Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 163.35 - Telephone and telegraph(a) A telephone, telegraph, teletype, semaphore, signal device, radio, television or other method of electrical, mechanical, manual or visual communication may not be installed or employed within the enclosure of a licensee, until approved by the Commission.(1) Telephones at the track or on the grounds of the association conducting the meeting shall be connected to a central switchboard. The telephones shall be closed to the public 1 hour prior to the first race of the day. A call is not allowed to be made or received after the telephones are closed until after the last race has been finished, except by the officials of the Commission, by authorized officials of the association or accredited members of the press.(2) Telegraph wires at the track or on the grounds of the association conducting the meeting shall be closed 1 hour prior to the first race of the day. Wires are not allowed to be sent or received after the telegraph wires are closed until after the last race has been finished except by the officials of the Commission, by authorized officials of the association or accredited members of the press.(3) Pay station telephones at the tracks or on the grounds of the association conducting the meeting shall be locked by track security 1 hour prior to the first race of the day and remained locked until after the last race has been finished.(4) The association is responsible to see that unauthorized persons do not use their telephones during the periods mentioned in paragraphs (1)-(3).(b) An association licensed by the Commission may not knowingly transmit or allow to be transmitted by telephone, telegraph, teletype, semaphore, signal device, radio, television or other method of electrical, mechanical, manual or visual communication from the enclosure of its track, the result of a race until at least 30 minutes after the race is declared official, with the exception of the final race of the program. Associations licensed by this Commission may allow radio or television broadcasts of racing programs upon approval of the Commission.