| 7.__Responsibility of owner and trainer for condition of |
animal; substitute trainer.__In the absence of substantial |
evidence to the contrary, the owner and trainer of an animal are |
responsible for the condition of the animal, including the |
presence of a prohibited substance, and are charged with |
knowledge of all the provisions contained in this section and the |
regulations adopted pursuant to this section.__If a trainer is |
prevented from performing the trainer's duties, including |
responsibility for an animal under this subsection, by illness or |
other cause, or is absent from the event where an animal under |
the trainer's care is entered and stabled, the trainer |
immediately shall notify the secretary or general manager of the |
event.__At the time of notification, the trainer shall specify a |
substitute trainer and the substitute trainer shall place the |
substitute trainer's name on the entry blank.__The substitute |
trainer has the same responsibilities as the trainer concerning |
the condition of an animal in that trainer's care. |