Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 35 - HORSE RACING › Part I - General Provisions › Chapter 17 - Corrupt and Prohibited Practices › Section I-1787 - Pre-Race Testing

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A laboratory
				testing program for the detection of the presence of prohibited medications or
				drugs in horses prior to a scheduled racing program may be requested by an
				association, and conducted at that track upon designation by the commission.
				Such pre-race testing program shall be supervised by the commission. All
				provisions of the
Rules of Racing
, not inconsistent with this
				Section, remain in full force and effect. Should any existing provision
				conflict herewith, the provisions of this rule shall take precedence and
				govern; however, all existing rules on post-race testing remain in full force
				and effect.
B. At any track so
				requesting and designated, the track operator shall provide such facilities,
				appurtenances, equipment, and trained personnel for a drug detection program as
				the commission may specify.
C.
				Blood or urine or other samples shall be taken from all horses programmed to
				race prior to the race in which it is programmed at a location specified by the
				track operator and the commission.
D. Such blood, and/or urine, and/or other
				sample shall be taken not less than three hours nor more than six hours prior
				to the approximate post-time of the race. If the horse is to receive bleeder
				medication (furosemide) on the day of the race in accordance with the
Rules of Racing
, the sample shall be taken prior to the
				administration of that medication.
E. Such blood, urine, or other sample shall
				be taken by the commission veterinarian or by a licensed veterinarian under his
				supervision. Professional fees for veterinarians collecting these samples for
				the pre-race testing program shall be paid by the association.
F. The trainer or his representative shall
				accompany the horse at the prescribed time and to the prescribed location, and
				shall manage the horse as directed. Willful failure to be present at, or
				refusal to allow, the taking of any such sample, or any act or threat to impede
				or prevent or otherwise interfere therewith, shall subject the person or
				persons therefor to such disciplinary action as the stewards may
				determine.
G. A horse shall not
				race if it has not been tested in accordance with the provisions of this
				Section.
H. Whenever pre-race
				laboratory test reports indicate the presence of a prohibited medication or
				drug in the sample taken from a horse scheduled to race, particularly, but not
				limited to specific maximum by quantitative determination of 2.0 micrograms
				phenylbutazone per milliliter of blood, stewards shall scratch the horse from
				the race. On the first offense a penalty of not less than $100, nor more than
				$200, shall be assessed the trainer. Upon second or multiple offenses for
				positive tests, the stewards shall take whatever action they deem appropriate,
				consistent with law and the
Rules of Racing
.
I. The pre-race testing program so conducted
				at a designated track shall in no way change or interfere with the post-race
				testing program of the commission. In the event of a conflict between pre-race
				and post-race tests, the post-race test governs and prevails.
J. The laboratory and/or its representatives
				performing pre-race chemical testing for a designated association are officials
				of racing. The laboratory shall:
1. be under
				the direction of and responsible to the stewards;
2. be approved by the commission.