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Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-13 - Class A, B, and C license - Horse racing facilities › Section 260-13-590 - Disclosure of management

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An applicant for a Class A, B, or C license must disclose the
				following regarding development, ownership, and operation of its parimutuel
				horse racing facility:
(1) A
			 description of the applicant's management plan, with budget and identification
			 of management personnel by function, job descriptions, and qualifications for
			 each management position, and a copy of the organization chart;
(2) Management personnel, including the
			 following:
(a) Legal name, aliases, and
			 previous names;
(b) Current
			 residence and business addresses and telephone numbers;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-13 - Class A, B, and C license - Horse racing facilities › Section 260-13-600 - Licensing criteria - Class A, B, or C license

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The commission may deny a Class A, B, or C license to conduct a
				race meet when, in its judgment, a denial of a license appears to be in the
				best interest of horse racing and/or the public.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-17-050, §
										260-13-600, filed 8/14/08,
				  effective 9/14/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-13 - Class A, B, and C license - Horse racing facilities › Section 260-13-610 - Application fee - Class A, B, and C license

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(1) An applicant for a Class A or B license
			 must submit to the executive secretary at the time of application a certified
			 check or bank draft to the order of the state of Washington in the amount of
			 fifty thousand dollars to cover the costs of the investigation mandated by
			 these rules. Upon completion of the investigation, the commission must refund
			 to the applicant any amount by which the fifty thousand dollars exceeds the
			 actual costs of investigation. If costs of the investigation exceed fifty
			 thousand dollars, the applicant must remit the amount of the difference by
			 certified check or bank draft within ten days after receipt of a bill from the
			 commission. Should an applicant fail to pay additional amounts when billed, the
			 commission will suspend all further action or investigation on the application
			 until receipt of all moneys due and owing. The commission may, at its
			 discretion, require an additional amount by way of deposit if necessary to
			 complete its investigation. An individual or other entity applying for Class A
			 and B licenses simultaneously must submit only one fifty thousand dollar
			 investigation fee.
(2) An applicant
			 for a Class C license is not required to pay an investigation fee set forth in
			 subsection (1) of this section.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-17-050, §
										260-13-610, filed 8/14/08,
				  effective 9/14/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-13 - Class A, B, and C license - Horse racing facilities › Section 260-13-620 - Application requirements - Executive secretary's designee

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The executive secretary must designate an individual who will
				clarify Class A, B, and C license application requirements upon the oral or
				written request of a potential or actual applicant. The designee must respond
				to clarification requests in writing within five business days. No
				interpretation of application requirements by any other person will be binding
				upon the commission.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-17-050, §
										260-13-620, filed 8/14/08,
				  effective 9/14/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-13 - Class A, B, and C license - Horse racing facilities › Section 260-13-630 - Amendments to a license application

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The commission may only consider a substantive amendment to a
				license application after its submission if such amendment is made at the
				direction of the commission and/or is deemed by the commission to be in the
				best interests of the horse racing industry.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-17-050, §
										260-13-630, filed 8/14/08,
				  effective 9/14/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-13 - Class A, B, and C license - Horse racing facilities › Section 260-13-640 - Application for license - Opportunity for oral presentation

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The commission will provide an applicant for a license an
				opportunity to make an oral presentation of its application to the commission
				before the commission decides whether to issue a license. The commission is not
				required to provide an applicant more than one opportunity to make an oral
				presentation before the commission makes its decision.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-17-050, §
										260-13-640, filed 8/14/08,
				  effective 9/14/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-13 - Class A, B, and C license - Horse racing facilities › Section 260-13-650 - License fee - Class A, B, and C license

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(1) A Class A or B license does not become
			 effective until the commission receives a certified check or bank draft to the
			 order of the state of Washington equal to two hundred dollars times the number
			 of racing days requested in the license application and is void if the license
			 fee is not received within ten days after issuance. The commission must refund
			 to the licensee the amount by which the fee paid exceeds two hundred dollars
			 times the number of actual days of racing.
(2) A Class C license applicant must pay its
			 daily licensing fee required in
			 RCW
			  67.16.130(1) at the end of
			 its race meet.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-17-050, §
										260-13-650, filed 8/14/08,
				  effective 9/14/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-14 - Rules relating to commissioners and commission employees › Section 260-14-010 - Definitions

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The definitions in this section apply throughout these rules
				unless the context requires otherwise.
(1) "Commissioner." A member of the
			 Washington state horse racing commission.
(2) "Employee." Any full or part time
			 employee of the commission.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-15-042, §
										260-14-010, filed 7/13/07,
				  effective 8/13/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020. 04-05-090, §
										260-14-010, filed 2/18/04,
				  effective 3/20/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 83-19-054 (Order
				  83-04), §
										260-14-010, filed 9/19/83; Order
				  73.3, §
										260-14-010, filed
				  6/28/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-14 - Rules relating to commissioners and commission employees › Section 260-14-020 - Prohibited acts

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No commissioner or employee may accept any thing of economic
				value, as defined in chapter 42.52 RCW, from any applicant, licensee, or
				association except as allowed by law.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-15-042, §
										260-14-020, filed 7/13/07,
				  effective 8/13/07; Order 73.3, §
										260-14-020, filed
				  6/28/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-14 - Rules relating to commissioners and commission employees › Section 260-14-030 - Ownership interest in associations

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No commissioner or employee may have any ownership interest in
				any association which seeks race meet dates.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-15-042, §
										260-14-030, filed 7/13/07,
				  effective 8/13/07; Order 73.3, §
										260-14-030, filed
				  6/28/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-14 - Rules relating to commissioners and commission employees › Section 260-14-040 - Wagering

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A commissioner, employee, or the spouse of a commissioner or
				employee may not make any wager as follows:
(1) On the outcome of any race at a facility
			 under the jurisdiction of the commission;
(2) With an authorized advanced deposit
			 wagering service provider licensed by the commission; or
(3) On the outcome of any horse race at a
			 race meet under the jurisdiction of the commission.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-15-042, §
										260-14-040, filed 7/13/07,
				  effective 8/13/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020. 04-21-053, §
										260-14-040, filed 10/18/04,
				  effective 11/18/04; Order 73.3, §
										260-14-040, filed
				  6/28/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-14 - Rules relating to commissioners and commission employees › Section 260-14-050 - Ownership interests in race horses

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No commissioner or employee may have any ownership interest in
				any race horse running at any race meet under the jurisdiction of the
				commission.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-15-042, §
										260-14-050, filed 7/13/07,
				  effective 8/13/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020. 04-19-046, §
										260-14-050, filed 9/13/04,
				  effective 10/14/04; Order 75.2, §
										260-14-050, filed 4/17/75; Order
				  73.3, §
										260-14-050, filed
				  6/28/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-14 - Rules relating to commissioners and commission employees › Section 260-14-060 - Performance of compensated services on behalf of associations prohibited

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No commissioner or employee of the commission may receive any
				compensation whatsoever from an association for any services performed for or
				on behalf of an association or performed during a race meet for which he or she
				is employed by the commission.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-15-042, §
										260-14-060, filed 7/13/07,
				  effective 8/13/07; Order 73.3, §
										260-14-060, filed
				  6/28/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-14 - Rules relating to commissioners and commission employees › Section 260-14-070 - Violations

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(1) Any violation of
			 any of the rules in this chapter by any commissioner will be considered
			 official misconduct and will be reported by the executive secretary to the
			 governor.
(2) Any violation by any
			 employee will be considered misconduct and will be grounds for discipline,
			 including termination.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-15-042, §
										260-14-070, filed 7/13/07,
				  effective 8/13/07; Order 73.3, §
										260-14-070, filed
				  6/28/73.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-16 - Washington-bred horses › Section 260-16-040 - Washington-bred horses

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(1) To encourage the
			 breeding of horses in the state of Washington, at least one race per race day
			 at Class A, B, and C race meets, whether advertised or not, shall consist
			 exclusively of Washington-bred horses. (RCW
			  67.16.070)
(2) Only horses certified as Washington-bred,
			 are eligible to run in a Washington-bred only race.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-13-052, §
										260-16-040, filed 6/15/07,
				  effective 7/16/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   67.16.020,
				  67.16.040 and
				  67.16.075. 86-21-081 (Resolution
				  No. 86-04), §
										260-16-040, filed 10/16/86; Rules
				  of racing, § 320, filed
				  4/21/61.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-16 - Washington-bred horses › Section 260-16-050 - Certification of Washington-bred horses

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(1) For purposes of the distribution of the
			 owner's bonus and breeder's awards, a Washington-bred horse is one that meets
			 the following requirements:
(a) The horse was
			 foaled within the boundaries of the state of Washington; and
(b) The horse is certified as Washington-bred
			 for its breed or issued a certificate of foal registration by the respective
			 organization listed in subsection (2) of this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-16 - Washington-bred horses › Section 260-16-063 - Washington-bred owners' bonus and breeder awards

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Consistent with the applicable laws in
				chapter
				67.16 RCW and the
				applicable rules in Title 260 WAC, the Washington-bred owners' bonus and
				breeder awards will be retained, collected, and distributed as follows:
(1) Washington-bred owner's bonus. A Class 1
			 racing association will withhold and pay daily to the commission one percent of
			 the gross receipts of all in-state parimutuel machines, including approved
			 satellite locations during the period of its authorized live race
			 meet.
(2) Washington-bred breeder's
			 award. A Class 1 racing association may withhold, in addition to the amounts
			 authorized to be retained in
			 RCW
			  67.16.170, for each authorized day of racing
			 an additional six percent of the daily gross receipts of all in-state
			 parimutuel machines from exotic wagers at its race meet and approved satellite
			 locations. If a Class 1 racing association does retain an additional six
			 percent of the daily gross receipts of all in-state parimutuel machines from
			 exotic wagers at its race meet, the Class 1 racing association must provide
			 one-sixth of the additional six percent for Washington-bred breeder awards. At
			 the end of its authorized live race meet, a Class 1 racing association must pay
			 to the commission the one-sixth of the additional six percent retained from
			 exotic wagers for Washington-bred breeder's awards.
(3) The race meet will mean the period
			 beginning the first day of live racing and concluding on the last day of live
			 racing, and will include wagering on live races conducted on the grounds of the
			 Class 1 racing association and simulcast wagering conducted during the period
			 of the race meet. It will include wagering on simulcast races conducted during
			 the live race meet, whether or not live racing is being conducted.
(4) The race meet will not include any
			 wagering conducted at a Class 1 racing association or its approved satellite
			 locations beginning the day after the last day of live racing and continuing
			 until the day before the first day of live racing the following race
			 season.
(5) Moneys received by the
			 commission for Washington-bred owner's bonus and breeder's awards shall be
			 deposited in the Washington-bred owner's bonus fund and breeder's award fund
			 account in the custody of the state treasurer. The commission shall distribute
			 the Washington-bred owner's bonus and breeder's awards as provided in WAC
			 260-16-065.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 10-05-063, §
										260-16-063, filed 2/12/10,
				  effective 3/15/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-16 - Washington-bred horses › Section 260-16-065 - Washington-bred owner's bonus and breeder's award distribution formula

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(1) The one percent
			 Washington-bred owner's bonus funds collected from each racing association must
			 be paid in accordance with
			 RCW
			  67.16.102 by the commission at the end of the
			 race meet to the licensed owners of Washington-bred horses finishing first,
			 second, third and fourth in the racing association's race meet. The formula for
			 the equitable distribution of the one percent Washington-bred owner's bonus
			 funds will be as follows:
(a) Calculate the
			 payment factor by dividing the total Washington-bred owner's bonus funds
			 collected at the race meet by the total amount of winnings (earnings) of the
			 Washington-bred horses finishing first, second, third, and fourth in the race
			 meet.
(b) Multiply the winnings
			 (earnings) of each Washington-bred owner by the payment factor to determine the
			 amount of the Washington-bred owner's bonus to be paid to the owner.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-16 - Washington-bred horses › Section 260-16-075 - Nonprofit race meets exempt from the requirement to collect and distribute owner's bonus and breeder's awards

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Nonprofit race meets, as defined in
				RCW
				 67.16.105(1) and
				67.16.130(1) are
				exempt from the requirements to collect and distribute owner's bonus and
				breeder's awards as outlined in this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-13-052, §
										260-16-075, filed 6/15/07,
				  effective 7/16/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-005 - General duty of a racing association

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A racing association, its officers, directors, officials and
				employees will abide by and enforce the rules of racing and the orders of the
				commission and decisions of the executive secretary and stewards. A racing
				association may request an exemption from a requirement in this chapter to
				utilize new technology or innovative construction in the design of the
				racetrack facilities. The commission may grant an exemption if the commission
				determines that the racing association's proposal substantially satisfies the
				purpose of the requirement, and the exemption is in the best interests of horse
				racing.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-07-039, §
										260-20-005, filed 3/13/08,
				  effective 4/13/08; 07-11-115, §
										260-20-005, filed 5/18/07,
				  effective 6/18/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-010 - Duty to maintain racetrack

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Weather conditions permitting, the racing association
				must:
(1) Maintain their racetrack in
			 a condition that is safe for the riders and horses; and
(2) Have implements available to maintain a
			 uniform track.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-11-115, §
										260-20-010, filed 5/18/07,
				  effective 6/18/07; Rules of racing, § 335, filed
				  4/21/61.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-012 - Audio and visual equipment

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(1) A
			 racing association must provide and maintain a working communication system
			 between the stewards' stand, race office, tote room, jockeys' quarters,
			 paddock, test barn, starting gate, weigh-in scale, video camera locations,
			 clockers' stand, track announcer, location of the aid vehicle and equine
			 ambulance, and other locations and persons designated by the commission or
			 designee.
(2) A racing association
			 must have a public address system capable of clearly transmitting announcements
			 to the patrons and to the stable area.
(3) If the commission does not provide photo
			 finish service, a racing association is required to:
(a) Provide two electronic photo finish
			 devices with mirror image to photograph the finish of each race. The
			 commission, or designee will approve the location and operation of the photo
			 finish devices before their first use in a race.
(b) Promptly post a photograph or digital
			 image of each photo finish for win, place or show in an area accessible to the
			 public.
(c) Ensure the photo finish
			 devices are calibrated before the first day of each race meet and at other
			 times as required by the commission, or designee.
(d) Provide, when requested, and without
			 cost, a print of a photo finish to the commission, or designee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-013 - Racetrack, rails and starting gate

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(1) The surface of a racetrack, including the
			 cushion, subsurface and base, must be designed, constructed and maintained to
			 provide for the safety of the riders and horses.
(2) Prior to the first race meet at an
			 association racetrack, a licensed surveyor may be required to provide to the
			 commission a certified report of the grade and measurement of the distances to
			 be run. If required, the surveyor's report must be submitted to the commission
			 for approval prior to the first race day of the meet.
(3) Distances to be run will be measured from
			 the starting line at a distance three feet out from the inside rail.
(4) A racing association will provide a
			 drainage system for the racetrack.
(5) A racing association will provide backup
			 equipment for maintaining the track surface. An association that conducts races
			 on a turf track will:
(a) Maintain an adequate
			 stockpile of growing medium; and
(b) Provide a system capable of adequately
			 watering the entire turf course evenly.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-015 - Lighting

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(1) A racing
			 association will provide lighting for the racetrack and the patron facilities
			 to ensure the safety and security of the patrons, licensees and
			 horses.
(2) A racing association
			 will provide additional lighting in the stable area.
(3) If a racing association conducts racing
			 at night, the association will maintain a backup lighting system that is
			 sufficient to ensure the safety of race participants and patrons.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-11-115, §
										260-20-015, filed 5/18/07,
				  effective 6/18/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-016 - Barns

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(1) All racing
			 associations will ensure that the barns are kept clean and in good repair. At
			 Class A and B racing associations, each barn, including the receiving and test
			 barns, must have a hot and cold water supply available, be well-ventilated, and
			 have proper drainage.
(2) All
			 racing associations will ensure that each horse is stabled in an individual box
			 stall with minimum dimensions of ten by ten feet.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-11-115, §
										260-20-016, filed 5/18/07,
				  effective 6/18/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-017 - Test barn

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(1) All racing
			 associations must provide a test barn for taking specimens for testing. The
			 test barn must be equipped with:
(a) A walk
			 ring that is large enough to accommodate four horses;
(b) An approved amount of enclosed stalls
			 that permit observation of the collection process and provide for the
			 protection of collection personnel;
(c) Facilities for the collection,
			 identification and storage of samples;
(d) A wash-rack that is large enough to
			 accommodate an adequate number of horses at the same time;
(e) Hot and cold running water at Class A and
			 B racing associations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-030 - Fire prevention

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(1) A racing
			 association will develop and implement a program for fire prevention on
			 association grounds. An association will instruct employees working on
			 association grounds of the procedures for fire prevention. The racing
			 association must retain inspection reports for three years and upon request
			 make them available to the commission, or designee.
(2) No person may:
(a) Smoke in stalls, feed rooms, dormitory
			 rooms, stable offices, or under shed rows;
(b) Tamper with a fire protection, prevention
			 or suppression system or device;
(c) Burn open fires or oil and gas lamps in
			 the stable area;
(d) Leave
			 unattended any electrical appliance that is plugged in to an electrical
			 outlet;
(e) Permit horses to come
			 within reach of electrical outlets or cords;
(f) Store flammable materials such as
			 cleaning fluids or solvents in the stable area; or
(g) Lock a stall that is occupied by a
			 horse.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-040 - Admission to grounds - Restricted areas

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(1) A person may only be permitted to enter
			 the restricted areas of the racing association grounds under the following
			 conditions:
(a) The person possesses a license
			 or credentials issued by the commission.
(b) The person possesses a pass issued by the
			 association.
(c) The person has
			 been signed-in by a person licensed by the commission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-050 - Passes

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The racing association may issue passes to allow access to
				restricted areas of the grounds. Each pass must be numbered and kept in
				numerical order in the association's records. The commission may inspect these
				records at any time.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-11-115, §
										260-20-050, filed 5/18/07,
				  effective 6/18/07; Rules of racing, § 244, filed
				  4/21/61.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-075 - Firearms prohibited on association grounds

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Firearms are not permitted on the grounds of any racing
				association, except by security personnel employed by the association and law
				enforcement officers. Any person who brings or possesses firearms on the
				grounds may be suspended and/or ejected from the grounds.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-11-115, §
										260-20-075, filed 5/18/07,
				  effective 6/18/07; 81-08-013 (Order 81-01), §
										260-20-075, filed
				  3/24/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-160 - Medical aid

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(1) Racing
			 associations must provide a vehicle properly equipped and staffed with two
			 emergency medical technicians, one hour before post time until the last race is
			 official, each day the track is open for racing.
(2) Class A or B racing associations must
			 also provide a first-aid room equipped with at least two beds and other
			 appropriate equipment.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-01-054, §
										260-20-160, filed 12/13/07,
				  effective 1/13/08. Rules of racing, § 329, filed
				  4/21/61.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-165 - Equine ambulance

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(1) A racing
			 association must provide an equine ambulance staffed by trained personnel on
			 association grounds each day that the racetrack is open for racing or training.
			 The ambulance must be properly ventilated and kept at an entrance to the racing
			 strip when not in use. The ambulance must be a vehicle that restricts view of
			 the injured horse and large enough to accommodate a horse in distress. The
			 ambulance must be able to navigate on the racetrack during all weather
			 conditions and transport a horse off the racing surface. The ambulance must be
			 equipped with:
(a)Large, portable screens to
			 shield a horse from public view;
(b)A system to facilitate loading an injured
			 horse;
(c)Adequate means of loading
			 a horse that is down;
(d)A rear
			 door and a door on each side;
(e)A
			 shielded area for the person who is attending to the horse; and
(f)An adequate area for the storage of water
			 and veterinary drugs and equipment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-180 - Facilities for jockeys

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Each racing association will provide facilities for the use of
				jockeys separate from the public areas.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-11-115, §
										260-20-180, filed 5/18/07,
				  effective 6/18/07; Rules of racing, § 331, filed
				  4/21/61.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-190 - Living quarters for stable employees

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Class A and B racing associations will provide sanitary living
				quarters for grooms and other stable employees.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-11-115, §
										260-20-190, filed 5/18/07,
				  effective 6/18/07; Rules of racing, § 332, filed
				  4/21/61.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-210 - Manure and refuse disposal

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Each racing association will provide an adequate area for the
				placement of manure removed from the stalls. All manure must be removed from
				the stable area in a timely manner.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-11-115, §
										260-20-210, filed 5/18/07,
				  effective 6/18/07; Rules of racing, § 334, filed
				  4/21/61.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-20 - Association grounds and facilities › Section 260-20-220 - Standard color designations for distance poles

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A racing association must provide starting point markers and
				distance poles in a size and position that is clearly seen from the stewards'
				stand. The starting point markers and distance poles must be marked as
				follows:
1/4 Poles
Red and White Horizontal Stripes
1/8 Poles
Green and White Horizontal Stripes
1/16 Poles
Black and White Horizontal Stripes
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 07-11-115, §
										260-20-220, filed 5/18/07,
				  effective 6/18/07; Rules of racing, § 424, filed
				  3/11/65.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-24 - Association officials and employees › Section 260-24-030 - Commission approval of racing officials

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(1) At least ten days prior to the first day
			 of an approved race meet, the association must submit to the commission, in
			 writing, the names of all racing officials for the race meet.
(2) At least ten days prior to the first day
			 of an approved race meet, the executive secretary must submit to the
			 commission, in writing, the names of all commission employees who will be
			 serving as racing officials for the race meet.
(3) Both the association and the executive
			 secretary may use substitutions as necessary. All substitutions must be
			 reported to the commission, in writing, at the next regular scheduled meeting
			 of the commission.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-05-088, §
										260-24-030, filed 2/15/08,
				  effective 3/17/08; Rule 232, filed 1/30/67; Rule 232, filed
				  4/21/61.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-24 - Association officials and employees › Section 260-24-500 - Racing officials

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(1) Officials at
			 a race meet include the following:
(a)
			 Stewards;
(b) Racing
			 secretary;
(c) Assistant racing
			 secretary;
(d) Horsemen's
			 bookkeeper;
(e) Mutuel manager or
			 designee;
(f) Official
			 veterinarian(s);
(g) Horse
			 identifier;
(h) Paddock
			 judge;
(i) Starter;
(j) Assistant starters;
(k) Security director, association;
(l) Commission investigator(s);
(m) Commission auditor;
(n) Clerk of scales;
(o) Jockey room supervisor;
(p) Film analyst;
(q) Clocker(s);
(r) Race timer;
(s) Paddock plater;
(t) Mutuel inspector;
(u) Outrider(s);
(v) Any other person designated by the
			 commission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-24 - Association officials and employees › Section 260-24-510 - Stewards

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(1) General
			 authority:
(a) The stewards for each race
			 meet are responsible to the executive secretary for the conduct of the race
			 meet and the initial agency determination of alleged rule violations in
			 accordance with these rules;
(b)
			 The stewards will enforce the rules of racing in chapters 260-12 through 260-84
			 WAC, excluding chapters 260-49 and 260-75 WAC. The stewards will take notice of
			 alleged misconduct or rule violations and initiate investigations into such
			 matters;
(c) The stewards'
			 authority includes regulation of all racing officials, track management,
			 licensed personnel, other persons responsible for the conduct of racing, and
			 patrons, as necessary to ensure compliance with these rules;
(d) All nominations, entries, and scratches
			 will be monitored by a steward;
(e)
			 The stewards have authority to resolve conflicts or disputes related to
			 violations of the rules of racing and to discipline violators in accordance
			 with the provisions of these rules;
(f) The stewards have the authority to
			 interpret the rules and to decide all questions of racing. The stewards of the
			 race meet are hereby given authority to exercise their full power, recommending
			 to the commission the imposition of more severe penalties if
			 necessary.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-24 - Association officials and employees › Section 260-24-520 - Racing secretary

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The racing secretary is responsible for the following
				duties:
(1) Programming of races
			 during the race meet;
(2) Compiling
			 and publishing condition books;
(3)
			 Assigning weights for handicap races;
(4) Receiving all entries, nominations, and
			 scratches;
(5) Supervising the
			 racing office employees, including the assistant racing secretary;
(6)
(a)
			 Receiving, inspecting, and safeguarding all required foal and health
			 certificates, Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) test certificates, and other
			 documents of eligibility for all horses competing at the track or stabled on
			 the grounds;
(b) Effective January
			 1, 2020, the racing secretary shall ensure that the registration certificates
			 for all thoroughbred horses entered to race that were foaled in 2018 or later
			 have a digital tattoo. The digital tattoo shall indicate that the thoroughbred
			 racing protective bureau has confirmed the identity of the horse and uploaded
			 digital photographs to the breed registry database;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-24 - Association officials and employees › Section 260-24-530 - Horsemen's bookkeeper

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The horsemen's bookkeeper is responsible to maintain the
				records, moneys and funds on account, and the payment of all purses.
(1) Records: The records will include the
			 name, mailing address, Social Security number or federal tax identification
			 number, and the state or country of residence of all horse owners, trainers or
			 jockeys participating at the race meet who have funds due or on deposit in the
			 horsemen's account;
(2) All
			 records, moneys, and funds on account will be maintained separate from moneys
			 and funds of the association in an account designated as Horsemen's Account and
			 in an account insured by the Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation. The
			 records are subject to inspection by the commission or the commission's
			 designee at any time.
(3) Payment
			 of purses:
(a) The horsemen's bookkeeper will
			 receive, maintain and disburse the purses of each race and all stakes, entrance
			 money, jockey fees, purchase money in claiming races, along with all applicable
			 taxes and other moneys that properly come into the bookkeeper's possession in
			 accordance with the provisions of these rules;
(b) The horsemen's bookkeeper may accept
			 moneys due belonging to other organizations or recognized race meets, provided
			 the moneys are promptly returned to the organization to which the money is
			 due;
(c) The horsemen's bookkeeper
			 will disburse the purse of each race and all stakes, entrance money, jockey
			 fees and purchase money in claiming races, along with all applicable taxes,
			 upon request, within forty-eight hours of receipt of notification that all
			 tests with respect to such races have cleared the drug testing;
(d) Absent a prior request, the horsemen's
			 bookkeeper will disburse moneys to the persons entitled to receive the same
			 within fifteen days after the last race day of the race meet. This includes
			 purses for official races, provided all tests on horses in races have cleared
			 the drug testing laboratory and that no protest or appeal has been filed with
			 the stewards or the commission;
(e)
			 The amount of purse money earned will be credited in the currency of the
			 jurisdiction in which the race was run. There is no right to a hearing under
			 WAC 260-08-675 for any exchange rate
			 loss at the time of transfer of funds to or from another
			 jurisdiction;
(f) In the event a
			 protest or appeal has been filed with the stewards or the commission, the
			 horsemen's bookkeeper will disburse the purse within forty-eight hours of
			 receipt of dismissal or a final nonappealable order disposing of the protest or
			 appeal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-24 - Association officials and employees › Section 260-24-540 - Mutuel manager

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The mutuel manager is responsible for the following:
(1) The overall operation of the parimutuel
			 department;
(2) The correctness of
			 all pay-off prices;
(3) To maintain
			 records of all wagers;
(4) To
			 provide information regarding betting patterns to the commission, or its
			 designee(s);
(5) To supervise all
			 association employees who work in the parimutuel department;
(6) To make decisions regarding the operation
			 of the parimutuel department; and
(7) The enforcement of the association's
			 policy and procedures relating to the parimutuel department.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-05-088, §
										260-24-540, filed 2/15/08,
				  effective 3/17/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   67.16.040. 98-01-145, §
										260-24-540, filed 12/19/97,
				  effective 1/19/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-24 - Association officials and employees › Section 260-24-550 - Official veterinarian(s)

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The official veterinarian(s) will be employed by the
				commission, and be a graduate veterinarian, licensed to practice veterinary
				medicine in a recognized jurisdiction approved by the executive secretary. An
				official veterinarian is exempt from Washington state licensure per
				RCW
				 18.92.060. The official veterinarian(s) will
				perform the following duties:
(1)
			 Recommend to the board of stewards any horse the official veterinarian believes
			 is unsafe to be raced, or a horse that it would be inhumane to allow to
			 race;
(2) Place and remove horses
			 from the veterinarian's list;
(3)
			 Place and remove horses from the bleeder list;
(4) Supervise the test barn;
(5) Supervise the collection of all specimens
			 for testing;
(6) Provide proper
			 safeguards in the handling of all collected specimens to prevent tampering,
			 confusion or contamination;
(7)
			 Provide the stewards a written report regarding the nature, seriousness, and
			 meaning of concentration levels, if any, for all laboratory reports of
			 prohibited substances in equine samples;
(8) Have jurisdiction over all licensed
			 veterinarians on the grounds for the purpose of these rules;
(9) Report to the commission the names of all
			 horses humanely destroyed or that die on the grounds at the race meet. This
			 report will include the reason a horse was destroyed;
(10) Maintain records of postmortem
			 examinations performed on horses that have died on association
			 grounds;
(11) Be available to the
			 stewards prior to scratch time each race day to inspect any horses and report
			 on their condition;
(12) Be present
			 in the paddock during saddling, on the racetrack during the post parade and at
			 the starting gate until the horses are dispatched from the gate for the
			 race;
(13) Inspect any horse when
			 there is a question as to its physical condition or soundness;
(14) Recommend to the stewards a horse be
			 scratched if the horse is physically incapable of exerting its best effort to
			 win;
(15) Inspect any horse that
			 appears in physical distress during the race or at the finish of the race and
			 report their findings to the stewards;
(16) Work with practicing veterinarians and
			 other regulatory agencies to take measures to control communicable and/or
			 reportable equine diseases;
(17)
			 Periodically review horse registration certificates to ensure that all required
			 test and health certificates are current and properly filed in accordance with
			 these rules; and
(18) Humanely
			 destroy any horse so seriously injured that it is in the best interests of the
			 horse to act.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-05-088, §
										260-24-550, filed 2/15/08,
				  effective 3/17/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   67.16.040. 98-01-145, §
										260-24-550, filed 12/19/97,
				  effective 1/19/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-24 - Association officials and employees › Section 260-24-560 - Horse identifier

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The horse identifier is responsible for performing the
				following duties:
(1) Inspect the
			 certificate of registration or each horse scheduled to compete at the race meet
			 to ensure the proper identification;
(2) Examine every starter in the receiving
			 barn or paddock for lip tattoo, sex, color, and markings or other
			 identification method approved by the appropriate breed registry and the
			 commission for comparison with its registration certificate to verify the
			 horse's identity;
(3) Approve each
			 horse to enter and race by determining that they are properly tattooed and
			 match their breed specific foal certificate; and
(4) Report to the board of stewards any horse
			 not properly identified or whose registration certificate is not in compliance
			 with these rules.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-05-088, §
										260-24-560, filed 2/15/08,
				  effective 3/17/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   67.16.040. 99-05-048, §
										260-24-560, filed 2/12/99,
				  effective 3/15/99; 98-01-145, §
										260-24-560, filed 12/19/97,
				  effective 1/19/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-24 - Association officials and employees › Section 260-24-570 - Paddock judge

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The paddock judge is responsible for performing the following
				duties:
(1) Supervise the horses in
			 the paddock and saddling enclosure and ensure that the saddling of all horses
			 are done by or under the direct supervision of the trainer or their assistant
			 trainer as listed in the program, unless prior approval has been granted by the
			 stewards;
(2) Inspect all equipment
			 of each horse to ensure safety;
(3)
			 Monitor any equipment as requested by the board of stewards;
(4) Prohibit any change of equipment listed
			 in WAC
			 260-44-010
			 without approval of the board of stewards;
(5) Ensure that all horses are generally
			 mounted at the same time, and all horses leave the paddock for the post parade
			 in the proper sequence;
(6)
			 Supervise paddock schooling of all horses approved for schooling;
(7) Place and remove horses on the paddock
			 list for poor or unruly behavior in the paddock. Horses placed on the paddock
			 list will be refused entry until the horse has been satisfactorily schooled in
			 the paddock. Schooling will be under the direct supervision of the paddock
			 judge or his/her desig-nee;
(8)
			 Ensure that only properly authorized persons are permitted in the paddock;
			 and
(9) Report to the stewards any
			 unusual activities in violation of these rules.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-05-088, §
										260-24-570, filed 2/15/08,
				  effective 3/17/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   67.16.040. 98-01-145, §
										260-24-570, filed 12/19/97,
				  effective 1/19/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-24 - Association officials and employees › Section 260-24-580 - Starter and assistant starters

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(1) The starter is responsible for the
			 following duties:
(a) Approve and submit a
			 list of all horses which have never started to ensure that the horse is
			 familiar with, and capable of, breaking from the starting gate;
(b) Ensure all participants have an equal
			 opportunity to a fair start;
(c)
			 Supervise the assistant starters;
(d) Provide a sufficient number of assistant
			 starters for each race;
(e) Assign
			 the starting gate stall positions to assistant starters and notify the
			 assistant starters of their respective stall positions, or assign a foreman to
			 act in his behalf, before post time for each race;
(f) Assess and make recommendations to the
			 board of stewards on the ability of each person applying for an initial jockey
			 or exercise riders license in breaking from the gate and working a horse in the
			 company of other horses;
(g) Load
			 horses into the gate in any order necessary to ensure a safe and fair
			 start;
(h) Recommend to the
			 stewards horses that should be scratched because a horse at the starting gate
			 is refusing to load or is unruly;
(i) Maintain a record of the horses schooling
			 and their behavior at and in the starting gate under their
			 supervision.