Regulation .37 Trainers.
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A.
Licensing.
(1)
An individual wishing to apply for a license as a trainer shall make application under the individual's legal name.
(2)
Requirements for Licensing. To be licensed as a trainer, an individual shall:
(a)
Be 18 years old or older;
(b)
Be financially responsible; and
(c)
Provide proof of ability to act as a trainer.
B.
A licensed trainer shall maintain financial responsibility while licensed.
C.
A trainer shall be responsible at all times for the condition of a horse under the trainer's care.
D.
Repealed.
E.
A trainer may not harbor or employ an individual on the grounds of a racing association that is under the jurisdiction of the Commission if the individual is not licensed by the Commission.
F.
A trainer shall:
(1)
Attend a horse under the trainer's care when the horse is in the paddock;
(2)
Be present to supervise the horse's harnessing, unless the trainer has obtained the permission of a judge to assign the responsibility for harnessing the horse to another licensed trainer; and
(3)
Remain the absolute insurer of a horse the trainer has entered.
G.
The presiding judge may permit a trainer to act, after an application has been filed, pending action on the trainer's application.
H.
A horse under the care of a trainer whose license is suspended or revoked is ineligible to participate in a race, unless permission has been given by the authority which issued the suspension or revocation to transfer the horse to the care of a trainer in good standing.
I.
A licensed trainer may not:
(1)
Take or keep in the trainer's charge a horse owned, wholly or in part, or controlled by a person unlicensed as an owner; or
(2)
Serve as the trainer of record for a horse not under the trainer's active care and supervision.
J.
An individual who is responsible for the training of a horse but who is not licensed as a trainer or, if so licensed, is not listed as the trainer of the horse on the entry form may be sanctioned by the Commission.