Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F14. Security(a) Director of security. An association and any OTB facility operator shall employ a full time director of security who shall be licensed by the executive director. The director of security, the authorized represe…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F15. Patron complaintsComplaints by patrons against any officials or employees, or complaints of corrupt practices or other questionable incidents shall be made to the division at its offices. Such complaints shall be in writin…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F16. Violations of rules and regulations(a) Liability. Any licensee of the board or division violating chapter 226 of the Connecticut General Statutes or any of sections 12-574-F1 to 12-574-F65, inclusive, of the Regulations of…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F17. Corrupt practices and disqualification of persons(a) Corrupt practices. The following are deemed to be corrupt practices: (1) Giving, offering or promising, directly or indirectly, a bribe in any form to any person license…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F18. Appearance of licensees as witnesses at hearingsThe board, the division, the racing judges and the board of administrative judges of a meet shall have the authority to order any licensee to appear as a witness at any heari…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F19. Formal ejection of persons(a) Formal ejection. Through its director of security or duly authorized representative(s), an association or OTB facility operator shall eject from its grounds all unauthorized persons, known und…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F2. General provisions(a) Gaming policy board. The board may delegate any duty to the division concerning the regulation of pari-mutuel wagering or off-track betting as long as such delegation is not in conflict with chapters 2…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F20. Disorderly conductNo person shall use profane or indecent language to an official, or to any employee representing the division. No person shall in any manner, or at any time disturb the peace on the grounds of an associat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F21. Requirements of greyhound association(a) Purses. Each association conducting a racing meet shall keep a separate bank account to be known as the \"kennel account\" with sufficient funds at all times to cover all monies due…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F22. Equipment and facilities for greyhound racing(a) Maintenance of track. Racing associations shall at all times maintain their race track in good, uniform condition and with special consideration to the interest and safety o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F23. Judges(a) Number, appointment, compensation, license. There shall be three (3) racing judges: the division racing judge, appointed and compensated by the division, and the presiding racing judge and associate racing judge,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F24. Starter(a) Duties. The starter is responsible for securing a fair start to each race in accordance with the rules of greyhound racing (b) Starting box. The greyhound shall be started from a type of starting box approved by…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F25. Racing secretary(a) Duties. Each association shall appoint a racing secretary who shall discharge all duties whether expressed or implied by the rules of greyhound racing. The racing secretary shall report to the racing ju…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F26. Clerk of the scales(a) Duties. The clerk of the scales shall weigh greyhounds in and out on a scale sealed by the state sealer of weights and measures and shall exhibit the accurate weight of each greyhound. The establishe…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F27. Paddock judge(a) Identification of greyhounds.(1) No greyhound shall be permitted to start in an official schooling or purse race unless said greyhound has been tattooed or microchipped, fully identified and checked agains…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F28. Kennel master dutiesUnder the supervision of the paddock judge, the kennel master shall unlock the kennels immediately before weigh-in time to see that the kennels are in perfect repair and that nothing has been deposited …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F29. Timer for races(a) Time of race. The start of the race shall begin immediately upon the opening of the doors of the starting box. (b) Automatic timer. Each association shall be required to install an automatic timing devic…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F3. Operating dates, times, and number of games or races(a) Jai alai and greyhound operating dates; number of games or races.(1) Generally. The board shall approve the number of jai alai playing and greyhound racing days to be …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F30. Chart writer(a) Duties, post position numbers. The chart writer shall compile the information necessary for the program which shall be printed for each racing day. The names of the greyhounds that are to run in each of the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F31. Veterinarians(a) License. All veterinarians referred to in this section shall be licensed to practice in the state of Connecticut by the state Board of Veterinary Registration and Examination, and association veterinarians…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F32. Drugs and medication(a) Action taken by judges - prohibited medication and drugs.(1) If the board of administrative judges shall find that any drug or substance other than one specifically approved by the division veterina…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F33. Testing(a) Admittance to detention area. No one shall be admitted at any time to the building or part thereof utilized by the division taking specimens of greyhounds except the staff immediately in charge of such work, the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F34. Contract kennel owners(a) Commercial kennel requirement. All kennels licensed by the executive director are required to be licensed by the Department of Agriculture as a commercial kennel in accordance with Section 22-344 …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F35. Trainers(a) Absolute insurer - trainer. The trainer shall be responsible for and shall be the absolute insurer of the condition of greyhounds under their care regardless of the acts of third parties. The trainers and assis…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F36. Greyhound owner(a) Greyhound owner's responsibility. All licensed greyhound owners shall accept responsibility for post racing career care of all their greyhounds racing at a board licensed facility. Such care shall includ…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F37. Lead-outs(a) Duties. Owners, trainers or attendants will not be allowed to lead their greyhounds from the paddock to the starting box. The greyhounds shall be led from the paddock to the starting box by licensed lead-outs …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F38. Registration(a) Requirements.(1) No greyhound shall be entered, permitted to race, schooled or kenneled at any racetrack licensed by the board unless it has been tattooed and properly registered in the stud book maintained…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F39. Kennel names(a) Registration. A licensed owner wishing to race under a kennel name may do so by registering for the calendar year or racing season with the division and by paying the prescribed fee. (b) Trainer requirement…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F4. Requirements of associations(a) Price notification. The division shall be notified of the prices of admission, if applicable, to wagering facilities, to special enclosures and reserved spaces therein, to parking areas and o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F40. The race(a) The race.(1) If a greyhound bolts the course, runs in the opposite direction or does not run the entire prescribed distance for the race, it shall forfeit all rights in the race; and no matter where it finished…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F41. Weights and weighing(a) Time for weighing-in. The weighing-in of all greyhounds in a day's program shall be completed at least one hour before the post time of the first race of that performance. The time period establishe…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F42. Entries(a) Abide by rules. Every person who enters a greyhound, or in any way participates in any race or racing is subject to sections 12-574-F1 to 12-574-F65, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F43. Grading(a) Approval of division. Each association conducting greyhound racing shall submit their grading and racing rules. These rules and conditions shall meet with division approval at least fifteen (15) days prior to th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F44. Qualifying time(a) Establishment of qualifying time. Each association licensed by the board shall establish qualifying times for its 5/16 mile distance. Each association licensed by the board may establish qualifying times…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F45. Schooling(a) Requirements. Greyhounds shall be properly schooled at least twice at the racetrack in the presence of the racing judges and shall, in the opinion of the racing judges, be sufficiently experienced before they …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F46. Declarations(a) Irrevocable. The declaration of a greyhound out of a race is irrevocable. (b) Sweepstakes. Declarations in sweepstakes shall be made to the racing secretary in the same manner as entries. The racing secreta…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F47. Scratches(a) Sufficient cause. To scratch a greyhound from a race, sufficient cause shall be given to satisfy the racing judges. All scratches and their cause shall be reported immediately to the racing judge. (b) Penaltie…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F48. Dead-heats - purses(a) Distribution of money. When greyhounds run in a dead heat for a place, all monies, and prizes to which those greyhounds would have been entitled shall be divided equally between them. This applies in…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F49. Objections(a) Requirements. All objections shall be made to the racing judges in writing, signed by the objector and a copy thereof sent immediately to the division. (1) Permission of the racing judges is necessary before …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F5. Facility operations(a) Persons prohibited. No persons who are apparently intoxicated or under the influence of illicit drugs, touts, persons making book on or about the premises, loiterers or disorderly persons shall be adm…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F50. Requirements of a jai alai association(a) Prize money to jai alai players. All payments to jai alai players regarding prize money shall be made by check payable not less than monthly. A record of the prize money and the pa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F51. Equipment and facilities(a) Playing court. The dimensions of the playing court shall be approved by the division. The playing court shall have three walls, a front wall, a back wall and a side wall. The approximate size of…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F52. Judges(a) Appointment and number. There shall be three (3) court judges on the playing court during the game at all times; a front court judge and a back court judge and a chief (center) court judge all appointed by the as…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F53. Players' manager(a) Duties. The players' manager or assistant shall attend, observe and maintain a record of the play-by-play scoring of each game and shall be on call during a performance to the chief court judge or divis…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F54. Players(a) No pooling of prize money. Any pooling of the prize money among the players is strictly prohibited. (b) Uniform. All players shall be dressed in clean, regulation uniforms before the start of their first game. P…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F55. Rules of the game(a) Cancellations. The association may, in an emergency, postpone or cancel any game. The association shall immediately notify the division judge of any change and the reasons therefore, in writing, and sa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F56. Fouls(a) Foul areas. Foul areas shall be indicated by steel frame, wire, wood or padding and distinguished by a color different from the playing court. (b) Fouls committed - points. If a foul is committed by a player the p…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F57. OTB facility operations(a) Notice of hours. A notice shall be displayed in a conspicuous location in every off-track betting facility setting forth the hours during which said facility shall be open for business. (b) Sale …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F58. Pool calculations(a) Combined pool. When a payoff by the OTB association is made on the basis of a combined pool, such payoffs shall be made in accordance with the applicable rules in effect at the host track at the time t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 12-574-F59. OTB pari-mutuel betting(a) Generally. The OTB association shall conduct pari-mutuel betting on any recognized meeting held within or without the state as the OTB association may determine, subject to the prior approval of …