La. Admin. Code tit. 35 § III-2111

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section III-2111 - Powers

A. The stewards shall have and exercise the powers of supervision, control and regulation of racing at each licensed race meeting on behalf of the commission. By way of illustration and without limitation thereof, the powers of the stewards shall include:

1. authority over all horses and all persons, licensed or unlicensed, on association grounds during a race meeting as to all matters relating to racing;

2. authority to resolve all questions, disputes, protests, complaints, or objections concerning racing which arise during a race meeting;

3. authority to suspend the license of a participant in racing, or eject or exclude from association grounds, or any part thereof, licensed or unlicensed persons upon reasonable belief that a violation of these rules has occurred, or is about to occur;

4. the power to interpret and enforce the Rules of Racing and determine all questions pertaining to a racing matter not specifically covered by these rules in conformity with justice and the customs of the turf, subject to the authority and orders of the commission;

5. authority to issue decisions or rulings pertaining to racing which shall supersede orders of the officers, directors and officials of an association and which shall, if the stewards deem proper, vary any arrangement for the conduct of a race meeting, to include without limitation thereof, postponing a race, canceling a race or ruling a race run as "no contest";

6. the power to request and receive assistance from racing officials, members of the track security police, state or local police, in the investigation of possible rule infractions;

7. authority to conduct hearings on all questions, disputes, protests, complaints or objections concerning racing matters.

La. Admin. Code tit. 35, § III-2111

Promulgated by the Department of Commerce, Racing Commission, LR 2:424 (December 1976), amended LR 3:20 (January 1977), LR 4:272 (August 1978).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 4:141, R.S. 4:147, R.S. 4:172 and R.S. 4:148.