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Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-203.1: Commission member prohibited from performing certain

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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.

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