Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 16. ECONOMIC REGULATION |
PART 8. TEXAS RACING COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 313. OFFICIALS AND RULES OF HORSE RACING |
SUBCHAPTER A. OFFICIALS |
DIVISION 3. DUTIES OF OTHER OFFICIALS |
SECTION 313.59. Assistant Starters
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(a) The assistant starters shall be supervised by the starter. The assistant starters shall load the horses into the starting gate and, when required, head the horses in the starting gate. (b) With respect to an official race, the assistant starters shall not: (1) handle or take charge of any horse in the starting gate without the expressed permission of the starter; (2) impede the start of a race; (3) apply a whip or other device, with the exception of steward-approved twitches, to assist in loading a horse into the starting gate; (4) slap, boot, or otherwise dispatch a horse from the starting gate; or (5) strike or use abusive language to a jockey. Source Note: The provisions of this §313.59 adopted to be effective November 3, 1989, 14 TexReg 5622; amended to be effective March 25, 2010, 35 TexReg 2311