Pennsylvania Administrative Code

POULTRY DEALERS § 19.81. Licensing requirements. (a) A poultry dealer buying or selling poultry within this Commonwealth shall be licensed by the Department. (b) A dealer’s license will be issued upon application to the Department and submission of a fee of $25. (c) A license wil…

§ 19.82. Recordkeeping. (a) A poultry dealer shall keep a record for each sale or purchase of poultry. The record shall contain the following information: (1) The name and address of the buyer and seller. (2) The quantity, type and species of poultry bought or sold. (3) The natur…

§ 19.83. Sanitation. (a) Unless never before used to transport or house poultry, a crate, coop, cage or other accessory used for the housing or transportation of poultry shall be cleaned and disinfected prior to use, and shall be free of visible accumulations of manure and feathe…

§ 19.84. Inspections. (a) Upon the request of an agent of the Department during regular and usual business hours, or at other times when a reasonable belief that a violation of this chapter may exist, a licensee shall: (1) Produce for inspection records maintained under § 19.52 (…

§ 191.1. General requirements. (a) Pari-mutuel wagering utilizes a totalisator system to pool wagers. Totalisator companies or providers shall be duly licensed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the act and Chapter 187 (relating to racing vendors and totalisators—tem…

§ 191.2. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this part, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Account—An account for account wagering with a specific identifiable record of deposits, wagers and withdrawals established by…

§ 193.1. Pari-mutuel wagering. (a) All licensed racing entities shall use a pari-mutuel ticket machine for the sale of pari-mutuel tickets, unless otherwise authorized by the Commission. All licensed racing entities or other approved entities shall be required to use totalisator …

§ 193.10. Record of unpaid tickets. An itemized record of all unpaid winning pari-mutuel tickets shall be prepared and a complete record thereof, including total, forwarded to the Commission and the Department of Revenue in a timely manner, if requested.

§ 193.11. Report of handle and attendance. On a monthly basis, the licensed racing entity or other approved entity shall provide to the Commission, a report including the following: handle of each race, amount in each pool, Daily Double handle, total daily handle and attendance.

§ 193.12. Test of equipment. All licensed racing entities or other approved entities shall have a test, by actual operation, of the pari-mutuel equipment before the opening of each meeting or prior to beginning operations, which shall be approved by a representative of this Commi…

§ 193.13. Personnel. (a) A list of the personnel of the Pari-Mutuel Department shall be submitted to the Commission for its approval as requested by the Commission. (b) If requested by the Commission, a copy of the Pari-Mutuel Department payroll shall be submitted to the Commissi…

§ 193.14. Odds board. A licensee shall provide a sign, approved by the Commission upon which shall be displayed, the approximate straight odds on each horse in a race, the value of a $2 winning pari-mutuel ticket, straight, place or show on the first three horses in the race; the…

§ 193.15. Creation of new betting pools. (a) A licensed racing entity seeking to offer new forms of wagering, such as ‘‘pick (x),’’ ‘‘instant racing pools,’’ ‘‘mix and match’’ or other similar type pools for its patrons must first apply in writing to the Commission and receive wr…

§ 193.2. Sale of pari-mutuel tickets. (a) The method of generating and selling pari-mutuel tickets by licensed racing entities or other approved entities shall be approved by the Commission. (b) Bookmaking or wagering other than pari-mutuel wagering is strictly prohibited. (c) No…

§ 193.3. Payments. (a) Unless otherwise approved by the Commission, payments due on all wagers shall be made in conformity with the well-established practice and procedures of the pari-mutuel system. The practice is to work in dollars and not in the number of tickets. Money wager…

§ 193.4. Daily Double. (a) No Daily Double shall be conducted without permission of the Commission. There shall be no exchange of Daily Double tickets after the purchase thereof, all tickets on the Daily Double will be calculated in an entirely separate pool. (b) To win a Daily D…

§ 193.5. Perfecta (Exacta). (a) No Perfecta (Exacta) wagering shall be conducted without permission of the Commission. The races in which Perfecta (Exacta) type pari-mutuel wagering will be permitted shall only be those designated by the Commission and separate pools shall be est…

§ 193.6. Quiniela. (a) No Quiniela wagering shall be conducted without prior permission of the Commission. The races in which Quiniela-type pari-mutuel wagering will be permitted shall only be those designated by the Commission and separate pools shall be established therefor. (b…

§ 193.7. Trifecta. (a) No trifecta wagering may be conducted without permission of the Commission. The only races in which ‘‘trifecta’’ type pari-mutuel wagering is permitted, are those races designated by the Commission and a separate pool is established therefor. (b) The trifec…

§ 193.8. Refunds. (a) Any ruling of the Judges or Stewards or the Commission with regard to the award of purse money made after the sign ‘‘official’’ has been purposely displayed shall have no bearing on the pari-mutuel payoff. (b) In all cases when a horse has been excused by a …

§ 193.9. Information required by Commission and Department of Revenue. The officers and employees of the licensed racing entity shall promptly give the Department of Revenue and the Commission the information as they may request from time to time and shall fully cooperate with th…

§ 195.1. Live event host—contract. (a) A live horse racing event host duly licensed by the Commission may, subject to Commission approval of the applicable contract, simulcast its races for the purpose of pari-mutuel wagering to another licensed racing entity or SPMO or other aut…

§ 195.2. Permitted simulcasts. (a) Host licensees—The Commission may approve the application of a licensed racing entity or secondary pari-mutuel organization to electronically simulcast horse races to and from this Commonwealth. Upon request by a licensed racing entity or second…

§ 195.3. Intrastate simulcasting. (a) The Commission shall permit intrastate simulcasting of live horse racing between the licensed racing entities that conduct live racing. (b) The simulcast signal shall be encoded, and the racetrack receiving the simulcast signal may not send t…

§ 195.4. Casino simulcasting. (a) In accordance with Chapter 13F (relating to casino simulcasting) of the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act (4 Pa.C.S. § § 13F01—13F44) and with 58 Pa. Code Chapter 1001 (relating to casino simulcasting—temporary regulations) of the Gaming Cont…

§ 197.1. License required to conduct advance deposit account wagering. (a) In addition to the electronic wagering provisions set forth in sections 9351—9359 (relating to additional licensing requirements for licensed racing entity, secondary pari-mutuel organization, totalisator …

§ 197.2. ADW license application. (a) The ADW license application shall include the following information: (1) A copy of the contracts to provide services to an association or SPMO licensed by the Commission. (2) A list of personnel assigned to work in this Commonwealth, a list o…

§ 197.3. Advance deposit account wagering rules. (a) The ADW shall notify the patron, at the time of opening the account, of any rules the association has made concerning deposits, withdrawals, average daily balance, user fees, interest payments and any other aspect of the operat…

§ 197.4. ADWs in other jurisdictions. As a condition of approval of any simulcasting or common pool wagering contract, or both, between a licensed racing entity in this Commonwealth and an ADW in another jurisdiction, the agreement subject to Commission approval, shall include: (…

§ 199.1. Authorization of a common pari-mutuel pool. (a) Upon approval of the Commission, a licensed racing entity, an approved and licensed racing vendor providing racing services to the licensed racing entity or licensed SPMO, or other approved entities, may establish a common …

§ 199.10. Display of racing and wagering information. (a) An approved entity which establishes a common pari-mutuel pool under this chapter shall present an audio and video display of the race, including the post parade, upon which patrons may place wagers for inclusion into the …

§ 199.2. Application for permission to establish a common pari-mutuel pool. (a) The entities set forth in § 199.1 (relating to authorization of a common pari-mutuel pool) may apply to the Commission for permission to establish a common pari-mutuel pool. (b) An application for per…

§ 199.3. Review of application. (a) The Commission may approve an application for permission to establish a common pari-mutuel pool if the Commission determines that the establishment of the common pari-mutuel pool will be in the best interest of racing in this Commonwealth and i…

§ 199.4. Retention and distribution of retention. (a) An approved entity that establishes a common pari-mutuel pool under this chapter shall retain from each wager placed in this Commonwealth an amount equal to the percentage retention rate approved by the Commission. (b) The Com…

§ 199.5. Distribution of common pari-mutuel pool. (a) Money in a common pari-mutuel pool shall be distributed to the holders of winning pari-mutuel tickets in conformity with the common practice of the pari-mutuel system. (b) Money in a common pari-mutuel pool may be distributed …

§ 199.6. Responsibility for distribution. An approved entity that establishes a common pari-mutuel pool under this chapter is liable to the following: (1) The holder of a winning pari-mutuel ticket representing a wager placed within this Commonwealth for inclusion in the common p…

§ 199.7. Races for which a common pari-mutuel pool is established. A race for which a common pari-mutuel pool has been established shall be conducted under the rules of racing of the jurisdiction in which the race is conducted unless that jurisdiction approves otherwise.

§ 199.8. Publication and posting of rules. An approved entity that establishes a common pari-mutuel pool under this chapter shall: (1) Print a summary of the rules governing wagers into and distributions from the common pari-mutuel pool in its program for the day of the race. (2)…

§ 199.9. Administration of common pari-mutuel pool by an approved entity. An agreement under which an approved entity will administer a common pari-mutuel pool shall contain a provision absolving the approved entity from liability if it becomes impossible to include wagers placed…

§ 20.1. Purpose. This chapter, which is authorized under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5511.1(b)(2) (relating to live animals as prizes prohibited), establishes the conditions under which an agricultural, educational or vocational program may conduct a game at which a domestic animal may be offer…

§ 20.2. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The act of April 29, 1994 (P. L. 142, No. 24), which amended 18 Pa.C.S. § 5511(j) (relating to cruelty to animals) and e…

§ 20.3. Requirement of sponsorship or sanction. A person may not give or offer to give away any live animal, except fish, as a prize in a game unless the animal is a domestic animal and is offered or given away in connection with an agricultural, educational or vocational program…

§ 20.4. Obtaining status as a program sponsored by the Department. An agricultural, educational or vocational program shall be considered sponsored by the Department for purposes of the act, without the requirement that it obtain written confirmation of this status from the Depar…

§ 20.5. Circumstances under which sanction is required. An agricultural, educational or vocational program that is not sponsored by the Department may apply for and obtain written confirmation that it is sanctioned by the Department for purposes of the act prior to conducting any…

§ 20.6. Applying for designation as a program sanctioned by theDepartment. (a) Application required. An agricultural, educational or vocational program seeking the designation that it is sanctioned by the Department for purposes of the act shall submit a written application for t…

§ 20.7. Circumstances under which a game is conducted by a program sanctioned by the Department. A game may be conducted by a program sanctioned by the Department if one of the following applies: (1) The game is conducted by the agricultural, educational program sanctioned by the…

§ 20.8. Conditions and requirements of domestic animal offerings. (a) General. A person who offers or gives away a domestic animal as a prize in a game conducted in connection with an agricultural, educational or vocational program sponsored or sanctioned by the Department shall …