Paddock judge duties

1. An association conducting a race meeting shall appoint one or more paddock judges. 2. The paddock judge shall: a. Keep a record, as specified by the judges, of equipment required to be carried by each horse in each race and may not permit any change in that equipment unless authorized by a judge. b. Require all horses be checked and properly identified in each race. c. Immediately report to the board of judges the absence or ineligibility of, or any other irregularity with respect to, a horse, its equipment, or the judge's inability to make a positive identification of a horse. d. Immediately report to the board of horse racing veterinarian any unsoundness of any horse. e. Notify the board of judges of the reason for any horse returning to the paddock after having entered the track for the postparade and before the start of the race. f. Report any violation of the rules. 3. The paddock judge may authorize any person to be admitted to the paddock in addition to the members of the commission, racing officials, owners, trainers, drivers, and grooms having horses in the paddock.