WSR 17-05-059 PERMANENT RULES HORSE RACING COMMISSION [Filed February 10, 2017, 1:54 p.m., effective March 13, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Requires trainers to remove protective wraps and boots after saddling in claiming races. Allows prospective claimants to inspect horses prior to depositing claims.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 260-28-200.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.16.020.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-02-070 on January 3, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: February 10, 2017.
Douglas L. Moore
Executive Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 08-05-089, filed 2/15/08, effective 3/17/08)
WAC 260-28-200 Trainer—Paddock duties.
(1) A trainer must have his or her horse in the receiving barn or paddock at the time appointed.
(2) A trainer must attend his or her horse in the paddock, and must be present to saddle the horse, unless he/she has obtained the permission of a steward to send another licensed trainer as a substitute.
(3) In all claiming races, protective wraps and boots must be removed immediately after the horse has been saddled for the race.
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