West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 178 - Racing Commission › Title 178 - LEGISLATIVE RULE RACING COMMISSION › Series 178-02 - Greyhound Racing › Part 1 - DEFINITIONS › Section 178-2-2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this rule and unless the context clearly
					 requires a different meaning, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in
					 this section.
2.1. "Added Money" means
				  a sum by which the established purse is increased.
2.2. "Age" means the age of a greyhound
				  beginning on the day it was whelped.
2.3. "Appeal" means a request for the Racing
				  Commission or its designee to consider and review any decisions or rulings of
				  the judges of a meeting or to consider and review an ejection/exclusion of an
				  occupational permit holder by the association as authorized by West Virginia
				  Code §
										19-23-1
				  et seq., and this rule.
2.4.
				  "Applicant" means any racing association making application for a license, or
				  any person making application for an occupational permit.
2.5 "Association" or "racing association"
				  means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation or other
				  entity or organization of whatever character or description licensed by the
				  Racing Commission to conduct a meeting where greyhound racing and pari-mutuel
				  wagering are permitted for a purse involving pari-mutuel wagering.
2.6. "Association grounds" means all real
				  property utilized by the association in the conduct of its race meeting,
				  including the race course, grandstand, concession stands, offices, kennel
				  compound, pari-mutuel areas, parking lots, and any other areas under the
				  jurisdiction of the Racing Commission.
2.7. "Authorized agent" means a person
				  appointed by another person to act as his or her representative in a notarized
				  document signed by the owner and filed with the Racing Commission.
2.8. "Bertillon" means a card listing
				  identifying features of a greyhound.
2.9. "Betting interest" means one or more
				  greyhounds in a race involving pari-mutuel wagering, which is identified by a
				  single program number for wagering purposes.
2.10. "Blanket" means the covering on which a
				  greyhound's starting box post position number is displayed.
2.11. "Bolt" refers to a greyhound departing
				  from the race course during the running of a race.
2.12. "Bookmaking" means a form of gambling
				  that is not authorized by law in which chances are sold to individuals who may
				  win a part or all of the pool depending on the outcome of the event for which
				  the pool is made.
2.13. "Breakage"
				  or "Legitimate breakage" means the remainder after deducting the payout from
				  the net pool.
2.14. "Breeder" of a
				  greyhound means the registered owner or registered lessee of the greyhound's
				  dam at the time of breeding.
2.15.
				  "Chairman" means the chairman of the West Virginia Racing Commission, or his or
				  her designee
2.16. "Commission"
				  means the West Virginia Racing Commission.
2.17. "Complaint" means a written allegation
				  of a violation of these rules or West Virginia Code §
										19-23-1
				  et seq.
2.18. "Course" means the
				  track over which greyhounds race.
2.19. "Day" means a calendar day.
2.19.a. "Dark day" means a day during a
				  racing meeting in which no live racing occurs at the association.
2.19.b. "Race day" means a day during a race
				  meeting in which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted on live racing occurring at
				  the association.
2.19.C. "Simulcast
				  race day" means a day during a race meeting in which pari-mutuel wagering is
				  conducted on races being conducted at a location other than the racetrack where
				  the wager is placed.