Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 45 - Prohibited Practices and Equine Testing › Section 325:45-1-20 - Split tests

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
			 When the quantity of biological samples collected by operation of Commission
			 rules permits, each test sample shall be divided into two portions so that one
			 portion shall be used for primary testing and the second portion shall, if
			 available, be retained for split testing. OHRC makes no guarantee that the
			 amount of sample it was able to collect will be sufficient for split testing.
			 All samples taken by OHRC personnel are under the jurisdiction of and shall
			 remain the property of OHRC at all times.
(b) Biological sample consisting of blood
			 shall be collected and processed as provided by Commission rules. Biological
			 samples consisting of urine shall be collected if available. Other biological
			 samples may be collected at the direction of the Stewards or the Commission.
(c) The Official Veterinarian or
			 designee shall be responsible for the freezing, storage, safeguarding, and
			 shipment of biological samples to primary or referee laboratories.
(d) When biological samples are available for
			 split testing, a trainer and/or owner may request a split test, subject to the
			 following conditions:
(1) The trainer and/or
			 owner shall make the request for a split test in writing within seventy-two
			 (72) hours following notification of a substance violation.
(2) When OHRC is notified by the primary
			 laboratory that a substance violation has occurred, OHRC will submit split
			 testing forms to all approved referee laboratories. If, within the above
			 specified time limits, the trainer and/or owner requests that a split test be
			 performed, a list of all referee laboratories that have agreed to accept the
			 split test shall be presented to the trainer and/or owner. The trainer and/or
			 owner shall then have forty-eight (48) hours to select one of the referee
			 laboratories from the provided list. The trainer and/or owner requesting to
			 have a split sample tested shall be responsible for all charges and costs
			 incurred in shipping and testing the split sample.
(3) Payment for the costs incurred in
			 transporting and testing the split sample must be received by the OHRC within
			 five (5) working days of the trainer and/or owner being provided a list of
			 referee laboratories agreeing to accept said split. If the trainer and/or owner
			 fails to notify the OHRC in writing, of their choice of referee laboratory
			 agreeing to accept the split sample, along with payment within this time, the
			 split sample will not be released or shipped by the OHRC and said trainer
			 and/or owner will have relinquished his/her right to have the split sample
			 tested.
(4) Upon verified
			 completion of all prerequisites, OHRC personnel shall ensure that the split
			 sample is sent to the designated laboratory for testing.
(5) The trainer, the trainer's authorized
			 representative or employee, the owner, or other licensed person designated by
			 the owner may witness the packaging and shipping of biological samples. Failure
			 to appear at the appointed time to witness the packaging and shipping of
			 biological samples constitutes a waiver of the right to do so;
(6) Failure of a trainer and/ or owner to
			 submit a timely request for split testing or failure to make timely payment for
			 the costs of split testing shall constitute a waiver of any and all rights to
			 have a split test performed.