Section 017-3-7 - Clerk of CourseThe Clerk of Course shall:
1. Maintain all official race summaries, records, suspensions, protests and fines; prepare and serve or cause to be served all notices relating thereto; and provide daily copies thereof to the Commission, the licensed harness race association and to the U.S.T.A.2. Verify the ownership and trainer of all horses entered in races.3. Assist the Judges in drawing positions, at the request of the Presiding Judge.4. Keep the Judges' Book and cause to be recorded legibly therein:A. All horses entered and their eligibility record numbers.B. Names of owners and drivers and their license numbers.C. A record of each heat, giving charted lines and money won.D. Notation of any drawn or ruled out horses, and any placing of horses.E. Record time in minutes, seconds and fifths of seconds.5. Check eligibility records before the race, and after the race enter all information provided for thereon, including the horse's position in the race as it was charted. In the event a horse has been placed on the Steward's List, such fact and the reason therefore shall be recorded thereon.6. Make a record of all protests, fines, penalties and appeals and see that the Judges' Book is properly signed.7. Forward the Judges' Book from all pari-mutuel meetings the day following each racing day to the Department and to the U.S.T.A.8. Notify affected parties of any penalty assessed against them by the Judges, Steward, or Starter and post a copy of such notice in the Racing Secretary's office.01- 017 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 7