71 IAC 3.5-5-1 General authority

Sec. 1. The horse identifier shall: (1) when required, ensure the safekeeping of registration certificates for horses stabled or racing on association 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 every starter in the paddock for sex, color, markings, and lip tattoo, 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; and (4) supervise the tattooing, branding, or other method of identification approved by the appropriate breed registry and the commission for identification of any horse located on association grounds.