                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COMMISSION; EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; STAFF; STEWARDS (§ 59.1-370)

A. The Commission 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 shall prescribe
or delegate to them. 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.
			The 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&#8217;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. The 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&#8217;s regulations and the provisions of this chapter and shall have
authority to interpret the Commission&#8217;s regulations and to decide all
questions of racing not specifically covered by the regulations of the
Commission. Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the
Commission to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to exercise control
of horse racing as set forth in &#xA7; 59.1-364, including the power to review
all decisions and rulings of the stewards.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 855; 1998, c. 619; 2005, c. 700.