Authority: IC 4-31-3-9

Affected: IC 4-31-8-5

Sec. 2. (a) An association shall develop and implement a program for fire prevention on association grounds. An association shall instruct employees working on association grounds of the procedures for fire prevention.

(b) Not later than seven (7) days before the first day of the first race meeting of the year, an association shall deliver to the commission a copy of the state or local fire marshal's certification regarding the association's compliance with fire safety regulations or the fire marshal's plan of corrections. The certification or plan must be based on an inspection of the association grounds conducted by the fire marshal not more than thirty (30) days before the first day of the first race meeting of the year.

(c) No person shall:

1. (1) smoke in the paddock, any barn, or under any shed row;
2. (2) burn open fires or oil and gas lamps in the stable area;
3. (3) leave unattended any electrical appliance that is plugged in to an electrical outlet;
4. (4) permit horses to come within reach of electrical outlets or cords;
5. (5) store flammable materials, such as cleaning fluids or solvents in the stable area; or
6. (6) lock a stall which is occupied by a horse.

(d) An association shall post a notice in the stable area which lists the prohibitions outlined in subsection (c).

(Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 4-4-2; emergency rule filed Feb 10, 1994, 9:20 a.m.: 17 IR 1138; emergency rule filed Aug 10, 1994, 3:30 p.m.: 17 IR 2905; emergency rule filed Feb 13, 1998, 10:00 a.m.: 21 IR 2398; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFA; readopted filed Aug 28, 2019, 1:23 p.m.: 20190925-IR-071190319RFA; readopted filed Aug 3, 2023, 12:49 p.m.: 20230830-IR-071230428RFA; readopted filed Oct 15, 2025, 3:59 p.m.: 20251105-IR-071240480RFA)