Section 71 IAC 5.5-1-26 - Safety vestAuthority: IC 4-31-6-2
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 26.
Any person mounted on a horse or stable pony on the association grounds shall wear a properly-secured safety vest at all times. Additionally, all members of the starting gate crew shall also adhere to this section at all times while performing their duties or handling a horse. For the purpose of this section, a member of the starting gate crew means any person licensed as an assistant starter or any person who handles a horse at the starting gate. The safety vest shall comply with one (1) of the following minimum standards or later revisions:
(1) British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA): 2000 Level 1.(2) Euro Norm (EN) 13158:2000 Level 1.(3) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F2681-08 or F1937.(4) Shoe and Allied Trade Research Association (SATRA) Jockey Vest Document M6 Issue 3.(5) Australian Racing Board (ARB) Standard 1.1998. A safety vest shall not be altered in any manner nor shall the product marking be removed or defaced. The licensee is responsible for providing sufficient evidence that his or her safety vest meets one (1) of the standards in this section.
Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 5.5-1-26; emergency rule filed Jun 15, 1995, 5:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2854, eff Jul 1, 1995; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; emergency rule filed Jul 19, 2010, 12:22 p.m.: 20100728-IR-071100480ERA; readopted filed November 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFAReadopted filed 8/28/2019, 1:23 p.m.: 20190925-IR-071190319RFAEmergency rule filed 3/2/2021, 3:10 p.m.: 20210310-IR-071210076ERAReadopted filed 7/6/2023, 1:50 p.m.: 20230802-IR-071230371RFAReadopted filed 8/3/2023, 12:49 p.m.: 20230830-IR-071230428RFA