WSR 14-03-057
PERMANENT RULES
HORSE RACING COMMISSION
[Filed January 13, 2014, 7:35 a.m., effective February 13, 2014]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: To remove the restriction on the use of stable names for advertising.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 260-28-020.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.16.020.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-23-044 on November 15, 2013.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: January 10, 2014.
Douglas L. Moore
Executive Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 07-07-007, filed 3/8/07, effective 4/8/07)
WAC 260-28-020 Stable names—Registration fees and restrictions.
Licensed owners and lessees may adopt a stable name subject to the approval of the stewards.
(1) Four or more owners are required to race under a stable name.
(2) The applicant must identify all persons using the stable name. Changes must be reported immediately to the ((stewards)) commission.
(3) Application for a stable name must include a designation of a managing owner and an address. Receipt of any correspondence, notice or order at such address will constitute official notice to all persons involved in the ownership of such horse.
(4) All persons with an ownership interest in the stable name must comply with all rules regarding licensing of owners.
(5) A person who has registered a stable name may cancel it upon written notice to the ((stewards)) commission.
(6) The stewards will not approve a stable name that has been registered by any other person with any association conducting a recognized race meeting.
(7) ((No stable name may be used, if in the judgment of the stewards, it is being used for advertising purposes.)) When applying for a stable name that may be deemed as being used for advertising purposes, the requestor may be required to provide documentation from the business or other entity that they have permission to use said name.
(8) A stable name must be clearly distinguishable from other stable names.