New Mexico Register / Volume XXX, Issue 23 / December 17, 2019

 

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND RULE HEARING

 

The New Mexico Racing Commission (Commission) will hold a rule hearing on January 16, 2020.  The rule hearing will be held during the Commission’s regular business meeting which begins at 9:00 a.m.  The Commission will re-convene a regular meeting to adopt the rules and take care of regular business. The rule hearing and Commission meeting will be held in the Boardroom located at the New Mexico Racing Commission, 4900 Alameda Blvd., NE, Albuquerque, NM.

 

The Commission is proposing the following amendments listed below to the Rules Governing Horse Racing in New Mexico to include trainers and assistant trainers’ requirements for licensing. The proposed rules ensure that the Breeders comply with the New Mexico Horse Racing Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 60-1A-1 through -30, and also adds language to clarify rules.

 

16.47.1 NMAC – Occupational & Professional Licensing/General Provisions

15.2.1 NMAC – General Provisions

15.2.5 NMAC – Rules of the Race

 

A copy of the proposed rules may be found on the Commission's website @ http://nmrc.state.nm.us/rules-regulations.aspx.  You may also contact Denise Chavez at (505) 222-0714 to request to receive a copy of the proposed rules by regular mail.

 

Interested persons may submit their written comments on the proposed rules to the Commission at the address below and/or may appear at the scheduled meeting and make a brief verbal presentation of their view.  All written comments must be received by the Commission by 5:00 PM on January 16, 2020.  Please submit comments to:

 

Denise Chavez, Paralegal

New Mexico Racing Commission

4900 Alameda Blvd. NE

Albuquerque, NM 87113

Telephone: 505.222.0714

Fax: 505.222.0713

Email: DeniseM.Chavez@state.nm.us

 

The final agenda for the Commission meeting will be available seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting. A copy of the final agenda may be obtained from Denise Chavez or from the Commission’s website.

 

No technical information served as the basis for the proposed rule.

 

Anyone who requires special accommodations is requested to notify the Commission of such needs at least five days prior to the meeting.

 

Statutory Authority:  The New Mexico Horse Racing Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 60-1A-1 through 60-1A-30 (2007, as amended through 2017), which, among other provisions, specifically authorizes the Commission to promulgate rules and regulations and carry out the duties of the Act to regulate horse racing in the State.

 

Summary of Proposed Changes:

 

Subsection A of 16.47.1.10 NMAC: The purpose of the proposed amendment is to refine the process for an applicant to obtain a Trainer’s License.

 

Subsection D of 16.47.1.10 NMAC:  The purpose of the proposed amendment is to include additional requirements for an applicant to obtain an Assistant Trainer’s License.

 

Subsection H of 15.2.1.8 NMAC:  The purpose of the proposed rule deals with the accounting of all funds and deposits and the different types of insurances carried through the Breeders’ Association.

 

 

Subsection B of 15.2.5.10 NMAC:  The purpose of this proposed amendment is to include language regarding a race in a dispute that involves the winner of a race.

 

Subsection A of 15.2.5.11 NMAC:  The purpose of this proposed amendment is to add language that will allow the rule to be better understood.