Section Game 14.15 - Finality of purse distribution(1) Upon receipt of a laboratory report for a positive finding from the laboratory, the stewards shall immediately direct that no purse money shall be awarded to the animal in question pending a final determination by the stewards or the division. The stewards shall notify the owner, trainer, and any other person having care, custody or control of the animal. If the purse money has been distributed, the stewards shall order it returned pending final determination. The stewards shall proceed to conduct an inquiry or the division shall conduct an inquiry or hearing.(2) If the report of a laboratory is not contested or if the stewards or the division determine that the laboratory report is accurate, all purse money won by the animal in the race in question shall be forfeited and redistributed among the remaining animals according to their order of finish. No such forfeiture and redistribution shall affect the distribution of pari-mutuel pools.(3) If no report has been issued by the laboratory to the stewards or the division within 60 days after the date of a race, the owner of the animal shall become legally entitled to the money in the purse and it shall be conclusively presumed that the conditions precedent to such entitlement have been met. However, laboratory reports issued more than 60 days after the date of a race may be considered as evidence of a violation of division rules.(4) Failure by the kennel owner or owner of an animal to return previously distributed purse monies as ordered by the stewards or division shall result in a suspension of the kennel or greyhound owner's license until such monies are returned.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Administration [Gaming] Game 14.15
Cr. Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; CR 03-070: am. (1), cr. (4) Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.