Section 017-1-17 - Veterinarian's Responsibility1.Professional and State Licensure Requirements. The Commission Veterinarian and each veterinarian employed at a racetrack by the association or an individual owner must be a graduate Veterinary Surgeon in good standing and licensed to practice under the Laws of the State of Maine. The Commission Veterinarian must be licensed by the Commission to be on duty at any pari-mutuel track.2.Compensation Prohibited. No owner or trainer shall employ or pay compensation to any veterinarian employed by the Department either directly or indirectly, during the period of employment.3.Medical Treatment of HorsesA.Treatment authorized. No Commission veterinarian employed by the Department may, during the period of his or her employment, treat or prescribe medication for any horse on the grounds or entered to race at any racetrack, for compensation or otherwise except as provided in this paragraph. A Commission veterinarian employed by the Department is authorized to provide first aid and to provide other emergency medical treatment to any sick or injured horse for the purpose of saving the life of the horse or stabilizing the horse until it can be transported to another equine medical facility or seen by the horse's regular veterinarian. A full and complete report of the treatment provided shall be made to the judges.B.Reimbursement for medical treatment. The Department may require reimbursement from the horse's owner for any medical treatment, equipment or supplies provided pursuant to this paragraph.C. No licensed veterinarian, except a Commission veterinarian or agent of the Department, shall examine, treat, or dispense medications in the paddock of a licensed racetrack, during its race meet, to horses scheduled to race on that day. A licensed veterinarian may examine, treat, or dispense medications to horses that have been scratched to needing emergency medical treatment only in an area designated by the Commission.01-017 C.M.R. ch. 1, § 17