Just rec'd from the IRB, 1318.130 pertains to harness horses who are 'off stride' and need to clear........TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Mickey Ezzo
RE: Proposed Amendment
DATE: November 14, 2005
Attached you will find a proposed amendment to the following rules:
Part 308 (Section 308.40 and 308.90) – Pick (N) Pools
Part 1318 (Section 1318.130) – Racing Rules Any questions or comments regarding this proposal should be submitted in writing, within 45 days of this notice, to my attention at the following address:
Illinois Racing Board
100 West Randolph Street, Suite 7-701
Chicago, Illinois 60601
or
mickey_ezzo@irb.state.il.us1) Heading of the Part: Racing Rules
2) Code Citation: 11 Ill. Adm. Code 1318
3) Section Number: Proposed Action:
1318.130 Amend
4) Statutory Authority: 230 ILCS 5/9(b)
5) A Complete Description of the Subjects and Issues Involved: This rulemaking would make it a violation of the breaking rule if a horse goes off stride for an extended distance.
6) Published studies or reports, and sources of underlying data, used to compose this rulemaking: None used.
7) Will this proposed rulemaking replace any emergency rulemakings currently in effect? No
8) Does this rulemaking contain an automatic repeal date? No
9) Does this rulemaking contain incorporations by reference? No
10) Are there any other proposed amendments pending in this Part? No
11) Statement of Statewide Policy Objectives: No local governmental units will be required to increase expenditures.
12) Time, Place and Manner in which interested persons may comment on this proposed rulemaking: Written comments should be submitted, within 45 days after this notice, to:
Mickey Ezzo
Illinois Racing Board
100 West Randolph, Suite 7-701
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 814-5017
mickey_ezzo@irb.state.il.us 13) Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis:
A) Types of small business affected: None
B) Reporting, bookkeeping or other procedures required for compliance: None
C) Types of professional skills necessary for compliance: None
14) Regulatory Agenda which this rulemaking was summarized: This rulemaking was not included on either of the 2 most recent regulatory agendas because: it was not anticipated when they were submitted.
The full text of the Proposed Amendment begins on the next page. TITLE 11: ALCOHOL, HORSE RACING, AND LOTTERY
SUBTITLE B: HORSE RACING
CHAPTER I: ILLINOIS RACING BOARD
SUBCHAPTER f: RULES AND REGULATIONS OF HARNESS RACING
PART 1318
RACING RULES
Section
1318.10 Racing Conduct
1318.20 Complaints
1318.30 Disqualification of Entries
1318.40 Penalties
1318.50 Unsatisfactory Driving
1318.60 Driver Substitution
1318.70 Failure to Finish
1318.80 Improper Conduct
1318.90 Whips and Snappers
1318.100 Goading Devices
1318.110 Accidents
1318.120 Use of Hopples
1318.130 Breaking
1318.140 Breaking on Purpose
1318.150 Call Out Breaks
1318.160 Right of Course
1318.170 Penalties
1318.180 Harness Tracks Without a Continuous Hub Rail
1318.190 Open Stretch Racing
AUTHORITY: Authorized by Section 9(b) of the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 [230 ILCS 5/9(b)].
SOURCE: Published in Rules and Regulations of Harness Racing (original date not cited in publication); adopted December 22, 1977, filed December 30, 1977; codified at 5 Ill. Reg. 10945; amended at 5 Ill. Reg. 13719, effective December 2, 1981; emergency amendment at 15 Ill. Reg. 15610, effective October 10, 1991, for a maximum of 150 days, emergency expired March 8, 1992; amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 7489, effective April 27, 1992; amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 19303, effective October 25, 1993; amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 7049, effective May 1, 1998; amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 14658, effective November 1, 2004; amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 8090, effective September 1, 2005; amended at 29 Ill. Reg. __________, effective __________.
Section 1318.130 Breaking
a) When a horse or horses break from their gait in trotting or pacing, their driver shall at once, where clearance exists, take such horse to the inside or outside and pull it to its gait.
b) The following shall be considered violations of this rule:
1) Failure to properly attempt to pull the horse to its gait.
2) Failure to take to the inside or outside where clearance exists.
3) Failure to lose ground by the break.
4) An extended break. (Source: Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. __________, effective __________)
