Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A.
The holder of a limited license shall conduct horse racing at a facility for
the promotion, sustenance and growth of a native industry in a manner
consistent with health, safety and welfare.
B. The adequacy and sufficiency with which
the licensee meets the following criteria shall rest with the commission:
1. Each licensee shall accept, observe and
enforce all federal and state laws, regulations of the commission and local
ordinances;
2. Each licensee shall
ensure that its grounds and facility are neat and clean, painted and in good
repair, with special consideration for the comfort and safety of the public,
employees, other persons whose business requires their attendance, and for the
health and safety of the horses there stabled;
3. Each licensee shall honor commission
exclusions from the horse racing facility and shall eject immediately any
person found in the facility who has been excluded by the commission. The
licensee shall make a report to the commission of each person who is ejected
from the facility;
4. Each licensee
shall provide uniformed security personnel in the areas where pari-mutuel
wagering is conducted so that money and pari-mutuel tickets may be safeguarded,
decorum maintained and public safety protected;
5. Each licensee shall provide a starting
gate or starting apparatus that is appropriate to the type of racing being
offered, sufficient, trained outriders, and timing devices or trained personnel
to manually time the races and provide fractional times as deemed
appropriate;
6. Each licensee shall
provide a photo-finish camera and an area where photo-finish prints may be
displayed to the public. The photo-finish camera and the personnel operating
the camera shall be under the supervision of the stewards;
7. Each licensee shall provide a totalizator
where wagers are recorded, pools calculated, approximate odds displayed visibly
to the general public in the infield at periodic intervals during the wagering
and with the payouts on winning tickets are displayed;
8. Each licensee shall provide an adequate
number of ambulances and emergency medical services for participants and public
during those hours when horse racing is conducted. At no time will horse racing
be permitted unless there is at least one ambulance at the facility;
9. Each licensee shall provide at least one
veterinarian to administer and provide emergency service to any horse
participating in the racing program;
10. Each licensee shall provide a detention
facility where samples of blood, saliva, urine and other substances can be
collected from horses following racing. The commission may, in its discretion,
authorize the commission veterinarian and his assistants to collect samples
from horses following racing in their stalls; and
11. Each licensee shall coordinate its fire,
safety and security plans with local fire and police agencies so that the
public health and safety may be protected.
C. The following limited license application,
regulations and guidelines are developed to implement the filing of
applications pursuant to § 59.1-376 of the Code of Virginia. The applicant
or its designated representative shall execute all sections of this application
unless otherwise provided.
1. False or
misleading information in a license application, omission of required
information or substantial deviation from representation in the application is
cause for denial, revocation or suspension of a license or imposition of a
fine.
2. The applicant shall
provide all information required to be disclosed.
3. The applicant shall provide only
information relevant to disclosures required by the Virginia Racing
Commission.
4. Upon filing the
application, the applicant shall provide the following:
a. A letter of transmittal to the Virginia
Racing Commission;
b. An original
and six copies of the application, in sealed envelopes; and
c. Any exhibits and attachments to the
application.
5. The
applicant shall file with the application a disclosure statement on the form
attached hereto (original and six copies) for itself and for each officer,
director, partner, policymaker and owner or holder of 5.0% or more of the legal
or beneficial ownership interest in the applicant. If 25% or more of the
applicant is owned by another entity, disclosure statements shall be filed by
the officers, directors, partners and policymakers of the other entity and the
owner or holders of 10% or more of the legal or beneficial ownership interest
in the other entity. This disclosure shall continue through as many tiers as
necessary to disclose the ultimate owners or holders of 5.0% or more of the
legal or beneficial ownership interest in the applicant. A person having an
interest subject to disclosure in more than one applicant shall file one set of
disclosure statements for each application. Each disclosure statement shall be
attached to the application as an exhibit.
6. Upon request of the Virginia Racing
Commission, the applicant shall provide copies of any documents used in the
preparation of its application or any other documents the commission
requests.
7. Each disclosure
required in the application shall be provided in printed or typewritten form on
81/2 by 11 inch paper.
8. Each
page shall be sequentially numbered including exhibits and
attachments.
9. All disclosures
shall be submitted in the order that they are presented in the
application.
10. If the applicant
elects not to utilize this application form, then the applicant shall restate
the question and the question number, immediately preceding each
response.
11. All documents which
are part of the application shall be submitted as a bound single assemblage
(unless multiple volumes are necessary) with each disclosure section, exhibit
or other attachment identified and separated by tabs.
12. An applicant shall provide photographs of
any three-dimensional exhibits.
13.
If a question is inappropriate or not applicable, indicate "N.A." on the
application.
14. If additional
forms are required, the applicant may detach the form and make as many copies
as necessary.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.