WSR 20-19-065
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
HORSE RACING COMMISSION
[Filed September 11, 2020, 12:34 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 260-70-640 Permitted medication.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 67.16.020.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The Washington horse racing commission staff is proposing [to] amend the threshold level for phenylbutazone to 0.3 micrograms per milliliter and prohibit administration within forty-eight hours or post time to reflect current model rules.
Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Douglas L. Moore, 6326 Martin Way, Suite 209, Olympia, WA 98516, phone 360-450-6462, fax 360-450-6461, TTY 360-450-6462, email doug.moore@whrc.state.wa.us, website www.whrc.wa.gov; or Amanda Benton, 6326 Martin Way, Suite 209, Olympia, WA 98516, phone 360-450-6462, fax 360-450-6461, TTY 360-450-6462, email amanda.benton@whrc.state.wa.us, website www.whrc.wa.gov.
September 11, 2020
Douglas L. Moore
Executive Secretary