Safety vests
Compiled text through Jul 15, 2022
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
No later Register activity identified in this check.
Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Jul 15, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
- Activity status
- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Latest notice
- SGC-01-19-00017-A · Adopted rule · May 15, 2019
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)Every person mounted on horseback on the grounds of a racetrack shall wear a properly fastened safety vest.
(b)Each safety vest shall weigh no more than four pounds and provide a minimum level of shock absorbing protection to the upper body as evidenced by a label indicating compliance with one or more of the following product standards or with a standard that in the judgment of the executive director of the commission or his or her designee is comparable or superior:
(1)British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) Standard for Body and Shoulder Protectors for Equestrian Use, BETA 2009 Level 1;
(2)European Norm, EN 13158:2009 Level 1, Protective Clothing for Equestrian Use; or
(3)American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM F2681-08 or F1937-04, Standard Specification for Body Protectors Used in Horse Sports and Horseback Riding.
(c)A safety vest shall not be altered from its original manufactured design nor shall the product marking be removed or defaced.