The USSSA Baseball National Committee at the Thirty Ninth Annual USSSA National Convention in Scottsdale, Arizone, November 12 - 19, 2006, voted to incorporate the Official Rules of Baseball as published by The Sporting News inclduing notes and Case Book & Comments sections directly inot the Official Baseball National By-laws & Rules at the appropriate places. Notes are a simplified explanation of teh written rule or particular situation pertaining to the written rules and in essence have the same power, effect, right, indluence, weight, authorization and authority as the written rules themselves when applied to the particular sections for which they are intended. This arrangement is designed to give quicker access to any written language pertaining to the Official Baseball National By-laws & Rules and does not require a reader to refer to different sections in considering the application of a particular written rule to a particular situation or play.
In addition, the State of Florida Supplemental Rules have been added in the last section following the Official Baseball By-laws & Rules Index. Below are the revised playing rules for 2008 season.