Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-6-4

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 112-6-4 - The paddock judge and the kennel master

(a) Each paddock judge shall complete an identification card for each greyhound before it is entered for official schooling. Each paddock judge shall ensure that each greyhound conforms to the card index identification and shall report each discrepancy to the racing judges.

(b) Under the supervision of the paddock judge and in cooperation with the commission animal health officer, each kennel master shall unlock the lock-out kennels immediately before weigh-in time to see that the lock-out kennels are in safe and perfect repair and that nothing has been deposited in them for the greyhounds to consume. The kennel master shall see that the lock-out kennels are sprayed, disinfected, and kept in proper sanitary condition. The kennel master or the kennel master's assistants shall receive each greyhound from its trainer, one at a time, and see that the greyhound is placed in its crate. After the kennel master receives the greyhounds, the kennel master shall remain on duty at the lock-out kennel until each greyhound is removed for the last race.

(c) No paddock judge or paddock judge's assistant shall allow anyone to present a greyhound for weigh-in at an official schooling or an official race except the greyhound's kennel owner, trainer, licensed assistant, or licensed kennel helper, as designated on the kennel roster.

(d) As each greyhound is weighed in, each paddock judge, kennel master, or paddock judge's assistant shall ensure that an identification tag is attached to the greyhound's collar that indicates the number of the race in which the greyhound is entered and its post position. The tag shall not be removed until the greyhound has been weighed out and blanketed.

(e) After the greyhounds are placed in the lock-out kennels, only the racing judges, the paddock judge, the kennel master, the animal health officer, the assistant animal health officers, or the lead outs shall enter the lock-out kennels. None of these individuals shall enter the lock-out kennels unaccompanied.

(f) Before the greyhounds leave the paddock for the starting box, each paddock judge or paddock judge's assistant shall carefully compare each greyhound with its identification card and shall determine that each greyhound is equipped with a regulation racing muzzle and blanket. The paddock judge or the paddock judge's assistant shall examine all muzzles and blankets to determine whether they are properly fitted before the greyhounds leave the paddock.

(g) The paddock judge shall assign lead outs to the respective post positions by lot before each racing program. However, if a greyhound is difficult to handle, the paddock judge may assign the greyhound to the particular lead out who is most capable of handling the greyhound, in the paddock judge's opinion. The paddock judge or the paddock judge's assistant shall maintain a written record of lead out assignments.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-6-4

Authorized by K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 74-8804; implementing K.S.A. 2001 Supp. 74-8804; effective, T-112-1-19-89, Jan. 19, 1989; effective April 10, 1989; amended March 25, 1991; amended Jan. 31, 2003.