WSR 18-03-071
PERMANENT RULES
HORSE RACING COMMISSION
[Filed January 12, 2018, 10:26 a.m., effective February 12, 2018]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Corrects a conflict with another section regarding when a claim is declared void.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 260-60-410.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.16.020.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-24-059 on December 4, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 12, 2018.
Douglas L. Moore
Executive Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 08-05-088, filed 2/15/08, effective 3/17/08)
WAC 260-60-410 Claimed horseIn whose interest runDelivery and passage of title.
Any purse moneys and prizes earned by a claimed horse will be awarded to the owner that entered the horse. All claims are valid and ownership of the claimed horse is official from the time the claimed horse becomes a "starter." The successful claimant becomes the owner of the horse, whether it ((be alive or dead,)) is sound ((or)), unsound, or injured during the race or after it, unless the claim is canceled in accordance with WAC 260-60-460(2). Transfer of possession of a claimed horse will take place immediately after the race has been run unless otherwise directed by the stewards. If the horse is required to be taken to the test barn for post-race testing, the successful claimant or his/her representative must maintain physical custody of the claimed horse. However, the original owner, trainer or his/her representative will accompany the horse, observe the testing procedure and sign the test sample tag.