Washington Administrative Code

A class 1 racing association may seek approval to broadcast its races for the purpose of satellite wagering as authorized in RCW 67.16.200 Satellite locations—Parimutuel wagering. The class 1 association shall ensure that the audio-visual signal of such broadcast shall be encrypt…

(1) A class 1 racing association may transmit simulcasts of live horse races conducted at its racetrack to an account wagering facility only in accordance with this section, RCW 67.16.200(4), and the interstate horse racing act, 15 U.S.C. Sections 3001 to 3007. In this section, "…

(1) The use of personal communication devices is not allowed by any licensee, except with prior approval or in the case of an emergency, in the jockey's quarters thirty minutes prior to the first live race and until the final live race on the card is official.(2) No licensee shal…

Each application for a satellite location from a class 1 racing association must be submitted on the satellite application form. The application form must be completed in every respect, containing all the information and attachments requested. The application includes an associat…

(1) Each satellite location shall have a location manager designated by the host racing association.(2) All location managers and mutuel clerks shall be licensed by the commission. The host association shall not activate any terminal for any person that is not currently licensed …

(1) Any violations of this chapter will be referred to the executive secretary. The executive secretary has sole authority to ensure compliance with these rules, conduct hearings on violations, and determine penalties for violations.(2) The approval to operate a satellite locatio…

No person may give, offer, promise, or accept, directly or indirectly, either in his/her own behalf or in behalf of another, any bribe, gift or gratuity in any form, for the purpose of improperly influencing the result of a race, or which would tend to influence the result of a r…

No person may willfully enter, or cause to be entered, or start a horse that he/she knows or believes to be ineligible or disqualified.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 07-07-013, § 260-80-030, filed 3/8/07, effective 4/8/07; Rules of racing, § 67, filed 4/21…

No person may offer or receive money or any other benefit for withdrawing or scratching an entry from a race.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 07-07-013, § 260-80-040, filed 3/8/07, effective 4/8/07; Rules of racing, § 68, filed 4/21/61.]

No person may commit any corrupt or fraudulent practice in relation to racing, nor may any person conspire with any other person for the commission of any corrupt or fraudulent practice in relation to racing.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 07-07-013, § 260-…

No person may make a bet for the account of any jockey except the owner or trainer of the horse the jockey is riding, and then the bet may only be placed on the horse being ridden by that jockey to win or finish first in combinations with other horses in multiple wagers. Records …

No person may offer or give a jockey any money or other benefit in relation to a race except the owner or trainer of the horse ridden in that race by the jockey.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 07-07-013, § 260-80-070, filed 3/8/07, effective 4/8/07; Rules o…

(1) No electrical or mechanical device or other appliance designed or intended to increase or decrease the speed of a horse, or that would tend to increase or decrease the speed of a horse, other than the ordinary whip may be possessed by anyone or applied by anyone to a horse, a…

No person may tamper or attempt to tamper with any horse in such a way as to affect the horse's speed in a race, or in such a way as is intended to affect the horse's speed in a race, nor may any person counsel or in any way aid or abet any such tampering.[Statutory Authority: RC…

No person may use improper, profane or indecent language to a commissioner, racing official, or any employee of the commission.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 07-07-013, § 260-80-130, filed 3/8/07, effective 4/8/07; Rules of racing, § 16, filed 4/21/61.]

A person may not unreasonably disturb the peace while on association grounds.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 07-07-013, § 260-80-140, filed 3/8/07, effective 4/8/07; WSR 06-15-092, § 260-80-140, filed 7/14/06, effective 8/14/06; Rules of racing, § 17, filed…

All persons while on horseback must ride in a safe and prudent manner on the grounds of a racing association.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 07-07-013, § 260-80-145, filed 3/8/07, effective 4/8/07.]

No person may subject any horse to any form of cruelty, mistreatment, neglect, abuse, abandonment, injury, maiming or killing or administer any noxious substance to or deprive any horse of necessary care or sustenance, shelter or veterinary care. This section does not apply to tr…

While on association grounds no person may engage in any activity that would constitute a criminal act in the state of Washington.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 07-07-013, § 260-80-160, filed 3/8/07, effective 4/8/07.]

No person may make, solicit for, or bet with a handbook or a foreign book on the grounds of any licensed race track or satellite location. No person who is or reputed to be a bookmaker, may enter or remain on the grounds of any racing association or satellite location in this sta…

(1) Unless provided for elsewhere, the imposition of reprimands, fines and suspensions will be based on the following penalty matrixes:Class A and B Licensed Facilities 1st Offense2nd Offense3rd Offense or subsequent offenseDisturbing the peace or improper conduct WAC 260-36-120 …

(1) Be under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor, marijuana, and/or prescription drugs, in violation of WAC 260-34-020 (1) and (5):(a) First offense - Warning to one-day suspension;(b) Second offense - Three-day suspension;(c) Third offense - Thirty-day suspension…

(1) Upon a finding of a violation of the medication and prohibited substances rules in chapter 260-70 WAC, the stewards will consider the classification level of the medication, drug or substance prior to imposing a penalty. The stewards will also consult with an official veterin…

(1) Penalties will be assessed against any person found to be responsible or party to the improper administration of a drug or the intentional administration of a drug resulting in a positive test. In assessing penalties under this section, violations in the last three hundred si…

(1) Should the laboratory analysis of serum or plasma taken from a horse show the presence of more than one approved nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in violation of these rules the following penalties will be assessed:(a) For a first offense within a three hundred six…

(1) A trainer who receives a penalty for a medication violation based upon a horse testing positive for a class 1-5 medication, as provided in WAC 260-70-685 shall be assigned points based upon the substances penalty class designation for the substance.ClassPoints if Threshold is…

For a person or persons found to be responsible for violation of WAC 260-70-545, including the treating veterinarian, the following penalties will be assessed:(1) For violations of WAC 260-70-545, except WAC 260-70-545 (4)(b).(a) For first offense - Thirty day suspension and $1,0…

For trainers, whether at a race track or farm or training center, who fail to report correct industrial insurance requirements (number of persons in their employ and the number of horses in their care), the following penalties will be assessed:(1) Failure to report correct number…

This rule is promulgated pursuant to (section 4(3), chapter 161, Laws of 1983) which directs that the Washington state housing finance commission has authority to implement the provisions of chapter 161, Laws of 1983. The purpose of these rules is to insure compliance by the Wash…

(1) "Act" means chapter 161, Laws of 1983.(2) "Commission" means the Washington housing finance commission.(3) The terms defined in the act shall have the same meaning when used in these rules.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.180 RCW. WSR 84-04-042 (Resolution No. 84-1), § 262-01…

(1) The commission is a public body, corporate and politic, with perpetual corporate succession. The commission is an instrumentality of the state of Washington, exercising essential government functions and, for the purposes of the United States Internal Revenue Code, acts as a …

(1) The meetings of the commission shall be "special meetings" as that designation is applied in chapter 42.30 RCW. They may be called at any time and place by the chair or by a majority of the members of the commission. At least seven days' notice of all special meetings shall b…

(1) Public records available. All public records of the commission shall be available for public inspection and copying unless exempt from disclosure under chapter 42.17 or 42.30 RCW.(2) Public records officer. The commission's public records shall be under the charge of a public…

(1) For purposes of selecting counsel to provide bond counsel services, the commission shall maintain a roster of bond counsel qualified to issue opinions that will be accepted by underwriting firms, bondholders, and rating agencies. Such roster shall include all firms from the s…

(1) For purposes of selecting underwriters to provide underwriting and other financial services, the commission shall maintain a roster of underwriters qualified to manage or co-manage single-family and/or multifamily bond issues.(2) Any underwriter may at any time apply to the s…

The commission shall expend bond proceeds in furtherance of the goals and priorities identified in its plan of housing finance. To ensure that bond proceeds are used in a manner consistent with the plan, the commission shall:(1) Make specific findings in each resolution authorizi…

(1) The commission shall distribute the proceeds of single family mortgage purchase bonds in a manner consistent with its plan of housing finance to insure, among other things, the fair geographical distribution of such proceeds throughout the state.(2) The commission shall purch…

(1) The commission, in developing its plan of housing finance, shall consider energy efficiency improvements that may reasonably be achieved through the housing finance programs of the commission.(2) The commission may, as part of a particular single family mortgage purchase bond…

(1) The commission shall adopt a qualified allocation plan as required under section 42 of the code (the "plan"), which shall:(a) Set forth selection criteria to be used to determine housing priorities of the commission which are appropriate to local conditions;(b) Give preferenc…

(1) Before adoption of the plan, the commission shall hold at least one public hearing after giving at least fourteen days notice to the public by means of publication in a newspaper of general circulation. The plan shall thereafter be adopted by resolution at a special meeting o…

(1) Applicants for tax credit shall submit a completed application in the form prescribed by the commission and the required application fee by the deadline or deadlines set by the commission each year. The commission will not accept additional information or material changes to …

(1) Applicants for the commission's portion of the state's private activity bond allocation shall submit a completed application in the form prescribed by the commission and the required application fee by the deadline set by the commission each application round.(2) As part of i…

(This promulgation relates to WAC 262-02-010 through 262-02-030).I, James L. Kirschbaum, Chair, Washington State Housing Finance Commission, P.O. Box 2665, Spokane, Washington 99550, by virtue of the authority vested in me under chapter 42.18 RCW and Executive Order 80-16, after …

(1) Certain provisions of chapter 154, Laws of 1994, "Ethics in public service" require interpretation through regulation to protect the Washington state housing finance commission (the "commission") and its commissioners and employees from violations of law. As provided in RCW 4…

(1) Activities incompatible with public duties; financial interests in transactions. No commissioner or commission employee may be beneficially interested, directly or indirectly, in a contract, sale, lease, purchase, or grant that may be made by, through, or is under the supervi…

(This promulgation relates to WAC 262-03-010 through 262-03-090.)I, Busse Nutley, chair, Washington State Housing Finance Commission, 1000 Second Avenue, Suite 2700, Seattle, Washington 98104-1046, after due notice as provided under chapter 34.05 RCW, and a public hearing held in…

(1) It is in the public interest that the commission provide affordable housing, as well as nonprofit cultural and social service facilities, administer orderly programs, and maximize use of the bond financing and low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) programs. To protect this pu…

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout WAC 262-03-010 through 262-03-090.(1) "Affiliate." Persons are affiliates of each other if, directly or indirectly, either one controls or has the power to control the other, or a thir…

(1) Any participant in any covered transaction may be immediately and temporarily disqualified from such participation:(a) If the debarment and disqualification officer determines that adequate evidence exists to support a reasonable belief that the participant is in substantial …

(1) If the debarment and disqualification officer determines that cause for the respondent's debarment can be established by a preponderance of the evidence, the debarment and disqualification officer may initiate proceedings pursuant to this section. Upon the decision to initiat…