AGENDA

Maine state harness racing commission

April 24, 2008

Conference room, Gambling Control Board

Department of Public Safety

45 Commerce drive

augusta, Maine

Starting Time 12:30 PM

 

Call the Meeting to Order:  George McHale, Chairman

 

Approve Minutes:  April 3, 2008    

 

Adjudicatory Hearings:

1.      RE:  To take public testimony on proposed rules changes:

a.      Chapter 1.  Definitions.  Section 66-A.  Protest and Section 22.  Drug Testing of Licensees

b.      Chapter 3.  Officials and Race Track Personnel.  Section 4.  Officials Restrictions.

c.       Chapter 5.  Tracks.  Section 5.  Purse Money

d.      Chapter 7.  Racing.  Section 6. Meeting Race Standards and Maintaining Eligibility;

Section 8. Preferences; Section 17. Claiming Races; Section 53. Driving Violations;

Section 54. Racing Violations; and Section 76.  Dashes. 

e.       Chapter 9.  Sire Stakes.  Section 2. Eligibility Criteria; Section 3. Payments and Fees;

Section 4. Performance Eligibility; and, Section 6. Conditions.

                        f.   Chapter 13.  Pari-Mutuel.  Section 48. Quad-rific

 

Unfinished Business:

            1.  None

 

New Business:

1.      To review and take action on a request from Penn National Gaming, Inc./Bangor Historic track Inc./Bangor Raceway regarding an Advisory Ruling pertaining to full card simulcasting at their new facility on Main Street in Bangor.

2.      Review and approve a Consent Agreement between Patricia Switzer and the Commission.

 

Reports: 

1.      None

 

Other Business:

            1.  None

 

Adjourn: