Section 017-7-46 - Duties of Trainer1. The trainer is responsible for the condition of any horse under his or her care and for ensuring that the duties described in this section are fulfilled. The trainer of record must instruct any responsible individuals who are assigned to care for a horse on race day about compliance with state testing procedures and adherence to Commission rules. The trainer of record must actively participate in the training of all horses for which he or she is designated as the trainer. Active participation must include general oversight and onsite supervision of all training activities, direct contact with each horse, and making or participating in all decisions relating to the treatment, training and care of each horse. Designated responsible individuals are responsible for their own conduct while present on Association grounds.2. The name of each trainer shall be noted on each horse's electronic eligibility documentation, and the Judges be notified of any change. Any change of trainer for a horse resulting from a suspension action by the Commission must be approved by the Commission, or the Chair of the Commission.3. The duties and responsibilities of a trainer shall include, but not be limited to, the following:A. The trainer shall be solely responsible for the declaration to race of any of his or her horses. This shall include responsibility for driver assignments. Once a horse has been drawn into a race it is the responsibility of the trainer or, in the absence of the named trainer, the responsible individual identified consistent with paragraph 3(B) below, to ensure the horse raced is the same horse that was declared.B. The trainer shall be present in the paddock from the time his/her horse(s) enter the paddock until all of his or her horses have raced. A horse(s) will be scratched if the trainer is not in the paddock pursuant to this rule. In the event that the trainer of record is unable to be present in the paddock as described in this section, a responsible individual, who is properly licensed by the Commission as a Groom, Trainer or Owner, may be designated at the time the horse is admitted to the paddock. The Presiding Judge may require a trainer be present in the paddock and reject a request for a designated trainer. If so designated, the Horse Identifier shall record the identity of the responsible individual for each horse for which the trainer of record is not present, and provide that information to the Paddock Judge promptly, such that the identity of the trainer or responsible individual for each horse admitted to the paddock is on record with the Paddock Judge for that race day.C. If the Commission determines that the owner of record for a horse has knowingly declared a trainer without the trainer's knowledge and consent, it shall be considered a Level 1 violation.D. It shall be the responsibility of the trainer to assure that his or her horse's shoes and equipment are in proper condition before going to the Post Parade. The trainer shall notify the Paddock Judge of any equipment changes.E. The trainer shall be responsible to see that no prohibited substance is in any horse under his or her care, consistent with Chapter 11, regardless of when the horse was obtained. The trainer is responsible for ensuring that recently obtained horses do not carry a prohibited substance in their systems during a programmed or qualifying race, even if that substance was administered prior to acquisition of the horse.F. The trainer of record shall be responsible for ensuring that no horse leaves the paddock after racing until the Commission has obtained a biological sample from the horse or the horse has been released from testing by the Judges. The trainer is also responsible for submitting any horse under his or her care to any pre- or post-race-testing, when such a test is requested by the State Veterinarian, the State Steward, or any licensed official.01-017 C.M.R. ch. 7, § 46