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No permit issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be transferable.B\n\nThe Commission may waive the permit requirement for any person who possesses a valid permit or license to participate in the conduct of horse racing in another racing jurisdiction and participates in horse racing in Virginia on nonconsecutive racing days.C\n\nOnce a horse is entered to run in Virginia, all participants shall come under the jurisdiction of the Commission and its stewards and shall be subject to regulations of the Commission and sanctions it or its stewards may impose.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":276798,"text":"No participant shall engage in any horse racing subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission or in the conduct of a race meeting or pari-mutuel wagering thereon, including but not limited to as a horse owner, trainer, jockey, exercise rider, groom, stable foreman, valet, veterinarian, agent, pari-mutuel employee, concessionaire or employee thereof, track employee, or other positions the Commission deems necessary to regulate to ensure the integrity of horse racing in Virginia, unless such person possesses a permit therefor from the Commission, and complies with the provisions of this chapter and all Commission regulations. 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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 855 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1991, chapter 591; in 2000, chapter 1011<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 700<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63550,"section_number":"59.1-365","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-365\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":261159,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77163,"identifier":"59.1-387","token":"59.1\/29\/3\/59.1-387","url":"\/59.1-387\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-387\/","token":"59.1\/29\/3\/59.1-387","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permit required; exception","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-387","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No participant<\/span> shall engage in any horse racing<\/span> subject to the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> or in the conduct of a race meeting<\/span> or pari-mutuel wagering<\/span> thereon, including but not limited to as a horse owner, trainer, jockey, exercise rider, groom, stable foreman<\/span>, valet, veterinarian, agent, pari-mutuel employee, concessionaire or employee thereof, track employee, or other positions the Commission<\/span> deems necessary to regulate to ensure the integrity of horse racing<\/span> in Virginia, unless such person<\/span> possesses a permit therefor from the Commission<\/span>, and complies with the provisions of this chapter and all Commission<\/span> regulations. No permit issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be transferable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may waive<\/span> the permit requirement for any person<\/span> who possesses a valid permit or license to participate in the conduct of horse racing<\/span> in another racing jurisdiction<\/span> and participates in horse racing<\/span> in Virginia on nonconsecutive racing days. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Once a horse is entered to run in Virginia, all participants<\/span> shall come under the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Commission<\/span> and its stewards<\/span> and shall be subject to regulations of the Commission<\/span> and sanctions<\/span> it or its stewards<\/span> may impose. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERMIT REQUIRED; EXCEPTION (\u00a7 59.1-387)\n\nA. No participant shall engage in any horse racing subject to the jurisdiction\nof the Commission or in the conduct of a race meeting or pari-mutuel wagering\nthereon, including but not limited to as a horse owner, trainer, jockey,\nexercise rider, groom, stable foreman, valet, veterinarian, agent, pari-mutuel\nemployee, concessionaire or employee thereof, track employee, or other positions\nthe Commission deems necessary to regulate to ensure the integrity of horse\nracing in Virginia, unless such person possesses a permit therefor from the\nCommission, and complies with the provisions of this chapter and all Commission\nregulations. No permit issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be\ntransferable.\n\nB. The Commission may waive the permit requirement for any person who possesses\na valid permit or license to participate in the conduct of horse racing in\nanother racing jurisdiction and participates in horse racing in Virginia on\nnonconsecutive racing days.\n\nC. Once a horse is entered to run in Virginia, all participants shall come under\nthe jurisdiction of the Commission and its stewards and shall be subject to\nregulations of the Commission and sanctions it or its stewards may impose.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 855; 1991, c. 591; 2000, c. 1011; 2005, c. 700.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}