If a horse is locked in the gate, the starter shall immediately notify the stewards, who in turn shall immediately notify the manager of the pari-mutuel department. If no head on file is available for stewards to view, the starter is the sole judge of what horses are prevented from starting in a race through failure of gates to open simultaneously.

Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from § 20:04:04:58, 9 SDR 122, effective March 31, 1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 23 SDR 126, effective February 13, 1997.

General Authority: SDCL 42-7-56.

Law Implemented: SDCL 42-7-56.