Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission
Subpart A - General Provisions
Chapter 179 - RULES OF ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE- TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 179.5 - Investigation and special procedures

(a) The Commission, its Bureau Directors or Commission staff shall have the right at any time to initiate, conduct and convene investigatory meetings, interviews or hearings as deemed necessary and appropriate to oversee and regulate the proper administration of the act and the horse racing industry. Notice of the general scope of the inquiry or investigation may be given to the person(s) in the investigatory meetings, interviews or hearings, if disclosure will not compromise the investigative process.

(b) Except for racing disqualifications and non-disqualifications matters, the Commission shall have the right to supersede the decisions or rulings of the Bureau Directors, its Judges or Stewards or other Commission staff at any time either, upon its own motion or upon written request. The action may be upon an interim or final basis and the Commission may make a partial adjudication and remand the remaining issues to the Bureau Directors, Judges, Stewards and Commission staff or the Commission may assume full and complete jurisdiction for all further purposes as it alone may deem appropriate and necessary.

(c) Where administrative action is to be taken on a license application, or a previously issued license, the Commission, the Bureau Directors, or Commission staff, may take the necessary action either without a prior hearing being conducted under § 179.6 (relating to Commission action without prior hearing) or with a prior hearing being conducted under § 179.7 (relating to request for hearing by applicant or licensee).