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.