Pennsylvania Administrative Code

§ 305.403. Procedure for claiming. (a) To make a valid claim for a horse, an eligible person shall: (1) Have on deposit with the horsemen’s bookkeeper an amount equal to the amount of the claim. Money may not accompany the claim; (2) Complete a written claim on a form furnished b…

§ 305.404. Prohibitions. (a) A person shall not claim a horse, directly or indirectly, in which the person has a financial or beneficial interest as an owner or trainer. (b) A person shall not cause another person to claim a horse for purposes of obtaining or retaining an undiscl…

§ 305.405. Transfer of possession of a claimed horse. (a) Upon successful claim, the Stewards or their representative shall issue an authorization of transfer of possession of the horse from the original owner to the successful claimant. Copies of the transfer authorization shall…

§ 305.406. Delivery of claimed horse. (a) In the event a horse dies during a claiming race or is euthanized on the racetrack during a claiming race, any claim made on that horse will be declared void. (b) In the event that a horse is vanned off the racetrack after a claiming race…

§ 305.407. Subsequent start of a claimed horse. For a period of 20 days after the claim, a claimed horse may not start in a race in which the determining eligibility price is less than 25% more than the price at which it was claimed. The day claimed does not count, but the follow…

§ 305.408. Subsequent sale and transfer of claimed horse. When a horse is claimed, it may not be sold or transferred to anyone wholly or in part, except in a claiming race, for a period of 30 days from date of claim, nor may it, unless reclaimed, remain in the same stable or unde…

§ 305.409. Posting of claiming price. The claiming price of each horse in a claiming race shall be printed on the program and claims for the horse shall be the amount so designated.

§ 305.410. Starting in claiming races. In claiming races not more than two horses in the same interest or under control of the same trainer can start.

§ 305.411. Foal certificate. The foal certificate of a claimed horse shall remain in the custody of the racing secretary or his representative until the new owner removes the horse from the track.

§ 305.412. Cancellation of claiming race results. If the Stewards, within 24 hours after the running of a race, believe that the lease, sale or entry of a horse was not made in good faith but was made for the purpose of obtaining the privilege of entering a claim, they may disall…

RACING SECRETARY § 305.51. Duties of racing secretary. The racing secretary or the assistant racing secretary as an employee of the licensed racing entity shall be responsible for the programming of races during the race meeting, compiling and publishing condition books, assignin…

§ 305.52. Foal, health and other eligibility certificates. (a) The racing secretary or designee approved by the Stewards shall be responsible for receiving, inspecting and maintaining the digital and paper foal and health certificates, Equine Infectious Anemia (Coggins or EIA) te…

§ 305.53. List of nerved horses. The racing secretary shall maintain a list of nerved horses which are on the racetrack grounds and shall make the list available for inspection by the Commission or its designee or by written request from other licensees participating in the race …

§ 305.54. List of bred fillies and mares. The racing secretary shall maintain a list of all fillies or mares on the racetrack grounds who have been covered by a stallion. The list shall also contain the name of the stallion to which each filly or mare was bred and shall be made a…

§ 305.55. Allocation of stalls. The racing secretary shall have the sole authority to assign stall applicants stabling as is deemed proper and maintain a record of arrivals and departures of all horses entering into and stabled on the racetrack grounds. No appeal to the Commissio…

§ 305.56. Conditions. (a) The racing secretary shall establish the conditions and eligibility for entering races and cause them to be published to owners, trainers, the Stewards and the Commission and be posted in the racing secretary’s office. The racing secretary shall remain r…

§ 305.57. Eligibility. (a) When the Commission receives an official testing laboratory report of a positive test or overage for a winner of a race that requires a disqualification, change in the order of finish and redistribution of the purse, the horse in question shall maintain…

§ 305.58. Listing of horses. The racing secretary shall examine all entry blanks and declarations to verify information as set forth therein and shall select the horses to start and the ‘‘also eligible’’ horses from the declarations in accordance with these rules.

§ 305.59. Posting of entries. Post positions shall be determined publicly by lot in the presence of the racing secretary, assistant racing secretary, a Steward or designee and at least one trainer licensed by the Commission. Upon completion of the draw, the racing secretary shall…

§ 305.60. Daily racing program. The racing secretary shall publish the official daily racing program, ensuring the accuracy therein of the following information: (1) Sequence of races to be run and post time for the first race; (2) Purse, conditions and distance for each race, an…

§ 305.61. Nominations and declarations. The racing secretary shall examine nominations and declarations and early closing events, late closing events and stakes events to verify the eligibility of all declarations and nominations and compile lists thereof for publication.

§ 305.62. Stakes and Entrance Money Records. The racing secretary shall be caretaker of the permanent records of all stakes and shall verify that all entrance moneys due are paid prior to entry for races conducted at the meeting.

§ 305.63. Inspection of licenses and other documents. The racing secretary shall have the right to inspect an owner’s, trainer’s or jockey’s license, partnership papers, papers and documents with respect to a contract between a jockey and the jockey’s employer, and papers relatin…

HORSEMEN’S BOOKKEEPER § 305.71. General authority. The horsemen’s bookkeeper shall maintain the records and accounts and perform the duties described herein and maintain the other records and accounts and perform the other duties as the licensed racing entity and the Commission m…

§ 305.72. Records. (a) All records of the horsemen’s bookkeeper shall be kept separate and apart from the records of the licensed racing entity. (1) The records shall include the name, mailing address, Social Security number or Federal tax identification number, and the jurisdict…

§ 305.73. Moneys and funds on account. (a) All moneys and funds on account for the horsemen with the horsemen’s bookkeeper shall be maintained as follows: (1) Separate and apart from moneys and funds of the licensed racing entity or any other association or entity; (2) In a trust…

§ 305.74. Payment of purses. (a) The horsemen’s bookkeeper shall receive, maintain and disburse the purses of each race and all stakes, entrance money, jockey fees, purchase money in claiming races, along with all applicable taxes and other moneys that properly come into the book…

PADDOCK JUDGE § 305.91. Duties of paddock Judge. (a) The paddock Judge shall at all times be in charge of the paddock and the entire saddling area and shall: (1) Supervise the assembly of horses in the paddock no later than 15 minutes before the scheduled post time for each race;…

§ 307.1. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this part, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Breeder—The owner of the dam at the time of foaling, and indicated this on the certificate of registration issued by the Jocke…

§ 307.2. Eligibility for Pennsylvania-bred races. To be eligible for preferences in races in which registered Pennsylvania-breds are preferred and to be eligible for entry in races which are restricted by condition to registered Pennsylvania-breds, a horse shall be registered as …

§ 307.3. Records of registration. Foals and sires eligible for registration shall be registered on official registration forms approved by the Commission and maintained by the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association. The registrar shall certify thereon the name and address of the…

§ 307.4. Appeals. (a) A person having an interest in the matter shall have the right to file objections or exceptions to a registration and to the facts set forth therein within 30 days of the filing of the copy with the Commission. The objections or exceptions shall be delivered…

§ 307.5. Purses and awards. (a) A prize awarded under this section shall be in accordance with the standards for purses at each racing meet as approved by order of the Commission. Each prize shall be advanced to the Horsemen’s Bookkeeper Account as won or earned at each meet by t…

§ 307.6. Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association. (a) The Commission shall contract with the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association as the organization responsible for the registration and records of Pennsylvania-bred Thoroughbred race horses. The Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Ass…

§ 37.1. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Accessible—Easily exposed for cleaning and inspection with the use of simple tools, such as those normally used by maintenan…

MATERIALS, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION: GROUPS A AND B § 37.101. Organizations developing standards. Specifications and published standards for food equipment have been developed by official agencies and voluntary organizations other than those specifically mentioned in this chapter.…

§ 37.102. Group A. Effort shall be made to have equipment in Group A conform to 3A Sanitary Standards, which are promulgated jointly by the Committee on Sanitary Procedures, International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians, Inc., Blue Ridge Road, P. O. Box 43…

§ 37.103. Group B. Effort shall be made to have equipment in this group conform to B.I.S.S.C. standards, which are promulgated by the Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee, 521 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10017. Standards are as follows: (1) Mixers or blenders for p…

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS § 37.11. Application. (a) This subchapter shall be applicable to only those establishments initiating operations subsequent to the first inspection based upon the requirements of this chapter. (b) — (1) Existing plants shall, however, be subject to the provis…

MATERIALS, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION: GROUP C § 37.111. Materials. (a) — (1) Surfaces within the food product zone shall be smooth, free from pits, crevices and loose scale, and shall be relatively nonabsorbent. Furthermore, surfaces shall be nontoxic and unaffected by food product…

§ 37.112. Design and construction in the food product zone. (a) All parts of the product zone shall be readily accessible or shall be readily removable for cleaning and inspection. (b) All parts of the food product zone shall be free of recesses, dead ends, open seams and gaps, c…

§ 37.113. Design and construction in the nonfood products zone. (a) Safety and gear guards shall be removable for cleaning and inspection. (b) External surfaces shall be free of open seams, gaps, crevices, unused holes and inaccessible recesses. (c) Horizontal ledges and frame me…

§ 37.114. Installation of equipment. (a) Equipment shall be installed on a foundation of durable, easily cleaned material. (b) Equipment shall be placed at adequate distance from walls, ceilings and floors for cleaning and maintenance, or sealed watertight thereto. The preferred …

§ 37.115. Connections. All electrical connections, such as switch boxes, control boxes, conduits and box cables, shall be installed a minimum of 3/4 inch away from the equipment or walls or be completely sealed to the equipment or walls.

§ 37.12. Separation from living quarters. Frozen food preparation plants shall be completely separated from areas used as living quarters by solid, impervious floors, walls and ceilings, with no connecting openings.

§ 37.121. Handling and storage of materials. (a) Requirements for food shall be as follows: (1) All food ingredients received at the plant shall be wholesome. (2) Storage conditions shall protect against contamination from rodents, insects and other sources. (3) Storage temperatu…

§ 37.122. Personnel hygiene. (a) The services of an employe with any open sore on an exposed portion of the body or one afflicted with an infectious or contagious disease shall not be used except that services of employes with finger cuts or with bandages, finger cuts and similar…