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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".36" citation="COMAR 09.10.02.36" title_num="09" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="02" heading="Sulky Specifications.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A sulky shall consist of the following parts which are attached to one another in such a way that they remain together during normal use and testing:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Arch;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Two forks;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Seat and seat plate;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Two shafts;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Two stirrups; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Two wheels with tires and wheel covers.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The arch under §A(1) of this regulation shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Parallel to the ground;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Not less than 28 inches or more than 35 inches from the ground when measured with the wheels and tires attached;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Not less than 1 inch higher than the top of the wheel and tire;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Not less than 47 inches or more than 56 inches wide when measured from the inside at the point of the axle nuts; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Not more than 76 inches from the point the shaft is attached to the arch to the center line of the harness where the horse is hitched, as measured along the shaft when the sulky is attached to the horse.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A fork under §A(2) of this regulation shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Attached to a side of the arch and to the shaft on that side of the arch; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Separated from the other fork by a distance, when measured at the axle nuts, which is 6 inches wider than the inside measurement between the shafts when the separation between the shafts is measured at the front of the arch.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The seat plate under §A(3) of this regulation shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be mounted on the arch;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Have not more than a 6-inch difference in the measurement of the distance from the ground to the plate than the distance from the ground to the heel of the stirrup when the sulky is hitched at 54 inches; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Have a padded seat securely attached in a fixed position, the back of which may not be:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Higher than 4 inches; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>More than 19 inches from the front of the arch.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The shafts under §A(4) of this regulation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall be independent of one another;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Shall be attachable to the horse either with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Quick-hitch fixtures accompanied by safety straps, or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Conventional tie-downs;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Shall be separated from each other by not less than 42 inches or more than 50 inches when measured at the front of the arch; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>May not, when attached to the horse:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Project beyond the shoulder of the horse, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Be higher than the withers of the horse.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The stirrups under §A(5) of this regulation shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Not more than 8 inches wide; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Attached, one to the inside of each shaft, at a point where the stirrups are separated from each other by not less than 30 inches.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The wheels under §A(6) of this regulation each shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Between 26 inches and 28 inches in diameter when measured from the outside edges of the tire;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Covered with light and durable unicolor or colorless wheel disc covers; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>When necessary, inhibited from discharging residue from the tire by the use of a mud fender securely attached to the sulky.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>When enforcing the specifications under this regulation, the judges, in determining the safety, fitness, and reliability of a sulky, may rely on:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Manufacturers' certifications; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Current inspection stickers affixed by manufacturers' representatives.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>