Sec.12-574-F36. Greyhound owner  


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  • (a) Greyhound owner's responsibility. All licensed greyhound owners shall accept responsibility for post racing career care of all their greyhounds racing at a board licensed facility. Such care shall include the placement of said greyhound through a recognized adoption program. At no time shall the owner grant permission for the euthanasia of a greyhound at a facility, unless the greyhound has sustained a track injury and it is necessary to relieve the greyhound's pain and suffering as determined by a licensed veterinarian.

    (b) Ownership of greyhounds - prohibited. An association, its owners, officers, directors and stockholders, and association and division veterinarians shall not be permitted to race any greyhound directly or indirectly owned or leased by any or all of them at any track operated by an association in the state of Connecticut.

    (c) Owners - registration of greyhounds. All greyhounds shall be registered in the name of the legal owner or owners with the racing secretary of the racing association at which such greyhounds are intended to race. Ownership shall be construed to also include beneficial ownership.

    (d) Ineligibility of greyhound of suspended owner. When a greyhound owner is ruled off a track, ejected or suspended, every greyhound owned in whole or in part by said greyhound owner shall be ineligible for entry in any race until said greyhound has been made eligible either by the rescission of the owner's penalty or the greyhound's transfer through bona fide sale to an ownership acceptable to the racing judges.

    (e) Ineligibility of greyhounds under suspended trainer. When a trainer is ruled off a track, ejected or suspended, every greyhound which is under the trainer's care, management, training or superintendence shall not be qualified for entry in any race until said greyhound has been made eligible by the rescission of said trainer's penalty or by the transfer of the greyhound to a licensed trainer with the approval of the racing judges.

    (f) Scope of suspension. When an owner, trainer, greyhound or kennel of greyhounds is suspended by the judges at one track such suspension shall immediately become effective on all other greyhound tracks under the jurisdiction of the division.

(Adopted effective October 3, 2001)