ARTICLE 8.5. Equine Medication

Article 8.5 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 401, Sec. 1.

§§ 19580–19585 · 10 sections

• § 19580 (a) The board shall adopt regulations to establish policies, guidelines, and penalties relating to equine medication in order to preserve and enhance the…
• § 19581 No substance of any kind shall be administered by any means to a horse after it has been entered to race in a horse race, unless the board has, by regulation,…
• § 19582 (a) (1) Violations of Section 19581, as determined by the board, are punishable as set forth in regulations adopted by the board. (2) The board may classify…
• § 19582.5 The board may adopt regulations that prohibit the entry in a race of a horse that tests positive for a drug substance in violation of Section 19581. Upon a…
• § 19583 Every veterinarian who treats a horse within the inclosure shall, in writing, on a form prescribed by the board, report to the official veterinarian in a…
• § 19583.5 (a) Horses that are unsound or lame are subject to immediate placement on the Veterinarian’s List with criteria for removal that may include diagnostic…
• § 19583.7 In addition to any criteria set forth by a racing association, a thoroughbred or quarter horse that is four years of age or older that has not competed in a…
• § 19583.9 (a) All horses at a licensed thoroughbred, fair, or quarter horse race meet shall be subject to veterinary monitoring during morning training. A licensed…
• § 19583.10 A racing association shall provide a location within the inclosure where a horse can be observed jogging in a circle in both directions by the official…
• § 19585 The board shall establish and maintain a whistleblower program through which an owner, trainer, jockey, or stable-area employee may call designated persons…