Section 71IAC3.5-6-4. 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, and purchase money in claiming races, along with all applicable taxes and other monies that properly come into the horsemen's bookkeeper's possession in accordance with the provisions of these rules and the commission's policies and procedures.

  (b) The horsemen's bookkeeper may accept monies due belonging to other organizations or recognized meetings, provided prompt return is made to the organization to which the money is due.

  (c) The fact that purse money has been distributed prior to the issuance of a laboratory report shall not be deemed a finding that no chemical substance has been administered, in violation of these rules, to the horse earning such purse money.

  (d) The horsemen's bookkeeper shall disburse the purse of each race and all stakes, entrance money, jockey fees, and purchase money in claiming races, along with all applicable taxes, upon request, within a period of time determined by the association.

  (e) Absent a prior request, the horsemen's bookkeeper shall disburse monies to the persons entitled to receive them within fifteen (15) days after the last race day of the race meeting, including purses for official races, provided that no protest or appeal has been filed with the stewards or the commission.

  (f) In the event a protest or appeal has been filed with the stewards or the commission, the horsemen's bookkeeper shall disburse the purse within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of dismissal or a final nonappealable order disposing of the protest or appeal. (Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 3.5-6-4; emergency rule filed Jun 15, 1995, 5:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2833, eff Jul 1, 1995; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFA)