§ 19500
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(a)A jockey who agrees to exercise a racehorse shall be paid no less than the standard rate that is paid to exercise riders unless the jockey has been employed to ride that racehorse in a parimutuel race or the jockey is engaged in an official timed and recorded workout. If there is a dispute over the standard rate for exercising a horse, the steward shall determine the rate.
(b)The board shall adopt regulations no later than July 1, 2007, consistent with existing practice of the stewards, that provide both of the following:
(1)Establish the circumstances under which a jockey is entitled to receive a mount fee when he or she is removed from a mount prior to scratch time.
(2)Establish the circumstances under which a jockey is entitled to receive both a mount fee and the riding fee when he or she is removed from a mount after scratch time.
(c)The paymaster of a racing association or racing fair shall not disburse any sum from a jockey’s compensation to any person other than the jockey except with the written permission of the jockey, upon order of the board, or pursuant to a court or administrative order.
(d)For the purposes of this section the following definitions apply:
(1)“Scratch time” means the time designated by the purse agreement when final changes in racing programs must be made.
(2)“Riding fee” means the amount of money, whether calculated as a percentage of the purse or by any other means, that is due to a jockey in addition to the jockey mount fee as a result of the performance of a racehorse in a race.
(3)“Mount fee” is the fee that is paid a jockey who accepts a mount on a racehorse.