KRS 230.240: Additional employees for regulation of race meetings and sports wagering

-- Duties, qualifications, and training -- Compensation.

(1) (a) The president of the corporation may employ, dismiss, or take other personnel

action and determine the reasonable compensation of stewards, veterinarians,

inspectors, and persons not otherwise identified in KRS Chapter 230 or 238

deemed by the president to be essential at or in connection with any horse race

meeting and in the best interest of racing.

(b) Three (3) Thoroughbred stewards shall be employed at each Thoroughbred

race meeting as follows:

1. Two (2) stewards shall be employed and compensated by the

Commonwealth, subject to reimbursement by the racing associations

pursuant to subsection (3) of this section; and

2. One (1) Thoroughbred steward shall be employed and compensated by

the racing association hosting the race meeting.

(c) Three (3) standardbred judges shall be employed at each standardbred race

meeting as follows:

1. Two (2) standardbred judges shall be employed and compensated by the

Commonwealth, subject to reimbursement by the racing associations

pursuant to subsection (3) of this section; and

2. One (1) standardbred judge shall be employed and compensated by the

racing association hosting the race meeting.

(d) The corporation, for the purpose of maintaining integrity and honesty in

racing, may prescribe by administrative regulation the powers and duties of

the persons employed under this section and qualifications necessary to

competently perform their duties. In addition, the corporation shall be

responsible for seeing that racing officials employed under the provisions of

this section have adequate training to perform their duties in a competent

manner.

(2) (a) The corporation may promulgate administrative regulations for effectively

preventing the use of improper devices at race meetings or in the conduct of

sports wagering, and restricting or prohibiting the use and administration of

drugs or stimulants or othe r improper acts to horses prior to the horse

participating in a race.

(b) The corporation may acquire, operate, and maintain, or contract for the

maintenance and operation of, a testing laboratory and related facilities, for

the purpose of saliva, urine, o r other tests, and to purchase supplies and

equipment for and in connection with the laboratory or testing processes.

(c) The expense of the laboratory or other testing processes, whether furnished by

contract or otherwise, together with all supplies and e quipment used in

connection therewith, shall be paid by the various associations licensed under

this chapter in the manner and in proportions as the corporation may by

administrative regulation provide.

(3) (a) The expenses of the corporation and the compe nsation of all employees

referred to in this section shall be paid by the licensee conducting a horse race

meeting or pari -mutuel wagering on live or historic horse racing, provided

that the expenses of the corporation and the compensation of employees under

this section related to administering the system of sports wagering shall be

paid by the sports wagering administration fund established in KRS 230.817.

(b) Except for the Thoroughbred steward and the standardbred judge authorized

in subsection (1) of this section, the employees referred to in this section shall

be paid by the licensee or association.

(4) Each person, as a condition precedent to the privilege of receiving a license under

this chapter to conduct a horse race meeting, shall be deemed to ha ve agreed to pay

expenses and compensation as provided in this section and as may be actually and

reasonably incurred.