205 CMR 5.16 - Paddock Judge
(1) No greyhound
shall be permitted to start in a schooling or purse race that has not been
fully identified and checked against the card index system of identification
maintained by each Association. The identification cards shall be filled in and
completed by the Paddock Judge before greyhounds are entered for schooling or
for a purse race.
(2) The Paddock
Judge shall fully identify and check against the card index system of
identification maintained by the Association all greyhounds starting in
schooling and purse races. He shall report to the Judges any greyhound or
greyhounds who do not conform to the card index identification.
(3) The Commission Judge and/or the Associate
Commission Judge shall inspect the lock-out kennels with the Paddock Judge and
the Kennel Master on each racing day before weighing-in time.
(4) Under the supervision of the Paddock
Judge, the Kennel Master shall unlock the kennels immediately before
weighing-in time to see that the kennels are in perfect repair and that nothing
has been deposited in any of the kennels for the greyhound's consumption. He
shall see that the kennels are sprayed, disinfected and kept in proper sanitary
condition. He or his assistant must receive the greyhounds from the trainers,
one at a time, and see that the greyhounds are placed in their kennel; and
remain on guard from that time until the greyhounds are removed for the last
race.
(5) As each greyhound is
weighed in there shall be an identification tag attached to its collar
indicating the number of the race in which the greyhound is entered and its
post position. This tag shall not be removed until the greyhound has been
weighed out and blanketed.
(6) The
Paddock Judge shall not allow anyone to weigh in a greyhound for racing unless
he has in his possession a valid owner's or trainer's license issued by the
Commission.
(7) After the
greyhounds are placed in the lock-out kennels no person other than the Kennel
Master, racing officials, person or persons approved by the Commission or
designated representatives of the Commission shall be allowed in or near the
lock-out kennels.
(8) The Paddock
Judge shall carefully compare the identification card with the greyhound while
in the paddock before post time.
(9) Before leaving the paddock for the
starting box, every greyhound must be equipped with a regulation muzzle and
blanket. The muzzles and blankets used shall be approved by the Paddock Judge
and shall be carefully examined by him in the paddock before the greyhound
leaves for the post.
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