| (a) The horse identifier shall identify each horse
prior to the race while it is in the pre-race holding area or paddock.
The horse identifier shall immediately report to the stewards and
paddock judge a horse that is not properly identified or that has
any irregularities from the official identification record.
(b) The horse identifier shall determine the true sex
of each horse prior to the race while it is in the pre-race holding
area or paddock. The horse identifier shall report to the stewards
any discrepancies and take all actions necessary to correct racing
program information and identification documents.
(c) The horse identifier shall inspect, identify, and
prepare identification records on all horses that race at a race meeting.
(d) The horse identifier shall inspect documents of
ownership, eligibility, registration, or breeding necessary to ensure
the proper identification of each horse scheduled to compete at a
race meeting.
(e) The horse identifier shall supervise the tattooing
or branding for identification of any horse located on association
grounds.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §313.50 adopted to be effective August 30, 1989, 14 TexReg 4121; amended to be effective October 11, 1990, 15 TexReg 5699; amended to be effective October 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 10733; amended to be effective March 6, 2012, 37 TexReg 1509 |
