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Can you summarize 4 CACR Division 4, Article 17?
California Horse Racing Board > Fire Prevention and Security
Short Summary
The provided legal document content pertains to fire prevention, security, and safety measures in horse racing associations regulated by the California Horse Racing Board. The associations are required to maintain stable area records of non-licensed visitors, including their entry and departure details, visitor’s name, and authorizing licensee. These records must be made available to the Board, investigators, or stewards upon demand and retained for at least six months. Licensees are prohibited from willfully ignoring or refusing to obey lawful orders issued by stewards, the Board, security officers, or public safety officers. Violations may result in fines. The documents also outline fire prevention regulations, requiring associations to make adequate provisions for fire prevention, protection, and suppression within the racing inclosure. Applicants must inform the Board about fire prevention facilities at the inclosure and stable area, and obtain written clearance from the fire authority before commencing a race meeting. Automatic sprinkler and fire alarm systems are required in buildings used for stabling horses or human habitation, with certain exemptions based on specific conditions. Associations failing to comply with fire safety standards may petition the Board for an extension or exemption. The documents also address security controls over association premises, allowing the Board, investigators, or racing officials to inspect personal effects and property within restricted areas. Access to restricted areas is restricted to licensed individuals or those with visitor’s passes or other identification credentials. The documents also mention restrictions on entrance to jockey or driver’s rooms, establishment of systems for issuing credentials or passes, and consent to inspection by licensees and individuals entering restricted areas. Specific penalties for non-compliance or violations are not mentioned in the documents.
Whom does it apply to?
Associations, licensees, non-licensed visitors, stewards, investigators, racing officials, security officers, police officers, fire officers, law enforcement agencies
What does it govern?
Fire prevention, security, and safety measures in horse racing associations
What are exemptions?
Groups of persons under the supervision of an authorized guide or official touring a racing facility, stable area of fairs when it is part of the general exhibition area for livestock and exempted by the Board
What are the Penalties?
Specific penalties are not mentioned in the documents.
Jurisdiction
California