Section 205.10  Purpose

The purpose of this Part is to provide procedures to govern the conduct of the License Hearing  provided for in Section 20 of the Illinois Racing Act (the Racing Act) [230 ILCS 5/20], supplemental to those provided for in Part 204.  This Part implements the provisions of the Racing Act and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (the IAPA) [5 ILCS 100], and should be construed to give effect to, and not to limit, the rights conferred by those Acts.  This Part expressly adopts the applicable provisions of the IAPA, including the IAPA's provisions applicable in contested cases such as the License Hearing.  (See Section 10-65 of the IAPA and the Open Meetings Act [5 ILCS 120].)

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 20033, effective November 28, 2005)