Section 12-574-F34 - Contract kennel owners(a)Commercial kennel requirement. All kennels licensed by the executive director are required to be licensed by the Department of Agriculture as a commercial kennel in accordance with Section 22-344 of the Connecticut General Statutes and must adhere to all standards and requirements of the Department of Agriculture while operating at any association facility.(b)Filing of roster. All licensed kennel operators and kennel owners must file with the division and the association a roster of their trainers, assistant trainers and other employees, together with their license numbers not later than five (5) days before the opening of each racing meet. All changes in such personnel thereafter made during that meet shall be filed with the division.(c)Responsibility. Kennel owners are responsible for providing sufficient funds and supplies for the operation of their kennel. This responsibility is to assure that the trainer under their employment has adequate resources for the care of greyhounds in their kennel in conjunction with the wishes of the greyhound's owner. Failure to provide such funding may result in a fine, license suspension or license revocation.(d)Discharge of employee. When a kennel owner or trainer discharges a licensed employee, or when such employee voluntarily leaves the employ of a kennel owner or trainer, the kennel owner or trainer shall immediately notify the division of such discharge or resignation. The failure to so notify the division shall subject the kennel owner or trainer to a fine, license suspension or both.(e)Corrupt practice. No kennel owner shall accept directly or indirectly, any bribe, gift or gratuity in any form which is intended to or which might influence the results of any race.(f)Limitations on starters. A kennel owner shall not be permitted to race more than one greyhound in any race, nor shall more than one greyhound conditioned by the same trainer be permitted to enter or start in the same race, provided, however, that: (1) This subsection shall not apply to one nightly feature race; to any stake race to which the owners of greyhounds contribute to the purse and to which money or other prize is added; or to any consolation race held in connection with a stake race;(2) In all other purse races the following conditions shall apply: No double entries shall be allowed until all single interests are used and the kennel owner shall have agreed to a double entry, except when no other single entry is available the racing secretary may use a double entry without the permission of the kennel owner. Greyhounds designated for any distance over 5/16 mile are subject to double entry without permission of the kennel owner; and(3) In each of the cases outlined in subdivision (f)(1) of this section, when two greyhounds from the same kennel, owned by the same owner or conditioned by the same trainer are entered or start, they shall not be coupled in wagering.(g)Abide by laws, rules. Kennel owners and their employees shall abide by sections 12-574-F1 to 12-574-F65, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and the laws of the state of Connecticut and shall accept, subject to their right of petition to the division, the decisions of the racing judges on any questions to which their authority extends.(h)Unwarranted complaints. Kennel owners who make unwarranted complaints may be liable for a fine, license suspension or license revocation.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 12-574-F34
Adopted effective October 3, 2001