Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Horse Racing General Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 431.1280 - Specimen collection procedure

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1280.
(1) The
				  official winning horse and any other horse ordered by the stewards or official
				  veterinarian must be taken to the detention area to have sample specimens taken
				  at the direction of the official veterinarian. A person other than the owner,
				  trainer, driver, or horse attendant shall not be admitted into the detention
				  area. No more than 2 licensees per horse are allowed in the detention barn at
				  once.
(2) Stable equipment, other
				  than that necessary for washing and cooling out a horse, is prohibited in the
				  detention area. A licensed veterinarian may attend a horse in the detention
				  area only in the presence of the official veterinarian.
(3) During the taking of specimens from a
				  horse, the owner, trainer, or horse attendant shall be present and witness the
				  taking of the specimen and so signify in writing. In the case of a claimed
				  horse, the original owner, trainer, or horse attendant shall be
				  present.
(4) Urine sample
				  collection procedure must meet all of the following requirements:
(a) All sample containers shall arrive from
				  the testing laboratory with a tamper proof seal. The laboratory seal shall not
				  be broken except in the presence of the person witnessing the specimen
				  collection.
(b) A urine specimen
				  taken from a horse shall be placed in a container and sealed with an
				  identification label affixed. The sample must be placed in the refrigerator of
				  the restricted access detention barn laboratory. One portion of the sample form
				  bearing a printed identification number shall remain with the sealed container,
				  and the other portion of the sample form bearing the same printed
				  identification number shall be detached in the presence of the witness. The
				  official veterinarian or his or her assistant shall, on the sample form,
				  identify the horse from which the specimen was taken, and shall note the race
				  and day and any other information required. The sample form shall be verified
				  by the person witnessing the specimen collection. The sample form must be
				  delivered to the official veterinarian's office and placed in a secure area.
				  Every precaution shall be taken to ensure that a member of the laboratory staff
				  does not know the identity of the horse from which a specimen was taken before
				  the completion of all testing and reporting thereon.
(c) A horse's identity shall be confirmed by
				  tattoo number or unique microchip. A horse which cannot be properly identified
				  shall be reported immediately to the stewards.
(d) If, after a horse remains a reasonable
				  time in the detention area, a specimen cannot be taken from the horse, the
				  official veterinarian may permit the horse to be returned to its barn and usual
				  surroundings for the taking of a specimen under the supervision of the official
				  veterinarian or his or her assistant. A diuretic to facilitate urination shall
				  not be administered, but an alternate specimen may be taken.