TITLE 11: ALCOHOL, HORSE RACING, LOTTERY, AND VIDEO GAMING
SUBTITLE B: HORSE RACING
CHAPTER I: ILLINOIS RACING BOARD
SUBCHAPTER b: RULES APPLICABLE TO ORGANIZATION LICENSEES
PART 420 SANITATION RULES

Section 420.5 Compliance With Standards

Section 420.10 Cleaning of Facilities

Section 420.20 Equipment Requirements

Section 420.30 Cleaning and Inspection Requirements

Section 420.40 Separate Compartments for Toilets

Section 420.50 Closing Devices for Toilet Doors

Section 420.60 Shower Compartments

Section 420.70 Records for Inspection


AUTHORITY: Authorized by and implementing Section 9(b) of the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 8, par. 37-9(b)).


SOURCE: Sanitation Rules, (formerly Harness Rule 28 and thoroughbred rules 500-507) passed September 13, 1974, filed September 19, 1974; codified at 5 Ill. Reg. 10914.

 

Section 420.5  Compliance With Standards

 

The tackrooms and sanitary facilities for backstretch personnel at every race track shall comply with the standards set forth in the Illinois Migrant Labor Camp Law and the revised rules and regulations of the Illinois Department of Public Health where applicable and where local laws affecting the backstretch and its personnel are silent or less stringent than the aforementioned standards.

 

Section 420.10  Cleaning of Facilities

 

Each sanitary facility, toilet, sink, and shower shall be thoroughly cleaned twice daily. All sanitary facilities shall be maintained in operable condition. Inoperable facilities shall be made operable within 48 hours. The schedule of cleaning and the contractor or supervisory employee by whom such cleaning is to be performed shall be furnished to the Board at least 30 days prior to the commencement of a racing meet.

 

Section 420.20  Equipment Requirements

 

Sanitary facilities shall include shower curtains, mirrors, adequate lighting, and a continuous supply of toilet tissue.

 

Section 420.30  Cleaning and Inspection Requirements

 

Tenants shall be instructed by the association to clean their rooms daily and to have them available for inspection upon demand by an appropriate official of the association, municipality, or a duly appointed representative of the Board.

 

Section 420.40  Separate Compartments for Toilets

 

Each toilet (closet) shall occupy a separate compartment which shall be equipped with a door, a latch, and a clothes hanger.

 

Section 420.50  Closing Devices for Toilet Doors

 

The door to every toilet room shall be fitted with an effective self-closing device.

 

Section 420.60  Shower Compartments

 

Shower compartments shall have walls constructed of smooth, noncorrosive, and nonabsorbent waterproof material to a height of not less than 6 feet above the floor.

 

Section 420.70  Records for Inspection

 

Each association shall have at the stable gate and security office for inspection by proper authorities the following information:

 

a)         Total number of tackrooms per barn;

 

b)         Total number of persons of each sex per barn occupying such tackrooms, including the names of the occupants;

 

c)         Total number of rooms per barn for feed and equipment.