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SB 1270 Racing Commission; includes definition of participant, clarifies authority of steward, report.

Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Virginia Racing Commission.  Clarifies the authority of stewards appointed by the Virginia Racing Commission to enforce and interpret the Commission's regulations. The bill also adds a definition of "participant" and provides that certain individuals associated with a horse that is entered to run in Virginia shall be considered as participants and come under the jurisdiction of the Commission. In addition, the bill (i) provides the authority of the Commission to take disciplinary actions through stewards or at a meeting at which a quorum is present, (ii) clarifies that such disciplinary actions must be determined by a preponderance of the evidence, and (iii) requires the Commission's annual report to be filed on or before March 1.


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