Ohio Admin. Code 3769-2-24 - License fees

(A) All persons in the list below will procure an annual license from the commission, and the fees are as follows:

Announcer	$50
Apprentice Jockey	$50
Assistant Racing Secretary	$50
Assistant Trainer	$50
Authorized Agent	$50
Breeder	$10
Clerk of Course	$50
Clerk of Scales	$50
Concession Employee	$15
Dentist	$50
Director of Racing	$75
Driver	$50
Driver-Trainer	$50
Eligible to Claim	$25
Exercise Rider	$15
General Manager	$75
Groom	$10
Horsemen's Bookkeeper	$50
Horseshoer	$50
Identifier	$50
Jockey	$50
Jockey Agent	$50
Jockey Room Custodian	$50
Judge	$50
Maintenance	$15
Medical/First Aid	$10
Mutuel Employee	$15
Outrider	$15
Owner	$50
Paddock Judge	$50
Partnership	$25
Photographer	$50
Placing Judge	$50
Pony Person	$15
Presiding Judge	$100
Program Director	$50
Racing Secretary	$100
Security	$15
Stable Name (Primary/Secondary)	$25
Starter	$50
State Steward	$100
Steward	$50
Supply Salesperson	$15
Timer	$15
Totalizator Company	$1000
Totalizator Company Employee	$50
Totalizator Company Management Supervisory Employee	$100
Trainer	$50
Valet	$15
Veterinarian	$100
Veterinarian Assistant	$15
Videographer	$15

License Type	Cost in Dollars
Announcer	50
Apprentice Jockey	50
Assistant Starter	50
Assistant Trainer	50
Associate Judge	50
Association Steward	50
Authorized Agent	50
Bookkeeper	50
Breeder	10
Chief of Security	50
Clerical	15
Clerk of Course	50
Clerk of Scales	50
Clocker	15
Concession Employee	15
Concession Manager	50
Doctor	50
Driver	50
Driver/Trainer	50
Duplicate license	15
Eligibility to Claim	25
Exercise Rider	15
General Manager (other management positions also)	100
Groom	10
Horseshoer	50
Identifier	50
Jockey	50
Jockey Agent	50
Jockey Room Custodian	50
Maintenance	15
Medical and First Aid	15
Mutuel Employee	15
Mutuel Manager	50
Outrider	15
Owner	50
Paddock Judge	50
Patrol Judge	50
Photographer	50
Placing Judge	50
Pony Person	15
Presiding Judge	100
Racing Secretary	100
Security	15
Special A (Professional)	100
Special B (Technical)	50
Special C (Clerical/miscellaneous)	15
Special D	10
Stable Name	25
Starter	50
State Steward	100
Supply Sales (Employee)	15
Supply Sales (Owner)	100
Timer	15
Trainer	50
Valet	15
Veterinarian	100
Veterinarian Assistant	15
Video	1

(B) Totalizator companies

(1) No corporation, partnership, association, trust, sole proprietorship, or any other entity that is responsible for the equipment and software used in connection with the conducting and/or servicing of parimutuel wagering at a racetrack or other authorized pari-mutuel wagering facility may conduct said pari- mutuel wagering until it has been licensed by the commission. Applications for annual licenses will be made on a form prepared by the commission, which are available upon request and when fully completed and submitted, will be accompanied by the required fee of one thousand dollars. This application will include, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) A copy of the contract (excluding information relative to proprietary trade secret information) between each racetrack or other authorized pari- mutuel wagering facility and the corporation, partnership, association, trust, sole proprietorship, or any other entity that is responsible for the conducting of an/or servicing of pari-mutuel wagering during the racing meeting or at the authorizing pari-mutuel wagering facility;

(b) Certified financial statement setting forth the applicant's current net worth, verified in writing under oath by the chief operating officer of the applicant;

(c) A detailed statement of the wagering formats available for each race;

(d) A statement describing in detail the type of totalizator equipment to be used in the conducting of pari-mutuel wagering at the racetrack or at the authorized pari-mutuel wagering facility. This statement includes, but is not limited to, a description of the program capabilities of the equipment and its ability to generate any necessary calculations, its ability to interface where applicable, as well as a procedures manual which specifically identifies a reasonable audit procedure;

(e) Any such other information as the commission may request.

(2) Any totalizator company which is involved in the computerized calculation of mutuel payoffs and/or mutuel totals for any Ohio permit holder has to have the computer equipment performing such work physically located within the state of Ohio except as provided in paragraph (B)(5) of this rule. Such computer equipment may be located at a racetrack in Ohio, at a computer hub or a regional computer center or any other facility located in the state of Ohio and approved by the Ohio state racing commission. This portion of this rule does not necessarily apply when a permit holder in Ohio is receiving a simulcast from a racetrack located outside the state of Ohio.

(3) All persons employed in or by any totalizator company or facility, as described in paragraph (B)(2) of this rule, have to be individually licensed by the Ohio state racing commission. The license fee for any totalizator management supervisory employee is one hundred dollars and the license fee for all other employees is fifty dollars.

(4) This rule does not apply to restricted totalizator companies which work only county and/or independent fairs.

(5) A totalizator company which is involved in the computerized calculation of mutuel payoffs and/or mutuel totals for any Ohio permit holder may have the computer equipment performing such work physically located outside the state of Ohio only for an Ohio permit holder whose ownership has racing facilities outside of the state of Ohio and who utilize the same totalizator company. A totalizator company who maintains their computer equipment outside of the state of Ohio will timely provide the Ohio state racing commission with all data that is mandated to be reported by a totalizator company who maintains their computer equipment in the state of Ohio.

(C) Any breeder who wishes to participate in the Ohio thoroughbred race fund program as defined in section 3769.083 of the Revised Code has to receive a breeders license in the amount of ten dollars. Breeders may have to submit an additional amount to cover the cost of fingerprinting if the executive director determines the breeder should be fingerprinted.

(D) Restricted license, county fairs:

The following fair licenses are needed to participate in racing at a fair. There is no charge for a fair license.

Driver-trainer

Groom

Mutuel employee

Owner

Quarter-horse participant

Racing official

Totalizator

License Type	Cost in Dollars
Driver/Trainer	10
Groom	5
Mutuel Employee	10
Owner	10
Quarterhorse Participants	10
Racing Official	10
Special D (miscellaneous)	10
Totalizator	100

(E) As part of the licensing fee, and in addition to those amounts listed in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule, all applicants will be charged the necessary fees, to cover all fingerprinting costs once every five years.

(F) Any person who has lost their license has to acquire a duplicate license from the commission for a fee of fifteen dollars. Should the original license be found, the licensee will return the duplicate license to the stewards, judges, or to the commission.

Notes

Ohio Admin. Code 3769-2-24

Effective: 6/15/2025
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 3/21/2029
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule Amplifies: 3769.03, 3769.031
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1976, 01/01/1984, 01/01/1985, 10/15/1985, 06/01/1988, 10/14/1988, 01/01/1993, 12/05/1994, 06/01/1995, 05/15/1996, 10/05/2006, 02/02/2008, 03/05/2009, 03/21/2024