CHAPTER 8. Drugging of Horses [24000. - 24018.]
Chapter 8 repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1033.
§§ 24000–24018 · 21 sections
- § 24000 The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) That the public has a valuable interest in public equine events and public horse sales. (b) That it is…
- § 24001 For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Event” means a public equine event or public horse sale that is held in the state, including a cutting horse competition, an…
- § 24002 The secretary has jurisdiction of all events under this chapter and shall administer and enforce this chapter.
- § 24003 Except as otherwise prohibited by law, the full use of modern therapeutic measures for the improvement and protection of the health of the horses is permitted.
- § 24004 A horse shall not be shown in any class at an event if it has been administered in any manner a prohibited substance or permissible substance in violation of…
- § 24005 The trainer or owner, or both the trainer and owner, in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary, is responsible for a horse’s condition and is…
- § 24006 A trainer, owner, or both the trainer and owner, event manager, or any person who administers, attempts to administer, instructs, authorizes, aids, conspires…
- § 24007 (a) In addition to any other penalty or fine prescribed by law, a trainer or owner, or both the trainer and owner, of a horse found to have received a…
- § 24008 A horse at an event is subject to examination under the direction of a licensed veterinarian of the department or agent of the licensed veterinarian. The…
- § 24009 Whether a horse is in competition or not, refusal to submit a horse in an event for examination, or refusal to cooperate with the licensed veterinarian, or his…
- § 24010 If the chemical analysis of blood, urine, saliva, or other samples taken from a horse indicate the presence of a prohibited substance or permissible substance…
- § 24011 (a) A horse that has received a prohibited substance shall not be eligible for show, competition, or sale, unless the following requirements have been met and…
- § 24011.6 The therapeutic administration of a permissible substance is permitted before and during all events except public auctions, provided that the dosage does not…
- § 24012 (a) (1) To provide funds for enforcement of this chapter, the event manager of every event shall charge and collect the applicable fee for each horse entered…
- § 24013 (a) The secretary shall adopt those reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this chapter. (b) The secretary shall adopt an exempt…
- § 24013.5 (a) The secretary shall appoint an advisory committee to serve without compensation. The committee shall meet at least once a year, however, the chairperson…
- § 24014 It is the intent of the Legislature that each of the persons appointed to the advisory committee pursuant to Section 24013.5 represent and further the…
- § 24015 (a) Every event shall be registered with the department, unless otherwise prescribed by the secretary by regulation. The event manager of an event shall file a…
- § 24016 No provision contained in this chapter shall in any way affect existing statutes governing horseracing or affect horse sales or horse auction sales when such…
- § 24017 This chapter shall not apply to any horse one year of age or less entered in any public horse sale, if public notice of the administering of any drug or…
- § 24018 The secretary may accept on behalf of the state, donations of money from any person, association, or agency interested in the control of drugging of horses.…