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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1848

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Representatives Patrick and Leonard

Read first time 1/27/88 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to fines imposed by the horse racing commission; and amending RCW 67.16.020.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 4, chapter 55, Laws of 1933 as last amended by section 2, chapter 146, Laws of 1985 and RCW 67.16.020 are each amended to read as follows:

          It shall be the duty of the commission, as soon as it is possible after its organization, to prepare and promulgate a complete set of rules and regulations to govern the race meets in this state.  It shall determine and announce the place, time and duration of race meets for which license fees are exacted; and it shall be the duty of each person holding a license under the authority of this chapter, and every owner, trainer, jockey, and attendant at any race course in this state, to comply with all rules and regulations promulgated and all orders issued by the commission.  It shall be unlawful for any person to hold any race meet without having first obtained and having in force and effect a license issued by the commission as in this chapter provided; and it shall be unlawful for any owner, trainer or jockey to participate in race meets in this state without first securing a license therefor from the state racing commission, the fee for which shall be set by the commission which shall offset the cost of administration and shall not be for a period exceeding three years.  The commission shall not impose a fine greater than fifteen hundred dollars on any owner, trainer, jockey, or any other licensee who has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the rules of the commission.