7.01 Associations failing to comply with any rule in this chapter or a track rule, shall be subject to a monetary penalty, suspension, or revocation.
7.02 Deleted.
7.02.01 An Association shall not:
7.02.02 A decision of the Registrar regarding approval or non-approval of race dates is not subject to appeal.
7.02.03 The Registrar will not approve race dates for December 24th and December 25th of any year.
7.03 Before performing their duties, all Officials of an Association shall be approved in writing by the Registrar. The Registrar’s approval or non-approval is not subject to appeal.
7.04 Deleted.
7.04.01 An Association shall provide facilities necessary for the Commission’s designated representatives to carry out their duties for the purposes of licensing and pre and post races duties.
7.04.02 Associations conducting extended meetings shall provide a paddock which shall have security and maintain records of all persons entering and leaving. The paddock must be constructed and policed so as to exclude unauthorized persons.
7.04.03 Associations conducting extended meetings shall provide a paddock that at minimum:
7.04.04 An Association shall provide a Judges’ stand that:
7.05 Deleted.
7.05.01 At extended meetings where pari-mutuel wagering is conducted, Associations shall make available to the public a printed program which shall provide as a minimum:
7.05.02 Races shall not be conducted until, in the opinion of the Judges, the Association has caused the racing surface to be suitably prepared for racing.
7.05.03 Association shall have present and readily available during all races and qualifying races appropriate ambulance or mobile first aid vehicles that are able to respond to a health or safety concern involving a participant or patron.
7.05.04 An Association shall have a horse ambulance readily available on race and qualifying days for the removal of injured animals.
7.05.05 An Association shall have warning lights available for Judges to use in the event that there is a health or safety concern on the racetrack.
7.05.06 An Association shall have a siren available for Judges to use in the event that there is an emergency or accident on the racetrack.
7.06 Deleted.
7.06.01 An Association is responsible for the general supervision and security of its premises.
7.06.02 An Association shall develop security measures to make restricted areas on their premises safe for the protection of licensees and property that is used in the business of racing. These security measures must be acceptable to the Registrar.
7.07 Any Association allowing a suspended, disqualified or excluded person or horse to participate in racing after notice from the Registrar, shall be subject to a monetary penalty for each violation.
7.08 An Association during the hours of racing shall not permit any unlicensed children to be admitted to the stable area unless in the custody of an adult and such children must remain in the custody of an adult at all times while in the stable area, or unless otherwise stipulated by the Registrar.
7.09 No Association shall allow a person under 18 years of age to purchase or cash a ticket. For the purposes of this rule, a “ticket” is defined as a receipt or voucher that is issued by an Association for one or more bets on a race or races. The Association shall ensure that signs are clearly posted in all areas where tickets are purchased or cashed or on any Association wagering application forms, advising the public of the age restriction, unless otherwise stipulated by the Registrar.
7.10 Deleted.
7.10.01 Associations shall have a system in place that ensures timely and accurate distribution of purses in accordance with the Rules of Racing.
7.10.02 Any licensee entitled to receive a purse payment from an Association, or horseperson’s organization of which the licensee is a member, may request from an Association a summary report. The request must be made within one year from the end of the relevant meeting. The summary report shall include the total purses paid, the source of all funds, and the stakes paid as a percentage of the total purses paid. An Association shall provide the summary report within 30 days of the request.
7.10.03 The Association shall ensure that any person who is entitled to a purse or other payment from the monies that are intended for purposes of purses shall receive the purse or other payment. Where the person who is entitled to such purse or other payment cannot be located within two years of the end of the meeting, the Association may, consider the monies as monies received for purposes of purses in the subsequent meeting.
7.10.04 At the request of the Registrar, at the close of each meeting, an Association shall provide a report to the Registrar with any of the following:
7.11 Deleted.
7.11.01 An Association shall not make a condition of entry requiring a licensee to consent to Association personnel or their agent(s) entering the licensee’s property, including public training centres that the licensee occupies, for the purposes of conducting search and seizure.
7.11.02 An Association is prohibited from collecting biological samples from a horse without the Registrar’s prior approval. The Registrar’s approval or non-approval is not subject to appeal.
7.12 Deleted.
7.12.01 Any owner, driver or trainer who had a horse start in a race can make a written request to the Judges to view the race video. The Judges shall fix a time for the viewing, which shall be held as soon as practical after the race in question. At least one of the three Judges shall attend the viewing explain to those present what happened in the race.
7.12.02 A Judge may require a licensee to attend a special showing of a race for the purposes of training or education.
7.12.03 Associations or their delegate shall keep on file, race video of each race for one year after the last racing day of the previous year.
7.13 Deleted.
7.13.01 All track rules are subject to approval by the Registrar.
7.13.02 The Registrar may approve a track rule that varies the Rules of Racing for any reason including where that variation addresses local issues specific to operations.
7.13.03 Commission Officials and Judges may enforce track rules and monetary penalties or suspensions may be imposed. Enforcement includes issuing a ruling and collecting a penalty.
7.13.04 A “suspension” in a track rule can only refer to a suspension of licence and cannot be used to refer to loss of privileges to access the property of an Association.
7.13.05 A track rule cannot add an additional penalty on a Rule of Racing except a penalty that may be applied by an Association as it relates to the conduct of their employees.
7.13.06 A track rule cannot require membership in a horseperson’s association.
7.13.07 Where the Association wishes to reference a Rule of Racing in a track rule, they must clearly and specifically identify the Rule of Racing.
7.13.08 Associations shall post track rules in the paddock and the race office and may post electronically.
7.14 Deleted.
7.15 Deleted.
7.16.01 Deleted.
7.16.02 Deleted.
7.16.03 Deleted.
7.16.04 Deleted.
7.16.05 Deleted.
7.16.06 Deleted.
7.16.07 Deleted.
7.16.08 Deleted.
7.16.09 Deleted.
7.16.10 Deleted.
7.16.11 Deleted.
7.16.12 Deleted.
7.16.13 Deleted.
7.16.14 Deleted.
7.17 Deleted.
7.18 Deleted.