Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 70 - STEWARDS › Section 11VAC10-70-60 - Duties

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
In addition to the duties necessary and pertinent to the
				  general supervision, control and regulation of race meetings or satellite
				  facilities, the stewards shall have the following specific duties:
1. Causing investigations to be made in all
				instances of possible violations of federal laws, state laws, local ordinances
				and regulations of the commission;
2. Being present within the enclosure at a
				race meeting no less than 90 minutes before post time of the first race and
				remaining until 15 minutes after the last race is declared
				"official";
3. Being present in the
				stewards' stand during the running of all races at race meetings;
4. Administering examinations for applicants
				applying for permits as trainers, jockeys, apprentice jockeys or farriers to
				determine the applicants' qualifications for the permits;
5. Determining the identification of
				horses;
6. Determining eligibility
				of horses for races restricted to Virginia breds;
7. Determining eligibility of a horse or
				person to participate in a race;
8.
				Supervising the taking of entries and the drawing of post positions;
9. Approving or denying requests for horses
				to be excused from racing;
10.
				Locking the totalizator at the start of the race so that no more pari-mutuel
				tickets may be sold;
11.
				Determining alleged violations of these regulations in the running of any race
				through their own observation or by patrol judges and posting the "inquiry"
				sign when there are alleged violations;
12. Determining alleged violations of these
				regulations in the running of any race brought to their attention by any
				participant and posting the "objection" sign when there are alleged
				violations;
13. Causing the
				"official" sign to be posted after determining the official order of finish for
				the purposes of the pari-mutuel payout;
14. Reviewing the video tapes of the previous
				day's races and determining the jockeys who should review the films for
				instructional purposes;
15. Making
				periodic inspections of the facilities within the enclosure at race meetings,
				including but not limited to the stable area, paddock, and jockeys'
				room;
16. Reporting their findings
				of their periodic inspections of the facilities to the commission;
17. Filing with the commission a written
				daily report during race meetings. Such report shall contain a detailed written
				record of all questions, disputes, protests, complaints or objections brought
				to the attention of the stewards, a summary of any interviews relating to these
				actions, copies of any rulings issued by the stewards, and any emergency
				actions taken and the basis for the actions;
18. Submitting to the commission after the
				conclusion of the race meeting a written report setting out their findings on
				the conduct of the race meeting, the condition of the facilities and any
				recommendation for improvement that they deem appropriate; and
19. Imposing any of the following penalties
				on a licensee, participant or permit holder for a violation of these
				regulations:
a. Issue a reprimand;
b. Assess a fine;
c. Require forfeiture or redistribution of a
				purse or award;
d. Place a permit
				holder or participant on probation with or without conditions;
e. Suspend a permit holder or participant
				with or without conditions;
f.
				Revoke a permit;
g. Exclude from
				the grounds under the jurisdiction of the commission; or
h. Any combination of the above.