On October 29, 2019, the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, has issued a Final Order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for Variance and/or Waiver from St. Petersburg Kennel Club, Inc. ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering

RULE NO:RULE TITLE

61D-5.001Occupational Licensure

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 29, 2019, the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, has issued a Final Order.

The Final Order was in response to a Petition for Variance and/or Waiver from St. Petersburg Kennel Club, Inc. d/b/a Derby Lane, Petitioner, filed June 28, 2019, and advertised in Volume 45, Issue Number 132 of the Florida Administrative Register.

The Final Order provides a variance to specific greyhound industry employees of the Petitioner regarding the length of occupational licensure and the fees associated with the same due to the elimination of their occupations at pari-mutuel facilities on December 31, 2020 pursuant to Florida Constitutional Amendment No. 13. All requirements for investigation, licensure and enforcement shall be met under the proposed variance without harm or impediment to the ongoing regulation of gaming within the state, as applicants will be subject to the same application process under Rule 61D-5.001, F.A.C., and the heightened scrutiny required by subsection 550.105(2), Florida Statutes.

A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Bryan Barber, Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, [e-mail], 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone].