11 Va. Admin. Code § 10-150-80
A horse habitually wearing hopples shall not be permitted to start in a race without them unless permission is granted by the stewards. A free-legged pacer shall not be permitted to race with hopples unless permission is granted by the stewards. Any person altering a horse's hopples for a fraudulent purpose shall be subject to disciplinary action.
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Derived from VR662-05-02 § 2.7, eff. July 15, 1991; amended, Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 26, eff. August 14, 2000.