| (a) A steward or a designee of the stewards shall supervise
the making of claims and ensure the accuracy of all claims made in a race.
(b) A claim must be made in writing on forms and in envelopes
approved by the executive secretary. The form and envelope must be filled
out completely and must be accurate in every detail. For purposes of this
section, the name of the horse as it appears in the official program governs.
(c) The person making a claim is responsible for determining
the sex of the horse.
(d) A claim must be time stamped with the official track time
shown on the tote board and deposited in a locked box provided by the racing
secretary not later than 15 minutes before post time of the race in which
the horse being claimed is to start. A person may not place money or its equivalent
in the claim box.
(e) Before the deadline for filing claims for a race, a person
may not:
(1) open the box in which claims are deposited; or
(2) reveal information regarding the filing of a claim.
(f) After the deadline for filing claims for a race, a steward
or a designee of the stewards shall open the box, examine the claims, and
notify the stewards of all accurate claims. The steward or designee will then
notify the horsemen's bookkeeper of the claims to determine whether the appropriate
amount is on deposit with the bookkeeper in accordance with this subchapter
and to debit the claimant's account for the amount of the claim, plus all
applicable fees. If more than one person enters a claim for a horse, a steward
or a designee of the stewards shall determine the disposition of the horse
by lot.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §313.302 adopted to be effective August 30, 1989, 14 TexReg 4124; amended to be effective October 11, 1990, 15 TexReg 5702; amended to be effective January 2, 1992, 16 TexReg 7484; amended to be effective October 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 10735 |
