205 CMR 5.12 - Fines and Suspensions
(1) No racing
official other than the Judges shall have the right to impose a fine or
suspension.
(2) The Judges may not
rescind a fine or suspension, except with the approval of the
Commission.
(3) All fines and
suspensions imposed by the Judges shall be promptly reported to the Racing
Secretary in writing.
(4) Fines
must be paid within 48 hours. Delinquents may be suspended. All monies imposed
as fines, except such fines as may be imposed on associations, shall be paid
over directly to the Commission.
(5) When an owner, trainer, greyhound or
kennel of greyhounds is suspended by the Judges at one track, such suspensions
shall immediately become effective on all other greyhound tracks under the
jurisdiction of the Commission until such time as the case in question is
decided by the Commission.
(6) The
Commission shall have the power to alter, amend or modify the suspensions or
fines imposed by the Judges, or to rule off the offenders from all greyho
undtracks under its supervision. The Commission shall also have the power to
reinstate without fine or suspension.
(7) A greyhound or kennel under suspension by
the Racing Commission of any other State or Country or by any recognized
association shall not be permitted to race on any Massachusetts greyhound
tracks where
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5.00 are in force during the continuance of such
ruling.
(8) The license of anyone
ruled off any Massachusetts track for fraud or fraudulent practices shall
thereby be revoked.
(9) The license
of anyone ruled off of any Massachusetts track for violation of any of
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5.00 may be revoked.
(10) When a licensee is ruled off for any
fraudulent practice in relation to a particular greyhound wholly or partly
belonging to him, he shall return all money or prizes that such greyhound has
fraud ulently won.
(11) Every
licensee ruled off at a recognized meeting is ruled off wherever
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5.00 have force.
(12) When an owner is ruled off a track or
suspended every greyhound owned in whole or in part by him shall be ineligible
to be entered or to start in any race until said greyhound has been made
eligible either by the rescinding of his owner's penalty or his transfer
through bona fide sale to an ownership acceptable to the Judges.
(13) When a trainer is ruled off a track or
suspended, every greyhound which is under his care, management, training or
superintendence shall not be qualified to be entered or to start in any race
until said greyhound has been made eligible by the rescinding of said trainer's
penalty or by the placement of the greyhounds in the hands of a licensed
trainer with the approval of the Judges.
(14) When a person is ruled off a track or
suspended he shall not be qualified, whether acting as agent or otherwise to
subscribe for or to enter or run any greyhound in any race either in his own
name or in that of any other person until the rescinding of that person's
penalty.
(15) Any Official, Owner,
Trainer or any person licensed by the Massachusetts State Racing Commission who
shall obtain food, feed, shelter, drugs transportation, services for
greyhounds, veterinary services or supplies for himself or others whether they
be licensed or not, and fails to pay the fair market value to the person or
persons from whom said services or supplies are obtained shall be guilty of
conduct detrimental to the best interest of racing and may be suspended at the
discretion of the Judges or the Commission, however, neither the Association
nor the Massachusetts State Racing Commission shall be obligated to collect
debts from dog men or other personnel licensed by the Commission.
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