Section Pari 808.08 - Racing Weights(a) Before the first race run by a greyhound on the racing premises, the dog's racing weight shall be established as follows:(1) If the first race run on the racing premises is an official schooling race, the racing weight shall be the weight chosen by the owner or the trainer of record; and(2) If the first race run on the racing premises is a purse race, the racing weight shall be the racing weight at the last purse race run by the greyhound.(b) The trainer of record shall report the racing weight of a greyhound to the clerk of scales.(c) The racing weight established as described in (a) above shall be changed upon the written submission of a new weight by the trainer of record to the clerk of scales.(d) The eligibility of a greyhound to run a race after a change in racing weight as described in (c) above shall be : (1) Immediate eligibility to run an official schooling race if the greyhound has run no races for at least 3 weeks; and(2) Eligibility to run both official schooling races and purse races 3 days or more after the change in racing weight.(e) If the new racing weight established as described in (c) above is more than one pound different from the old weight, the greyhound shall be schooled before the greyhound runs a purse race.N.H. Admin. Code § Pari 808.08
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