Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 1, Pages 1-140, January 1, 2010 Page: 93
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TRD-200905890
Mark Fenner
General Counsel
Texas Racing Commission
Effective date: January 5, 2010
Proposal publication date: July 10, 2009
For further information, please call: (512) 833-6699DIVISION 2.
OPERATIONS
16 TAC 309.355, 309.363
The Texas Racing Commission adopts amendments to 16 TAC
309.355, Grading System, and 306.363, Official Program.
Section 309.355 relates to the grading system used by grey-
hound racetracks to create races in which each participating
greyhound will be competitive. Section 309.363 relates to the
required program printed by a racetrack that lists information
about each of the races and the participants that will be com-
peting in those races on a particular day. The amendments are
adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in
the July 10, 2009, issue of the Texas Register (34 TexReg 4605)
and will not be republished.
The changes to 309.355 enable tracks to keep more grey-
hounds on the active list by permitting a racing secretary to
advance a 2nd through 4th place greyhound in a maiden or
Grade J race to a Grade D or Grade C level. The current rule
only allows an advance to a Grade C level.
The change to 309.363 requires the greyhound racetracks to
publish the Texas-bred emblem in the program to identify any
accredited Texas-bred greyhounds.
The Commission received no comments in response to the pub-
lication.
The amendments are adopted under the Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat.
Ann. art. 179e, 3.02, which authorizes the Commission to
adopt rules for conducting horse or greyhound racing involving
wagering and other rules to administer the Texas Racing Act, and
11.01, which requires the Commission to adopt rules to regu-
late pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound and horse racing.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's
legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 16,
2009.
TRD-200905891
Mark Fenner
General Counsel
Texas Racing Commission
Effective date: January 5, 2010
Proposal publication date: July 10, 2009
For further information, please call: (512) 833-6699
CHAPTER 311. OTHER LICENSES
SUBCHAPTER B. SPECIFIC LICENSES
16 TAC 311.104The Texas Racing Commission adopts amendments to 16 TAC
311.104, Trainers. Section 311.104 relates to the licensing re-
quirements of trainers. The amendments are adopted without
changes to the proposed text as published in the October 30,
2009, issue of the Texas Register (34 TexReg 7489) and will not
be republished.
The changes to 311.104 require trainer candidates to submit
two character references and interview with the board of stew-
ards or judges. The changes also require an additional $50 ex-
amination fee after candidates have failed a portion of the exam
on their first two attempts, and places limits on how quickly a can-
didate may retake the exam after failing more than once. These
changes will more closely align the licensing requirements for
trainers with those of the national model rules. The fee changes
will also encourage trainer candidates to adequately prepare be-
fore scheduling their examinations.
The Commission received no comments in response to the pub-
lication.
The amendments are adopted under the Texas Revised Civil
Statutes, Article 179e, 3.02, which authorizes the Commission
to make rules relating exclusively to horse and greyhound racing,
and 7.02, which requires the Commission to adopt categories
of licenses for the various occupations and to specify by rule
the qualifications and experience required for licensing in each
category.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's
legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on December 16,
2009.
TRD-200905892
Mark Fenner
General Counsel
Texas Racing Commission
Effective date: January 5, 2010
Proposal publication date: October 30, 2009
For further information, please call: (512) 833-6699
CHAPTER 313. OFFICIALS AND RULES OF
HORSE RACING
The Texas Racing Commission adopts amendments to 16
TAC 313.41, 313.101, 313.106, 313.301, 313.406, 313.441,
313.505, and 313.507, concerning Officials and Rules of Horse
Racing, without changes to the proposed text as published in
the October 30, 2009, issue of the Texas Register (34 TexReg
7490) and will not be republished.
The adopted amended sections relate to: the duties of a horse
racing association's racing secretary; the entry procedures for
horses; the closing of entries for split races; eligibility to make
a claim for a horse in a claiming race; the saddle cloths and
head numbers that horses must wear in a race; the safety and
fairness of the start in a horse race; official workouts of horses
at a licensed training facility; and training facility occupational li-
censes. The amendments are adopted in conjunction with the
Commission's rule review of Chapter 313 pursuant to Texas Gov-
ernment Code 2001.039. Notice of this rule review was pub-January 1, 2010 35 TexReg 93
ADOPTED RULES
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