Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-2-103 - Permit Applications

A. A person or persons, associations, or corporations desiring to hold or conduct a horse racing meeting within the state of Arizona shall file with the Commission its permit application that contains the information required in A.R.S. § 5-107 in paper copy and in an electronic medium. All electronic media submissions shall be compatible with the Department's computer system and software. If any addendum to the permit application cannot be submitted in an electronic medium, the applicant shall submit the addendum in a paper copy.

B. The Department shall not issue a permit until the applicant has furnished evidence of compliance with A.R.S. § 23-901 et seq. (Workers' Compensation).

C. Permit applicants shall submit to the Commission the names of the proposed track officials at least 60 days prior to the beginning of their meet, along with a short biographical sketch of each official not previously licensed in the same capacity by the Department.

D. A permit application shall specify the number of races to be run on a daily basis.

E. Racing shall be conducted only on those days granted by permit.

F. Permit Application Time-frames.

1. Administrative completeness review time-frame.

a. Within 728 days after receiving an application package, the Department shall determine whether the application package contains the information required by subsections (A), (B), (C), and (D).

b. If the application package is incomplete, the Department shall issue a written notice that specifies what information is required and return the application. If the application package is complete, the Department shall provide a written notice of administrative completeness.

c. The Department shall deem an application package withdrawn if the applicant fails to file a complete application package within 180 days of being notified that the application package is incomplete.

2. Substantive review time-frame. Within 30 days after receipt of a complete application package, the Commission, with the recommendation of the Department, shall determine whether the applicant meets all substantive requirements and issue a written notice granting or denying the permit.

3. Overall time-frame. For the purpose of A.R.S. § 41-1073, the Department establishes the following time-frames for issuing a permit.

a. Administrative completeness review time-frame: 728 days;

b. Substantive review time-frame: 30 days;

c. Overall time-frame: 758 days.

4. Renewal and temporary permit time-frames. The administrative completeness review time-frame is 30 days, the substantive review time-frame is 30 days, and the overall time-frame is 60 days, excluding time for mailing. The renewal or temporary permit is considered administratively complete unless the Department issues a written notice of deficiencies to the applicant. Temporary permits are valid until a full permit is awarded or until the Commission revokes the temporary permit.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-2-103

Adopted effective August 5, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Amended effective March 20, 1990 (Supp. 90-1). R19-2-103 recodified from R4-27-103 (Supp. 95-1). Amended effective January 6, 1998 (Supp. 98-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 5534, effective February 4, 2006 (Supp. 05-4).