Pennsylvania Code
Title 58 - RECREATION
Part V - Harness Racing Commission
Chapter 183 - RULES OF RACING
RACE OFFICIALS
Section 183.64 - Duties of patrol judges
Universal Citation: 58 PA Code ยง 183.64
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) They shall observe all activity on the race track at all times during the racing program. There shall be not less than two patrol judges except in cases where patrol judge is stationed in starting gate. They shall immediately report to the presiding judge:
(1) Any action on the
track which could improperly affect the result of a race.
(2) Every violation of the racing
rules.
(3) Every violation of the
rules of decorum.
(4) The lameness
or unfitness of any horse.
(5) Any
lack of proper racing equipment.
(b) The patrol judges shall, furthermore:
(1) Be in telephonic or radio communication
with the judges during the course of every race and shall immediately advise
the judges of every rule violation, improper act, or unusual happening which
occurs at their station.
(2) Submit
individual daily reports of their observations of the racing to the presiding
judge.
(3) When directed by the
Executive Secretary, or the presiding judge, attend hearings or inquiries on
violations and testify thereat under oath.
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