PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2008.
Purpose: The gambling commission is rewriting its rules manual using plain English techniques (rules simplification project). We anticipate the project will be completed and implemented January 1, 2008. The rules manual is being broken into sections and rewritten a section at a time. Any sustentative changes made to current card room rules are identified below (see Reviser's Note below). This new chapter incorporates rules that relate to card rooms.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-24-052 on December 1, 2006.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 140, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 140, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 140, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: April 10, 2007.
Susan Arland
Rules Coordinator
Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 07-10 issue of the Register.