178CSR1 Title 178 Legislative Rule West Virginia Racing Commission Series 1 Thoroughbred Racing Effective: July 9, 2014 West Virginia Racing Commission 900 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite 533 Charleston WV 25302 305.558.2150 Fax 304.558.6319 Web Site: www.racing.wv.gov 178CSR1 Table of Contents SERIES 1 THOROUGHBRED RACING ____________________________________________________________________ 1 §178-1-1. General. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 1 PART 1. DEFINITIONS. _________________________________________________________________________________ 1 §178-1-2. Definitions. _________________________________________________________________________________ 1 PART 2. GENERAL AUTHORITY. ________________________________________________________________________ 9 §178-1-3. General Authority of the Racing Commission. ______________________________________________________ 9 §178-1-4. Power Of Entry. ______________________________________________________________________________ 9 §178-1-5. Racing Commission personnel. __________________________________________________________________ 9 §178-1-6. Ejection/Exclusion. __________________________________________________________________________ 12 PART 3. RACING OFFICIALS. __________________________________________________________________________ 12 §178-1-7. General Provisions. __________________________________________________________________________ 12 §178-1-8. Stewards. __________________________________________________________________________________ 14 §178-1-9. Racing Secretary. ____________________________________________________________________________ 17 §178-1-10. Horsemen’s Bookkeeper. _____________________________________________________________________ 19 §178-1-11. Paddock Judge. ____________________________________________________________________________ 20 §178-1-12. Horse Identifier. ____________________________________________________________________________ 21 §178-1-13. Clerk of Scales. ____________________________________________________________________________ 21 §178-1-14. Jockey Room Custodian. _____________________________________________________________________ 22 §178-1-15. Starter. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 22 §178-1-16. Timer/Clocker. _____________________________________________________________________________ 24 §178-1-17. Placing Judges. ____________________________________________________________________________ 25 §178-1-18. Racing Commission Veterinarian(s). ____________________________________________________________ 25 PART 4. ISSUANCE OF LICENSES AND DUTIES OF LICENSEES. ____________________________________________ 27 §178-1-19. License Required. __________________________________________________________________________ 27 §178-1-20. General Duty. ______________________________________________________________________________ 29 §178-1-21. Financial Requirements. _____________________________________________________________________ 29 §178-1-22. Facilities and Equipment. ____________________________________________________________________ 30 §178-1-23. Operations. ________________________________________________________________________________ 34 PART 5. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND DUTIES OF PERMIT HOLDERS. ______________________________________ 36 §178-1-24. General Provisions Applicable to All Permit Applicants and Permit Holders. ____________________________ 36 §178-1-25. Owners. __________________________________________________________________________________ 43 §178-1-26. Trainers. __________________________________________________________________________________ 46 §178-1-27. Owners’ Authorized Agents. __________________________________________________________________ 48 §178-1-28. Jockeys. __________________________________________________________________________________ 49 178CSR1 §178-1-29. Jockey Agents. _____________________________________________________________________________ 53 §178-1-30. Blacksmiths. ______________________________________________________________________________ 54 §178-1-31. Practicing Veterinarians. _____________________________________________________________________ 55 §178-1-32. Tip Sheet Vendor. __________________________________________________________________________ 55 PART 6. CLAIMING RACING. __________________________________________________________________________ 55 §178-1-33. Claiming Racing -- General Provisions. ________________________________________________________ 55 §178-1-34. Claiming of Horses. _________________________________________________________________________ 56 §178-1-35. Claim Certificate. ___________________________________________________________________________ 56 §178-1-36. Prohibitions. _______________________________________________________________________________ 56 §178-1-37. Procedure for Claiming. ______________________________________________________________________ 57 §178-1-38. Transfer of Claimed Horses. __________________________________________________________________ 58 PART 7. RULES OF THE RACE. _________________________________________________________________________ 58 §178-1-39. Entries and Nominations. _____________________________________________________________________ 58 §178-1-40. Naming of Riders. __________________________________________________________________________ 61 §178-1-41. Declarations and Scratches. ___________________________________________________________________ 61 §178-1-42. Weights. __________________________________________________________________________________ 62 §178-1-43. Workouts. ________________________________________________________________________________ 63 §178-1-44. Horses Ineligible. ___________________________________________________________________________ 64 §178-1-45. Running of the Race. ________________________________________________________________________ 65 §178-1-46. Protests, Objections and Inquiries. ______________________________________________________________ 74 PART 8. EQUINE VETERINARY PRACTICES, HEALTH AND MEDICATION. __________________________________ 75 §178-1-47. Equine Health. _____________________________________________________________________________ 75 §178-1-48. Veterinary Practices. ________________________________________________________________________ 76 §178-1-49. Medications and Prohibited Substances. _________________________________________________________ 79 §178-1-50. Testing. __________________________________________________________________________________ 90 §178-1-51. Trainer Responsibility._______________________________________________________________________ 96 §178-1-52. Physical Inspection of Horses. _________________________________________________________________ 97 §178-1-53. Isolation/Quarantine. ________________________________________________________________________ 98 PART 9. WEST VIRGINIA THOROUGHBRED DEVELOPMENT FUND AND ACCREDITED RACE FUND. __________ 99 §178-1-54. Eligibility. ________________________________________________________________________________ 99 §178-1-55. Accredited Race Fund. _______________________________________________________________________ 99 TABLES ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 100 TABLE 178-1 A OCCUPATIONAL PERMIT FEES _____________________________________________________ 100 TABLE 178-1 B JOCKEY MOUNT FEES ____________________________________________________________ 102 TABLE 178-1 C REQUEST TO WEAR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL __________________ 103 178CSR1 TABLE 178-1 D Uniform Classification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties and Model Rule ____________________________________________________________________ 105 Preamble to the Uniform Classification Guidelines of Foreign Substances _____________________________________ 108 Notes Regarding Classification Guidelines _____________________________________________________________ 108 Classification Criteria ______________________________________________________________________________ 109 Classification Definitions ___________________________________________________________________________ 110 Drug Classification Scheme _________________________________________________________________________ 112 Alphabetized Listing of Drugs _______________________________________________________________________ 128 Drug Listing by Classification _______________________________________________________________________ 130 Non-Classified Substances __________________________________________________________________________ 152 TABLE 178-1 E Penalties __________________________________________________________________________ 153 Category “A” Penalties _____________________________________________________________________________ 153 Category “B” Penalties _____________________________________________________________________________ 154 Category “C” Penalties _____________________________________________________________________________ 155 TABLE 178-1 F RCI Controlled Theraputic Medication Schedule – Version 1.0 _______________________________ 157 178CSR1 TITLE 178 LEGISLATIVE RULE RACING COM:MISSION SERIES 1 THOROUGHBRED RACING §178-1-1. General. 1.1. Scope. -- This rule regulates the conduct of thoroughbred racing in this state and the administration of the West Virginia Thoroughbred Development Fund. 1.2. Authority. --W.Va. Code §§19-23-2(a), 19-23-3(17), 19-23-6, 19-23-8, 19-23-9, 19-23-13, 19-23- 13b and 19-23-15.