Ohio Administrative Code

All fines imposed by the judges and the starter shall be paid to the judges. Any person failing to pay a fine within ten days may be suspended and may be ruled off and/or their license may be revoked by the commission unless an appeal has been filed with the commission and is pen…

No person shall pay the fine of another. The judges shall remit all money received in fines to the commission. The commission may from time to time make disbursements for any worthy purpose pertinent to racing. Last updated March 22, 2023 at 10:05 AM Authorized By: 3769.03 Amplif…

(A) No person shall:(1) Corruptly give or offer money, share in a bet or other benefit to any person having official duties in relation to a race or to any driver;(2) Having official duties in relation to a race or any driver, corruptly accept or offer to accept money, share in a…

h 119. PDF: During the suspension of any licensed person, they may be denied admission to any part of the grounds. Last updated March 22, 2023 at 10:05 AM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date:

h 119. PDF: All objections shall be made to the judges and may be withdrawn only with permission of the judges. Objections relating to a horse engaged in a race may be made by the owners, trainers, driver-trainers of other horses engaged in the race or by the officials of the mee…

Any licensee fined, suspended, expelled or any other penalty imposed by any judge's ruling may appeal to the commission for a review of the decision. Such appeals shall be made in writing and must be filed with the presiding judge within forty-eight hours after notification of th…

(A) In the event any person, firm, corporation, etc., issues a check to the commission in payment of a license fee or for any other obligation and the check is returned for any reason, whoever issued said check shall be fined a minimum of fifty dollars and shall not be eligible t…

(A) In the event any violation of the rules should be determined after a race has been completed and the purse has been distributed, the following shall apply:(1) If such violation would disqualify a horse or horses, the owner or owners of said horse or horses shall forfeit the p…

(A) For a violation of any rule in this chapter and unless a rule specifically precludes the judges from doing so, the judges, upon the concurrence of two such officials, may fine a licensee an amount not in excess of the amount permitted by section 3769.091 of the Revised Code a…

(A) It is the intent of this rule to protect the integrity of horse racing, guard the health of the horse, and safeguard the interest of the public and racing participants through the prohibition or control of drugs, medications and substances foreign to the natural horse. In thi…

h 119. PDF: (A) The trainer shall be the absolute insurer of, and responsible for, the condition of the horse entered in a race, regardless of the acts of third parties. Should the chemical or other analysis of urine or blood specimens prove positive, showing the presence of any …

h 119. PDF: (A) The owner, trainer, groom or other representative must be present in the state testing barn when a test sample is taken from the horse, and must remain until the test sample is sealed. The official tag attached to a test sample shall be signed by the owner, traine…

h 119. PDF: (A) All horses that have been nerved shall be so designated onto their electronic eligibility and all claim authorization forms for such horses. It is the responsibility of the owner of the horse at the time the horse is nerved to see that this information is placed o…

h 119. PDF: Any person licensed by the Ohio state racing commission who shall be found with any controlled substance as defined by the Ohio state board of pharmacy or narcotic drug in his/her possession while on the premises of any permit holder shall be fined and/or suspended by…

(A) No person shall have in his/her possession on the premises of a permit holder any nasogastric tube, drugs, chemicals which may be used as stimulants, hypodermic syringes or hypodermic needles or any other instrument which may be used for injection, or batteries or any other e…

h 119. PDF: (A) In order to ensure the public safety and protect the integrity of horse racing in the state of Ohio, the commission intends to regulate the use of any drug of abuse, as governed by division (A) of section 3719.011 of the Revised Code, by any licensee who is respon…

h 119. PDF: (A) The trainer shall be absolutely responsible for reporting to the judges and/or to the commission veterinarian the death of any horse in the care of said trainer, which horse is currently stabled on the premises of the permit holder. Said report must be filed in wr…

h 119. PDF: In the event that a horse should die on the premises of a permit holder or elsewhere, the commission veterinarian or the state judge may order an autopsy to be performed on said horse for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of death. In the event that such autopsy i…

(A) The commission veterinarian shall, whenever physically possible, collect a minimum of fifty milliliters of urine and a minimum of thirty milliliters of blood specimens from each horse selected for testing by the judges.(1) The official laboratory shall retain all portions of …

h 119. PDF: (A) For a violation of any rule in this chapter and unless a rule specifically precludes the judges from doing so, the judges, upon the concurrence of two such officials, may fine a licensee an amount not in excess of the amount permitted by section 3769.091 of the Re…

(A) Members of the commission and its representatives have the right of full and complete entry to any and all parts of the grounds and mutuel plants of permit holders.(B) The Ohio state racing commission, its representatives, the state steward or judge investigating for violatio…

The commission may at any time engage auditors of its own choosing to examine the books and records of any permit holder. The cost of such audit when ordered by the commission will be borne by the commission. Last updated March 21, 2024 at 8:54 AM Authorized By: 3769.03 Amplifies…

(A) The time and place of all regularly scheduled meetings or special meetings of the Ohio state racing commission may be obtained by:(1) Written request sent to the commission office; or (2) Telephoning the commission office during normal business hours; or(3) Checking the commi…

All racing in Ohio over which the commission has jurisdiction and supervision will be conducted under the rules and regulations which the commission has set forth for such racing. If any case occurs which is not provided for in the rules of the Ohio state racing commission, the m…

Except for Ohio sires stakes, Ohio sired, Ohio-foaled, or Ohio accredited races where the conditions are approved by the commission, this chapter or any other rule adopted by the commission supersede the conditions of a race or the regulations of a permit holder when they conflic…

No permit holder, member, officer, director, or employee of a permit holder will give or offer to any member, employee, representative of the commission, or to any relative of any member, employee, or representative, any thing of value with intent to influence, or which may appea…

(A) Any person, group of persons, association, corporation, or trust desiring to hold or conduct a horseracing meeting, wherein the parimutuel system of wagering is permitted, will make application to the commission for a permit in the manner provided by section 3769.04 of the Re…

(A) Applications for permits for each succeeding year will be made in writing to the secretary of the commission not later than August fifteenth. The commission will meet as soon as practicable for the purpose of acting on said applications. Permits issued will cover only such da…

(A) Each applicant for a commercial permit will at the time of making such application, or not less than thirty days prior to the first day of the racing meeting for which a permit is granted, file with the commission a listing of the names of each steward, judge, identifier, sta…

(A) No permit will be issued under the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code to any person, association, firm or corporation engaged in the conducting of horse racing on a commercial basis solely with a view to profit unless and until such person, association, firm or corporation h…

(A) The racing commission is the sole decision maker in determining if funds are due an aggrieved party as defined in rule 3769-2-11 of the Administrative Code. The racing commission may give the executive secretary authority to make this decision pending ratification at the next…

(A) If, at any time regardless of the filing of a bankruptcy petition, a permit holder finds themselves in a situation where they are unable to make any payments or fulfill any financial obligations that are mandated under the permit, including but not limited to payments due to …

(A) The commission may grant a permit to county or independent agricultural society , as defined by law, to conduct a parimutuel horse racing meeting during its annual fair, provided the dates of the fair have been approved by the Ohio director of agriculture.(B) An application f…

The permit will set forth the name of the permit holder, the place where the races or race meetings are to be held, the days and time during which racing may be conducted by said permit holder, and the number of parimutuel wagering races to be held daily, not to exceed eleven. An…

(A) It is the duty of each and every permit holder as well as the officers, directors, officials, and employees of the permit holder to observe and enforce the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code, the rules of racing and such orders and regulations as may from time to time be iss…

Every permit holder will post the permit granted by the commission in a prominent place in the principal office at the race track during the horseracing meeting. The permit shall be available to be observed at all reasonable times to any authorized person requesting to see it. La…

(A) A permit holder will ensure that the public areas of the permit grounds are designed and maintained for the comfort and safety of the patrons and licensees and are accessible to all persons with disabilities as required by federal law.(B) A permit holder conducting a race mee…

(A) Every permit holder will, upon demand in writing by the commission, furnish the commission a full and complete statement of receipts, expenditures, attendance, and such other information as the commission might request with respect to any meeting, or with respect to any accou…

(A) Applications for licenses or reciprocal validations will be made on a form prepared by the commission. The form will be available on request and when submitted, fully completed, will be accompanied by the required fee as stipulated in rule 3769-2-24 of the Administrative Code…

(A) Applicants for licenses issued by the commission are to submit their fingerprints to the commission once every five years. It is the responsibility of commercial permit holders to have fingerprints taken of all such persons for submission to the commission prior to such perso…

The commission may request any person making application for the first time to secure written testimony from two reputable persons that they are personally known to the applicant, and that the applicant is of good reputation and is familiar with the duties of the position they se…

(A) The application for an owner's license by a person under the age of eighteen must be accompanied by a notarized statement from their parent or guardian indicating the parent or guardian assumes responsibility for meeting all financial, contractual, or other obligations relati…

(A) Thoroughbred(1) Each trainer, assistant trainer, or horseshoer desiring a license will make application for a license in writing on a form provided by the commission. The assistant trainer will have the same qualifications as a trainer. Upon satisfactory completion of this ap…

(A) All persons in the list below will procure an annual license from the commission, and the fees are as follows:Announcer$50Apprentice Jockey$50Assistant Racing Secretary$50Assistant Trainer$50Authorized Agent$50Breeder$10Clerkof Course$50Clerkof Scales$50Concession Employee$15…

Except for owners, trainers or other classifications where the breed of horse could have a direct bearing on a person's qualifications for a license, only one license is needed for licensees who are performing the same function at thoroughbred, harness, or quarterhorse meetings. …

(A) The commission may refuse to grant, revoke, suspend, or may otherwise penalize any license under the provisions of rule 3769-2-99 of the Administrative Code, a person to whom any of the following apply:(1) The applicant or licensee has been convicted of a felony within the pr…

(A) Persons participating or attempting to participate in racing, or any other person employed or working in any other capacity on the race track premises, without first applying for a license, will be denied admission to the premises, and their failure to apply can be considered…