Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.41 - Miscellaneous

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A farrier may
				not be allowed to shoe horses at the race track of any racing association under
				the jurisdiction of the Commission until the farrier has obtained a license
				from the Commission. The license shall be applied for and issued annually. The
				license may be revoked or suspended, for cause, by the Commission. Before
				issuance of a license, a farrier may be required to satisfy the Commission of
				his financial responsibility. The farrier shall maintain his financial
				responsibility so long as he is licensed by the Commission.
B. The cycle of frequency of the totalisator
				board may not be more than 60 seconds.
C. If any case occurs which is not, or which
				is alleged not to be, provided for by these rules, it shall be determined by
				the judges in such manner as they think just and conformable to the usages of
				the turf, and the judges may impose such punishment and take such other action
				in the matter as they deem to be within the intent of these rules, including
				reference to the Commission.
D.-E. Repealed
F. If
				at any time there is a conflict between the rules of the Maryland Racing
				Commission and the rules of the United States Trotting Association, the rules
				of the Commission shall govern.
G.
				Any situation not covered by the rules of the Commission or the rules of the
				United States Trotting Association shall be referred to the Commission for
				disposition.
H. Urine Test.
(1) The use or possession on the grounds of a
				harness racing association by persons licensed under this chapter of any
				controlled dangerous substance or prescription drug, as defined in Criminal Law
				Article, §
										5-101(f),
				Annotated Code of Maryland, is prohibited unless the substance was obtained
				directly or pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a licensed physician
				while acting in the course of his professional practice. It shall be the
				responsibility of the licensee to provide proof to the presiding judge that the
				licensee is using a controlled dangerous substance or prescription drug
				pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a licensed
				practitioner.
(2) On any day when
				harness racing is being conducted on the grounds of a licensed association, a
				driver scheduled to drive on that day, and any licensed Commission or
				association employees and other licensees having official duties relating to
				any of those races, upon a determination by the judges that there exists a
				reasonable suspicion to believe that the individual has in his system a drug as
				defined in §H(1) of this regulation, shall be deemed to have consented to
				a urine or any other non-invasive drug detection test which shall be conducted
				in a manner prescribed by the Commission. A person whose sample is positive may
				be subject to disciplinary action, may not be permitted to participate in any
				racing program until a negative test is shown, and the Commission may require
				the licensee to undergo a supervisory drug treatment program approved by
				it.
(3) Any of the licensee group
				specified in §H(2) of this regulation who, without good cause, refuse to
				take the drug detection test, may not be permitted to continue their duties on
				that racing day and shall be subject to disciplinary proceedings as provided in
				this chapter as if a positive specimen had been rendered.