West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 178 - Racing Commission › Title 178 - LEGISLATIVE RULE RACING COMMISSION › Series 178-01 - Thoroughbred Racing › Part 4 - ISSUANCE OF LICENSES AND DUTIES OF LICENSEES › Section 178-1-22 - Facilities and Equipment

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
22.1.
				  Facilities and Equipment for Patrons and Permit Holders. The following
				  provisions apply to the facilities and equipment that an association must
				  provide for patrons and permit holders:
22.1.a. The association shall provide
				  equipment for fingerprinting and photographing all occupational permit holders
				  and shall provide the necessary equipment to coat the occupational permit in
				  plastic with the picture of the permit holder.
22.1.b. The association shall furnish and
				  maintain at least one (1) ambulance properly equipped to transport for the
				  exclusive use of persons, staffed with at least two (2) emergency medical
				  technicians, one of whom shall be a certified paramedic, at any time the
				  racetrack is open for live racing or exercising. If the ambulance is being used
				  to transport an individual, the association may not conduct a race or be open
				  for training until the ambulance is replaced, and ready for immediate duty, to
				  be placed at a readily available location to the racing strip, so that no time
				  may be lost in answering calls. Unless otherwise approved by the Racing
				  Commission or the stewards, an ambulance shall follow the mounted horses at a
				  safe distance during the running of the race.
22.1.c. The association shall equip and
				  maintain at its racetrack at least one (1) first aid room provided with
				  adequate beds and equipped with first aid appliances and material as approved
				  by the Racing Commission. Each association shall meet minimum staffing
				  requirements of emergency service personnel during all racing hours, and employ
				  an emergency medical technician, an individual trained in cardiopulmonary
				  resuscitation, and at least one person shall be adequately trained in
				  diagnosing and assessing concussions. An association shall provide mandatory
				  orientation of racing emergency procedures for all emergency response personnel
				  employed by or assigned as a result of a contract to the association
				  grounds.
22.1.d. The association
				  shall ensure that the public areas of the association grounds are designed and
				  maintained for the safety of the patrons and occupational permit holders and
				  are accessible to persons with disabilities as required by state and federal
				  law.
22.1.e. The association shall
				  provide a supply of free drinking water.
22.1.f. The association shall maintain
				  adequate restroom facilities on association grounds and ensure the safety and
				  cleanliness of the restroom facilities at all times.
22.1.g. The association shall designate an
				  office and suitable parking spaces for the exclusive use of the Racing
				  Commission, its employees and representatives. The association shall offer
				  sufficient office space for private consultation and necessary office
				  equipment. The office shall be equipped with a telephone and shall also have
				  sufficient space for secure, locked storage for Racing Commission records and
				  supplies. The key to such storage shall be available only to the Racing
				  Commission and/or the stewards. The association shall also provide sufficient
				  office space for the Racing Commission license clerk(s), investigator(s),
				  security officer(s), and any other Racing Commission personnel, as requested by
				  the Racing Commission.
22.1.h. Any
				  racing association contemplating a change of any kind pertaining to the racing
				  strip, the erection of new buildings, stands or other structures, on the
				  grounds of the association which are to be used as a part of the facilities for
				  conducting a race meeting, shall notify the Racing Commission in writing before
				  any changes are made.