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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 15.16.01.03" title_num="15" subtitle_num="16" chapter_num="01" heading="Exemptions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Horse Racing and Standardbred Stables.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Horse racing and standardbred stables are exempt from the regulations of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For purposes of this regulation, “horse racing and standardbred stables” means stables or farms where horses are bred, trained, and rested, for purposes relating to either or both of the following types of racing:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The racing of thoroughbreds, whether it be on a flat course or over hurdles; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The racing of standardbreds, whether they be trotters or pacers.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Farms Using Horses for Agricultural Purposes.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If farms are using horses for agricultural purposes and not for any of the activities listed in Regulation .02B(2) of this chapter, they are exempt from the regulations of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For purposes of this section, “agricultural purposes” includes the following uses:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Working or cultivating the soil; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Herding or cutting livestock.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>