Section 1312.310  Medical Reasons for Ineligibility

A trainer or owner shall not enter or start or cause to be entered or started, a horse which:

a)         is not in serviceable, sound racing condition,

b)         is a known bleeder,

c)         has been trachea tubed,

d)         has been nerved or had cryosurgery performed on a nerve; except that horses that have had a neurectomy or cryosurgery performed on the posterior digital nerve below, and not at, the fetlock of one or more feet may be permitted to race,

e)         has been "nerve blocked,"

f)         is not properly plated,

g)         is blind or whose vision is seriously impaired in both eyes. A horse blind in one eye may start only if the other eye has normal vision,

h)         does not comply with the rules regarding AGID (Coggins) tests (11 Ill. Adm. Code Section 1309.160).

(Source:  Amended 4 Ill. Reg. 9, p. 251, effective February 20, 1980)