 - Drivers' stand

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Each association shall provide a stand located conveniently
					 to the gate through which the horses enter the race track from the paddock or
					 receiving barn, for the use of drivers scheduled to race. The stand shall
					 permit a clear and adequate view of the race course and shall be properly
					 maintained for the comfort of the drivers.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.36 - Post parade from paddock

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At a time designated by the presiding judge, the paddock
					 judge shall cause all horses entered in such heat or dash to be formed in a
					 parade line. Such horses shall be attended by their drivers unless specifically
					 excused by the paddock judge. All horses in heat or race shall parade from the
					 paddock upon the track and before the grandstand not later than 5 minutes
					 before post time. A horse failing to parade without being excused by the judges
					 may be scratched from the race or its driver or trainer may be penalized.
					 Drivers shall not engage in conversation during the post
					 parade.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.37 - Requirements for admission of horses to Pennsylvania Pari-Mutuel Racing Association plants

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(a) No horse
				  shall be admitted to any part of the plant or premises of any pari-mutuel
				  racing association under the jurisdiction of the Commission unless a health
				  certificate is presented when admission to the premises is sought. The
				  certificate must state the following regarding the health and physical
				  condition of the horses:
(1) The horse was
				  examined thoroughly within 30 days preceding the date of admission.
(2) The horse was free of any evidence of
				  infectious, contagious, or transmissible disease and was afebrile at the time
				  of the examination.
(3) The horse
				  was free of ectoparasites at the time of the examination.
(4) The horse has not, within the past 2
				  weeks, been exposed to other horses with any known infectious, contagious or
				  transmissible diseases.
(5) No
				  horse shall be admitted to the grounds under the jurisdiction of the Commission
				  without a certificate that a negative Coggins test has been completed within a
				  period to be specified by the Commission and by laboratories approved by the
				  Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.38 - Stable roster requirements

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Each employer of grooms at a pari-mutuel race track shall
					 be required to submit to the Commission office a stable roster with the name of
					 each employe and license number. He shall inform the Commission promptly of any
					 changes. If any employer does not comply with this requirement a fine may be
					 imposed against him.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.39 - Removal of horses from the grounds

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No horse shall be ordered off the grounds without at least
					 72 hours' notice, excluding Sunday, to the person in charge of the
					 horse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › TRACKS › Section 183.40 - Breath analyzer requirements

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Drivers, judges, starters, starting gate drivers and
					 marshals shall be required to submit to a breath analyzer test at each racing
					 program in which they participate. If the results of such test show a reading
					 of .035% or more of alcohol in the blood, none of the above named herein shall
					 be permitted to participate in the racing program. Upon any violation of this
					 rule a report shall be made to the Commission and the United States Trotting
					 Association.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.258 (relating to breath
						analyzer test).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.51 - State Harness Racing Commission

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The Commission shall have general jurisdiction over all
					 harness horse racing activities in which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted in
					 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of all the associations, employes and
					 patrons associated therewith.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.52 - Required presence of officials in race

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In every race except in qualifying races there shall be
					 present a presiding judge and two associate judges in the judge's stand, and
					 all other race officials as defined in §
										181.1 (relating to definitions),
					 with the exception of the track veterinarian and the equipment
					 inspector.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.53 - Approval by Commission; officials' school

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All race officials shall be approved and licensed by the
					 Commission. No race official, with the exception of a timer, will be considered
					 for approval unless he has attended a United States Trotting Association
					 Officials' School or such other school designated by the Commission and has
					 satisfactorily passed a written or oral examination, or both, at the conclusion
					 of such school.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.54 - Conflict of official's position

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No official, acting as a presiding, associate, starting,
					 patrol or paddock judge shall serve as a race secretary or a clerk of the
					 course at such meeting. No race official who is under suspension, an owner or
					 otherwise interested in the ownership of any horse participating at such
					 meeting or race, shall be qualified to act as an official.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.55 - Removal of official

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Any official may be fined, suspended or his license may be
					 denied or revoked at any time for incompetency, failure to follow or enforce
					 the provisions of this part, or any conduct detrimental to the sport. No race
					 official shall, on any day upon which he is required to officiate, drink
					 alcoholic beverages within 4 hours prior to the time he should begin performing
					 his duties as an official.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.56 - Disqualification of an official

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In the event of the disqualification of an official, the
					 Commission shall be so notified immediately. The Commission shall thereafter
					 appoint a substitute.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.57 - Conflict of interest

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No employe, officer or racing official of any licensed
					 association shall directly or indirectly be the owner of any horse racing at
					 such meeting, nor shall he participate financially directly or indirectly in
					 the purchase or sale of any horse racing at such meeting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.58 - Admission to judges' stand

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Only the judges, the clerk of course, timers, official
					 announcer, officials and Directors of the United States Trotting Association
					 and the Commission or its authorized representatives shall be allowed in the
					 judges' stand during a race. No exceptions shall be
					 permitted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.59 - Decorum of officials

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All race officials shall at all times during the
					 performance of their duties refrain from using intemperate language or from
					 conducting themselves other than in a judicious manner. Any conduct on their
					 part which could or does tend to detrimentally reflect upon the sport is
					 prohibited.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.60 - Presiding judge

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The Commission shall approve and license a presiding judge
					 for all licensed harness race meetings. The presiding judge shall enforce the
					 rules and regulations of the Commission and shall render daily reports of the
					 activities and conduct of such race meetings to the Commission. The presiding
					 judge shall have supervision over all other licensed race officials. He shall,
					 in writing, notify the Commission of all violations of any rules by an
					 association, its officers or other race officials, giving detailed information
					 thereof. A copy of such notice shall be sent by him to the United States
					 Trotting Association. He shall be responsible for maintenance of the records of
					 the racing meet and he shall take charge of the declaration box. He shall
					 establish and maintain post time. In addition, he shall supervise:
(1) The maintenance of the judges' books, the
				  steward's list and the accident reports and daily reports of the
				  Commission.
(2) The preparation,
				  delivery and posting of all notices of penalties, rulings and decisions
				  relative to racing.
(3) The
				  procedures prescribed by this chapter with respect to investigations and
				  hearings.
(4) The driver's meetings
				  prescribed by this chapter.
(5) The
				  handling of declarations to start.
(6) All announcements over the public address
				  system pertaining to the race program.
(7) The coupling of horses accepted for entry
				  where it is necessary to protect the public interest.
(8) The declarations as provided for under
				  §§
										183.191-183.206 (relating to declaration
				  to start and drawing horses).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.61 - Power of judges

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Collectively, presiding judge and associate judges shall
					 have the authority to:
(1) In cases in
				  which the judges determine that a serious offense may have been committed, the
				  judges may immediately place offending persons on suspension. In any case an
				  oral report followed by a written report shall be made to the executive
				  secretary of the Commission. In cases in which the judges determine that minor
				  violations have occurred, the judges may impose a sentence not to exceed 10
				  days or a fine, or both.
(2)
				  Determine all questions of fact relating to the race.
(3) Decide any difference between parties to
				  the race or any contingent matter which shall arise which is not otherwise
				  provided for in the provisions of this part.
(4) Declare pools and bets "Off" in case of
				  fraud, or to declare any horse a nonstarter and to direct the refund of all
				  wagers made thereon. All pools and bets shall follow the decisions of the
				  Judges. Such decisions in respect to pools and bets shall be made before or
				  after the conclusion of the race upon the observations of the judges and upon
				  such facts as an immediate investigation will develop. A reversal or change of
				  decision after the official placing at the conclusion of a heat or dash shall
				  not affect the distribution of the betting pools made upon such official
				  placing.
(5) Declare a dash or heat
				  of a race no contest in the event that a track is thrown into darkness during
				  the progress of a race by failure of electricity.
(6) Control the horses, drivers, trainers,
				  grooms and assistants and punish any person who shall fail to comply with the
				  orders of the judges.
(7) Examine
				  under oath all parties connected with a race as to any wrong or complaint. Any
				  person required to appear before the judges for a hearing or examination who
				  shall fail to appear after due notice in writing may be penalized.
(8) Consider complaints of foul from the
				  patrols or drivers in the race and no others.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.62 - Duties of judges

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It shall be the duty of the judges to:
(1) Exclude from the race any horse that in
				  their opinion is improperly equipped, dangerous or unfit to race. A horse is
				  unfit to race if he is sick, has impaired vision in both eyes, is weak, or
				  extremely lame. No horse shall race with a tube in its throat. When a driver or
				  owner reports to the presiding judge that his horse is unfit to race, ill, or
				  otherwise physically incapable of racing, the presiding judge shall call for an
				  examination of the horse by the Commission veterinarian. The said veterinarian
				  shall examine such horse and submit an oral report of his findings to the
				  presiding judge immediately, followed by a written report within 24 hours to
				  the presiding judge.
(2)
				  Investigate any apparent or possible interference or other violation of the
				  provisions of §
										183.281 (relating to driving
				  procedures), whether or not a complaint has been made by a driver.
(3) Investigate any act of cruelty, seen by
				  them or reported to them, toward a race horse during a meeting at which they
				  officiate. If the judges find that such an act has been committed, they shall
				  penalize the offending person.
(4)
				  Immediately thereafter or on the day of the race the judges shall fill out a
				  complete accident report and mail the report to the Commission and the United
				  States Trotting Association.
(5)
				  Grant a hearing at a designated time in accordance with the provisions of
				  §§
										183.451-183.466 (relating to practice
				  before the Commission) before a penalty may be imposed upon any party. All
				  three Judges should be present if possible, and at least the Presiding Judge
				  and one Associate Judge must be present at all hearings. The judges may inflict
				  the penalties prescribed by the provisions of this chapter. All penalties shall
				  be recorded in accordance with the provisions of §§
										183.451-183.466. Such penalty is effective
				  from the time the penalized party receives notice thereof in accordance with
				  the provisions of §§ 183.451-183.466.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.63 - Procedure of judges

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It shall be the procedure of the Judges to:
(1) Be in the stand 15 minutes before the
				  first race and remain in the stand for ten minutes after the last race and at
				  all times when the horses are upon the track.
(2) Observe the preliminary warming up of the
				  horses and scoring, noting the behavior of horses, lameness, equipment, conduct
				  of drivers, changes in odds and any unusual incident pertaining to horses or
				  drivers participating in races.
(3)
				  Have the bell rung or give other notice at least 10 minutes before a race or
				  heat. Any driver failing to obey this summons may be punished and his horse may
				  be ruled out by the Judges and considered drawn.
(4) Designate one of their members to lock
				  the pari-mutuel machines immediately upon the horses reaching the official
				  starting point. The presiding judge shall designate the post time for each race
				  and the horses will be called at such time as to preclude excessive delay after
				  the completion of scoring.
(5) Be
				  in communication with the patrol judges where patrol judges are used, by use of
				  telephonic or radio devices, from the time the starter picks up the horses
				  until the finish of the race. Any violation or near violation of the rules
				  shall be reported by the patrol judge witnessing the incident and written
				  record made of same. The judges assigned to the starting gate shall be in
				  telephonic or radio communication with the judges' stand.
(6) Post the objection sign, or inquiry sign,
				  on the odds board in the case of a complaint or possible rule violation, and
				  immediately notify the announcer of the objection and of the horse or horses
				  involved. As soon as the judges have made a decision, the objection sign shall
				  be removed, the correct placing displayed and the "Official" sign flashed. The
				  "Official" sign shall not be displayed until all horses and drivers of the race
				  have returned to the place designated by the judges and saluted. Horses and
				  drivers unable to finish the race are excepted. In all instances the judges
				  shall post the order of finish and the official sign as soon as they have made
				  their decision.
(7) Display the
				  photo sign if the order of finish among the contending horses is less than
				  half-length or a contending horse is on a break at the finish. The Judges shall
				  examine the photo and after a decision is made, a copy or copies shall be made,
				  checked by the presiding judge, and posted for public inspection.
(8) Sign the judges' book after each race,
				  verifying the correctness of the record by the clerk of the course.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.64 - Duties of patrol judges

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(a)
				  They shall observe all activity on the race track at all times during the
				  racing program. There shall be not less than two patrol judges except in cases
				  where patrol judge is stationed in starting gate. They shall immediately report
				  to the presiding judge:
(1) Any action on the
				  track which could improperly affect the result of a race.
(2) Every violation of the racing
				  rules.
(3) Every violation of the
				  rules of decorum.
(4) The lameness
				  or unfitness of any horse.
(5) Any
				  lack of proper racing equipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.65 - Absent officials

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If any race official is absent or incapacitated, the
					 Executive Secretary of the Commission may appoint a substitute at such meeting.
					 Notice of such appointment shall be given immediately to the United States
					 Trotting Association.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.66 - Starter

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The Commission shall approve and license a starter for all
					 licensed harness race meetings. The starter shall be under the jurisdiction of
					 the presiding judge at all times.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.67 - Duties of starter

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The starter shall be in the stand or starting gate 15
					 minutes before the first race. He shall have control over the horses and,
					 subject to the provisions of §§
										183.451-183.466 (relating to practice
					 before the Commission), have authority to assess fines or suspend drivers, or
					 both, with the approval of the presiding judge, for any violation of the
					 provisions of this chapter from the formation of the parade until the word "go"
					 is given. He shall notify the judges and the drivers of penalties imposed by
					 him. He shall report violations of the provisions of this chapter, giving
					 detailed information.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.68 - Duties of the clerk of the course

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The clerk of the course shall:
(1) At the request of the judges assist in
				  drawing positions.
(2) Keep the
				  judges' book and record therein:
(i) All
				  horses entered and their eligibility numbers.
(ii) Names of owners and drivers and driver's
				  license numbers.
(iii) A record of
				  each heat, giving the position of the horse at the finish.
(iv) Drawn or ruled out horses.
(v) Time in minutes, seconds and fifths of
				  seconds.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.69 - Duties of timers

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(a) At each
				  race or performance against time there shall be at least one timer in the
				  judges' or timers' stand. He shall sign the judges' book for each race or
				  performance against time verifying the correctness of the record. All times
				  shall be announced and recorded in fifths of seconds. An approved electronic or
				  electric timing device must be used.
(b) If at any time the electronic or electric
				  timing device should fail, the decision of the manual timer as to the time of
				  the heat or dash shall be official.
(c) The timer shall be in the stand 15
				  minutes before the first heat or dash is to be contested. He shall start his
				  watch when the first horse leaves the point from which the distance of the race
				  is measured. The time of the leading horse at the quarter, half,
				  three-quarters, and the finish shall be taken. If odd distances are raced, the
				  fractions shall be noted accordingly.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.70 - Duties of paddock judge

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Under the direction and supervision of the presiding judge,
					 the paddock judge shall have complete charge of all paddock activities as
					 outlined in §
										183.32 (relating to paddock). The
					 paddock judge shall:
(1) Get the
				  fields on the track for post parades in accordance with the schedule given to
				  him by the presiding judge.
(2)
				  Inspect horses for changes in equipment, broken or faulty equipment, head
				  numbers, and saddle pads.
(3)
				  Supervise paddock gate men.
(4)
				  Check horses and drivers in and out.
(5) Direct the activities of the paddock
				  blacksmith.
(6) Immediately notify
				  the presiding judge of anything that could in any way change, delay, or
				  otherwise affect the racing program.
(7) See that only properly authorized persons
				  are permitted in the paddock.
(8)
				  Supervise the identification of horses in the race.
(9) Notify the presiding judge of any change
				  of racing equipment or shoes before the race.
(10) Inspect and supervise the maintenance of
				  all emergency equipment kept in the paddock.
(11) Notify judges of the reason for any
				  horse returning to the paddock after having entered the track for the post
				  parade and before the start of the race.
(12) Notify judges of all trainers and grooms
				  who leave the paddock in an emergency.
(13) Supervise and maintain cleanliness of
				  paddock.
(14) Supervise the conduct
				  of all persons in the paddock.
(15)
				  Report any cruelty to any horse that he observes to the presiding
				  judge.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.71 - Program director

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Each association shall designate a program director.
(1) It shall be the responsibility of
				  the program director to furnish the public complete and accurate past
				  performance information as required by the provisions of §
										183.92 (relating to program
				  information).
(2) No person shall
				  act as a program director at a pari-mutuel meeting unless he has secured a
				  license from the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.72 - Photo finish

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Every
				  association shall provide photo finish service of a type and quality approved
				  by the Commission as an aid to the judges in determining the order of
				  finish.
(b) Whenever the judges
				  call for a photo finish picture to determine the order of the finish they shall
				  cause the word "photo" to be flashed on the infield board and to remain there
				  until the order of finish is determined.
(c) In the event of an electrical or
				  mechanical failure of the photo finish camera, or if a distorted, deceptive or
				  otherwise inadequate picture is developed, the Judges shall decide the order of
				  finish and such decision shall be final.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.73 - Duties of race secretary

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The race secretary of each association must be licensed and
					 approved by the Commission and it shall be his duty to do the following:
(1) To receive and to keep safe the
				  eligibility certificates of all horses competing at the race track or stabled
				  on grounds owned or cared for by any association and to return same to the
				  owner of a horse or his representative upon their departure from the
				  grounds.
(2) To be familiar with
				  the age, class and competitive ability of all horses racing at the
				  track.
(3) To classify and
				  reclassify horses in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(4) To list horses in the categories for
				  which they qualify and to cause such lists to be kept current and to be
				  properly displayed in the room in which the declaration box is located for
				  examination by horsemen and others.
(5) To write conditions and to schedule the
				  daily racing programs to be presented at the race track and to post same not
				  less than 18 hours before declarations close.
(6) To provide for the listing of horses in
				  the daily program; to examine all entry blanks and declarations; to verify all
				  information set forth therein; to select the horses to start and the also
				  eligible horses from the declarations in accordance with the rules governing
				  these functions.
(7) To examine
				  nominations and declarations in early closing events, late closing and stake
				  events; to verify the eligibility of all declarations and nominations, and to
				  compile lists thereof for publication.
(8) To establish standards for horses. The
				  standards shall be posted at a place in which declarations are made and printed
				  on all conditions and qualifying books.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.74 - Commission veterinarian

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  Commission shall designate a duly licensed veterinarian at each association
				  track who shall be known as the Commission veterinarian. His compensation shall
				  be fixed and paid by the Commission.
(b) The Commission veterinarian, unless
				  otherwise directed by the Commission, shall exclusively perform the duties of
				  his office for the Commission and shall not render his professional services to
				  any horsemen on the grounds of the association to which he is assigned during
				  the course of the meeting except in cases of emergency and only as long as the
				  emergency exists. The Commission veterinarian shall:
(1) Examine such horses as the presiding
				  judge may request him to examine and report the findings of such examination to
				  the presiding judge.
(2) Re-examine
				  and approve for release from the steward's list all horses that have been
				  placed thereon for being lame, sick or injured, before they may be declared in
				  to race again.
(3) Observe the
				  training and warming up of the horses stabled at a licensed race meeting and
				  examine any horse which shall appear ill or infirm, and report thereon to the
				  presiding judge.
(4) Observe the
				  horses in the paddock and while warming up for the racing program and
				  investigate into and examine such horses as appear to him, or are reported to
				  him, to be ill or infirm. He shall report his findings to the presiding
				  judge.
(5) Supervise the taking of
				  blood, urine, or such other samples from the horses as may be directed by the
				  Commission or the presiding judge and be responsible for the proper storing and
				  delivery thereof to the laboratory designated by the Commission and the
				  maintenance of required reports.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACE OFFICIALS › Section 183.76 - Department of Revenue

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The Department of Revenue shall have authority to prescribe
					 the forms and the system of accounting to be employed by the association, and
					 through its representatives shall, at all times, have power of access to, and
					 examination of any equipment relating to wagering. The Department of Revenue
					 shall have the power to examine, or cause to be examined, the books and records
					 of the association.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › IDENTIFICATION OF HORSES › Section 183.91 - Records

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No horse will be permitted to race at an Association track
					 without an eligibility certificate, issued for the current year by the United
					 States Trotting Association and approved by the Commission. Horses must race
					 under the name of the bona fide owner. Horses under lease must race in the name
					 of the lessee and a copy of the lease must be recorded with the United States
					 Trotting Association and with the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › IDENTIFICATION OF HORSES › Section 183.93 - Examination of horses or records

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Any association official, representative of this
					 Commission, representative of the United States Trotting Association, owner or
					 driver, may, for cause, call for information concerning the identity and
					 eligibility of any horse on the grounds of an association and may examine such
					 horse or his eligibility certificate with a view to establishing the identity
					 or eligibility of the horse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › IDENTIFICATION OF HORSES › Section 183.94 - Unlicensed charting

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No official, clerk or person shall enter a chart line on an
					 eligibility certificate when the race has not been chartered by a licensed
					 charter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › IDENTIFICATION OF HORSES › Section 183.95 - Withholding eligibility certificate or registration

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No person shall withhold an eligibility certificate or
					 registration certificate from the owner of a horse, after proper demand has
					 been made for the return thereof.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › IDENTIFICATION OF HORSES › Section 183.96 - Owner's and trainers' reports on ownership and control of horses

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Within 72 hours after arrival at an association track,
					 every owner or trainer, or both, shall file a list, in duplicate, in the office
					 of the race secretary, naming all horses under his ownership or control at such
					 race track. One copy of such list shall be maintained in the office of the race
					 secretary and the duplicate thereof filed with the presiding judge of such
					 meeting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › IDENTIFICATION OF HORSES › Section 183.97 - Tattoo

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No horse shall be permitted to start in any type of race
					 under the jurisdiction of the Commission unless he has been
					 tattooed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING, FARM OR STABLE NAMES › Section 183.111 - Registration

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The provisions
				  of these §§
										183.111-183.113 (relating to racing,
				  farms, or stable names) shall be in accordance with United States Trotting
				  Association Rule 8.
(b) A racing,
				  farm, corporation, or stable name may be used by the owners or lessees of
				  horses if currently registered with The United States Trotting Association. The
				  names of all persons interested in the stable or operating thereunder shall be
				  listed in such registry.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING, FARM OR STABLE NAMES › Section 183.112 - Limitations

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No more than one stable may be registered under the same
					 name. The Commission may prohibit the use of any name which is misleading to
					 the public or unbecoming to the sport.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.111 (relating to
						registration).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › RACING, FARM OR STABLE NAMES › Section 183.113 - Liabilities

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
All persons listed in a registered stable shall be liable
					 for entry fees and all penalties against horses raced under such stable name.
					 If one of the persons listed under such stable name is suspended, all the
					 horses in such stable shall be suspended.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												183.111 (relating to
						registration).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › ELIGIBILITY AND CLASSIFICATION › Section 183.121 - Registration of ownership

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
All horses shall be registered in current ownership in
					 accordance with the conditions provided in Rule 26 of the United States
					 Trotting Association as required in PSHRC Rule 2. The owner or owners shall,
					 upon the request of the Commission or its authorized representatives, produce a
					 valid registration certificate.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												181.1 (relating to
						definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › ELIGIBILITY AND CLASSIFICATION › Section 183.122 - Issuance of eligibility certificates

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
All matters relating to the issuance, procedures and fees
					 for eligibility certificates shall be governed in accordance with U.S.T.A. Rule
					 9, including information required from horses racing at Canadian tracks and
					 horses that have raced in a country other than Canada.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												181.1 (relating to
						definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › ELIGIBILITY AND CLASSIFICATION › Section 183.123 - Tampering with eligibility certificates

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No unauthorized person shall tamper with eligibility
					 certificates. Any winnings, after the tampering, may be ordered forfeited and
					 the offending party may be fined or suspended, or both.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												181.1 (relating to
						definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › ELIGIBILITY AND CLASSIFICATION › Section 183.124 - Corrections on eligibility certificates

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Corrections on said certificates may be made only by one of
					 the judges, the Commission or a representative of the United States Trotting
					 Association. Persons making corrections shall affix their initials and date
					 thereon.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												181.1 (relating to
						definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › ELIGIBILITY AND CLASSIFICATION › Section 183.125 - Return of eligibility certificates-E

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
If an eligibility or validation certificate has been issued
					 and it is determined thereafter that the horse for which the certificate has
					 been issued has equine infectious anemia or is a carrier thereof, the
					 certificate must be returned immediately by the holder to the United States
					 Trotting Association and the horse must vacate the premises as required under
					 the provisions of §
										183.37 (relating to requirements
					 for admission of horses to Pennsylvania Pari-Mutuel Racing Association
					 plants).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												181.1 (relating to
						definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › ELIGIBILITY AND CLASSIFICATION › Section 183.126 - Telegraphic declarations

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) No
				  horse shall be declared in to race except as hereinafter stated without first
				  having an elibigility certificate placed on file with the race secretary.
				  Telegraphic declarations may be sent and accepted in accordance with §
										183.191 (relating to declaration),
				  without penalty, provided the declarer furnishes adequate program information,
				  but the eligibility certificate must be presented when the horse arrives at the
				  track and before he races.
(b) The
				  race secretary shall check each certificate and certify to the Judges as to the
				  eligibility of all the horses.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												181.1 (relating to
						definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › ELIGIBILITY AND CLASSIFICATION › Section 183.127 - Conditioned races

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
For purposes of eligibility a racing season or racing year
					 shall be the calendar year. Conditions shall not be written in such a way that
					 any horse is deprived of an opportunity to race in a normal preference cycle.
					 Where the word "preferred" is used in a condition it shall not supersede date
					 preference.
(1) Conditions shall be
				  limited to the money earnings of the horses in a specified period of time or
				  number of starts.
(2) Primary
				  conditions shall be nonwinners or winners of more than a stated amount of
				  money.
(3) Not more than two also
				  eligible conditions shall be used in writing the condition of any overnight
				  event.
(4) Age and sex allowances
				  shall apply to the primary condition and shall not be considered an also
				  eligible condition.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												181.1 (relating to
						definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part V - Harness Racing Commission › Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING › ELIGIBILITY AND CLASSIFICATION › Section 183.128 - Time records or bars prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No time records or bars shall be used as an element of
					 eligibility.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												181.1 (relating to
						definitions).