Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 163.305 - Bleeder list(a) In order to obtain approval for the administration of furosemide, the bleeder horse shall be placed on the bleeder list.(b) Only the following horses shall be placed on the bleeder list: (1) A horse, which during the race or within the first hour immediately following a race, is observed by the Commission veterinarian to be shedding blood from one or both nostrils or is found to have bled internally. The Commission veterinarian may require an endoscopic examination of the horse in order to confirm inclusion on the bleeder list.(2) A horse which bled during exercise on the race track or within the first hour following the exercise is subject to the same conditions as in paragraph (1).(3) A horse may be placed on the bleeder list when the Commission veterinarian, prior to the implementation of this subsection, determined that the horse qualified for bleeder medication in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2).(c) The endoscopic examination provided for in subsection (b)(1) shall be conducted by a veterinarian licensed by the Commission and employed by the owner or his agent, and shall be conducted in the presence of and in consultation with the Commission veterinarian. The endoscopic examination shall be conducted within 1 hour of the finish of the race or exercise in which the horse has participated and bled, and must reveal hemorrhage in the lumen of the respiratory tract. Endoscopic examination under this subsection shall be at a time and place set by the Commission veterinarian and shall be conducted in his presence.(d) The confirmation of a bleeder horse shall be certified in writing by the Commission veterinarian and entered by him on the bleeder list. A copy of the certification shall be issued to the owner of the horse or his agent upon request.(e) Two-year-olds shall be ineligible for bleeder medication.(f) A confirmed bleeder regardless of age shall be placed on the bleeder list. An up-to-date bleeder list shall be maintained and posted in the office of the secretary by the Commission.(g) A horse shall be removed from the bleeder list only upon the direction of the Commission veterinarian, who shall certify in writing to the Commission or Commission steward his recommendation for removal.(h) Once a horse is placed on the bleeder list it shall be presented to the prerace security stall between 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 hours prior to the post time of the race in which the horse is scheduled to start. Once placed in the security area, a horse shall remain in there until it is taken to the paddock to be saddled for the race. The bleeder medication shall be administered no less than 4 hours prior to post time of the race in which the horse is scheduled to run.(i) Immediately prior to treatment, a blood sample shall be taken by the Commission veterinarian and delivered to the testing laboratory using the standard procedure for collection, identification and transmittal as is used in routine testing.(j) Bleeder medication shall be administered by a veterinarian licensed by the Commission and employed by the owner of the horse or by his agent and at a dose level not to exceed that recommended by the manufacturer and approved by the Commission veterinarian. The administration of bleeder medication shall be witnessed by the Commission veterinarian or an inspector assigned by him.(k) While in the security area, the horse shall be in the care, custody and control of the trainer or a licensed person assigned by him. The trainer shall be responsible for the condition, care and handling of the horse while it remains in the security area.(l) A bleeder horse shipped into this Commonwealth from another jurisdiction shall comply with the procedure outlined in this section. However, a bleeder horse shipped into this Commonwealth from another jurisdiction may be automatically placed on the bleeder list if the jurisdiction from which it was shipped qualified it as a bleeder using criteria which the Commission determines substantially complies with this section. A current certificate setting forth his qualifications as a bleeder shall be transmitted to the steward at the track in this Commonwealth to which it is shipped, prior to running in a race.(m) If a horse bleeds during or following a race after being administered bleeder medication, the horse will be placed on the veterinarian's list and will not be permitted to race until the horse is observed during a workout by a State veterinarian. If the horse does not bleed during or following the workout, the State veterinarian may remove the horse from the veterinarian's list.The provisions of this § 163.305 amended July 3, 1980, effective 7/26/1980, 10 Pa.B. 2883. This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 163.302 (relating to foreign drugs, medications or substances); 58 Pa. Code § 163.303 (relating to prohibition; prima facie evidence; disqualification); 58 Pa. Code § 163.304 (relating to substances of therapeutic value); and 58 Pa. Code § 163.308 (relating to official laboratory).