WSR 17-03-095
PERMANENT RULES
HORSE RACING COMMISSION
[Filed January 13, 2017, 2:02 p.m., effective February 13, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: To give the Washington horse racing commission the authority to collect hair samples as a means of testing for prohibited substances.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 260-70-590.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.16.020.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-23-125 on November 21, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 13, 2017.
Douglas L. Moore
Executive Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 07-07-036, filed 3/12/07, effective 4/12/07)
WAC 260-70-590 Reporting to the test barn.
(1) The official winning horse and any other horse ordered by the stewards, official veterinarian or the commission must be taken to the test barn to have a ((blood and/or urine sample)) hair, blood, urine sample, or a combination of each, taken at the direction of an official veterinarian.
(2) Random or extra testing may be required by the stewards, an official veterinarian, or the commission at any time on any horse on association grounds.
(3) A horse selected for testing must be taken directly to the test barn, unless otherwise directed by the stewards or an official veterinarian.
(4) Only persons currently licensed by the commission may enter the test barn on a race day. Licensees must have a valid reason for being in the test barn, and may be required to display their license. When accompanying a horse to the test barn no more than three licensees will be permitted to enter the test barn.