Section 71IAC5-1-1. Licenses required

   (a) A person shall not participate in pari-mutuel racing under the jurisdiction of the commission without a valid license issued by the commission. License categories shall include the following and others as may be established by the commission:

(1) Racing participants and personnel (including owner, authorized agent, trainer, driver, assistant trainer, veterinary helper, farrier, stable employees, groom, pari-mutuel clerk, track employee, track security, vendor employee, starting gate crew, farrier's assistant, valet, track management, practicing or racing veterinarian, equine dentist, or other).

(2) Racing officials as listed in 71 IAC 3.

(3) Persons employed by the association, or employed by a person or concern contracting with or approved by the association or commission to provide a pari-mutuel related service or commodity, with job duties which require their presence in a restricted area or which require their presence anywhere on association grounds.

(4) Sole proprietors and all partners of a partnership contracting with or approved by the association or commission to provide a service or commodity.

(5) Shareholders in a corporation, acting as a contractor or vendor, if required by the commission.

(6) Commission employees with job duties which require their presence in a restricted area or which require their presence anywhere on association grounds.

  (b) The commission may require a person working at a training center outside the enclosure, with horses competing at a track under the commission's jurisdiction, to obtain a valid license issued by the commission. A requirement for licensure under this section shall be made upon reasonable suspicion that such person's activities or reputation are inconsistent with maintaining racing with the highest standards and the greatest level of integrity. The executive director or judges may refuse entry or scratch any horse involving any such person who, after requested to obtain a valid license, fails to or is unable to obtain a license.

  (c) Any person employed by an association solely to assist with the conduct of gambling games, or employed by a person or concern contracting with or approved by the association to provide a gambling game related service or commodity that requires their presence on association grounds, if in good standing and the holder of a current license issued by the gaming commission is considered a licensee of the commission, or must obtain a commission license if not in good standing and the holder of a current license issued by the gaming commission. Any licensee under this subsection is responsible for any and all obligations imposed upon a commission licensee under these rules and is subject to any sanctions, penalties, and/or fines for any violation of commission rules.

  (d) Persons required to be separately licensed by the commission shall submit a completed application on forms furnished by the commission and accompanied by the required fee.

  (e) License applicants may be required to furnish to the commission a set of fingerprints and a recent photograph and may be required to be refingerprinted or rephotographed periodically as determined by the commission.

  (f) The determination whether to issue a license may be placed in a pending status awaiting information requested and deemed necessary by the commission or its designee. (Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 5-1-1; emergency rule filed Feb 10, 1994, 9:20 a.m.: 17 IR 1139; emergency rule filed Aug 10, 1994, 3:30 p.m.: 17 IR 2905; emergency rule filed Mar 25, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2154; emergency rule filed Feb 13, 1998, 10:00 a.m.: 21 IR 2398; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; emergency rule filed May 12, 2008, 1:29 p.m.: 20080521-IR-071080353ERA; emergency rule filed Sep 16, 2010, 12:19 p.m.: 20100922-IR-071100607ERA; emergency rule filed Mar 3, 2011, 11:50 a.m.: 20110309-IR-071110100ERA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFA)