SCHEDULELicensing conditions

PART 1Conditions for the licensee

Condition 1: Attendance of a veterinary surgeon1

1

A veterinary surgeon must be in attendance throughout the duration of a race, trial or sales trial and before a race, trial or sales trial in order to undertake the inspections required under sub-paragraph (2).

2

Before any race, trial or sales trial—

a

an attending veterinary surgeon must inspect every greyhound intended to run in that race, trial or sales trial; and

b

the operator must remove from a race, trial or sales trial any greyhound which the attending veterinary surgeon has ruled unfit to run.

3

An operator must ensure that a register of attendance of veterinary surgeons is kept at the track, recording—

a

the date of the race, trial, or sales trial; and

b

the name, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons membership number and signature of the attending veterinary surgeon.

4

The attending veterinary surgeon must attest in the register that, before each race, trial or sales trial, they inspected every greyhound which took part.

5

The information referred to in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) must be kept for at least 3 years from the date of the race, trial or sales trial.