How does the shot clock work?

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Section 24 of the Official Rules and Case Book of Ringette (2025-2027) sets the shot clock rule:

The clock is set to 30 seconds at the start of each period and after a goal.
It counts down only when the game clock counts down: it starts when play starts and stops when play stops.
It resets to 30 seconds when the team in possession takes a shot on goal, when control of the ring changes from one team to the other, when a delayed penalty is signalled (not again for further delayed penalties before play stops), and in the other situations listed in 24.3.d, such as a violation by the team not in control that stops play.
A shot on goal is a legal shot by the team in possession where the ring enters the net, hits a post or the crossbar, or contacts the goaltender (or acting goaltender) in the crease, or the goaltender outside the crease in a way that prevents a goal.
When the clock reaches zero, an audible signal should sound and play is stopped as the team last in control has committed a violation. The clock resets to 30 seconds and the ring is awarded to the non-offending team in the nearest circle within the zone where the ring was last contacted or controlled.
No goal can be scored once the whistle has blown or the shot clock or game clock has expired.

The rulebook says a rink should have a separate shot clock display in each end zone.