(a) An association shall develop and implement a program for fire prevention on association grounds.
(b) An association shall instruct employees working on association grounds of the procedures for fire prevention.
(c) Before each live race meeting, an association shall have the racetrack facility inspected for compliance with the state's adopted fire code. An inspection required by this subsection must be conducted at least 10 but no more than 45 days before the first day of the race meeting. The association shall provide a copy of the inspection report to the Commission no later than the third day after the association receives the report.
(d) An association shall prohibit:
  (1) smoking in stalls, near greyhound crates, in feed rooms or hay storage areas, and in shed rows;
  (2) open fires and oil or gas lamps outside of areas designated by the association;
  (3) unattended electrical appliances that are plugged in to an outlet;
  (4) electrical outlets or cords left within reach of a race animal;
  (5) flammable materials, such as cleaning fluids or solvents, kept in the stable or kennel area; and
  (6) locking a stall occupied by a horse.

Source Note: The provisions of this §309.157 adopted to be effective October 21, 1999, 24 TexReg 8968; amended to be effective January 8, 2004, 29 TexReg 371