Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 67 Sports And Recreation -- Convention Facilities - Chapter 67.17 Live Horse Racing Compact

  • 67.17.005 Purpose
    The purposes of the live horse racing compact are to: (1) Establish uniform requirements among the party states for the licensing of participants in live ...
  • 67.17.010 Definitions
    Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Compact committee" means the organization of officials from the ...
  • 67.17.020 Compact effective date
    The live horse racing compact shall come into force when enacted by any four states. Thereafter, the compact shall become effective as to any other ...
  • 67.17.030 Eligibility to enter compact
    Any state that has adopted or authorized horse racing with pari-mutuel wagering is eligible to become party to the live horse racing compact.[2001 c 18 ...
  • 67.17.040 Withdrawal from compact
    Any party state may withdraw from the live horse racing compact by enacting a statute repealing the compact, but no such withdrawal is effective until ...
  • 67.17.050 Creation of compact committee
    (1) There is created an interstate governmental entity to be known as the "compact committee" which shall be comprised of one official from the racing ...
  • 67.17.060 Compact committee powers and duties
    In order to carry out the live horse racing compact, the compact committee is granted the power and duty to: (1) Determine which categories of ...
  • 67.17.070 Compact committee voting requirements
    (1) Each official is entitled to one vote on the compact committee. (2) All action taken by the compact committee with regard to the addition ...
  • 67.17.080 Compact committee governance
    (1) The compact committee shall elect annually from among its members a chair, a vice-chair, and a secretary/treasurer. (2) The compact committee shall adopt bylaws ...
  • 67.17.090 Liability of compact committee employees or officials
    No official of a party state or employee of the compact committee shall be held personally liable for any good faith act or omission that ...
  • 67.17.100 Conditions and terms for participating states
    (1) By enacting the compact, each party state: (a) Agrees: (i) To accept the decisions of the compact committee regarding the issuance of compact committee ...
  • 67.17.110 Cooperation by governmental entities with compact committee
    All departments, agencies, and officers of the state of Washington and its political subdivisions are authorized to cooperate with the compact committee in furtherance of ...
  • 67.17.120 Impact on horse racing commission
    Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to diminish or limit the powers and responsibilities of the Washington horse racing commission established in chapter 67.16 ...
  • 67.17.130 Construction and severability of language
    This chapter shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this chapter are severable, and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, ...
  • 67.17.900 Short title -- 2001 c 18
    This act may be known and cited as the live horse racing compact.[2001 c 18 § 15.] ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009