WSR 00-13-003

PROPOSED RULES

HORSE RACING COMMISSION


[ Filed June 8, 2000, 2:06 p.m. ]

Original Notice.

Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 99-22-021.

Title of Rule: WAC 260-52-080 Official time of the race.

Purpose: Delete references to rules that no longer exist; add on the correct reference.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.16.040.

Summary: Update rule references.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Bruce Batson, Olympia, Washington, (360) 459-6462.

Name of Proponent: Washington Horse Racing Commission, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: Remove obsolete references, replace with correct reference.

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Amending WAC 260-52-080.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The changes will not affect more than 20% or less than 10% of the population. A small business economic impact statement was not prepared.

RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption.

Hearing Location: Playfair Race Course, North Altamont and East Main, Spokane, Washington, on September 15, 2000, at 1:00 p.m.

Submit Written Comments to: Bruce Batson, Washington Horse Racing Commission, 7912 Martin Way, Suite D, Olympia, WA 98516, fax (360) 459-6461, by September 14, 2000.

Date of Intended Adoption: September 15, 2000.

June 8, 2000

Bruce Batson

Executive Secretary


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Rule 277, filed 4/21/61)

WAC 260-52-080
Official time of the race.

That the time recorded for the first horse to cross the finish line shall be the official time of the race.      (Except as provided by ((WAC 260-68-110 [WAC 260-70-130])) WAC 260-70-710, namely, that if a horse establishes a track record and it later develops in the chemical analysis of the sample that there is the presence of a drug, then such track record shall be null and void.)

[Rule 277, filed 4/21/61.]

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