(a) The totalisator operator shall ensure the auto-lock feature on the totalisator system is engaged at all times the totalisator system is operating. If the stop betting command from a host racetrack is not received, the totalisator operator shall issue the "stop betting" command and lock all wagering on the race at that location.     
      (b) The association's mutuel manager and the totalisator operator are responsible for ensuring that all wagering stops at that location when the "stop betting" command is issued from the host racetrack.     
      (c) If the link between the totalisator systems at the host and guest racetracks is lost, the totalisator operator at the guest racetrack shall lock all pools at the guest racetrack at zero minutes to post.     
      (d) An association may not permit a wager to be accepted or a ticket to be cancelled after the "stop betting" command has been issued.     
      (e) If a wager is accepted after the "stop betting" command has been issued:      
        (1) the mutuel manager, before the race is declared official, shall inform the pari-mutuel auditor that a wager was accepted after the "stop betting" command was issued; and       
        (2) the mutuel manager shall decide to either:                  (A) refund the wagers accepted after the "stop betting" command was issued, or                   (B) to refund all the wagers made on the race.         
      (f) A wager accepted after the "stop betting" command is issued is not considered a valid wager.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §321.421 adopted to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2161