| (a) The commission veterinarian shall maintain a veterinarian's list of the greyhounds that are determined to be unfit to compete in a race due to physical distress, unsoundness, or infirmity. The commission veterinarian shall ensure that the veterinarian's list is posted in a conspicuous place available to all kennel owners, trainers, and officials. (b) The commission veterinarian shall notify the kennel owner or trainer of a greyhound placed on the veterinarian's list not later than 24 hours after placing the greyhound on the list. (c) A greyhound on the veterinarian's list may be removed from the list only on demonstrating to the commission veterinarian that the greyhound is raceably sound and in fit physical condition to exert its best effort in a race. (d) A greyhound on the veterinarian's list may not enter a race before the third day after the day the greyhound was placed on the list. The commission veterinarian may require a greyhound to school after being examined and removed from the list before the greyhound may enter a race. (e) Each lactating bitch and each bitch in season or coming in season during a race meeting shall be placed on the veterinarian's list and may not enter a race until the greyhound has been reexamined by the commission veterinarian and removed from the veterinarian's list. A bitch in season may not be reexamined before the 21st day after the day the greyhound was placed on the veterinarian's list. (f) A trainer shall submit to the commission veterinarian, on a form prescribed by the executive secretary, documentation of any racing-related injury sustained by a greyhound in the trainer's care. |
| Source Note: The provisions of this §319.202 adopted to be effective August 14, 1989, 14 TexReg 3805; amended to be effective October 11, 1990, 15 TexReg 5714; amended to be effective March 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1637; amended to be effective July 16, 2007, 32 TexReg 4386 |
