La. Admin. Code tit. 35 § XIII-10317

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

Section XIII-10317 - Closing and Opening of Pari-Mutuel Machines

A. The horses shall be at the starting gate at post time, which shall not be changed after the horses leave the paddock. The starter shall immediately load the horses in the starting gate and start the horses as soon as possible thereafter in order to avoid delay.

B. The pari-mutuel ticket issuing machines shall be locked by the state steward and the "off" bell sounded when the gate opens.

C. It shall be the duty of the stewards to see to it that the horses arrive at the starting gate as near to post time as possible. If their arrival at the starting gate exceeds two minutes past the advertised post time as reflected by the infield board, the pari-mutuel machines shall be locked unless extenuating circumstances exist as determined by the stewards such as an accident to a horse or jockey, or equipment failure.

D. At the discretion of the state steward, the ticket issuing machines may be unlocked prior to the declaration that the result of the race is official. However, in no case shall the mutuel cashiers' windows be opened until after the declaration that the result of the race is official.

La. Admin. Code tit. 35, § XIII-10317

Adopted by the Racing Commission in 1971, promulgated by the Department of Commerce, Racing Commission, LR 2:439 (December 1976), amended LR 3:35 (January 1977), LR 4:281 (August 1978), LR 5:96 (May 1979), amended by the Department of Economic Development, Racing Commission, LR 17:169 (February 1991).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 4:149.