Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Horse Racing General Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 431.1302 - Possession and use of drugs and foreign substances

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1302.
(1) A
				  licensed veterinarian shall maintain veterinary records, in a manner approved
				  by the executive director which accurately record all services rendered and
				  medication prescribed and which include the name of the horse treated, date of
				  the treatment, and name of the trainer. Such records shall be made available to
				  the executive director or his or her authorized representative on
				  demand.
(2) A licensed veterinarian
				  shall report to the official veterinarian or to the stewards internal
				  medication given by the licensed veterinarian, or given at his or her
				  direction, to a horse known by him or her to be entered in a race. The trainer
				  shall also make such report to the official veterinarian or to the stewards. If
				  a drug is to be administered internally before scratch time to a horse which is
				  entered to race, such fact shall be reported by the trainer or the licensed
				  veterinarian to the stewards or an authorized representative of the executive
				  director before scratch time and before treatment. If administration of a drug
				  is to be made after scratch time, it shall be reported to the stewards or an
				  authorized representative of the executive director immediately and before
				  treatment unless in the opinion of the licensed veterinarian, humane concerns
				  indicate immediate treatment is required.
(3) A licensed veterinarian shall report to
				  the official veterinarian or to the stewards any racehorse in training that he
				  or she euthanizes 30 days or less before the race meeting starts or that has
				  raced at a race meeting within the previous 30 days.
(4) Neither a licensee nor any other person
				  other than the official veterinarian shall have, in his or her possession, on
				  the grounds, any banned drug, ARCI class 1 drug, or non-FDA approved
				  drug.
(5) A person, other than a
				  licensed veterinarian, official veterinarian, or a person with written
				  permission from a steward, shall not have, in his or her possession, in his or
				  her personal effects or vehicle, or in or upon premises he or she occupies or
				  controls on the grounds, any drug or foreign substance, as defined by the act,
				  for hypodermic administration or any hypodermic needle or syringe or other
				  equipment for administration of a drug or foreign substance.
(6) Notwithstanding the provision of subrule
				  (5) of this rule, a person may have, in his or her possession, on the grounds
				  of a race meeting, any drug or foreign substance, as defined by the act, for
				  administration to his or her own person, if such possession is otherwise
				  permitted under state or federal law. If state or federal law prohibits the
				  dispensing of the drug or foreign substance without a prescription, then the
				  person who is in possession of the drug or foreign substance shall also have,
				  in his or her possession, documentary evidence that a valid prescription for
				  the drug or foreign substance was issued to him or her. If the drug or foreign
				  substance is classified or acts as a stimulant, depressant, anesthetic,
				  tranquilizer, painkiller, or narcotic, then the person shall not possess or use
				  the drug or foreign substance on his or her own person on the grounds of a race
				  meeting unless he or she first obtains specific written permission from a
				  steward for such possession and use on the grounds.
(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of subrule
				  (5) of this rule, a person may possess, on the grounds, hypodermic needles and
				  syringes and suppositories and equipment for rectal infusion for the purpose of
				  administering a prescribed drug or foreign substance to himself or herself if
				  he or she has first notified a steward of his or her possession of the
				  hypodermic needles, syringes, suppositories, or rectal infusion equipment and
				  the drug or foreign substance to be administered and has received specific
				  written permission from a steward to possess and use the hypodermic needles,
				  syringes, suppositories, or rectal infusion equipment and the drug or foreign
				  substance on himself or herself while on grounds.
(8) A licensed veterinarian may possess, on
				  the grounds of a race meeting, any equipment and any drugs or foreign
				  substances, as defined by the act, which are recognized and accepted in
				  veterinary medicine for use in the veterinary care and treatment of horses and
				  which are not otherwise prohibited by the executive director or under state or
				  federal law. A licensed veterinarian shall not sell, give, or provide a
				  hypodermic needle or syringe or any substance for hypodermic administration to
				  any licensee on the grounds.
(9) A
				  licensee, other than a veterinarian, may have, in his or her possession within
				  the confines of an off-track stable, shed, building, or grounds where horses
				  are kept which are eligible to race in the state, therapeutic medications and
				  equipment for the administration of a drug or foreign substance under the
				  following conditions:
(a) None of the
				  medications may be banned drugs, ARCI class 1 drugs, or non-FDA approved drugs
				  or be in violation of Michigan and federal compounding regulations.
(b) Any drug or medication which, by federal
				  or state law, requires a prescription must be validly prescribed by a
				  veterinarian, and in compliance with Michigan statutes. All such allowable
				  medications must have a prescription label that is securely attached and
				  clearly ascribed to show all of the following:
(i) The name of the product and active
				  ingredients.
(ii) The name, address
				  and telephone number of the veterinarian prescribing or dispensing the
				  product.
(iii) The name of each
				  horse for whom the product is intended/prescribed.
(iv) The date the drug was
				  dispensed.
(v) The dose, dosage,
				  duration of treatment, and expiration date of the prescribed/dispensed
				  product.
(vi)
				  Withholding/withdrawal times.
(vii)
				  The name of the trainer to whom the product was dispensed.