New Hampshire Administrative Code

(a) The lure operator shall:(1) Operate the lure in a smooth, uniform and consistent manner so as not to impede the running of the race; and (2) Ensure adequate distance between the lure and lead greyhound. (b) When calculating the appropriate distance between the lead greyhound …

The chart writer shall compile: (a) The following information for each race: (1) The date and time of the race; (2) The distance of the race; (3) The condition of the course; (4) The number of the race within the race performance; (5) The grade of the race; and (6) The distance b…

The clerk of scales shall: (a) Weigh in the greyhounds before they enter the lock-out kennel; (b) Weigh out the greyhounds after they exit the lock-out kennel; (c) Record the weight-in and weigh-out weights; (d) Ensure that all greyhounds are weighed in and out in a uniform manne…

(a) Before the first purse or official schooling race run by a greyhound, the paddock judge shall:(1) Confirm the identity of the greyhound by matching the greyhound's appearance and tattoos to the NGA registration certificate; and (2) Create a Bertillon card for the greyhound. (…

(a) The patrol judge shall:(1) Supervise the lead-outs; (2) Inspect, either in the view of the board or the race starter, the muzzles and numbered blankets of the greyhounds after they have left the paddock; and (3) Assist the race starter in his or her duties upon the arrival of…

(a) The starter shall: (1) Inspect the starting box for proper operation and cleanliness; (2) Ensure that the greyhounds are properly muzzled and blanketed; (3) Place the greyhounds in the starting box; and (4) Notify the board if the starting box does not operate properly. (b) T…

(a) The timer shall time the race from the opening of the door of the starting box to its finish. (b) The timer shall use a back-up device to time the race if the main timing device does not function properly. (c) When the timer uses a back-up device to determine the time of the …

The photo finish operator shall: (a) Use a photo finish device to record the finish of each race; (b) Ensure that the photo finish device is working properly; and (c) Report any malfunction of the device to the board. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Pari 803.12 #7820, eff 1-11-03 (forme…

The video equipment operator shall: (a) Operate all the video and audio equipment on the racing premises, including equipment for sending and receiving video and audio signals; (b) Make a video tape of each race; (c) Ensure that the video and audio equipment, including the equipm…

(a) The commission veterinarian shall:(1) Examine each greyhound when the greyhound is being weighed in; (2) Report to the board any greyhound which in his or her medical judgment is unfit to race; and (3) View the running of the races. (b) The commission veterinarian shall provi…

(a) Lead-outs shall be trained by licensees in the scope and proper performance of their duties before working on the racing premises. (b) Only lead-outs shall lead greyhounds from the paddock to the starting box. (c) During purse races greyhounds shall be led from the paddock to…

(a) Judges shall be accredited by ARCI. (b) A board of 3 judges, with one judge presiding, shall be present for each racing performance. (c) One judge shall be a judge selected by the commission and 2 judges shall be selected by the licensee unless the circumstances are those des…

(a) Pursuant to RSA 284:20-b the board shall: (1) Make recommendations to the commission on applications for occupational licenses; (2) Fill vacancies among the racing officials as soon as vacancies occur; (3) Determine the order of finish pursuant to Pari 805.05; (4) Decide issu…

(a) Decisions by the board shall be in accordance with the following in the following order: (1) The laws of New Hampshire; (2) These rules; and (3) Special conditions of the racing meet or the race, if any have been set by the licensee. (b) The video and photo images of the fini…

The board shall make a written daily report to the commission of: (a) All infractions of these rules; (b) The decisions made, and any actions taken, by the board members constituting the majority in the case of each decision and action of the board; and (c) The decisions and acti…

(a) In determining the order of finish the board shall:(1) Consider only the relative position of the respective muzzles of the greyhounds; and (2) Have available the recordings produced by the equipment described in Pari 503.08. (b) In the event a greyhound loses its muzzle or f…

(a) The following individuals and entities shall not carry out their duties on the racing premises without holding an occupational license issued annually by the commission pursuant to RSA 284:18-a: (1) Any owner; (2) Any owner-trainer; (3) Any trainer; (4) Any assistant trainer;…

Occupational license fees shall be as follows: Table 8.1 Occupational License: Fees: Owner $40.00 Owner-trainer $60.00 Trainer $40.00 Assistant trainer $25.00 Kennel helper $10.00 Veterinarian $40.00 Veterinary assistant $25.00 Judge $30.00 Racing secretary $50.00 Assistant racin…

(a) Each person who wishes to apply for an occupational license for any of the positions set forth in Pari 806.01(a) (1) through Pari 806.01(a) (42), other than the position of judge under Pari 806.01(a) (8), shall do so by submitting the following to the office of the commission…

(a) An applicant shall be granted a temporary occupational license if the applicant for licensure or renewal submits the following to the office of the commission located at any racing premises prior to the date of expiration of any existing license:(1) A fully completed applicat…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license other than that of judge under Pari 806.01(8) shall supply the following information: (a) The type of license for which the applicant is applying; (b) The year for which the applicant is applying for a…

(a) A judge shall provide his or her recommendation regarding licensure of an applicant either by: (1) Placing, in an area below the signature line of an application form marked "for official use only": a. His or her signature on a line that specifies whether the judge is selecte…

(a) On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound owner or owner-trainer shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (1) The name of the applicant as it appears on the form …

(a) On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound trainer shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (1) The name of the applicant as it appears on the form specified in Pa…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound veterinarian or veterinarian assistant shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as it appears …

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound racing secretary shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as it appears on the form specified …

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound assistant racing secretary or clerk to the racing secretary shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the app…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound racing official trainee shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as it appears on the form spe…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound director of racing, photo finish operator, video equipment operator or timer shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) Th…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound race starter or brakeman shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as it appears on the form sp…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as an assistant race starter shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as it appears on the form specified in …

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound racing announcer, chart writer, lure operator, clerk of scales or paddock judge shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a)…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound kennel master shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as it appears on the form specified in …

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound patrol judge shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as it appears on the form specified in P…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound lead-out shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as it appears on the form specified in Pari …

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound racing mutual manager, mutual department employee, food concession manager, admissions manager, food concession employee or admissions employee shall, in addition to the application form…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound racing chief of security or as security personnel shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as …

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound racing director of maintenance, maintenance employee or course maintenance employee shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information:…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) "ASCII text" means the American Standard Code for Information Interchange which allows for the electronic transfer of data by assigning numbers to English letter characters. (2) "Bet value," means the…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as an employee of a greyhound racing totalisator company shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as it appea…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound assistant trainer or greyhound kennel helper shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as it ap…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as a greyhound racing vendor, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as it appears on the form specified in Pari 8…

On a form provided by the commission, an applicant for an occupational license as an other greyhound racing employee under Pari 806.01(a) (42) shall, in addition to the application form specified in Pari 806.05, supply the following information: (a) The name of the applicant as i…

The signature of an applicant or an applicant's duly authorized representative required on supplemental application forms shall be on a statement preprinted on the form stating that: (a) The information provided on the supplemental application form is true, accurate and complete;…

In addition to the completed application form and supplemental application form, an applicant for occupational licensure in a position other than that of judge shall submit, or cause to be submitted, to the commission the following: (a) An executed criminal records release relati…

(a) Each person who wishes to apply for an occupational license for the position of judge under Pari 806.01(a) (8), shall do so by submitting to the commission, at its main office, a fully executed application form provided by the commission that contains the information specifie…

On a form provided by the commission an applicant for a judge's license under Pari 806.01(8) shall supply the following information: (a) Whether the applicant is applying for a license as a judge selected by the commission, a judge selected by a licensee or a temporary judge; (b)…