Section R19-2-310. Lead-outs

A.      Owners, trainers, or attendants shall not be allowed to lead their greyhounds from the paddock to the starting box except in schooling races. The greyhounds shall be led from the pad- dock to the starting box by lead-outs provided by each permit- tee and licensed by the Department.

1.        Lead-outs shall be assigned to post position by the pad- dock judge or his or her designee by lot before the first race of each race program; a record thereof shall be main- tained.

2.        Lead-outs shall be required to present a neat appearance and conduct themselves in an orderly manner and must be attired in clean uniforms provided by the permittee.

3.        The lead-out shall handle the greyhound in a humane manner, put the greyhound in its proper box before the race, and then retire to an assigned place.

B.       Lead-outs are prohibited from holding any conversation with the public either in the paddock, en route to the starting post, or while returning to the paddock.

C.      No lead-out shall be permitted to have any interest in the grey- hounds racing for said permittee.

D.      Lead-outs are prohibited from wagering on the result of any greyhound racing at the track to which they are assigned.

Historical Note

Adopted effective August 5, 1983 (Supp. 83-4).

Amended effective March 20, 1990 (Supp. 90-1). R19-2-

310 recodified from R4-27-310 (Supp. 95-1).