SECTION 325:10-1-2. Definitions  


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  •   In addition to the definitions provided in Section 200.1 of Title 3A, of the Oklahoma Statutes, the following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
    "Act" means the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act [3A:200 et seq.].
    "Commissioner" means a member of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission.
    "Conditions of a race" means the qualifications which determine the eligibility of a horse to be entered in a race.
    "Controlling owner" means a person or family who owns or votes fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting shares of a corporation, partnership, syndicate, or other association or entity or who is the Managing, General, or Limited Partner in a partnership which has been issued a currently valid organization license.
    "Day" means a 24-hour period ending at midnight.
    "Dark day" means a day during a live race meeting when no pari-mutuel wagering is conducted.
    "Horse" means:
    any equine including and designated as mare, filly, stallion, colt, ridgeling, or gelding registered for racing;
    an entire equine male five years of age and older.
    "Horse racing facility - major pari-mutuel" means a facility having those physical and locational characteristics in accord with the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act, and which will qualify it for the Breeders' Cup Series and/or other graded stakes races as granted by The North American Graded Stakes Committee.
    "Nomination" means the naming of a horse to a certain race or series of races generally accompanied by payment of a prescribed fee.
    "Nominator" means the person who nominates a horse as a possible contender in a race.
    "Occupation license" means a state requirement for any person acting in any capacity pursuant to provisions of the Act.
    "Organization license" means a state requirement of any person desiring to conduct a race meeting in Oklahoma within the minimum standards as required by the Act and the rules of the Commission.
    "Owner" means any person who holds in whole or in part, any right, title or interest in a horse or an organization licensee or any person who is a lessee of a horse and has been duly issued a currently-valid Owner license as a person responsible for such horse.
    "Post time" means the scheduled time set for the arrival of the horses at the starting gate for the race.
    "Program" means the published listing of all contests and contestants for a specific performance.
    "Race" means a contest between horses.
    "Race day" means a day during a race meeting when pari-mutuel wagering occurs on live races conducted at that racetrack.
    "Restricted area" means any area within the enclosure where access is limited to licensees whose occupation requires access. Those areas which are restricted shall include but not be limited to the barn area, paddock, test barn, Stewards' tower, racecourse, mutuel line and money rooms, or any other area designated restricted by the organization licensee or the Commission, or both. Signs giving notice of restricted access shall be prominently displayed at all entry points.
    "Rules" means the rules adopted by the Commission to implement the provisions of the Act.
    "Shareholder" means a person who owns some share of ownership, including entitlement to potential profits or losses in a corporation, partnership, syndicate, association or other multiple ownership entity.
    "Steward" means a duly appointed Racing Official with powers and duties specified by statutes or rules.
    "Week" means a calendar week.
    "Year" means a calendar year.
[Source: Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2859, eff 7-12-99; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 496, eff 5-15-13]