§ 183.290. Hopples.
No horse shall wear hopples in a race unless he starts in same in the first heat or dash and having so started he shall continue to wear them to the finish of the race. Any person found guilty of removing or altering a horse’s hopples during a race, or between races, for the purpose of fraud, shall be penalized. Any horse habitually wearing hopples shall not be permitted to start in a race without them except by the permission of the judges. Any horse habitually racing free legged shall not be permitted to wear hopples in a race except with the permission of the Judges.
Cross References This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 183.289 (relating to use of goading devices and the like).
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