Cal. Code Regs. tit. 4 § 1866.1

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 1866.1 - Presence of Clenbuterol in Horses

(a) A horse prescribed clenbuterol will be placed on the Veterinarian's List for veterinary treatment until an official test sample shows that there is no clenbuterol in the blood or urine of the horse after a workout to demonstrate its physical fitness, pursuant to Rule 1866. Horses on the Veterinarian's List for clenbuterol administration will not be allowed to start in a race until the horse is removed from the Veterinarian's List.

(1) Clenbuterol shall only be prescribed to an individual horse for a specific diagnosis to last for a period of not more than 30 days for each prescription. The horse's name, the specific diagnosis, dosage and duration of treatment of clenbuterol administration must be reported by the prescribing veterinarian to the Official Veterinarian on form CHRB-24 (Rev. 01/18) (Veterinarian Report), which is hereby incorporated by reference.

(2) Clenbuterol prescribed to an individual horse for a specific diagnosis shall not last for more than 30 days for any prescription. Dispensed clenbuterol prescriptions must be labeled in compliance with Rule 1864, Labeling of Medication, and all other laws, including California Veterinary Medical Board regulations.

(3) Administration of clenbuterol to a horse must be reported by the trainer of the horse to the Official Veterinarian on form CHRB-60 (Rev. 7/15) (Trainer Medication Report), which is here by incorporated by reference.

(b) A horse that, pursuant to Rules 1858 or 1859, is reported to have clenbuterol detected in blood, urine, or any other official test sample by the CHRB official laboratory will be placed on the Veterinarian's List until an investigation has been conducted to determine the circumstances of the presence of clenbuterol in the official test sample, and until a subsequent official test sample fails to detect clenbuterol in the blood or urine of the horse after a workout to demonstrate its physical fitness, pursuant to Rule 1866.

(c) A horse shall not be removed from the Veterinarian's List and allowed to start in a race until an official test sample fails to detect clenbuterol in the blood or urine of the horse after a workout to demonstrate its physical fitness pursuant to Rule 1866.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 1866.1

1. New section filed 7-31-2015 as an emergency; operative 7-31-2015 (Register 2015, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-27-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 1-26-2016 as an emergency; operative 1-26-2016 (Register 2016, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-25-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled 4-25-2016 as an emergency; operative 4-25-2016 (Register 2016, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-25-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-25-2016 order, including amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 6-7-2016 and filed 7-19-2016; amendments effective 7-19-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2016, No. 30).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)(1) filed 5-16-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 20).
6. Amendment of section heading and section filed 10-10-2019; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 41).

Note: Authority: Sections 19440, 19562 and 19580, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 19440, 19562 and 19580, Business and Professions Code.