HORSE IDENTIFIER
§ 305.101. General authority and duties.
(a) The Horse Identifier shall:
(1) When required, ensure the safekeeping of digital and paper registration certificates and racing permits for horses stabled or racing, or both, on licensed racing entity grounds;
(2) Inspect documents of ownership, eligibility, registration or breeding necessary to ensure the proper identification of each horse scheduled to compete at a race meeting;
(3) Examine without physically touching every starting horse in the paddock for sex, color, markings and lip tattoo, microchip (ISO 11784), freeze brand or other identification method approved by the appropriate breed registry and the Commission for comparison with its registration certificate to verify the horse’s identity.
(b) The Horse Identifier shall report to the Stewards any horse not properly identified or whose registration certificate is not in conformity with these rules.
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