71 Ind. Admin. Code 8-5-12

Current through December 4, 2024

Section 71 IAC 8-5-12 - Contact with entered horses

Authority: IC 4-31-3-9

Affected: IC 4-31

Sec. 12.

(a) Practicing veterinarians and their helpers are prohibited from having contact with a horse within twenty-four (24) hours of its scheduled race except during the administration of furosemide under the guidelines set forth in 71 IAC 8-1-5(6) and 71 IAC 8-1-5(7) or unless prior approval has been given by the judges or by the official veterinarian.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in the case of an emergency a practicing veterinarian may have contact with a horse within twenty-four (24) hours of its scheduled race. If this occurs, the practicing veterinarian shall immediately report such contact and the reasons necessitating the contact to the judges or in their absence to commission or track security.

71 IAC 8-5-12

Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 8-5-12; emergency rule filed Mar 10, 2006, 11:00 a.m.: 29 IR 2220; emergency rule filed Apr 24, 2006, 11:11 a.m.: 29 IR 3034; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; readopted filed November 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFA

Readopted filed 8/28/2019, 1:23 p.m.: 20190925-IR-071190319RFA

Readopted filed 8/3/2023, 12:49 p.m.: 20230830-IR-071230428RFA