SAFETY EQUIPMENT

1. (a) A protective helmet meeting the 1984 Standard for Protective Headgear (Snell Memorial Foundation), Laboratory Procedure for Motorcycle Helmut Testing (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218, United States Department of Transportation) or Specification for Headgear Used in Horse Sports and Horse Back Riding (ASTM Standard F085.53, Draft # 4, 1986) standards for protective harness racing headwear, securely fastened under the chin, must be worn at all times on association grounds when:

   1. (1) Racing, parading or warming up a horse prior to racing; or
   2. (2) Jogging, training or exercising a horse at any time.
2. (b) A safety helmet shall not be altered in any manner nor shall the product marking be removed or defaced.
3. (c) The Commission, by written notice to the regulated community and by Order published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, may adopt the minimum standards in sections (a) and (b) for helmets as may be amended from time to time.

4. (d) Failure of persons to adhere to the previous safety helmet provisions may subject the person to the following penalties:

   1. (1) First offense—a written warning;
   2. (2) Second offense—$50 fine;
   3. (3) Third or subsequent offense—$250 fine or suspension, or both, at the discretion of the Judges.