Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-203.1
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Commission member prohibited from performing certain
Official statutory text
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
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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.
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3A. Amusements and Sports Page 10
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.
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