Chapter Pari 800

(a) An occupational licensee or applicant for occupational licensure may request waiver of any rule relating to the qualifications for occupational licensure by submitting to the commission a written request describing the waiver sought and the reasons for granting the waiver. (b…

(a) An occupationally licensed parent, grandparent or guardian of a minor may have the minor with him or her in the kennel compound. (b) The parent, grandparent or guardian shall assume responsibility for the conduct of the minor. (c) No person under the age of 18 shall be employ…

(a) Those occupational licensees who deliver direct care to greyhounds shall ensure that the greyhounds for which they are responsible receive: (1) Adequate food, water and shelter; (2) Adequate veterinary care; and (3) Protection from physical pain and suffering. (b) All occupat…

(a) All persons with an ownership interest in a kennel operation shall hold an owner's license or an owner-trainer's license. (b) A kennel operator shall obtain a kennel name license before submitting greyhounds to be entered in races; (c) Kennel operators or the following person…

Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Pari 807.03 #7820, eff 1-11-03 (formerly Chapter Pari 500); amd by #9230, eff 10-1-08 Repealed by Volume XXXVII Number 23, Filed June 8, 2017, Proposed by #12175, Effective 5/18/2017.

(a) Individuals and corporations owning or partly owning greyhounds for which the NGA registration document shows the names of the individuals or the names of the corporation, as applicable, shall be licensed as owners. (b) In the case of the ownership of a greyhound by a busines…

(a) For greyhounds for which they are responsible, trainers shall: (1) Maintain their racing weight as established pursuant to Pari 808.08; (2) Bring them to the weighing-in room at the appointed time; (3) Notify the racing secretary as soon as the trainer knows that a greyhound …

The purpose of this part is to set forth rules governing the conduct of purse, official schooling, and stakes races. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Pari 808.01

(a) No greyhound shall be entered or permitted to race in a purse or official schooling race unless tattooed and registered with the NGA. (b) All NGA certificates of registration for greyhounds entered to race shall be on file with the racing secretary and available for inspectio…

(a) As a prerequisite for entry a greyhound shall have run a minimum of 2 races, either purse races or official schooling races. (b) A greyhound which has raced within 10 racing days may be entered in a purse race without running an official schooling race or qualifying by meetin…

(a) An official schooling race shall consist of:(1) At least 6 greyhounds; or (2) At least 3 greyhounds if 6 greyhounds are not available for schooling at the time that the official schooling race begins. (b) Official schooling races shall be at a distance of:(1) Not less than 5/…

(a) A greyhound shall not be entered or start unless:(1) All of its owners are licensed; and (2) It is under the care of a licensed trainer. (b) No greyhound under the age of 12 months shall be entered in a purse or official schooling race. (c) No greyhound shall be permitted to …

(a) Licensees shall establish the following conditions for stakes races: (1) The date of the contest; (2) The total of the purse and the added money; (3) The distribution of the purse; (4) The distribution of the added money, if not according to (e) below; (5) The maximum number …

(a) The withdrawal of a greyhound:(1) Shall be made only by the trainer of record; and (2) Is irrevocable until the greyhound is re-entered. (b) A withdrawal of a greyhound shall be made:(1) To the racing secretary; (2) At least one-half hour before the time designated for the dr…

(a) Before the first race run by a greyhound on the racing premises, the dog's racing weight shall be established as follows:(1) If the first race run on the racing premises is an official schooling race, the racing weight shall be the weight chosen by the owner or the trainer of…

(a) Before running purse races greyhounds shall be:(1) Weighed in; and (2) Thereafter held in the lock-out kennel. (b) Greyhounds shall be weighed out after leaving the lock-out kennel and before being covered with a numbered blanket. (c) The time of weighing-in shall be: (1) Not…

(a) All greyhounds shall wear a muzzle and numbered blanket while racing. (b) All greyhounds shall be exhibited to the public in the paddock before the post time of the race in which they are entered. (c) All persons shall be excluded from the race course from the time that the g…

(a) In case of a mechanical failure of the starting box:(1) The greyhounds shall be removed from the starting box; and (2) A determination shall be made whether the starting box can be repaired promptly. (b) If the starting box can be repaired promptly, the race shall take place …

(a) If a greyhound refuses to leave the starting box when the door of the starting box opens, it shall be considered a starter. (b) Even if a greyhound runs off the course during the race, it shall be considered a starter. (c) Even if a greyhound is removed from the race because …

(a) If a kennel operator or trainer has an objection pertaining to a greyhound running in the same race as that in which the kennel operator or trainer has entered a greyhound, the kennel operator or trainer shall submit a written objection to the board within 48 hours of the eve…

(a) Purses shall be paid by licensees directly to kennels and owners in accordance with the contracts between them. (b) Each purse payment shall be accompanied by a report showing: (1) Calculation of the purse amount due for each greyhound; (2) Calculations made on the basis of e…

(a) Female greyhounds in season or in milk shall not race. (b) If a female greyhound is in season or in milk:(1) The trainer of record shall notify the commission veterinarian of the fact; and (2) The commission veterinarian shall place the greyhound on the veterinarian's list. (…

(a) The licensee shall conduct kennel compound inspections daily to ensure the safety and sanitary conditions of the kennel compound. (b) Containers for the collection of greyhound urine and feces shall: (1) Have lids in place except while in use; and (2) Be stored in an area rem…

(a) No person shall administer or apply, conspire to administer or apply, or cause to be administered or applied, to any greyhound a medication or foreign substance not authorized by the commission veterinarian. (b) The owner or kennel operator of any greyhound which raced with a…

(a) Urine, blood and saliva samples and samples of other bodily substances shall be taken and tested to carry out random and reasonable suspicion testing. (b) The taking of samples shall be taken under the supervision of the commission veterinarian. (c) During the taking of sampl…

When euthanizing a greyhound, occupational licensees shall use the services of a veterinarian licensed in a jurisdiction regulating the practice of veterinary medicine. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Pari 809.05 #7820, eff 1-11-03 (formerly Chapter Pari 500)

(a) Licensees shall provide a program to receive and maintain greyhounds for adoption. (b) Greyhounds shall be placed in the adoption program for the sole purpose of being available for adoption as pets and companions. (c) Licensees shall have a plan ensuring sufficient personnel…

(a) These rules are intended to implement the requirements of RSA 284: 14-c and RSA 284: 14-d relating to records of greyhound disposition and injury. (b) Unless otherwise provided herein, these rules shall apply to trainers, owners and kennel operators licensed by, or under the …

(a) "Disposition" means "disposition" as defined in RSA 284:14-c, I, namely "euthanasia, transfer to another jurisdiction, adoption or donation or sale for medical research or other purpose." (b) "Injury" means physical harm to a greyhound that either the greyhound's trainer or t…

(a) In accordance with RSA 284: 14-c and 14-d, the commission shall maintain records and statistics regarding the disposition and injury of all greyhounds that have participated in dog racing in New Hampshire, including racing greyhounds received from other jurisdictions. (b) Pur…

(a) Whenever a greyhound that has participated in dog racing in New Hampshire is disposed of in New Hampshire, the greyhound's trainer of record, as defined by Pari 801.64 shall, within 30 days of the disposition, execute and file with the commission a greyhound disposition form.…

(a) The trainer of any greyhound that suffers an injury on, or is suffering from an injury while present at, a racing premises under the jurisdiction of the commission shall immediately report the injury to the commission veterinarian, either orally or in writing. (b) Within 72 h…