WSR 21-03-019
PERMANENT RULES
HORSE RACING COMMISSION
[Filed January 8, 2021, 2:25 p.m., effective February 8, 2021]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Allows a horse to compete without the physical registration papers on file with the racing association, with certain conditions.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 260-40-090 Registration certificates.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.16-020 [67.16.020].
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 20-23-062 on November 16, 2020.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 8, 2020.
Douglas L. Moore
Executive Secretary
OTS-2627.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 19-03-074, filed 1/14/19, effective 2/14/19)
WAC 260-40-090Registration certificate.
No horse may be allowed to start unless a Jockey Club registration certificate, American Quarter Horse Association certificate of registration, or other applicable breed certificate of registration is on file in the office of ((the racing secretary, except that the stewards may waive this requirement, if))an official recognized race office and the racing association in which the horse is entered has an agreement with that race office to maintain the papers in accordance with the rules.
(1) The horse ((is otherwise))must be properly identified ((and the horse is not entered for a claiming price, with the exception of those horses whose registration certificate is on file in electronic form))with a facsimile copy or electronic copy of the registration certificate.
(2) Horses for which the registration certificate is issued in electronic form are required to transfer control of the certificate to the racing association in which the horse is entered.