24260784, 61D-3.001 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 24260784

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Division:

Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering

Chapter:

STEWARDS AND JUDGES PROCEDURES

Overview

RULE:

61D-3.001	Procedures for Stewards' Hearings (Transferred)
61D-3.0015	Jai Alai Game Infractions (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule amendment is to update procedures for hearings before stewards with the goal of streamlining certain enforcement actions, including equine drug positive cases, against licensees. The rule amendment is also intended to provide clarity to procedures related to stewards’ hearings. This development is a continuation of the rulemaking began on November 23, 2020 with a Rule Development and continued with a Proposed Rule, regarding which a hearing was held on December 16, 2020. The comments from that rulemaking record and the related hearing transcript have been taken into account when preparing to propose the above listed rules; and they are hereby made part of the record of this Development and the subsequent rule promulgation process directed toward Rule Adoption.

SUBJECT:

Hearings before Stewards/Judges, Appeal Procedures, Stay of Steward/Judges’ Penalty, Payment of Fines, Disputes of Material Fact, Payment of Penalties/Appeals, Return of Purse, and Jai Alai Game Infractions

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

120.80(4)(a), 550.0251(3), 550.2415(3)(12) F.S.

LAW:

120.80(4)(a), 550.0251, 550.1155, 550.2415 F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/9/2021 Vol. 47/46

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

120.80(4)(a), 550.0251(3), 550.2415(3)(12) F.S., 120.80(4)(a), 550.0251, 550.1155, 550.2415 F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=61D-3.001&PDate=3/9/2021&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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