Greyhound Industry (Racing) Regulations, 2007

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 302/2007
• Year: 2007

REGULATIONS
S.I. Number 302 of 2007
entitled
Greyhound Industry (Racing) Regulations, 2007
GREYHOUND INDUSTRY (RACING) REGULATIONS, 2007.
ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES
Article
1. Revocation. 2. Definitions. 3. Qualifications of greyhounds for racing. 4. Conditions of entry. 5. Racing procedure. 6. Trap draw and procedures. 7. Seeding. 8. Reserves. 9. Weight variations. 10. Withdrawal of a greyhound. 11. Declaration of “No Race”. 12. Hurdle races. 13. Division of stakes. 14. Ownership. 15. Guarding. 16. Prize money, stakes, entry fees, etc. 17. Determining the age of a greyhound. 18. Fighting. 19. Race cards. 20. Classics, Feature Events and Sweepstakes. 21. Track records. 22. Appointment of officials. 23. Duties of Racing Manager. 24. Judge. 25. Haredriver and Timekeeper. 26. The duties and powers of a Control Steward. 27. Powers of Stipendiary Stewards. 28. Stewards of the meeting. 29. Taking of samples. 30. Investigations. 31. Disputes, objections, appeals, etc. 32. Bribes and corrupt practices. 33. Greyhound race track executive. 34. Betting disputes. 35. Betting regulations. 36. Miscellaneous provisions. 37. Citation and commencement.
GREYHOUND INDUSTRY (RACING) REGULATIONS, 2007
Bord na gCon, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Sections 25 and 48 of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 (No. 12 of 1958), and also by subsection (3) of Section 5 of the said Act, hereby makes the following regulations, that is to say:—
	Revocation.	1. The Greyhound Race Track (Racing) Regulations, 1993 and subsequent amendments thereto are hereby revoked.
	Definitions.	2. In these regulations, the following words and expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them, that is to say:—
“the Act” means the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 (No. 12 of 1958);
“the Board” means Bord na gCon, established under the Act.
“Control Committee” means the Control Committee established by the Board under the Greyhound Industry (Control Committee and Control Appeal Committee) Regulations, 2007;
“Control Appeal Committee” means the Control Appeal Committee established by the Board under the Greyhound Industry (Control Committee and Control Appeal Committee) Regulations, 2007;
“the I.C.C.” means the Irish Coursing Club.
“added money” means money contributed towards stakes, other than money contributed by the owners of greyhounds;
“advertised value” means the amount advertised to be given for a race by way of prize money;
“agent” means a person registered by the Irish Coursing Club to train and manage greyhounds for any one person only provided no fee is charged.
“arrears” means any sums unpaid in respect of entry fees, stakes or subscriptions;
“authorised officer” means a person appointed in writing by the Board to be an authorised officer for the purposes of the Act.
“control steward” means a steward appointed under permit from the Board to fulfil the duties of an authorised officer under the Act and the duties assigned under these regulations;
“cup” means any prize not given in money;
“disqualified greyhound” means a greyhound named in a disqualification order made under the Act or these regulations;
“feature event” means a race or sweepstake which has a total prize fund of at least €6,300 for a sprint event and a total prize fund of at least €10, 000 for all other events;
“fighting” means in the opinion of the majority of the Stewards acting and present the deliberate interference by a greyhound with one or more than one greyhound during a race or trial;
“graded race” means a race for which the competing dogs are selected by the racing manager in accordance with the rules of the grading system approved by the Board;
“greyhound” includes dog or bitch;
“match” means a race between two greyhounds the property of different owners and not trained by the same trainer;
“meeting” means a greyhound race meeting held at a licensed greyhound race track or at a greyhound race track operated by the Board;
“nominator” means any person other than the owner of a greyhound who nominates any greyhound entered for any race or any qualifying race or heat or for any match;
“open race” means a race open to all registered greyhounds;
“prohibited substance” means any substance which by its nature could affect the performance of a greyhound the origin of which on or in the tissues, body fluids or excreta of a greyhound could not be traced to normal and ordinary feeding. A finding of a prohibited substance means a finding of the substance itself or a metabolite of the substance or an isomer of the substance or an isomer of a metabolite.
“qualifying trial” has the meaning assigned to it in Article 3 of these regulations;
“race” means a competition on a greyhound race track licensed by the Board in which an object propelled by mechanical means is pursued by the greyhounds engaged in the competition and on the result of which a prize in money or money's worth is awarded to the winning and/or placed greyhounds;
“raced greyhound” means a greyhound which has at any time competed in a race;
“race track executive” means the licensee under the greyhound race track licence relating to a greyhound track;
“race track” means a greyhound race track licensed by the Board under the Act or a greyhound race track operated by the Board on which greyhound races are held for reward;
“reserve greyhound” means a greyhound held in reserve to replace a non-runner;
“stewards of the meeting” means the control steward and the stewards appointed by a race track executive, with the approval of the Board, to carry out such duties as may be assigned to them;
“stipendiary steward” means a steward appointed by the Board to supervise the conduct of greyhound racing and the performance of duties by duly authorised officials and stewards;
“suspended greyhound” means a greyhound suspended under these regulations for fighting or for any other reason;
“sweepstake” means an event in which the entry fees, subscriptions or other contributions of three or more owners go to the winner or placed greyhounds, whether or not a money or other prize is added;
“time of entry” means the time fixed for closing of entries.
“track” means the portion of the grounds measured or marked out for races or for any particular race;
“trial” means a test run on a greyhound race track licensed by the Board or at a greyhound race track operated by the Board in which an object propelled by mechanical means is pursued by the greyhounds taking part in the test;
“unraced greyhound” means a greyhound which has never competed in a race;
“warned-off” person means a person to whom an exclusion order under Section 47 of the Act applies;
	Qualification of greyhounds for racing.	3. (1) A greyhound under the age of thirteen calendar months shall not be eligible to run in any trial or race.
(2) A greyhound shall not be entered for or compete in any trial or race until:—
(a) it has been duly registered with the I.C.C., and
(b) its identity card has been completed and sealed.
(3) A greyhound shall not be eligible to run in any race unless it has run a qualifying trial within the prescribed qualifying time; in the case of flat races, hurdle trials shall not be taken into account.
(4) the Racing Manager shall not allow to start for a race other than an open race an unraced but qualified greyhound which has not had at least one qualifying trial on the track at which the said Racing Manager officiates.
(5) A qualifying trial shall be a test run on the flat or over hurdles on a licensed greyhound race track in which on the flat, the time recorded by the greyhound concerned is not more than 31.00 seconds for 525 yards or its equivalent over any other distance or in which over hurdles, the time so recorded is not more than 32.00 seconds for 525 yards or its equivalent over any other distance. Due allowance shall be made for the track allowances approved by the Board and the condition of the going. The qualifying times may be amended by a decision of the Board.
(6) Except for a trial involving a raced greyhound, there shall be a minimum of two greyhounds in a qualifying trial. Only greyhounds running first, second or third in such trial shall be deemed to have qualified.
(7) A raced greyhound qualified over 525 yards may qualify for the sprint distance by completing a solo trial over the sprint distance within the qualifying time and vice-versa.
(8) A weight variation trial shall be regarded as a qualifying trial provided the greyhound at least records the qualifying time for the distance over which it runs.
(9) A Racing Manager shall not allow to start for a sprint race any greyhound which has not qualified over a sprint distance. For the purpose of this Article, a sprint distance shall be any distance of not more than 440 yards.
(10) A Racing Manager shall not allow to start for any race of more than 440 yards any greyhound which has not qualified over a distance in excess of 440 yards.
(11) The Racing Manager shall not allow to compete in a race any unraced greyhound whose last qualifying trial was run more than forty-two days prior to the race and shall not permit to compete in a race any raced greyhound whose last previous performance was recorded more than forty two days prior to the race. This provision shall not apply to a greyhound listed as a runner or reserve for a particular race at a particular track where such race could not have been run for any reason provided the said greyhound races within 14 days of the postponed or abandoned race.
(12) A greyhound shall not be qualified to...