West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 178 - Racing Commission › Title 178 - LEGISLATIVE RULE RACING COMMISSION › Series 178-02 - Greyhound Racing › Part 6 - PROHIBITED CONDUCT › Section 178-2-37 - Prohibited Conduct

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following conduct is grounds for discipline by the
					 judges or die Commission;
37.1.
				  Disturbing the peace, in any manner, at any time, on the grounds of the
				  association;
37.2. The use of
				  profane, indecent or vulgar language to any racing official;
37.3. Refusal to obey an order of a racing
				  official or security personnel of the Commission or die association;
37.4. Submission or knowingly allowing the
				  submission to the Racing Commission, Racing Commission Security Officer
				  Investigator, judges, racing secretary or die National Greyhound Association
				  any report or document which contains false or misleading
				  information;
37.5. Altering any
				  identification mark on a greyhound;
37.6. Making false or misleading statements
				  to the Commission, its representatives or die judges in the course of an
				  investigation;
37.7. Employing, in
				  any capacity, an individual less than sixteen (16) years of age;
37.8. Harboring on the grounds of an
				  association, engaging, or retaining in his or her employ, any person not
				  holding an occupational permit;
37.9. Appearing on die grounds of die
				  association under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
37.10. The use of any animal or fowl in the
				  training or racing of greyhounds, which are being trained for pari-mutuel
				  racing. Any greyhound that has been trained utilizing an animal or fowl shall
				  be forever banned from participating in pari-mutuel racing.
37.11. Engaging in any dishonest or corrupt
				  practice, fraudulent act, or other conduct detrimental to racing, including but
				  not limited to bookmaking, touting or selling or purchasing mutuel tickets
				  other than through mutuel machines.
37.12. Accepting or offering to accept on his
				  or her own behalf or on behalf of another any gift or gratuity with intent to
				  bribe.
37.13. Willfully entering,
				  or causing to be entered or started in any race, a greyhound that he or she
				  knows or believes to be disqualified.
37.14. Offering or receiving any amount of
				  money or other consideration for the withdrawing of an entry out of any
				  race.
37.15. Subjecting or allowing
				  any animal under his or her control, custody or supervision to any form of
				  cruelty, mistreatment, neglect, abuse, abandon or deprivation of necessary care
				  or sustenance, shelter or veterinary care.
37.16. The use or possession on die grounds
				  of any electrical or mechanical device or other expedient designed or intended
				  to increase or decrease the speed of a greyhound.
37.17. Tampering, attempting to tamper, or
				  aiding and abetting the tampering with any greyhound in such a way as to affect
				  its speed in a race.
37.18.
				  Engaging in any act which creates an unfair advantage in a race, any act which
				  would tend to mislead die betting public, or any act detrimental to the best
				  interest of racing.
37.19. Engaging
				  in any act, or possessing any substance or drug, that is intended to interfere
				  with any specimen testing procedure.
37.20. Making a handbook or foreign book on
				  the grounds of an association.
37.21. Soliciting for or wagering with a
				  handbook or a foreign book on the grounds of an association. A resale of any
				  pari-mutuel ticket from an individual to another is prohibited.
37.22. Except for a veterinarian licensed in
				  die State of West Virginia or except when specifically authorized by the Racing
				  Commission Veterinarian or judges, possession of any illegal drugs, stimulants,
				  hypodermic needle, syringe or injectable of any kind on the association
				  grounds.
37.23. Obtaining food,
				  feed, shelter, drugs, transportation, services for greyhounds, veterinary
				  services or supplies for oneself or others, regardless of whether the other
				  holds an occupational permit, and failing to pay for such services or supplies.
				  This conduct may result in disciplinary action only if there has been a court
				  judgment issued as to die amount of debt. Neither the association nor the
				  Racing Commission are obligated to collect any debt.
37.24. Conviction of a crime in any
				  jurisdiction. In considering die conviction, die judges or die Commission shall
				  examine;
(1) die nexus, or relationship,
				  between die crime committed and the qualifications, functions or duties
				  necessary to engage in die racing industry;
(2) die nature and seriousness of the
				  conduct;
(3) the individual's
				  conduct since die events leading to die conviction;
(4) the individual's age and maturity at die
				  time of die offense;
(5) the amount
				  of time that has elapsed since die conviction;
(6) whether die conviction represented an
				  isolated event; and
(7) whether the
				  individual demonstrates any consciousness of the wrongfulness of his conduct,
				  i.e., remorse.