Subpart 1. Application. A person desiring a
Class C license shall make application on forms provided by the commission and,
upon written request of the commission, shall provide information supplemental
to the application. Applications may be obtained from and filed with the
licensing office at any current race meeting regulated by the commission, or
with the commission's main office.
Subp.
2. Individual application content. An application from an
individual for a Class C license must include the following information with
respect to the applicant:
A. date of
birth;
B. Social Security number,
Social Insurance Number, or other foreign equivalent;
C. address where the commission may send
official notices related to the application and license;
D. telephone number where the commission may
contact the applicant regarding the application or license;
E. name and address of current or most recent
employer;
F. a signed statement
authorizing the release of information to the commission and the Alcohol and
Gambling Enforcement Division;
G.
if the applicant is 18 through 70 years of age and has not provided the
commission with fingerprints in the last five years, a completed FBI
fingerprint card or written authorization to obtain classifiable fingerprints
taken by another licensing or law enforcement agency; and
H. any other information the commission
reasonably deems necessary to evaluate the licensing criteria listed in part
7877.0100, subpart 2.
Subp.
2a. Nonindividual application content. An application for a Class
C license from a corporation, partnership, or other nonindividual entity must
include:
A. the name and address of the
applicant, including a physical address and website or e-mail
address;
B. the name, title, and
contact information of an individual authorized to communicate with the
commission on matters relating to the application and license;
C. details of the applicant's corporate
structure and organization, if applicable;
D. the tax identification number of the
applicant;
E. the names, addresses,
dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of all key employees and beneficial
owners;
F. a completed FBI
fingerprint card or written authorization to obtain classifiable fingerprints
taken by another licensing or law enforcement agency from each key employee and
beneficial owner who is age 18 through 70 and has not provided the commission
with fingerprints in the last five years;
G. a list of licenses held by the applicant
with other racing or gaming jurisdictions;
H. a list of all criminal, civil, and
regulatory actions involving the applicant and any key employee or beneficial
owner of the applicant;
I. details
of licenses that have been denied, suspended, or revoked in any racing or
gaming jurisdiction, including all licenses where any key employee or
beneficial owner of the applicant was a key employee or beneficial owner of the
entity whose license was denied, suspended, or revoked;
J. copies of all contracts with Class A or B
license holders;
K. consent to
submit to the jurisdiction of Minnesota state courts and agencies in any action
relating to the subject matter of the license, application, or business with a
Class A or B license holder; and
L.
any other information the commission reasonably deems necessary to evaluate the
licensing criteria listed in part 7877.0100, subpart 2.
Subp. 3. Application submission. An
application shall not be considered filed until the application form has been
filled out completely, all information requested by the commission has been
supplied, and the license fee has been paid. Knowingly providing the commission
with false or misleading information shall be grounds for denial of the
application.
Subp. 3a. Racing
Commissioners International Multi-Jurisdictional Licensing Program Application
accepted. In lieu of submitting an application on forms provided by the
commission, an individual applicant for a Class C owner's license may submit a
signed and dated copy of the Racing Commissioners International
Multi-Jurisdictional Licensing Program application, the application fee listed
in part 7877.0120, and a supplemental affidavit on a form prescribed by the
commission. All requirements listed in subpart 2 apply to such applicants.
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Subp. 3b. National Racing
Compact license accepted for single owners. An individual applicant for a Class
C owner's license may apply through the National Racing Compact, pay the fee
listed in part 7877.0120, and submit a supplemental affidavit on a form
prescribed by the commission. An individual licensed by the National Racing
Compact whose license is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the
individual has held a racing license will be granted a single owner's license
upon submission of the required license fee and supplemental affidavit.
Subp. 4.
Racing
officials. Each association shall submit to the commission for its
approval or disapproval the names of all persons whom the association has
selected as racing officials, and other employees whose duties relate to the
actual running of races. The list shall include, where applicable, the
following racing officials:
A. assistant
racing secretary;
B. claims clerk
(Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, or Arabian);
C. clerk of course (harness);
D. clerk of scales (Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, or
Arabian);
E. clocker
(Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, or Arabian);
F. director of security;
G. general manager;
H. identifier;
I. jockeys' or drivers' room
custodian;
J. mutuels
manager;
K. paddock
judge;
L. patrol judge;
M. placing judge;
N. program director (harness);
O. outrider;
P. racing secretary;
Q. starter;
R. steward;
S. timer;
T. track superintendent; and
U. any other official as designated by the commission.
The list of racing officials' names shall be submitted to the commission in
writing at least 30 days prior to the opening of each race meeting.
The association shall be responsible for filing a complete
application for a Class C license, including a personal resume, with respect to
each nominee who has not been previously licensed by the commission as a racing
official.
The commission may request any person whose name is proposed as
a racing official to submit to a physical examination and to forward the
results of the examination to the commission. The request shall be made only
where there is a reasonable basis for suggesting that the applicant's physical
condition would hinder or prevent the applicant from performing the duties of a
racing official.
The commission shall act on the association's list of officials
at a meeting of the commission. If commission staff recommends disapproval of
an official, the association shall be notified of that recommendation in
advance of the commission's meeting.
Under no circumstances shall an identifier, placing judge, or
patrol judge begin working in that capacity unless the person has provided the
commission with documentation of having satisfactorily passed an optical
examination within 90 days prior to beginning work. The documentation must show
that the person has at least 20-20 vision (corrected) and the ability to
distinguish colors.
