{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-4-38-104","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 4-38-104","heading":"Powers and duties of commission.","body":"(1) The commission shall:\n(a) license, regulate, and supervise the persons involved in the racing of horses as provided in this chapter;\n(b) license, regulate, and supervise the recognized race meets held in this state under the terms of this chapter;\n(c) cause the various places where recognized race meets are held to be visited and inspected at least once a year;\n(d) assist in procuring public liability insurance coverage from a private insurance company for those licensees unable to otherwise obtain the insurance required under this chapter;\n(e) make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to govern race meets, including rules:\n(i) to resolve scheduling conflicts and settle disputes among licensees;\n(ii) to supervise, discipline, suspend, fine, and bar from events a person required to be licensed by this chapter;\n(iii) to exclude a horse from a racetrack facility in this state, or prohibit a horse from participating in a horse race or race meet; and\n(iv) to hold, conduct, and operate all recognized race meets conducted pursuant to this chapter;\n(f) determine which persons participating, directly or indirectly, in recognized race meets require licenses;\n(g) announce the time, place, and duration of a recognized race meet for which a license is required; and\n(h) establish reasonable fees for all licenses provided for under this chapter.\n(2) The commission may:\n(a) grant, suspend, or revoke licenses issued under this chapter;\n(b) impose fines as provided in this chapter;\n(c) access criminal history record information for the licensees and commission or contracted employees;\n(d) exclude from any racetrack facility in this state a person, including an owner, who:\n(i) the commission considers detrimental to the best interests of racing; or\n(ii) violates this chapter or any rule or order of the commission; and\n(e) exclude from a racetrack facility in this state, or prohibit from participating in a horse race or race meet, a horse that is owned, in full or part by a person:\n(i) who the commission considers detrimental to the best interests of racing; or\n(ii) who violates this chapter or a rule or order of the commission.\n(3)\n(a) For purposes of Subsection (2)(e), ownership includes a horse for which an individual or entity has a beneficial or other interest, as defined by rule.\n(b) The period of time a horse may be excluded or prohibited from racing under Subsection (2)(e) may not exceed one calendar year from the date of the initial oral or written ruling by the stewards.\n(c) A change in ownership or beneficial interest in a horse excluded or prohibited from racing under Subsection (2)(e) does not affect the horse's exclusion from a racetrack or prohibition from racing unless otherwise determined by the commission.\n(4) The commission may contract, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, with a person to issue a license required under Subsection (1)(a) or (b).","path":["Title 4 Utah Agricultural Code","Chapter 4-38 Utah Horse Regulation Act","Part 4-38-1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title4/Chapter38/4-38-S104.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"ec3fd02d60e720d9e6d263e81da0e48c52a010ebe2a088379d6a5289c2acd4b8","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-4-38-103","next":"us-ut/utah-code-4-38-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}