Rule 3769-2-24 | License fees.
(A) All persons in the list below will procure an annual license from the commission, and the fees are as follows:
| Announcer | $50 |
| Apprentice Jockey | $50 |
| Assistant Racing Secretary | $50 |
| Assistant Trainer | $50 |
| Authorized Agent | $50 |
| Breeder | $10 |
| Clerkof Course | $50 |
| Clerkof Scales | $50 |
| Concession Employee | $15 |
| Dentist | $50 |
| Director of Racing | $75 |
| Driver | $50 |
| Driver-Trainer | $50 |
| Eligible to Claim | $25 |
| Exercise Rider | $15 |
| GeneralManager | $75 |
| Groom | $10 |
| Horsemen's Bookkeeper | $50 |
| Horseshoer | $50 |
| Identifier | $50 |
| Jockey | $50 |
| JockeyAgent | $50 |
| Jockey Room Custodian | $50 |
| Judge | $50 |
| Maintenance | $15 |
| Medical/First Aid | $10 |
| MutuelEmployee | $15 |
| Outrider | $15 |
| Owner | $50 |
| PaddockJudge | $50 |
| Partnership | $25 |
| Photographer | $50 |
| PlacingJudge | $50 |
| Pony Person | $15 |
| Presiding Judge | $100 |
| Program Director | $50 |
| RacingSecretary | $100 |
| Security | $15 |
| StableName (Primary/Secondary) | $25 |
| Starter | $50 |
| StateSteward | $100 |
| Steward | $50 |
| SupplySalesperson | $15 |
| Timer | $15 |
| Totalizator Company | $1000 |
| Totalizator Company Employee | $50 |
| Totalizator Company Management Supervisory Employee | $100 |
| Trainer | $50 |
| Valet | $15 |
| Veterinarian | $100 |
| Veterinarian Assistant | $15 |
| Videographer | $15 |
(B) Totalizator companies
(1) No corporation, partnership, association, trust, sole proprietorship, or any other entity that is responsible for the equipment and software used in connection with the conducting and/or servicing of parimutuel wagering at a racetrack or other authorized pari-mutuel wagering facility may conduct said pari-mutuel wagering until it has been licensed by the commission. Applications for annual licenses will be made on a form prepared by the commission, which are available upon request and when fully completed and submitted, will be accompanied by the required fee of one thousand dollars. This application will include, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) A copy of the contract (excluding information relative to proprietary trade secret information) between each racetrack or other authorized pari-mutuel wagering facility and the corporation, partnership, association, trust, sole proprietorship, or any other entity that is responsible for the conducting of an/or servicing of pari-mutuel wagering during the racing meeting or at the authorizing pari-mutuel wagering facility;
(b) Certified financial statement setting forth the applicant's current net worth, verified in writing under oath by the chief operating officer of the applicant;
(c) A detailed statement of the wagering formats available for each race;
(d) A statement describing in detail the type of totalizator equipment to be used in the conducting of pari-mutuel wagering at the racetrack or at the authorized pari-mutuel wagering facility. This statement includes, but is not limited to, a description of the program capabilities of the equipment and its ability to generate any necessary calculations, its ability to interface where applicable, as well as a procedures manual which specifically identifies a reasonable audit procedure;
(e) Any such other information as the commission may request.
(2) Any totalizator company which is involved in the computerized calculation of mutuel payoffs and/or mutuel totals for any Ohio permit holder has to have the computer equipment performing such work physically located within the state of Ohio except as provided in paragraph (B)(5) of this rule. Such computer equipment may be located at a racetrack in Ohio, at a computer hub or a regional computer center or any other facility located in the state of Ohio and approved by the Ohio state racing commission. This portion of this rule does not necessarily apply when a permit holder in Ohio is receiving a simulcast from a racetrack located outside the state of Ohio.
(3) All persons employed in or by any totalizator company or facility, as described in paragraph (B)(2) of this rule, have to be individually licensed by the Ohio state racing commission. The license fee for any totalizator management supervisory employee is one hundred dollars and the license fee for all other employees is fifty dollars.
(4) This rule does not apply to restricted totalizator companies which work only county and/or independent fairs.
(5) A totalizator company which is involved in the computerized calculation of mutuel payoffs and/or mutuel totals for any Ohio permit holder may have the computer equipment performing such work physically located outside the state of Ohio only for an Ohio permit holder whose ownership has racing facilities outside of the state of Ohio and who utilize the same totalizator company. A totalizator company who maintains their computer equipment outside of the state of Ohio will timely provide the Ohio state racing commission with all data that is mandated to be reported by a totalizator company who maintains their computer equipment in the state of Ohio.
(C) Any breeder who wishes to participate in the Ohio thoroughbred race fund program as defined in section 3769.083 of the Revised Code has to receive a breeders license in the amount of ten dollars. Breeders may have to submit an additional amount to cover the cost of fingerprinting if the executive director determines the breeder should be fingerprinted.
(D) Restricted license, county fairs:
The following fair licenses are needed to participate in racing at a fair. There is no charge for a fair license.
Driver-trainer
Groom
Mutuel employee
Owner
Quarter-horse participant
Racing official
Totalizator
(E) As part of the licensing fee, and in addition to those amounts listed in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this rule, all applicants will be charged the necessary fees, to cover all fingerprinting costs once every five years.
(F) Any person who has lost their license has to acquire a duplicate license from the commission for a fee of fifteen dollars. Should the original license be found, the licensee will return the duplicate license to the stewards, judges, or to the commission.
Last updated June 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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