Appointment of racing officials and department heads

Each association shall submit to the commission at least thirty days prior to the opening day of a meeting, a complete list of the association racing officials set forth in chapter 69.5-01-03 and department heads appointed for the meeting. No person may hold any appointment for a race meeting unless approved by the commission's executive director or state steward after a determination that the appointee is qualified to perform the appointee's assigned duties, and is not prohibited by any law or rule of this state from participating in racing.