Section 502.260  Prospective Harness Drivers

An applicant who has never been licensed as a driver shall:  

a)         have at least one years training experience and demonstrate the ability to drive a horse at training speeds;

b)         be knowledgeable of and conversant in the training and driving of harness horses, as shown by passing a written examination composed by the U.S. Trotting Association (the Board will state the location of the Association and the frequency of the tests) and administered once at every race meet in Illinois.

c)         be found physically able to drive in competitive horse races by a practicing physician who is licensed in accordance with the Medical Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 111, par. 4401 et seq.), prior to the first Illinois race meetings at which the applicant intends to drive.

(Source:  Added at 11 Ill. Reg. 20611, effective January 1, 1988)