TITLE 11. GAMING
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The
Virginia Racing Commission is claiming an exemption from the Administrative
Process Act pursuant to § 2.2-4002 A 17 of the Code of Virginia when
promulgating technical regulations regarding actual live horse racing at race
meetings licensed by the commission.
Title of Regulation: 11VAC10-140. Flat Racing (amending 11VAC10-140-50).
Statutory Authority: § 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: October 19, 2016.
Agency Contact: David S. Lermond, Jr., Regulatory
Coordinator, Virginia Racing Commission, 5707 Huntsman Road, Suite 201-B,
Richmond, VA 23250, telephone (804) 966-7404, or email
david.lermond@vrc.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The amendment gives the stewards the authority to allow for
horses (plural) not to be saddled in the paddock when deemed necessary, mainly
due to safety concerns. This rule change was recommended by the Virginia Racing
Commission's Racing Safety and Medication Committee.
11VAC10-140-50. Saddling horses.
The trainer shall be responsible for the saddling of the
horse, and in his absence, he must assign an assistant or substitute trainer to
saddle each horse entered by him. All horses must be saddled in the paddock
unless permission to saddle a horse horses elsewhere has been
granted by the stewards.
VA.R. Doc. No. R17-4845; Filed August 23, 2016, 11:56 a.m.