PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 10-10-046.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 260-36-015 Age requirement for license, amends the minimum age for exercise riders to sixteen.
Hearing Location(s): Auburn City Council Chambers, 25 West Main, Auburn, WA 98002, on August 13, 2010, at 9:30 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: August 13, 2010.
Submit Written Comments to: Douglas L. Moore, 6326 Martin Way, Suite 209, Olympia, WA 98516-5578, e-mail doug.moore@whrc.state.wa.us, fax (360) 459-6461, by August 9, 2010.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Patty Sorby by August 9, 2010, TTY (360) 459-6462.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Currently the minimum age for an exercise rider is sixteen, but given the inherent dangers associated with exercising horses in the mornings, staff believes that persons under the age of sixteen may not be fully capable of controlling a thoroughbred in training.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Exercise riders are the highest risk class for labor and industries claims and this may prevent further injuries and claims.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.16.020.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: [Horse racing commission], governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Douglas L. Moore, 6326 Martin Way, Suite 209, Olympia, WA 98516-5578, (360) 459-6462; Implementation and Enforcement: Robert J. Lopez, 6326 Martin Way, Suite 209, Olympia, WA 98516-5578, (360) 459-6462.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not applicable.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. Not applicable.
June 10, 2010
Douglas L. Moore
Deputy Secretary
OTS-3254.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-01-052, filed 12/14/06,
effective 1/14/07)
WAC 260-36-015
Age requirement for license.
Applicants
for licensing must be at least fourteen years of age unless
otherwise specified as follows:
(1) An applicant for an exercise rider's license must be at least sixteen years of age.
(2) An applicant for an apprentice jockey license or jockey license must be at least eighteen years of age.
(3) There is no age restriction for an owner's license under the conditions set forth in WAC 260-36-210.
An applicant may be required to submit a certified copy of his/her birth certificate.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020. 07-01-052, § 260-36-015, filed 12/14/06, effective 1/14/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. 06-05-039, § 260-36-015, filed 2/9/06, effective 3/12/06.]