No horse may be allowed to start unless a Jockey Club registration certificate, American Quarter Horse Association certificate of registration, or other applicable breed certificate of registration is on file in the office of an official recognized race office and the racing association in which the horse is entered has an agreement with that race office to maintain the papers in accordance with the rules.

(1) The horse must be properly identified with a facsimile copy or electronic copy of the registration certificate.

(2) Horses for which the registration certificate is issued in electronic form are required to transfer control of the certificate to the racing association in which the horse is entered.