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Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 038 - Pari-Mutuel CommissionSubagency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel Commission
Chapter 8 - CONDUCT OF RACES
Section 8-20 - Test Barn, Blood, Urine, Hair and Other Samples

038-8 Wyo. Code R. § 8-20

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Section 8-20 - Test Barn, Blood, Urine, Hair and Other Samples

(a) An area within a suitable building must be set aside and be under the supervision of the Official Veterinarian for the purpose of collecting specimens for any tests required by the Commission. The building, its location, arrangement, furnishings and facilities must be approved by the Commission.

  • (i) No unauthorized person shall be admitted at any time to the building or the area utilized for the purpose of collecting the required specimens or the area designated for the retention of horses pending the obtaining of the specimens.
  • (ii) A guard must be in attendance during the hours designated by the Commission. The guard must be approved by the Commission.

(b) The winner of every race shall be taken immediately to the testing enclosure for examination by the Official Veterinarian. The Commission or the Stewards may designate that any other horse in the race may be examined. The examination shall be conducted by taking any or all of the following tests: blood, urine, hair or saliva. The tests shall be conducted under the supervision of the Official Veterinarian.

(c) The Stewards may require that any horse be sent to the testing enclosure for the taking of specimens of saliva, urine, hair and/or blood and such other examination as shall be directed.

(d) The Official Veterinarian of the Commission may also require the taking of any specimens from any horse stabled at a track during a meeting with the approval of the Stewards.

(e) The owner, the trainer or other authorized representative must be present when a blood, urine, hair or other specimen is taken from his horse, and must remain until the specimen is sealed and the official form signed by the owner or trainer or his representative as witness to the taking of the specimen. Willful failure to be present at or a refusal to allow the taking of any specimen, or any act or threat to impede or prevent or otherwise interfere shall subject the guilty person to immediate suspension and the matter shall be referred to the Commission for such penalty as it may determine.

  • (i) If for any reason the trainer of a horse is not or cannot be present at the time of collection of urine, blood or hair it shall be deemed by the Commission that the person actually in custody of the horse is authorized to witness the taking and sealing of the specimen and has the trainer's authority to sign as witness.
  • (ii) If a claimed horse is sent to the test barn, a representative of both the former owner and the new owner shall accompany the horse to the test barn. The claiming of any horse shall not diminish the responsibility of the former owner and trainer for compliance with the statutes and rules of racing as to the claimed horse.

(f) All specimens taken by the Official Veterinarian shall be delivered to the laboratory of the Official Chemist for analysis. Each specimen shall be marked and bear information as may be essential to its proper analysis, but the identity of the horse from which the specimen was taken or the identity of its owner, trainer, jockey or stable shall not be revealed to the Official Chemist. The container of each specimen shall be sealed as soon as the specimen is placed in it.

(g) The Official Chemist shall be a member in good standing of the Association of Official Racing Chemists and shall make all reports directly to the Secretary of the Commission and to the State Steward.

(h) The Official Veterinarian, the Stewards or the authorized representatives of the Commission may take samples of any medicines or other materials suspected of containing improper medication or drugs, which could affect the racing condition of a horse in a race, which may be found in stables or elsewhere on race tracks or in the possession of tracks or any person connected with racing. The samples shall be delivered to the Official Chemist for analysis under the same conditions as prescribed in paragraph (f).

(i) No action shall be taken by the Stewards on the report of the Official Chemist until the medication or drug has been properly identified and the horse from which the specimen was taken has been identified. Written confirmation of the test results shall immediately be sent to the State Steward and Commission Secretary following verbal transmission of those results to the State Steward.

038-8 Wyo. Code R. § 8-20

Amended, Eff. 7/25/2016.

Amended, Eff. 4/24/2017.

Amended, Eff. 8/24/2017.

Amended, Eff. 5/1/2018.