Section 294-13.003 - IDENTIFIER13.003.01 It shall be the duty of the official identifier to check all contestants for each and every race and to have all horses properly identified, keeping a record of all identifying marks on solid colored horses and horses starting for the first time according to the published record of the "Chart Books" of the Daily Racing Form and official records of the AQHA.13.003.02 The official identifier shall check tattoo brands on all horses which have been tattooed for positive identification. The trainer or other designated handler of each horse shall visibly display the lip tattoo to the identifier. If the identifier encounters a horse too unruly to check the lip tattoo, the stewards shall be notified. 13.003.02A No horse shall be allowed to race unless it has been lip tattooed. For good cause, the stewards may waive this requirement if the horse is otherwise properly identified. However, the horse shall be tattooed thereafter within such time as set by the stewards.13.003.03 Any person attempting to establish the identity of a horse, or his ownership, shall be held to account, the same as the owner, and shall be subject to the same penalty in case of fraud or attempted fraud.294 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 13, § 294-13.003