Section 71 IAC 5.5-1-25 - Safety helmetsAuthority: IC 4-31-6-2
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 25.
(a) Any person mounted on a horse or stable pony on association grounds shall wear a properly secured safety helmet at all times. Additionally, all members of the starting gate crew shall adhere to this section at all times while performing their duties or handling a horse. For the purpose of this section, a member of the starting crew means any person licensed as an assistant starter or any person who handles a horse in the starting gate. The helmet shall comply with one (1) of the following minimum safety standards or later revisions: (1) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM 1163).(2) European Standards (EN-1384 or PAS-015 or VG1).(3) Australian/New Zealand Standards (AS/NZ 3838 or ARB HS 2012).(4) Snell Equestrian Standard 2001.(b) The licensee is responsible for providing sufficient evidence that his/her helmet meets a standard as listed in subsection (a). A safety helmet shall not be altered in any manner nor shall the product marking be removed or defaced.Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 5.5-1-25; emergency rule filed Jun 15, 1995, 5:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2853, eff Jul 1, 1995; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; emergency rule filed Mar 20, 2007, 1:43 p.m.: 20070404-IR-071070198ERA, eff Mar 16, 2007 [IC 4-22-2-37.1 establishes the effectiveness of an emergency rule upon filing with the Publisher. LSA Document #07-198E was filed with the Publisher March 20, 2007.]; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; emergency rule filed Mar 19, 2009, 11:07 a.m.: 20090401-IR-071090195ERA, eff Mar 12, 2009 [IC 4-22-2-37.1 establishes the effectiveness of an emergency rule upon filing with the Publisher. LSA Document #09-195(E) was filed with the Publisher March 19, 2009.]; readopted filed November 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFAReadopted filed 8/28/2019, 1:23 p.m.: 20190925-IR-071190319RFAEmergency rule filed 3/2/2021, 3:10 p.m.: 20210310-IR-071210076ERAReadopted filed 7/6/2023, 1:50 p.m.: 20230802-IR-071230371RFAReadopted filed 8/3/2023, 12:49 p.m.: 20230830-IR-071230428RFA