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§ 203.1. Commission member prohibited from performing certain activities

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 3A. Amusements and Sports

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 3a. Amusements and Sports
Chapter 2. Horse Racing
3A Okl.St.Ann. § 203.1
§ 203.1. Commission member prohibited from performing certain activities
A. A member of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission shall not accept any gift, loan, entertainment or favor from any occupation or organization licensee, except such suitable facilities and services within the enclosure of an organization licensee as may be required by the member to facilitate the proper performance of his or her duties. A member of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, other than a member required by the provisions of Section 201 of this title to be experienced in the horse industry, shall not accept any compensation or service from any occupation or organization licensee, except such suitable facilities and services within the enclosure of an organization licensee as may be required by the member to facilitate the proper performance of his or her duties.
B. No member of the Commission or Commission employee shall place any wagers on any horse race over which the Commission has jurisdiction.
C. Members of the Commission and members of their immediate families, and Commission employees and members of their immediate families are prohibited from receiving purse supplements, stakes, rewards, stallion awards, broodmare awards, or breeders awards of any kind, or marketing, promotion, or advertising monies of any kind from the Oklahoma Breeding Development Fund Special Account administered by the Commission pursuant to Section 208.3 of this title. “Immediate family” has the meaning provided by Rule 257:1-1-2 of the Rules of the Ethics Commission, Chapter 62, App. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. Nothing in this section shall prohibit members of the Commission, who are required by the provisions of Section 201 of this title to be experienced in the horse industry, from receiving purses for participating horses from an organization licensee.
E. Provided, any member of the Commission who has an ownership interest in any horse shall be prohibited from participating in the discussion on, voting on, influencing or attempting to influence the official action of the Commission in any matter affecting the eligibility of such horse to participate in any race or which determines the amount or receipt of any purse by the Commission member or any member of the family of the Commission member. A commissioner shall be eligible to participate in the discussion on, vote on, influence or attempt to influence the official action of the Commission if the only benefit to accrue to the Commissioner or any member of the Commissioner's family is a benefit which accrues to the Commissioner or a member of the Commissioner's family as a result of being a member of a large class to no greater extent than could reasonably be foreseen to accrue to all other members of the large class.

Credits

Laws 1983, c. 11, § 6, emerg. eff. March 22, 1983; Laws 1998, c. 370, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2005, c. 217, § 3, emerg. eff. May 24, 2005.
3A Okl. St. Ann. § 203.1, OK ST T. 3A § 203.1
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 90 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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