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Such employees may include stewards, chemists, veterinarians, inspectors, accountants, guards and such other employees deemed by the Commission to be necessary for the supervision and the proper conduct of the highest standard of horse racing. Such employees shall be compensated as provided by the Commission.\n\t\t\tThe Executive Secretary, in addition to any other duties prescribed by the Commission, shall keep a true and full record of all proceedings of the Commission and preserve at the Commission’s general office all books, documents and papers of the Commission. Neither the Executive Secretary nor the spouse or any member of the immediate family of the Executive Secretary shall make any contributions to a candidate for office or office holder at the local or state level, or cause such a contribution to be made on his behalf.B\n\nThe stewards appointed by the Commission shall act as racing officials to oversee the conduct of (i) horse racing at licensed racetracks and (ii) simulcast horse racing at satellite facilities. The stewards shall enforce the Commission’s regulations and the provisions of this chapter and shall have authority to interpret the Commission’s regulations and to decide all questions of racing not specifically covered by the regulations of the Commission. 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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 855 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1998, chapter 619<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 700<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80702,"section_number":"59.1-364","catch_line":"Control of racing with pari-mutuel wagering","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-364\/"}],"permalink":{"id":261075,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74538,"identifier":"59.1-370","token":"59.1\/29\/1\/59.1-370","url":"\/59.1-370\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-370\/","token":"59.1\/29\/1\/59.1-370","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission; Executive Secretary; staff; stewards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-370","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall appoint an Executive Secretary and such other employees as it deems essential to perform its duties under this chapter, who shall possess such authority and perform such duties as the Commission<\/span> shall prescribe or delegate to them. Such employees may include stewards<\/span>, chemists, veterinarians, inspectors, accountants, guards and such other employees deemed by the Commission<\/span> to be necessary for the supervision and the proper conduct of the highest standard of horse racing<\/span>. Such employees shall be compensated as provided by the Commission<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe Executive Secretary, in addition to any other duties prescribed by the Commission<\/span>, shall keep a true and full record of all proceedings of the Commission<\/span> and preserve at the Commission<\/span>’s general office all books, documents and papers of the Commission<\/span>. Neither the Executive Secretary nor the spouse or any member<\/span> of the immediate family<\/span> of the Executive Secretary shall make any contributions to a candidate for office or office holder at the local or state level, or cause such a contribution to be made on his behalf. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The stewards<\/span> appointed by the Commission<\/span> shall act as racing officials to oversee the conduct of (i) horse racing at licensed racetracks<\/span> and (ii) simulcast horse racing<\/span> at satellite facilities. The stewards<\/span> shall enforce the Commission<\/span>’s regulations and the provisions of this chapter and shall have authority to interpret the Commission<\/span>’s regulations and to decide all questions of racing not specifically covered by the regulations of the Commission<\/span>. Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Commission<\/span> to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to exercise control of horse racing as set forth in § 59.1-364<\/a>, including the power to review all decisions and rulings of the stewards<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION; EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; STAFF; STEWARDS (\u00a7 59.1-370)\n\nA. The Commission shall appoint an Executive Secretary and such other employees\nas it deems essential to perform its duties under this chapter, who shall\npossess such authority and perform such duties as the Commission shall prescribe\nor delegate to them. Such employees may include stewards, chemists,\nveterinarians, inspectors, accountants, guards and such other employees deemed\nby the Commission to be necessary for the supervision and the proper conduct of\nthe highest standard of horse racing. Such employees shall be compensated as\nprovided by the Commission.\n\t\t\tThe Executive Secretary, in addition to any other duties prescribed by the\nCommission, shall keep a true and full record of all proceedings of the\nCommission and preserve at the Commission’s general office all books,\ndocuments and papers of the Commission. Neither the Executive Secretary nor the\nspouse or any member of the immediate family of the Executive Secretary shall\nmake any contributions to a candidate for office or office holder at the local\nor state level, or cause such a contribution to be made on his behalf.\n\nB. The stewards appointed by the Commission shall act as racing officials to\noversee the conduct of (i) horse racing at licensed racetracks and (ii)\nsimulcast horse racing at satellite facilities. The stewards shall enforce the\nCommission’s regulations and the provisions of this chapter and shall have\nauthority to interpret the Commission’s regulations and to decide all\nquestions of racing not specifically covered by the regulations of the\nCommission. Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the\nCommission to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to exercise control\nof horse racing as set forth in § 59.1-364, including the power to review\nall decisions and rulings of the stewards.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 855; 1998, c. 619; 2005, c. 700.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}