The Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010

Condition 1: Attendance of a veterinary surgeon

1.—(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.