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California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 14 - California-Bred Awards › Section 1816 - List of California-Breeds Admitted to Grounds. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
				  filed 1-9-96; operative 2-8-96 (Register 96, No. 2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 14 - California-Bred Awards › Section 1817 - California Stallion Award. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 14 - California-Bred Awards › Section 1818 - Definitions. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 14 - California-Bred Awards › Section 1819 - Thoroughbred Breeders and Stallion Awards. [Repealed]

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1. Repealer
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 14 - California-Bred Awards › Section 1820 - Sire Owned by More than One Individual or Entity. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 14 - California-Bred Awards › Section 1821 - Preparation and Distribution of Stallion Award Claims. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 14 - California-Bred Awards › Section 1822 - Filing of Verified Claim for Stallion Awards. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 14 - California-Bred Awards › Section 1823 - Failure to Comply. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 14 - California-Bred Awards › Section 1824 - Filing of Stallion Report. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 14 - California-Bred Awards › Section 1825 - Disputes with Respect to Stallion Awards

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Any dispute with respect to stallion awards must be submitted
				  in writing to the Board in such manner and at such time as to permit the Board,
				  in the exercise of reasonable diligence, to determine the same prior to the
				  time at which distribution of such award would be made pursuant to this
				  article. The Board's decision in such matter shall be final and binding upon
				  the parties.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1840 - Veterinary Practices and Treatments Restricted

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No person other than California-licensed veterinarians who
				  have obtained a license from the Board shall administer to any horse within the
				  inclosure any veterinary treatment or any medicine, medication, or other
				  substance recognized as a medication, except for recognized feed supplements or
				  oral tonics or substances approved by the official veterinarian, or except
				  under the direction or prescription of a veterinarian licensed by the
				  Board.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1841 - Veterinarians Under Supervision of Official Veterinarian

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Veterinarians licensed by the Board and practicing at an
				  authorized meeting are under the supervision of the official veterinarian and
				  the stewards. The official veterinarian shall recommend to the stewards or the
				  Board the discipline to be imposed upon a veterinarian who violates the rules
				  and he may sit with the stewards in any hearing before the stewards concerning
				  such discipline or violation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1842 - Veterinarian Report

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(a) Every
				veterinarian who treats a horse within the inclosure shall, using an electronic
				on-line form prescribed by the Board, report to the official veterinarian in a
				manner prescribed by the official veterinarian:
(1) the name of the horse treated,
(2) the name of the trainer of the
				horse,
(3) the time of
				treatment,
(4) any medication
				administered to the horse, and
(5)
				any other veterinary medical information related to the treated horse's health
				requested by the official veterinarian to help ensure compliance with
				California Code of Regulations Title 4, Division 4, or Business and Professions
				Code Division 8, Chapter 4, or to promote horse health and
				safety.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1842.1 - Additional Reporting for Intra-Articular Treatments

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(a) Every
				CHRB-licensed veterinarian who administers a medication or treatment into an
				articular structure of a horse located within any CHRB inclosure shall provide
				to the horse's trainer on form CHRB-24A, Intra-Articular Treatment Record (New
				05/18), which is hereby incorporated by reference, the name of the horse
				treated, the date and time of treatment, the intra-articular structure(s)
				treated, the medication administered, the dose, and the reason for
				treatment.
(b) The trainer shall be
				required to maintain all intra-articular treatment records of horses in his or
				her care for a minimum of one year from the date of the treatment. The records
				shall be organized by horse, and shall be made available to the examining
				veterinarian by the trainer for the purpose of assisting with pre-race
				veterinary examinations or other examinations as required pursuant to this
				Division.
1. New section
				  filed 3-12-2019; operative 7-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 11).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19440,
					 19562
					 and
					 19580,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19440,
					 19562
					 and
					 19580,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1842.5 - Trainer to Maintain Medication Treatment Records

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(a) Every
				trainer shall maintain a record of all medication treatments administered a
				horse under their care that are within the inclosure.
(b) Each medication treatment record shall
				include:
(1) the name of the horse,
(2) the date the medication treatment
				commenced and the prescribed duration of the treatment,
(3) the name of the medication, the route of
				administration and the dosage regimen,
(4) the name of the person administering each
				medication treatment,
(5) the date
				and time of each administration, and
(6) the name of the CHRB licensed
				veterinarian prescribing the medication treatment.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1843.1 - Prohibited Drug Substances

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For purposes of this division, prohibited drug substance
				  means:
(a) any drug, substance,
				medication or chemical foreign to the horse, whether natural or synthetic, or a
				metabolite or analog thereof, whose use is not expressly authorized in this
				article.
(b) any drug, substance,
				medication or chemical authorized by this article in excess of the authorized
				level or other restrictions as set forth in this article.
1. New section
				  filed 10-7-94; operative 11-7-94 (Register 94, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19440,
					 19562,
					 19580
					 and
					 19581,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19440,
					 19562,
					 19580
					 and
					 19581,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1843.2 - Classification of Drug Substances

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The Board, the board of stewards, the hearing officer, or the
				  administrative law judge, when adjudicating a hearing for a violation of
				  Business and Professions Code section
				  19581,
				  shall consider the classification of the substance as referenced in the
				  California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) Classification of Foreign Substances,
				  Alphabetical Substances List (Rev. 02/21), hereby incorporated by reference,
				  which is based on the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI)
				  Uniform Classification Guidelines for Foreign Substances (12/20), as modified
				  by the Board.
1. New section
				  filed 8-7-95; operative 9-6-95 (Register 95, No. 32).
2. Change
				  without regulatory effect amending section filed 12-6-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
3. Amendment filed 5-23-2008;
				  operative 5-23-2008 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2008, No. 21).
4. Amendment filed 8-4-2008; operative
				  8-4-2008 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2008, No. 32).
5. Change without regulatory effect
				  amending section and incorporated document "California Horse Racing Board
				  Penalty Categories Listing by Classification" filed 9-29-2008 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2008, No. 40).
6. Amendment of section and
				  amendment of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) Penalty Categories
				  Listing by Classification (incorporated by reference) filed 5-3-2013; operative
				  7-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 18).
7. Amendment filed 10-5-2015;
				  operative 10-5-2015 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2015, No. 41).
8. Amendment of section and adoption of the
				  new document, California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) Classification of Foreign
				  Substances, Alphabetical Substances List (incorporated by reference) filed
				  10-18-2018; operative 1-1-2019 (Register 2018, No. 42).
9. Change
				  without regulatory effect amending document, California Horse Racing Board
				  (CHRB) Classification of Foreign Substances, Alphabetical Substances List
				  (incorporated by reference) and amending section filed 2-20-2019 pursuant to
				  section 100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2019, No. 8).
10. Amendment filed 7-26-2021;
				  operative 7-26-2021 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2021, No. 31).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19580,
					 19581
					 and
					 19582,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19580,
					 19581
					 and
					 19582,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1843.3 - Penalties for Medication Violations

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(a) In
				reaching a decision on a penalty for a violation of Business and Professions
				Code section
				19581,
				the Board, the board of stewards, the hearing officer or the administrative law
				judge shall consider the penalties set forth in subsections (d) and (e) of this
				Rule and any aggravating and mitigating circumstances. Deviation from these
				penalties is appropriate where the facts of the particular case warrant such a
				deviation, for example: there may be mitigating circumstances for which a
				lesser or no penalty is appropriate, and aggravating factors for which a
				greater penalty is appropriate. Multiple violations of Business and Professions
				Code section
				19581
				are also subject to separate, enhanced penalties pursuant to CHRB Rule 1843.4.
				Any enhanced penalty imposed under CHRB Rule 1843.4 shall run consecutive to
				any suspension imposed under this section.
(b) Mitigating circumstances and aggravating
				factors, which must be considered, include but are not limited to:
(1) The past record of the licensee regarding
				violations of Business and Professions Code section
				19581;
(2) The potential of the drug(s) to influence
				a horse's racing performance and the amount of the drug present;
(3) The legal availability of the drug and
				whether the drug was prescribed to the horse by a California Horse Racing Board
				(CHRB) licensed veterinarian;
(4)
				Whether there is reason to believe the responsible party knew of the
				administration of the drug or intentionally administered the drug;
(5) The steps taken by the trainer to
				safeguard the horse;
(6) The steps
				taken by an owner to safeguard against subsequent medication violations
				including, but not limited to, the transfer of the horse(s) to an unaffiliated
				trainer;
(A) "Unaffiliated trainer" means a
				trainer or an assistant trainer who is not related by blood, marriage or
				domestic partnership, or who is not or was never employed by the trainer from
				whose care such horse(s) were transferred.
(7) The probability of environmental
				contamination or inadvertent exposure due to human drug use or other
				factors;
(8) The purse of the
				race;
(9) Whether the drug found to
				be present in the official test sample was one for which the horse was
				receiving treatment as determined and documented through the process described
				in Rule 1842 of this division;
(10)
				Whether there was any suspicious wagering pattern on the race;
(11) Whether the licensed trainer was acting
				under the advice of a CHRB licensed veterinarian.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1843.4 - Multiple Medication Violations (MMV)

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(a) A
				trainer who receives a penalty for a medication violation based upon a horse
				testing positive for a Class 1-5 medication with Penalty Class A-D, pursuant to
				Business and Professions Code section
				19581
				and Rule 1843.3, shall be assigned points as follows:
Penalty Class
Points If Controlled Therapeutic
						  Substance
Points If Non-Controlled Substance
Class A
N/A
6
Class B
2
4
Class C
½ for first violation with an additional ½
						  point for each additional violation within 365 days
1 for first violation with an additional ½ point
						  for each additional violation within 365 days
Class D
0
0
If the Board determines that the violation is due to
				  environmental contamination, they may assign lesser or no points against the
				  trainer based upon the specific facts of the case.
(1) Points for phenylbutazone violations with
				a concurrent flunixin violation apply only when the primary threshold is
				exceeded. Points are not to be separately assigned for a stacking
				violation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1843.5 - Medication, Drugs and Other Substances Permitted After Entry in a Race

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(a) In this
				article a horse is deemed "entered" in a race 48 hours before post time of the
				running of the race.
(b) Water,
				hay, and grain may be provided to the horse up until post time.
(c) Drugs, medications or any other
				substances shall not be administered by any means to a horse after it is deemed
				entered to race except:
(1) Topical
				medications, (such as antiseptics, ointments, salves, leg rubs, leg paints,
				hoof dressings, liniments and antiphlogistics) which do not contain anesthetics
				or other prohibited drugs.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1843.6 - Total Carbon Dioxide Testing

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(a) At the
				direction of the Equine Medical Director, the stewards or the official
				veterinarian, a veterinarian licensed by the Board or a registered veterinary
				technician licensed by the Board may collect blood sample(s) from a horse for
				the purpose of testing for total carbon dioxide (TCO2)
				concentrations. Such blood sample(s) shall be collected under the provisions of
				Rule 1859 of this article, and may be collected pre-race or post-race.
(1) The owner or trainer of a horse selected
				for testing may request that a duplicate sample be taken. Such request shall be
				made prior to the collection of the official sample. The costs related to
				obtaining, handling, shipping and analyzing the duplicate sample shall be the
				responsibility of the owner or trainer who requested such sample.
(2) If the Board in its discretion determines
				the duplicate sample cannot be analyzed within five days after the sample is
				collected, the findings of the official sample shall be
				final.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1844 - Authorized Medication

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Consistent with the intent of these rules, drug substances
				  and medications authorized by the Board for use may be administered to
				  safeguard the health of the horse entered to race provided that:
(a) No person shall administer a drug
				substance to any horse entered to race except upon authorization of the
				official veterinarian in conformance with these rules.
(b) No drug substance, other than authorized
				bleeder medication, shall be administered to a horse entered to race within 24
				hours of the race in which entered.
(c) Official urine test samples may contain
				one of the following drug substances, their metabolites and analogs, in an
				amount that does not exceed the specified levels:
(1) Acepromazine; 10 nanograms per
				milliliter
(2) Mepivacaine; 10
				nanograms per milliliter
(3)
				Albuterol; 1 nanograms per milliliter
(4) Procaine; 25 nanograms per
				milliliter
(5) Salicylates; 750
				micrograms per milliliter
(6)
				Detomidine; 2 nanograms per milliliter
(7) Nandrolone; 1 nanograms per milliliter
				for geldings, fillies and mares; 45 nanograms for males other than
				geldings.
(8) Boldenone; 15
				nanograms per milliliter in males other than geldings.
(9) Testosterone; 20 nanograms per milliliter
				in geldings.
(A) Testosterone at any level in
				males other than geldings is not a violation of this
				regulation.
(10)
				Testosterone; 55 nanograms per milliliter in fillies or mares (unless in
				foal)
(11) Butorphanol 300
				nanograms per milliliter
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1844.1 - Suspension of Authorized Medication

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(a) After a
				public meeting that has been noticed in accordance with Government Code section
				11125(a),
				the Board may for any cause temporarily suspend the authorized administration
				to a horse entered to race of any drug, substance or medication that is
				otherwise permitted under Rule 1844, Authorized Medication.
(b) The temporary suspension of the
				authorized administration of a drug, substance or medication may be for a race,
				breed, or race meeting, provided all horses in the same race compete under the
				same conditions.
(c) The Board
				shall notify in writing the racing association and the trainer's organization
				of any temporary suspension of authorization to administer a drug, substance or
				medication to a horse entered to race. The written notification shall at
				minimum:
(1) State the authorized medication
				whose use is temporarily suspended,
(2) The period of time for which the use of
				the authorized medication is temporarily suspended, and
(3) Whether the temporary suspension is for a
				specific breed or a race meeting.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1845 - Authorized Bleeder Medication

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(a) The
				only authorized bleeder medication for the control of exercise-induced
				pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) shall be furosemide, and it shall only be
				administered by a single intravenous injection, in a dosage of not less than
				150 mg and not more than 250 mg, on the grounds of the racetrack where the
				horse will race, and no later than four hours prior to the post time of the
				race for which the horse is entered. It shall only be administered to a horse
				that is registered on the authorized bleeder medication list.
(1) Furosemide is prohibited for
				two-year-olds entered to race as specified in Board Rule
				1843.5(a).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1846 - Racing Soundness Examination

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each and every horse entered to race shall be subjected to a
				  veterinary examination for racing soundness and health on race day not later
				  than two hours prior to official post time for the race in which the horse is
				  to compete. Such an examination shall be referred to as the "Racing Soundness
				  Exam."
(a) The examination of each
				horse shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Identification of the horse.
(2) Ascertainment of the sex of the
				horse.
(3) Performance of an
				overall inspection of the entire horse, assessing general appearance, behavior,
				disposition, posture, and body condition.
(4) Observation of the horse jogging in hand,
				moving towards and away from the veterinarian so that both hind-end and
				front-end motion can be evaluated.
(5) Performance of a digital palpation and
				flexion on both distal forelimbs.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1846.1 - Veterinary Records for Horses Shipping into an Inclosure to Race or to Work for Removal from Veterinarian's List

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(a) If a
				horse has not been stabled at a facility under the jurisdiction of the Board
				for 30 days prior to a race, or for 30 days prior to working off the
				Veterinarian's List, the trainer shall submit to the official veterinarian,
				using a form prescribed by the Board, the previous 30-day veterinary treatment
				record within 24 hours of arriving at a licensed inclosure and before any
				scheduled race or workout. The veterinary treatment record shall include:
(1) the name and identification number of the
				horse treated,
(2) any medication,
				drug, substance, diagnostics, or procedure administered or prescribed by a
				veterinarian during the previous 30 days,
(3) the name of the prescribing or treating
				veterinarian,
(4) the dates of
				examinations by the treating veterinarian, and
(5) the type of housing (stall, pen,
				pasture).
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1846.2 - Training Soundness Examination

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(a) Each
				and every horse that has not had a recorded work or race within the past 90
				days shall be subjected to a veterinary examination for training soundness and
				health prior to beginning training. Such an examination shall be performed by
				both a regulatory veterinarian and the attending veterinarian and be referred
				to as the "Training Soundness Exam."
(b) The trainer shall be responsible for
				scheduling a follow-up exam conducted by a regulatory veterinarian and the
				attending veterinarian 30 days after the initial exam. The follow-up exam must
				occur no later than 45 days after the initial exam, or all training must cease
				until after the examination is performed.
(c) The examinations referenced in
				subsections (a) and (b) of this rule shall include, at a minimum, the
				following:
(1) Identification of the
				horse.
(2) Ascertainment of the sex
				of the horse.
(3) Performance of an
				overall inspection of the entire horse, assessing general appearance, behavior,
				disposition, posture, and body condition.
(4) Observation of the horse jogging in hand,
				moving towards and away from the veterinarian so that both hind-end and
				front-end motion can be evaluated.
(5) Performance of a digital palpation and
				flexion on both distal forelimbs.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1846.3 - Veterinary and Training Records for Horses Requiring Training Soundness Examination

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(a) For
				horses required to undergo a training soundness examination pursuant to Rule
				1846.2, the trainer shall, at least 24 hours prior to the examination, submit
				to a regulatory veterinarian, using a form prescribed by the Board, the
				veterinary treatment and training records for the previous 60 days.
(b) The veterinary treatment record shall
				include:
(1) the name and identification
				number of the horse treated,
(2)
				any medication, drug, substance, diagnostics, or procedure administered or
				prescribed by a veterinarian during the previous 60 days,
(3) the name of the prescribing or treating
				veterinarian,
(4) the dates of
				examinations by the treating veterinarian,
(5) the type of housing (stall, pen,
				pasture), and
(6) for layoffs, the
				reason the horse was turned out or rested and the location of lay-up.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1846.5 - Postmortem Examination

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(a) The
				following shall be required to undergo a postmortem examination at a diagnostic
				laboratory which is under contract with the Board in order to determine the
				injury or sickness which resulted in euthanasia or natural death:
(1) Every horse which suffers a fatal injury
				on the racetrack in training or in competition;
(2) Every horse which dies or is euthanized
				within an area under the jurisdiction of the Board; and
(3) Every horse which dies or is euthanized
				in California within 72 hours of leaving a facility under the jurisdiction of
				the Board.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1846.6 - Postmortem Examination Review

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(a) The
				Board shall conduct a postmortem examination review to determine the
				circumstances of each equine fatality within a California Horse Racing Board
				(CHRB) inclosure and each equine fatality in California within 72 hours of
				leaving a CHRB inclosure.
(b) The
				postmortem examination review shall be conducted by a member of the board of
				stewards, a safety steward and the Equine Medical Director or an official
				veterinarian designated by the Executive Director and Equine Medical
				Director.
(c) The trainer of the
				expired horse will be required to appear before the postmortem examination
				review panel. Additional licensees may also be required to appear at the
				discretion of the postmortem examination review panel.
(d) The trainer shall make available at the
				postmortem examination review the training records for the expired horse, which
				shall include exercise, medication and shoeing histories for a minimum of 60
				days prior to the date of death of the horse.
(e) All CHRB licensed veterinarians attending
				or treating a horse having died within a CHRB inclosure or in California within
				72 hours of leaving a CHRB inclosure shall make available at the postmortem
				examination review a summary medical record covering a minimum of 60 days prior
				to the date of death of the horse, or longer if requested by the postmortem
				review panel. The summary medical record shall include:
(1) A history or pertinent information as it
				pertains to the horse's medical status, including an interpretation of all
				diagnostic imaging and laboratory findings.
(2) Data, including that obtained by
				instrumentation, from the physical examination.
(3) Treatment and intended treatment plan,
				including medications, dosage and frequency of use.
(4) All medications and treatments prescribed
				and dispensed, including strength, dosage, route of administration, quantity,
				and frequency of use.
(5) Daily
				progress and disposition of the case.
(6) Copies of laboratory data, if requested
				by the postmortem review panel.
(7)
				Copies of diagnostic images including but not limited to radiographs,
				ultrasounds and nuclear scintigraphies, if requested by the postmortem review
				panel.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1847 - Blocking of Legs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Blocking may be defined as the administration of any local
				  anesthetic, or other agent, to desensitize a portion of a leg either locally by
				  infiltration of the tissues, regionally by administration directly over a
				  nerve, or by injection directly into a joint space, tendon sheath, or bursa for
				  the purpose of desensitization of a painful condition. These practices are
				  prohibited after a horse is entered to race. The use of ice is not
				  prohibited.
1. Amendment
				  filed 1-24-91; operative 2-23-91 (Register 91, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19420,
					 19440
					 and
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19420,
					 19440
					 and
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code; Section
					 337h, Penal
					 Code of California.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1848 - Bandages

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Only bandages approved by the official veterinarian shall be
				  used on a horse during a race and all other leg coverings shall be removed
				  before the horse leaves the saddling paddock to enter the race course.
1. Amendment
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1849 - Nerving

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No person shall bring onto the grounds of a racing
				  association, or enter or cause to be entered in any race, or sell, offer for
				  sale, or act as a bloodstock agent in the sale of, any horse which has been
				  "nerved" or has had any nerve removed from the leg of such horse, except as
				  provided in this article.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1850 - Posterior Digital Neurectomy

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				Notwithstanding the prohibition against "nerving," a horse upon which a
				posterior digital neurectomy has been performed, commonly known as "heel
				nerving" is not ineligible to race, and is not subject to the prohibitions in
				this article pertaining to nerving, provided:
(1) the official veterinarian is satisfied
				that the loss of sensation to such horse due to the posterior digital
				neurectomy will not endanger the safety of any horse or rider,
(2) the prior approval of the official
				veterinarian has been obtained if the horse is on the grounds of a racing
				association,
(3) the racing
				secretary is notified of such nerving at the time such horse is admitted to the
				grounds of a racing association,
(4) the posterior digital neurectomy was
				performed prior to October 1, 2008, and
(5) the horse's registration or eligibility
				certificate is marked to indicate such nerving.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1851 - List of Nerved Horses

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The racing secretary shall maintain a list of nerved horses
				  which are on the grounds and shall make such list available for inspection by
				  other licensees participating in the meeting.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1852 - Reporting to Receiving Barn

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A horse shall not be qualified to start in a race unless his
				  presence at the receiving barn at the time designated by the stewards is
				  reported to the official veterinarian, and no trainer shall fail to cause a
				  horse in his care to report to the receiving barn at the designated
				  time.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1853 - Examination Required

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(a) The
				official veterinarian shall examine each horse that is scheduled to race to
				determine its fitness to start. The horse identifier shall examine each horse
				to identify such horse from the Board's identification record and the
				photographs, record of pedigree, tattoo or brand number, microchip number, and
				such other points of identification as may be available. The horseshoe
				inspector shall inspect the horseshoes of each horse. No horse shall be
				eligible to start in a race, and shall be declared by the stewards, if it is
				found to be unfit to race, not properly identified, or improperly
				shod.
(b) A thoroughbred horse that
				is not shod is eligible to start in a race if the trainer declares at the time
				of entry that the horse will race unshod.
(1)
				At the time of entry a trainer shall declare if a thoroughbred horse that raced
				unshod in its previous start will race shod.
(2) Any declaration made under subsections
				(b) or (b)(1) above shall be noted in the official program, and shall state if
				the horse will race without horseshoes in the front or back or all
				around.
(3) For the purposes of
				this regulation "unshod" means running without horseshoes in the front or back
				or all around.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1854 - Exclusion from Receiving and Detention Barn

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The official veterinarian shall exclude from the receiving
				  and detention barn all horses not participating in a race or being schooled to
				  race and all persons who are not required for attendance on such horses. No
				  person shall enter the stall in the receiving barn of a horse scheduled to race
				  except with permission of the custodian of the barn or the official
				  veterinarian. No person shall inspect any horse in the receiving barn which is
				  not owned, trained or cared for by him, nor refuse to leave when ordered to do
				  so by the custodian or the official veterinarian.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1855 - Medication Procedures and Related Instructions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Board may issue orders governing medication procedures
				  and related instructions, which orders amplify the provision of this
				  article.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1856 - Clean and Sterile Equipment Required

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Veterinarians shall use new, single-use disposable hypodermic
				  needles for parenteral administrations. All other instruments used for
				  injections or skin penetration, must be cleaned and sterilized. The official
				  veterinarian shall provide a secure place for the disposal of needles,
				  syringes, injectable medications and their containers, and veterinarians on the
				  grounds shall not dispose of such materials on the grounds other than in such
				  secure place.
1. Amendment
				  of section heading, text, and new NOTE filed 8-16-93; operative 9-15-93
				  (Register 93, No. 34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19440
					 and
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 19580,
					 Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1857 - Equipment for Official Testing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Associations shall provide the equipment, necessary supplies
				  and services prescribed by the Board or the official veterinarian for the
				  taking of or administration of urine, saliva or other tests.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1859.1 - Out-of-Competition Testing Procedures and Requirements

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(a)
				Official out-of-competition test samples shall be collected under the
				supervision and direction of the official veterinarian, the Equine Medical
				Director, or a person designated by the official veterinarian or Equine Medical
				Director. All blood samples shall be collected by a veterinarian licensed by
				the Board, or by a veterinary technician licensed by the Board who is acting
				under the supervision of the official veterinarian or Equine Medical
				Director.
(b) Upon request of the
				Equine Medical Director, the Executive Director, the stewards or the official
				veterinarian, the trainer, owner, or their specified designee shall disclose
				the location of their horses eligible for out-of-competition testing as
				described in Rule 1858.
(c) The
				Board need not provide advance notice to the trainer or owner before arriving
				at any location, whether or not the location is within a licensed inclosure, to
				collect official out-of-competition test samples. However, if the trainer,
				owner, or their specified designee requests that the sample be collected in an
				alternative location, the Board may, in its sole discretion, collect the sample
				at an alternative time and location designated by the Board.
(d) The trainer, owner, or their specified
				designee shall cooperate with the person who collects official
				out-of-competition test samples on behalf of the Board, which shall include
				without limitation:
(1) Assisting in the
				immediate location and identification of the horse;
(2) Making the horse available as soon as
				practical upon arrival of the person who is responsible for collecting the
				samples;
(3) Providing a stall or
				other safe location to collect the samples;
(4) Assisting the person who is collecting
				samples in controlling the horse; and
(5) Witnessing the taking of samples,
				including sealing of sample collection containers.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1859.5 - Disqualification upon Positive Test Finding

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A finding by the stewards that an official test sample from a
				  horse participating in any race contained a prohibited drug substance as
				  defined in this article, which is determined to be in class levels 1-3 under
				  Rule 1843.2 of this division, unless a split sample tested by the owner or
				  trainer under Rule 1859.25 of this division fails to confirm the presence of
				  the prohibited drug substance determined to be in class levels 1-3 shall
				  require disqualification of the horse from the race in which it participated
				  and forfeiture of any purse, award, prize or record for the race, and the horse
				  shall be deemed unplaced in that race. Disqualification shall occur regardless
				  of culpability for the condition of the horse.
1. New section
				  filed 4-21-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
				  17).
2. Editorial correction inserting history note in appropriate
				  section (Register 92, No. 19).
3. Amendment of section heading,
				  section and NOTE filed 8-10-95; operative 9-9-95 (Register 95, No.
				  32).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
				  12-6-99 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 99, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19440
					 and
					 19562,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 19401,
					 19440,
					 19577
					 and
					 19582.5,
					 Business and Professions Code; and Sections
					 337f,
					 337g and
					 337h, Penal
					 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1859.25 - Split Sample Testing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In
				addition to the blood, urine, and other biological official test samples
				transmitted to the official laboratory for testing as provided in Rules 1859
				and 1859.1 of this Article, the Board shall maintain a portion of the official
				test sample for each horse tested if sufficient sample is available after the
				official test samples are taken. That portion shall be designated the split
				sample. The Board makes no guarantee as to the amount of sample which will be
				available for the split sample. All samples taken by representatives of the
				Board are under the jurisdiction of and shall remain the property of the Board
				at all times. The Board shall ensure the security and storage of the split
				sample.
(b) When the Executive
				Director or the Executive Director's designee is notified of a finding by the
				official laboratory that a test sample from a horse contained a prohibited drug
				substance as defined in this Article, the Executive Director, after consulting
				with the Equine Medical Director or the Equine Medical Director's designee as
				to the presence of the prohibited drug substance shall notify a Supervising
				Investigator. The owner and the trainer shall be confidentially notified of the
				finding by a Supervising Investigator or his/her designee and the owner and
				trainer shall each have 72 hours from the date he or she is notified to request
				that the split sample of the official test sample that was found to contain the
				prohibited drug substance(s) be tested by an independent Board-approved
				laboratory.
(c) If the owner or
				trainer wishes to have the split sample tested, he or she shall comply with the
				following procedures:
(1) The request shall
				be made on CHRB-56, (Rev. 5/97), Request to Release Evidence, which is hereby
				incorporated by reference. CHRB-56 shall be made available at all CHRB
				offices.
(2) The owner or trainer
				requesting to have the split sample tested shall be responsible for all charges
				and costs incurred in transporting and testing the split sample. By signing
				CHRB-56, the owner or trainer certifies he or she has made arrangements for
				payment to the designated Board-approved laboratory for laboratory testing
				services.
(3) Verification of
				payment for costs incurred in transporting and testing the split sample must be
				received by the CHRB within five (5) working days from the CHRB receipt of
				CHRB-56. If such verification of payment is not received, the split sample will
				not be released or shipped to the Board-approved laboratory designated by the
				owner or trainer to test the split sample and the owner and trainer will have
				relinquished his/her right to have the split sample tested. If a complaint
				issues, the only test results that will be considered will be the results from
				the Board's official laboratory.
California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 15 - Veterinary Practices › Section 1860 - Adulteration of Sample

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No person shall tamper with, adulterate, add to, break the
				  seal of, remove, or otherwise attempt to do so, any sample required to be taken
				  by this article, except for the addition of preservatives or substances
				  necessarily added by the official laboratory for presentation of the sample or
				  in the process of analysis.