Title 9 Part 4212

All jockeys and exercise boys shall undergo examinations whenever directed by the steward to determine their fitness to ride and the reports of such examinations, duly signed by the examining physicians, shall be filed promptly with the commission.

All jockeys and all stable employees shall be insured for workers' compensation by either the owner or trainer according to which one is the employer, as defined by the Workers' Compensation Law, and usual certificate of insurance shall be filed with the commission before license be issued to such owner or trainer, as the case may be. If the insurance underwriter should advise the commission that the insurance coverage is cancelled or suspended for nonpayment of premium or otherwise, the jockey shall not be permitted to ride nor the stable employees to act for the employer unless and until the insurance is fully reinstated.

No stable may have in its employment in any capacity any employee under 16 years of age, except as may be permitted by the applicable laws of the State of New York.

The personnel of every stable and changes thereof shall be registered by horsemen with the association on whose tracks their horses are racing or stabled and shall be available at all times to representatives of the commission.

No stable employee shall be permitted to work without first filing application for commission license and obtaining track identification card; and no stable employee shall be paid off on discontinuance until he has surrendered his said identification card which shall be immediately delivered to the track office.

Every jockey, apprentice jockey and other rider, whether in a race or when exercising or ponying a quarter horse, shall wear a safety helmet of a type approved in writing by the stewards; and no change shall be made in any such helmet without the approval of the stewards.

No jockey or apprentice jockey shall participate in any race conducted by any association or corporation licensed or franchised by the commission to conduct quarterhorse race meetings unless he or she wears a safety vest. Such safety vest shall weigh no more than two pounds and shall be designed to provide shock absorbing protection to the upper body, as evidenced by a label with at least a rating of five, by the British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA).