New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI,
Issue 11 / June 9, 2020
POSTPONEMENT OF NOTICE OF PUBLIC RULE HEARING
Due to Executive Order 2020-004 Issued by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
The
New Mexico Racing Commission is postponing the public rule hearing that is set
for May 28, 2020 in the New Mexico Gaming Commission’s Boardroom (“Boardroom”)
at 4900 Alameda Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM.
The Commission will hold a Public Meeting and Rule Hearing on June 25,
2020 during the Commission’s regular business meeting with the public session
beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Commission
will re-convene a regular meeting to adopt the rules and conduct 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
New Mexico Racing Commission (“Commission”) hereby gives notice as required
under Section 14-4-5.2 NMSA 1978 and 1.24.25.11 NMAC that it proposes to adopt
amendments to the following rules governing Horse Racing in New Mexico.
The proposed amendments are to clarify rules regarding summary
suspension and update the most current version of the ARCI Uniform
Classification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties and
Model Rule, modify multiple-medication violation penalties, correct
typographical errors, modify penalties of Category C violations, remove Naproxen
as a permissible medication and update the rule regarding non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Statutory Authority: Legal authority for this rulemaking can be
found in the New Mexico Horse Racing Act, Sections 60-1A-1 through 60-1A-30
NMSA 1978 (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.
15.2.1 NMAC - General Provisions
15.2.6 NMAC – Medications and Prohibited Substances
No technical information served as the
basis for the proposed rule.
Purpose of
proposed rules:
Subsection B of
15.2.1.9 NMAC:
The purpose of the proposed amendment is to clarify the time limit for
summary suspension for a Category A medication
violation.
15.2.6.9 To include Association
of Racing Commissioners International’s Uniform Classification Guidelines and
Recommended Penalties January, 2020 version 14.1 and the Association of Racing
Commissioners International’s Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule for
Horses, December, 2019, version 4.2.
Subsection B of
15.2.6.9 NMAC:
The purpose of the proposed amendment is
to clarify and make the penalties for “Major” medication violations consistent
with the Association of Racing
Commissioners International’s Model Rules guidelines.
Subsection O of 15.2.6.9
NMAC: The purpose
of the proposed amendment
is to make point assigned for
medication violations of Class A controlled therapeutic substances consistent
with points assigned to non-controlled substances mandated by the Multiple
Medication Violation Rule. Fixing a typographical error in subparagraph 8.
A copy of the proposed
rule 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.
Notice of Acceptance of written public comment:
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 June 18, 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
one hundred twenty (120) hours prior to the
meeting. A copy of the final agenda may be obtained from Denise Chavez or
from the Commission’s website.
Anyone who requires
special accommodations is requested
to notify the Commission of such needs at least five days prior to the meeting.