Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Horse Racing General Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 431.1304 - Denerving and shock wave therapy

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1304.
(1) A
				  horse shall not be intended to enter, entered, or race in a race with wagering
				  by pari-mutuel methods or any nonbetting race or workout that is conducted at a
				  race meeting in this state if the horse has been denerved, neurectimized,
				  desensitized, or anesthetized, at or above the ankle, by surgery, cryosurgery,
				  chemical block, or any other means. A horse that has been subjected to any of
				  the procedures stated in this subrule is not eligible to race until the
				  official veterinarian has determined that sensation has returned. A licensee
				  who performs or orders one of the procedures stated in this subrule shall be
				  subject to disciplinary action.
(2)
				  A horse on which any neurectomy has been performed below the ankle must be
				  permitted to race if such fact is reported to the official veterinarian and
				  designated on its registration certificate, electronic eligibility, or racing
				  permit as applicable by breed.
(3)
				  A list of all denerved horses shall be posted in the race office. A person
				  shall not report a horse as having a neurectomy when in fact a horse has
				  not.
(4) The use of extracorporeal
				  shock wave therapy or radial pulse wave therapy is not permitted unless all of
				  the following conditions are met:
(a) Any
				  extracorporeal shock wave therapy or radial pulse wave therapy machine, whether
				  in operating condition or not, must be registered with and approved by the
				  executive director, or his or her authorized representative before such machine
				  is brought to or possessed on any grounds or stable within the jurisdiction of
				  the executive director.
(b) The use
				  of extracorporeal shock wave therapy or radial pulse wave therapy within the
				  jurisdiction must meet all of the following requirements:
(i) Be limited to licensed
				  veterinarians.
(ii) Only be
				  performed with machines that are both of the following:
(A) Registered and approved for use by the
				  executive director.
(B) Used at a
				  previously-disclosed location that is approved by the executive
				  director.
(iii) Be
				  reported within 24-hours before treatment on the prescribed form to the
				  official veterinarian.
(c) Any treated horse shall not be permitted
				  to race or perform a time workout for a minimum of 10 days following
				  treatment.
(d) Any horse treated
				  with extracorporeal shock wave therapy or radial pulse wave therapy shall be
				  added to the veterinarian's list. This list shall be kept in the race office,
				  be accessible to the jockeys and their agents during normal business hours, and
				  be made available to other regulatory jurisdictions.
(e) A horse that receives any such treatment
				  without full compliance with this rule and similar rules in any other
				  jurisdiction in which the horse was treated shall be placed on the
				  veterinarian's list.
(f) Any person
				  participating in the use of extracorporeal shock wave therapy or the possession
				  of the extracorporeal shock wave therapy machines, or both, in violation of
				  this rule shall be subject to disciplinary action.