Montana Administrative Code

8.22.2801 GENERAL PROVISIONS It shall be the duty of each official to enforce state statutes pertaining to racing, rules of racing and directives issued by the board, orders and rules issued by the stewards, and all rulings as they may pertain to his official jurisdiction. Any of…

8.22.2802 CLERK OF SCALES The clerk of scales shall weigh jockeys out and in, and he shall record and publish any overweight or variation from the weight appearing on the card. The clerk of scales shall record and publish on the notice board any overweight or any change of jockey…

8.22.2803 CUSTODIAN OF JOCKEY ROOM It shall be the duty of the custodian to see that order, decorum, and cleanliness are maintained at all times in the jockey and scale room. No person, other than racing officials and the necessary attendants shall be allowed in the jockey room w…

8.22.2804 IDENTIFIER The identification of horses in the paddock shall be made by the horse identifier. The identifier shall report any identification irregularities to the stewards. No horse shall be permitted to start that has not been fully identified by the official identifie…

8.22.2805 PADDOCK JUDGE The paddock judge shall be in charge of the paddock and shall have general jurisdiction over the saddling equipment and changes thereof; and any additional duties as determined by the stewards. The paddock judge shall report any irregularities to the stewa…

8.22.2806 RACING SECRETARY The racing secretary shall be in attendance on the grounds throughout the race meet. The racing secretary shall discharge all duties required by the racing rules and report to the stewards as the case demands, all violations of these rules. The racing s…

8.22.2807 SECURITY DIRECTOR The security director shall be responsible for maintaining security at the race track. The security director shall be in charge of the backside and frontside areas, and the parimutuel area. The security director is authorized to provide for the removal…

8.22.2808 STARTER The starter shall give orders to secure a fair start. After reasonable efforts, if a horse cannot be led or backed into position, the starter shall order the horse to be scratched and notify the stewards. The start must not be delayed on account of a bad-mannere…

8.22.2809 STEWARDS Stewards are selected as follows: The board shall maintain a listing of the licensed racing officials who are qualified for the position of steward, and the selection of stewards shall be made by the board from this list. There shall be three stewards to superv…

8.22.2810 TIMERS The time recorded for the first horse to cross the finish line shall be the official time of the race. The time recorded may be the time recorded by an electric timing device. Any electric timing device must be of a type approved by the board. In all quarter hors…

8.22.2811 VETERINARIAN: OFFICIAL The board shall contract with or hire persons licensed as veterinarians in Montana to perform the duties of official veterinarians at horse racing meets. Contracts (or hires) shall be upon such terms as the board and the veterinarians may mutually…

8.22.2812 DIRECTOR OF RACING Each track licensee shall name a director of racing. It shall be the director's duty to coordinate the activities of the various racing officials serving at the meet and to act as a liaison between the licensee and the board and its representative. Au…

8.22.2813 ASSISTANT STARTER An assistant starter is an individual hired by the racing association and supervised by the starter to handle horses in and around the starting gate, and ensure that each horse has a fair start. Assistant starters, with respect to an official race, sha…

8.22.2814 VALET A valet is an individual hired by the racing association to prepare a jockey's equipment and saddle horses assigned to the valet prior to each race, and assist in unsaddling the same horse(s) after each race. There shall be at least one valet for every two horses …

8.22.2901 GENERAL PROVISIONS All persons engaged in racing or any part thereof or employed by any person engaged in racing or any part thereof, or employed by the licensee to engage in racing or any part thereof, shall be licensed by the board. If approved by the board any eligib…

8.22.2902 AGENTS FOR JOCKEYS Each jockey agent shall obtain a license from the board. A jockey agent may represent two jockeys and one apprentice jockey with approval of the stewards. No jockey agent shall make or assist in making any engagement for any rider other than those the…

8.22.2903 EXERCISE PERSONS Each exercise person shall obtain a license from the board before exercising any horses on the grounds of the race meeting. No exercise person shall ride or exercise any horse on the race-track without wearing a protective helmet, properly fastened vest…

8.22.2904 GROOMS Each groom shall obtain a license from the board before acting in any capacity as groom on the grounds of a race meeting. Authorizing statute(s): 23-4-202, MCA Implementing statute(s): 23-4-104, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 5/4/74; AMD, Eff. 5/6/76; AMD,…

8.22.2905 JOCKEYS Each jockey must obtain a license from the board. All jockeys shall have a complete physical examination before being issued a license. A certificate from the medical doctor conducting the physical examination shall accompany the application for licensure. The s…

8.22.2906 JOCKEYS - APPRENTICE An apprentice jockey may be granted an apprentice certificate in lieu of an apprentice contract. The apprentice certificate shall grant an apprentice all the allowances and conditions granted to the apprentice who is under contract. An apprentice jo…

8.22.2907 OWNERS Each owner shall obtain a license from the board. Persons under the age of 18 shall not be licensed as owners. Any application for owner's license must establish financial responsibility to the satisfaction of the board. Failure to maintain financial responsibili…

8.22.2908 PLATERS (FARRIERS, SHOERS, BLACKSMITHS) Each plater, shoer or blacksmith shall obtain a license from the board before practicing his trade on the grounds of the race meeting. Bar plates may be used only with the consent of the stewards and their discontinuances must be …

8.22.2909 PONY PERSONS Each pony person and outrider shall obtain a license from the board and no person shall be allowed to pony horses or lead horses in a post parade without first obtaining a pony person's or outrider's license. A trainer may pony horses trained by the trainer…

8.22.2910 TRAINERS Each trainer shall obtain a license from the board. No person under the age of 18 shall be licensed as a trainer. Failure to maintain financial responsibility shall be grounds for revocation or non-issuance of license. If an applicant has not previously held a …

8.22.2911 VETERINARIANS Each veterinarian shall obtain a license from the board before the veterinarian may practice the veterinarian's profession on the grounds of a race meeting. The veterinarian shall not be eligible to own, or hold a license to train horses while being licens…

8.22.2912 PAST PERFORMANCE LINES AND CHARTING The racing secretary must obtain current and complete and accurate past performance lines on each horse entered in a race provided that such data are available. All employees of chart companies must be licensed as chart company employ…

8.22.2913 PHOTO COMPANIES Photo companies must provide state of the art photo-finish and video equipment with electronic timing capability, film, tape and other supplies and operators capable of providing accurate reproductions and depictions of all races and race finishes. Film …

8.22.2914 TOTE COMPANIES Tote companies must provide state of the art parimutuel equipment and tote at each licensed track that they service. Tote companies must provide correct and complete betting odds, race results and payoff prices for each race at which wagering is permitted…

8.22.3001 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS No horse may start unless a registration certificate is first filed with the racing secretary. All entry forms shall be in the correct form as required by the board, shall be signed and shall be kept by the tract management for the duration of the m…

8.22.3002 WEIGHT - PENALTIES AND ALLOWANCES In all races except handicaps, quarter horse races and races where the conditions expressly state to the contrary, fillies two years old are allowed three lbs. and fillies and mares three years old and upward are allowed five lbs. befor…

8.22.3003 DECLARATIONS AND SCRATCHES No horse shall be considered scratched or declared out of an engagement until the trainer or his authorized agent shall have given due notice in writing to the racing secretary before the time stipulated by the regulations of the licensee. For…

8.22.3004 CLAIMING In claiming races any horse is subject to claim for its entered price by an owner whose horse's papers have been entered in the race office for racing at that meeting or by a licensed authorized agent for the account of such owner, provided however, that no per…

8.22.3005 WALKING OVER If, at the time for saddling, only one horse shall have weighed out, that horse shall be ridden past the judge's stand to go to the post and then move over the course. He shall then be deemed the winner. In case of a walkover, the horse walking over shall r…

8.22.3006 PADDOCK TO POST Only bandages authorized or approved by the track veterinarian may be used on a horse during a race, and all other bandages or leg coverings shall be removed before the horse reports to the paddock. Horses must be in the paddock at least 20 minutes befor…

8.22.3007 POST TO FINISH No horse shall be whipped the first 30 yards away from the gate. When clear, a horse may be taken to any part of the course, however, crossing or weaving in front of contenders may constitute interference or intimidation for which the offender may be disq…

8.22.3008 OBJECTIONS - PROTESTS A protest, except a protest involving fraud, may be filed only by the owner (or his authorized agent) , trainer, jockey of a horse engaged in the race over which the protest is made or by a racing official of the meeting. A protest involving fraud …

8.22.3009 DEAD HEATS When two or more horses run a dead heat, the dead heat shall not be run off. The owners of the horses in a dead heat shall divide equally the purse money involved. If a dead heat is for first place, each horse shall be considered as winner of the amount recei…

8.22.305 NOTICE OF HEARING (REPEALED) (REPEALED)

8.22.306 SUBPOENAS (REPEALED) (REPEALED)

8.22.308 DISQUALIFICATION (REPEALED) (REPEALED)

8.22.309 POWERS OF THE BOARD (REPEALED) (REPEALED)

8.22.3101 DIRECTOR OF SIMULCAST NETWORK Each holder of a simulcast network license shall name a director of simulcast network. It shall be this director's duty to coordinate the selection and transmittal of races and parimutuel information from originating tracks to simulcast fac…

8.22.3102 DIRECTOR OF SIMULCAST FACILITY Each holder of a simulcast facility license shall name a director of simulcast facility for its facility. It shall be this director's duty to coordinate the selection and transmittal of races and parimutuel information for the simulcast fa…

8.22.3103 GENERAL PROVISIONS Simulcast facilities shall run the same race cards as the host tracks run, except as permitted by the board. The board reserves the authority to require that incoming simulcast signals of any specific race or race meet be in cryptic form. If a video s…