SECTION 325:30-1-2. 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.].
    "Age" means that the age of a horse is reckoned as beginning on the first day of January in the year in which the horse is foaled.
    "Assistant Trainer" means a person qualified and licensed by the Commission as an Assistant Trainer.
    "Authorized Agent" means a person licensed by the Commission and appointed by a written notarized affidavit by the Owner, Trainer, Parent or Guardian of a minor in whose behalf the Agent will act, and limited to the actions as specified on the affidavit. Said affidavit must be on file with the Commission.
    "Commissioner" means a member of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission.
    "Day" means a 24-hour period ending at midnight.
    "Field" means all horses competing in a race.
    "Horse" means:
    (A)   Any equine including and designated as mare, filly, stallion, colt, ridgeling, or gelding registered for racing;
    (B)   An entire equine male five years of age and older.
    "Lessee" means a licensed Owner whose interest in a horse is by virtue of a completed Commission-approved lease form attached to the Registration Certificate and on file with the Commission.
    "Lessor" means the Owner of a horse that is leased.
    "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 for 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.
    "Race" means a contest between horses.
    "Race day" means a day during a race meeting when pari-mutuel wagering is conducted on live racing conducted at that racetrack.
    "Rules" means the rules adopted by the Commission to implement the provisions of the Act.
    "Stable name" means a name used other than the actual legal name of an Owner or Lessee which is registered with the Commission.
    "Starter" means a horse whose stall door of the starting gate opens in front of such horse at the time the Starter (the Official) dispatches the horses.
    "Safety Steward" means a duly appointed Racing Official with powers and duties specified by statutes or rules.
    "Steward" means a duly appointed Racing Official with powers and duties specified by statutes or rules.
    "Trainer" means a person qualified and licensed by the Commission as a Trainer.
    "Year" means a calendar year.
[Source: Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2876, eff 7-12-99; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 505, eff 5-15-13; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1457, eff 9-14-19]