S.D. Admin. R. 20:04:27:12

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 20:04:27:12 - Penalty for medication violations

If a urine, saliva, or blood specimen taken under the supervision of the commission veterinarian from a horse entered in a race, is analyzed by the official chemist and indicates the presence of a drug, chemical, medicine, analgesic, or injectable, which is not specifically authorized by these rules or is authorized but detected at a threshold in excess of the thresholds stated in the Association of Racing Commissioners International Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule for Horses Version 4.2.1 dated December, 2020, or the Uniform Clarification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties Model Rule Version 18.0 dated March, 2024, any of the following penalties may be imposed:

(1) The purse for the race is redistributed;

(2) A track record established by the horse in the race is declared void;

(3) The trainer of the horse is fined up to five hundred dollars, is suspended, has the trainer's license revoked, or any combination of these penalties;

(4) A horse which has had a positive test for an illegal substance or an illegal amount of substance may be suspended from racing for a period equal to any suspension given to the horse's trainer or owner-trainer for the same incident; and

(5) In a claiming race, if a claimed horse has a positive test, the stewards at their discretion may void the claim.

Each time a trainer or an owner-trainer has been fined or suspended in South Dakota or any other racing jurisdiction for violation of rules prohibiting the use of illegal substances or regulating the use of controlled therapeutic medications constitutes an offense.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:04:27:12

5 SDR 87, effective 4/15/1979; 6 SDR 77, effective 2/3/1980; 7 SDR 70, effective 1/27/1981;8 SDR 94, effective 2/14/1982; transferred from; 43 SDR 150, effective 6/1/2017; 49 SDR 009, effective 8/9/2022; 50 SDR 015, effective 8/13/2023; 51 SDR 016, effective 8/18/2024

General Authority: SDCL 42-7-56(4)(13), 42-7-96.

Law Implemented: SDCL 42-7-67, 42-7-96.

Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI), ARCI Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule for Horses Version 4.2.1 dated December, 2020, and Uniform Clarification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties Model Rule Version 18.0 dated March, 2024. Copies of both documents may be obtained from the ARCI website at www.arci.com free of charge.