§3056 Racetrack safety program

Summary

The Authority must create a racetrack safety program by the program effective date, after giving notice and letting the public comment. The Authority and the Commission must use existing safety codes as guides, including the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Safety and Integrity Alliance, the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, and the British Horseracing Authority. The program must cover all covered horses, covered persons, and covered horseraces and include things like training and racing safety rules, humane treatment rules, track-surface quality and maintenance, track safety and movement rules, injury and fatality data review, inspections and investigations, procedures for charging and punishing violations, hearings and possible arbitration, research and education, and an accreditation system for racetracks. A racetrack safety committee will write uniform safety standards. At least 120 days before the program effective date, the Authority must publish rules for racetrack accreditation and how tracks can get and keep that accreditation. The Authority can change those rules, and the Commission must publish proposed changes and allow public comment. The Authority may grant provisional accreditation to tracks already accredited by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Safety and Integrity Alliance before the program effective date. Within one year after the program effective date, the Authority, with the Commission, must build and keep a national database of horse safety, health, performance, and injury data for study, and the Authority may require covered persons to collect and submit data under the registration rules in section 3054(d).