No horse may start in a race without a legible lip tattoo number or readable microchip applied by the designated personnel appropriate to the breed of horse. In harness racing, no Standardbred may start in a race without a legible lip tattoo, a freeze brand number, or readable microchip applied by the designated personnel appropriate to the breed of horse.
11 Va. Admin. Code § 10-100-30
Statutory Authority: § 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.