(a) The track must consist of a clay base with a surface of a nonabrasive sand with low elasticity or of a comparable material.(b) An association shall maintain the track surface and the banking in a uniform condition to foster the safety of the greyhounds.(c) The surface must be approved by the executive secretary before the first race of each race meeting and is subject to periodic inspections and verification by the Commission. The executive secretary may require periodic reporting by an association regarding the track surface and may require the reports to contain any information considered by the executive secretary to be essential to evaluating the current status of the track surface.