N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4116.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 4116.2 - Qualification for driver's license

(a) Every applicant for a driver's license shall satisfy the commission, in such manner as the commission may prescribe, that such applicant:

(1) has had at least one year's training experience and has demonstrated the ability to drive;

(2) is knowledgeable of and conversant in the training and driving of harness horses;

(3) is physically and mentally competent to drive;

(4) is familiar with the rules of racing;

(5) has a minimum of 20/40 vision in one eye, corrected, according to certification by a licensed optometrist, oculist or ophthalmologist.

(b) No person shall be permitted to drive at a race meeting licensed by the commission without a New York State license. The track steward or presiding judge at any race meeting may refuse to permit any licensed driver to compete in a race if, in the judgment of such official, such driver is unfit, unqualified, or too inexperienced to drive. Such official may require the driver to submit to a physical examination under conditions specified by the official.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4116.2