Rulemaking

Current Notices:

Attached are proposed rule amendments for your review and comment. The comment period is now open and will remain open until 8:00 a.m. January 10, 2026. Written comment maybe sent by email to Karen.parkman@orc.oregon.gov or sent by US postal service to the Oregon Racing Commission – PO Box 366, Gresham OR 97030. See below for scheduled hearings.

Current updates to the rules:

Amendment 462-220-0030 MT edits.htm

Updated 462-220-0040 Affiliate Requirements and corrections.htm

Updated 462-220-0050 - non-merge.htm

Attached are proposed rule amendments for your review and comment. The comment period is now open and will remain open until 11:55 p.m. January 22, 2026. Written comment may be sent by email to Karen.parkman@orc.oregon.gov or sent by US postal service to the Oregon Racing Commission – PO Box 366, Gresham OR 97030. See below for scheduled hearings.

462-140-0320 (6)(i) EIA testing requirements.pdf

462-140-0130 (28)(h) regarding emergency warning system.pdf

The following public comment was received from Commissioner Stein, DVM via email regarding OAR 462-140-0320 (6) (i): "I oppose any change to the 6 month Coggins requirement for Oregon. First, our rules should be to protect Oregon racing. In no way does a 6 month requirement negatively affect Oregon horsemen. If they choose to race in states that require a 1 year Coggins, their test is still valid for those jurisdictions.

Second, other racetracks have secure stable gates with security checking in and out the horses. Our fairs do not. One of the main purposes as it relates to Coggins tests is for contact tracing should a positive case arise. Unfortunately, many of the Quarter Horses that come to Oregon come from racetracks with questionable security. Bush track racing is a problem with Quarter Horses and a 6 month Coggins is added security for the Oregon racing program.

Third, Canada has a 6 month requirement for Coggins. Arapahoe Park in Colorado has a 30 day requirement (tests must be performed within 30 days of entry to stable area) for Quarter Horses.

Lastly, it is foolish to believe that we won't have expired Coggins tests during our meets going back to 1 year tests. Expiration of tests occurs at every track even when 1 year tests are done. If Coggins tests are done after a horse has arrived to Oregon tracks, the risk to the entire population is devastating should that horse test positive.

In short, the risks in changing this requirement far outweigh any benefits, benefits that are nebulous at best."

Additional public comments:

RD-Letter to ORC coggins test -2025 (003).html
Written In Public Comment - EIA.htm

Attached are the notices of the temporary and proposed rule amendment for OAR 462-220-0030 (6), The comment period is now open and will remain open until 11:55 P.M., April 1, 2025. Written comment maybe sent by email to Karen.parkman@orc.oregon.gov or sent by US postal service to the Oregon Racing Commission – PO Box 366, Gresham OR 97030.

What happened:

The rule was previously filed to support a statute change regarding the daily fee and was approved for permanent filing. An advisory committee meeting and the comment period were completed. The reason for temporary rule and re-filing of proposed rule 462-220-0030 (6) is that an administrative error took place in the system during the filing of the permanent rule.

Corrective action:

The filing of the temporary rule causes the rule to be actively in affect while we expend the comment period for the proposed filing. The permanent filing will take place on April 2, 2026.

462-220-0030 (6) Daily fee - temporary.pdf

462-220-0030 (6) daily fee -proposed filing.pdf

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Attached is the notice of proposed rule adoption of OAR 462-220-0085 with hearing and for rule amendment for 462-220-0010 with hearing and for OAR 462-220-0030 No hearing. The comment period is now open and will remain open until 11:55 p.m. April 16, 2026. Written comments may be sent by email to Karen.parkman@orc.oregon.gov or sent by US postal service to the Oregon Racing Commission – PO Box 366, Gresham OR 97030. A hearing has been scheduled for two of these rules, see below for details.

462-220-0085 prohibited persons or entities.pdf

462-220-0010 clarification for changes in tech.pdf

462-220-0030 updates name.pdf

Remote Hearing Detail:

462-220-0085

DATE: 03/19/2026

TIME: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

462-220-0010

DATE: 03/19/2026

TIME: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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