Section 69.5-02-01-20 - Protests1. Protests may be made by an owner, authorized agent, trainer, or driver of one of the competing horses not later than forty-eight hours following competing in the race to which the protest applies and must be made in writing, sworn in the form of an affidavit, and must contain at least one specific charge which, if true, will prevent the horse protested from winning purse money or competing in the race.2. Every protest must be determined by the board of judges and decided by them and if a protest is not decided prior to the race, the horse protested must be allowed to race under protest.3. A protest that has been duly made may not be withdrawn or surrendered without the approval of the board of judges.4. If the placings of a race are altered as a result of a protest, purse money for the race must be distributed according to the decision made on the protest.5. The eligibility of horses involved in protests that may participate in subsequent races pending a decision on the protest is not affected.6. Decisions on protests that affect purse money or order of finish after a race is declared official have no effect on the distribution of parimutuel pools.N.D. Admin Code 69.5-02-01-20
General Authority: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 53-06.2-04, 53-06.2-05, 53-06.2-10