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Can I collect race information from participants in Delaware? What are the requirements?

Requirements for Collecting Race Information from Participants in Delaware

To collect race information from participants in Delaware, you must comply with the requirements set forth in Delaware law.

According to [1.1], all horses to be entered in Delaware-owned or bred races must first be registered and approved by the Commission or its designee. The Commission or its designee shall determine all questions about a person’s eligibility to participate in Delaware-owned races. In determining whether a person is a Delaware resident, the term “resident” shall mean the place where an individual has his or her permanent home, at which that person remains when not called elsewhere for labor or other special or temporary purposes, and to which that person returns in seasons of repose. The Commission may review and subpoena any information which is deemed relevant to determine a person’s residence, including, but not limited to, the location of the person’s source(s) of income, the address used by the person for the payment of taxes, including federal, state and property taxes, the state in which the person’s personal automobiles are registered, the state issuing the person’s driver’s license, the state in which the person is registered to vote, ownership of property in Delaware or outside of Delaware, and membership in civic, community and other organizations in Delaware and elsewhere.

Additionally, [1.2] and [1.3] specify that persons working for a licensee during pari-mutuel harness race meetings under the jurisdiction of the Commission must be licensed and pay a fee. The Commission may establish categories of licenses and impose license fees for various roles, such as vendor, photographer, employees of a vendor, employees of a photographer, concession stand workers, maintenance personnel, parking lot attendants, admission staff, security personnel, mutual employees, timer or totalizator and film patrol workers, state steward, presiding judge, associate judge, paddock judge, horse identifier and equipment checker or patrol judge, state veterinarian or lasix veterinarian, breath analyzer, veterinary assistant, paddock inspector, laboratory personnel and all other paddock personnel, racing secretary, assistant racing secretary, official starter, clerk of the course, official charter or official timer, and any other person designated by the Commission to be licensed to work for a race meet licensee during a pari-mutuel harness race meet.

Furthermore, [2.1] states that any person desiring to conduct horse racing for any stake, purse or reward in Kent County during any calendar year shall first obtain a license to do so from the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission.

It is important to note that making a false written statement which one knows to be false or does not know to be true in a written document filed with, registered or recorded in or otherwise a part of the records of the Delaware Harness Racing Commission, the Commission’s designee or a licensee conducting a harness racing meet under this chapter is a class A misdemeanor [1.4].

Conclusion

To collect race information from participants in Delaware, you must ensure that all horses are registered and approved by the Commission or its designee, and that all participants meet the eligibility requirements for Delaware-owned races, including residency requirements. Additionally, you may be required to obtain a license and pay a fee if you are working for a licensee during pari-mutuel harness race meetings under the jurisdiction of the Commission. Finally, you must obtain a license from the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission if you desire to conduct horse racing for any stake, purse or reward in Kent County during any calendar year.

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