Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-4-14a

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 112-4-14a - Trainer responsibility

(a) Each trainer of record shall be responsible for the following regarding each horse in that trainer's care, with regard to commission orders, regulations, and statutes:

(1) Eligibility;

(2) weight or other allowances claimed;

(3) physical fitness to perform credibly at the distance entered;

(4) absence of prohibited substances;

(5) proper shoeing, bandaging, and equipment;

(6) timely arrival in the paddock; and

(7) proper handling of the horse in the test barn.

(b) Each trainer shall be responsible for each positive test revealing any substance foreign to a horse in that trainer's care, unless the trainer can show by a preponderance of the evidence that neither the trainer nor any employee or agent of the trainer was responsible for or had knowledge of the administration of the substance causing the positive test.

(c) Each trainer shall be responsible for each puncture mark on a horse in that trainer's care, unless the trainer can show by a preponderance of the evidence that neither the trainer nor any employee or agent of the trainer was responsible for or had knowledge of an injection.

(d) Each trainer shall be responsible for the arrival of the horses in that trainer's care to the racetrack facility at least one hour before the first post time of the day on which the horse is entered to race.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-4-14a

Authorized by K.S.A. 74-8804; implementing K.S.A. 74-8825; effective, T- 112-8-22-89, Aug. 22, 1989; effective Oct. 2, 1989; amended Jan. 18, 2008.