West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 178 - Racing Commission › Title 178 - LEGISLATIVE RULE RACING COMMISSION › Series 178-02 - Greyhound Racing › Part 7 - GREYHOUND RULES OF THE RACE › Section 178-2-41 - Entries

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
41.1. For all
				  races, the association's racing secretary is responsible for and authorized to
				  receive entries and withdrawals.
41.2. Every entry in a race shall be in
				  writing and in the name of the greyhound owner, lessee or his or her kennel
				  name. Entries received by facsimile are acceptable. However, no entries will be
				  accepted over the telephone.
41.3.
				  The complete name of every person having an ownership interest in a greyhound
				  or accepting the payout percentage shall be registered with the association's
				  racing secretary before the draw. Every change in ownership or interest
				  thereafter made during that meeting shall be promptly delivered to the Racing
				  Commission license clerk by the racing secretary of the association where the
				  greyhound is racing.
41.4. If it is
				  determined that any greyhound that has run in a race should have been
				  disqualified from running in that race, then its winnings in that race shall be
				  forfeited and die purse redistributed by the judges. The redistribution shall
				  in no way affect the pari-mutuel pay off for the race.
41.5. The racing secretary or the judges may
				  call on any person in whose name a greyhound is entered to produce proof that
				  the greyhound entered is not owned, either wholly or in part, by any person who
				  is disqualified. If die person fails to produce this proof, die judges may
				  remove the greyhound from the race.
41.6. No greyhound shall be permitted to
				  start that has not been fully identified.
41.7. Any person who fraudulently attempts to
				  establish himself or herself as the owner of a greyhound shall be held
				  responsible as the owner.
41.8.
				  Disqualified greyhounds are not permitted to be entered or started in any race.
				  If the association receives an entry from any person for a greyhound that is
				  disqualified, die entry is void and the entrance fee, if any, shall be
				  refunded.
41.9. No greyhound shall
				  be permitted to enter or to start in any race when owned, in whole or in part,
				  or when under the control of a disqualified person.
41.10. If a greyhound is sold to a
				  disqualified person, the greyhound's racing engagements are void as of the date
				  of sale.
41.11. No greyhound shall
				  be permitted to enter or start a race unless conditioned by a licensed
				  trainer.
41.12. No entry shall be
				  accepted from a spouse while the other spouse is disqualified.
41.13. No greyhound on the schooling list or
				  the veterinarian's list shall be permitted to enter or to start a
				  race.
41.14. No greyhound under the
				  age of fifteen (15) months shall run in any official race other than races
				  conditioned for greyhounds of the same age.
41.15. In purse races, there shall be no less
				  than eight (8) greyhounds scheduled in each race, with at least six (6)
				  greyhounds of completely different ownership. No kennel shall have more than
				  two (2) greyhounds in any race except in stakes races and feature races. The
				  association may schedule less than eight (8) greyhounds per race only if
				  approved in advance by the Commission. Nothing in the section is to be
				  construed as prohibiting the running of a race with less than eight (8)
				  greyhounds if it results from the scratching of one or more greyhound from the
				  race.
41.15.a. Double entries are not allowed
				  until all single interests are used and standard rules of the draw
				  observed.
41.15.b. Double entries
				  shall be uncoupled for wagering purposes.
41.15.c. There shall be no more than two (2)
				  double kennel entries in any race except stakes races and feature
				  races.
41.15.d. Upper grade
				  distance races (AA and A) shall consist of no more than two (2) owners who have
				  a double entry.