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South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:25.01 - Time trials › Section 20:04:25.01:05 - Effects of disqualification of a horse for interference

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a horse is disqualified for interference during the running of a time trial, the horse shall receive the time of the horse it is immediately placed behind plus one hundredth of a second, or the maximum accuracy of the electronic timing device. No adjustments may be made in the times recorded in the time trial to account for headwind, tailwind, or other factors. If a horse is disqualified for interference with another horse causing loss of rider or the horse not finishing the race, the disqualified horse may be given no time.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:25.01 - Time trials › Section 20:04:25.01:06 - Procedure to be used in the event of electronic malfunction

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If the electronic time malfunctions on any time trial, finalists from that time trial shall be determined by official hand times operated by three official and disinterested persons. The average of three hand times shall be utilized for the winning time, unless one of the hand times is clearly incorrect. In such cases, the average of the two accurate hand times shall be utilized for the winning time. The other horses in that race shall be given times according to the order and margins of finish with the aid of the photo-finish strip, if available.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:25.01 - Time trials › Section 20:04:25.01:07 - Electronic times not to be disregarded

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If there is a malfunction of the timer during a time trial, but the timer operates correctly in other time trials, the electronic times may not be disregarded and the average of the hand times as set forth in § 20:04:25.01:06 shall be used for all other time trials. The only exception to this is where the conditions of the stakes race allow the use of the average hand times for all time trials or provide that finalists shall be selected by order of finish in the event of a malfunction of the timer during time trials.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:25.01 - Time trials › Section 20:04:25.01:08 - Stewards may select qualifiers based on video time

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If the timer malfunctions and there are no hand times, the stewards may select qualifiers based on the video time.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:25.01 - Time trials › Section 20:04:25.01:09 - Stewards may qualify a horse given a late start

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If one or more stall doors of the starting gate do not open at exactly the same time when the starter dispatches the field, the stewards may declare the horses in the stalls with malfunctioning doors to be nonstarters. The stewards may allow any horse whose stall door opened late but still ran a time fast enough to qualify for the finals to be declared a starter for qualifying purposes.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:25.01 - Time trials › Section 20:04:25.01:10 - Horses that break through gate declared to be nonstarters

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a horse breaks through a stall door prior to the starter dispatching the field and the horse cannot be reloaded into the gate for a proper start prior to the running of the time trial, the horse shall be given a no time and the horse's entry fee may not be refunded.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:25.01 - Time trials › Section 20:04:25.01:11 - Entry fees to be refunded if stall doors malfunction

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a stall door opens prior to the starter dispatching the field and the horse in that stall cannot be reloaded for a proper start prior to the running of that time trial, the horse shall be declared a nonstarter and the horse's entry fee shall be refunded to the person who is the registered owner of the horse at the time of the race.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:25.01 - Time trials › Section 20:04:25.01:12 - Procedure to be used in the event certain doors malfunction

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If the doors for one or more stalls of the starting gate malfunctions and the doors of the other stalls operate properly, the horses starting from the stalls in which the doors opened properly are considered starters and placed according to their electronic time. If the electronic timer malfunctions in this case, the average of the hand timers shall be used to determine the times of the horses which have been declared starters. If no hand times are available, the qualifying times from the video of the race shall be used to determine the qualifying times of the starters. The entry fee of a horse starting from a stall in which the doors opened late shall be returned to the owner of the horse at the time of the race unless the stewards have given the horse a qualifying time under the provisions of § 20:04:25.01:09.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:25.01 - Time trials › Section 20:04:25.01:13 - Effect of disqualification

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a horse is disqualified by the stewards for a positive drug test, ineligibility of the horse according to the conditions of the race, failure by the horse's owner or the owner's authorized agent to have made nomination payments in a proper and timely manner, or for a rule violation, the horse with the next fastest qualifying time shall be allowed to be entered in the finals if the disqualification has occurred prior to the close of entries of the final.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:25.01 - Time trials › Section 20:04:25.01:14 - Scratched horse not allowed to enter final

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A horse scratched from a time trial may not be allowed to enter the final.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:25.01 - Time trials › Section 20:04:25.01:15 - Purse payments paid for horses scratched from final

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Unless otherwise provided by the nomination form, if a horse that qualified for the final is unable to be entered in the final due to racing soundness or is scratched from the final for any reason other than a positive drug test, a rule violation, or failure of the responsible party to make proper and timely nomination payments, the horse shall be deemed to have earned and the owner shall receive last place purse money. If more than one horse is scratched from the final for any reason other than a positive drug test, a rule violation, or failure by the responsible party to make proper and timely nomination payments, the last place purse monies shall be added together and divided equally among the owners of the scratched horses based on the number of horses owned by each owner.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:01 - Engagements of a horse acquired through claiming race

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The engagements of a horse claimed out of a claiming race pass with the horse to the claimant.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:02 - Claiming in general

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
In claiming races, a horse is subject to claim for its entered price by a licensed owner registered in good faith for racing at the meeting or by a licensed authorized agent for the account of the owner. A person may not claim the person's own horse or cause the horse to be claimed directly or indirectly for the person's own account. The horse the claimant has registered for racing at that meeting, in the opinion of the stewards, must justify the claimant's right to claim. The stewards are the sole judges of the quality of the horses in the stable of the claimant and shall decide when the spirit as well as the intent of this chapter is being violated. They may, at their discretion, declare any claim void.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:03 - Claiming more than one horse per race forbidden

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
No one may claim more than one horse out of any one race.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:04 - Restriction on claims by a trainer

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
No trainer, even though he is an owner and qualified under the rules to claim, may submit a claim out of the same race in which the owner of horses trained by him has submitted a claim. If such an act inadvertently occurs, the claim made by the trainer shall be declared void.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:05 - Restriction on claims by an authorized agent

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
No authorized agent, although representing more than one owner, may submit more than one claim in a race.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:06 - Restriction on claims by a stable consisting of more than one owner, one trainer

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
When a stable consists of horses owned by more than one owner, but trained by the same trainer, not more than one claim may be entered on behalf of the stable in any one race. In case such an act inadvertently occurs, the owners shall compete by lot for the right to claim. The owners are not eligible to claim from that trainer's stable.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:08 - Claims by an owner

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A licensed owner or a licensed authorized agent for the account of an owner may claim horses whether or not the owner has horses at the meeting.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:11 - Printing of the claiming price

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The claiming price of each horse in a claiming race shall be printed on the program, and all claims for the horse shall be for the amount stated. If more than one claim is filed for the same horse, the disposition of the horse shall be determined by lot under the direction of one or more of the stewards.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:12 - Claim-making procedure

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Each person desiring to make a claim shall first deposit with the association the whole amount of the claim in cash unless the person has at that time an equal unencumbered amount of credit with the association. The association shall give a receipt to the person making the deposit. The claim must be made in writing on a form supplied by the racing secretary. It must be signed and enclosed in an envelope provided for that purpose. No money may accompany the claim. The envelope containing the claim must have no identification mark on it, but it must be marked with the number of the race. It must be sealed and deposited in the claim box not later than the time when all horses have left the paddock for the race in which the claimed horse is entered. The paddock judge shall open the claim box immediately after all horses have left the paddock for the post. The paddock judge shall immediately deliver any claims to the stewards.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:14 - Irrevocability of a claim

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
When a claim has been filed, it is irrevocable.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:15 - Protest procedure for violations of the nerve rule

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a claimed horse has had a posterior digital neurectomy and has not complied with requirements in §
									20:04:24:34, the claimant shall have 48 hours from the start of the race from which the horse was claimed to file a protest. The protest must be supported by an affidavit made by a licensed veterinarian and the official veterinarian.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:16 - Opening of the claim envelopes

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The stewards shall open the claim envelopes for each race immediately upon receiving the envelopes from the paddock judge.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:17 - Delivery of the claimed horse and transfer of title

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A claimed horse may not be delivered by the original owner to the successful claimant until authorization is given by the stewards. Each claimed horse must run in the interest and for the account of the owner who entered it in the race, but the successful claimant becomes the owner of the claimed horse, whatever its condition, from the time the horse enters the track for the post parade.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:18 - Excuse of a claimed horse by the stewards

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If a claimed horse is excused by the stewards before the horse leaves the paddock for the post, any claim for the horse is void.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:19 - Place of delivery of a claimed horse

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A horse that has been claimed shall be taken to the paddock for delivery to the claimant after the race has been run.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:20 - Refusal to deliver a claimed horse prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
No person shall refuse to deliver a horse claimed out of a claiming race to the person or persons entitled to the horse under this chapter. The horse in question shall be disqualified along with all other horses owned or trained by the person who refuses delivery until delivery is made.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:21 - Offers and agreements to claim or not claim a horse prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
No person may offer or enter into an agreement to claim or not to claim or attempt to prevent another person from claiming a horse in a claiming race. No person may attempt by intimidation to prevent anyone from running a horse in a race for which it is entered. No owner or trainer of running horses in any claiming race may make an agreement with another owner or trainer for the protection of each other's horses.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:22 - Entering a horse subject to another claim prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A person who enters or allows to be entered in a claiming race a horse against which a claim, mortgage, bill of sale, or lien of any kind is held shall be ruled off, unless before entering the horse the written consent of the holder of the claim is filed with the racing secretary of that meeting.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:23 - Claimant to register change of ownership

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
When a horse is claimed, the successful claimant shall register the change of ownership with the racing secretary.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:24 - Penalty for shipping horses away from a meeting

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
An owner who ships all of his horses away from a meeting or withdraws or permits the withdrawal of registration papers of horses owned by him from the office of the racing secretary forfeits immediately his right to claim at that meeting. He may reearn that right by again starting a horse at that meeting and by fully complying with this article.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:26 - Claiming rules › Section 20:04:26:26 - Claims in violation of the rules are void

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Claims made which are not in keeping with this chapter are voidable by the steward.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:01 - Authorization required for admission to veterinarian's facilities

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
No person may be admitted at any time to the building or part of the building used by the state veterinarian for making medication, drug, or other tests of horses except the staff immediately in charge of such work, the commissioners, authorized representatives of the commission, the stewards, and other persons authorized in writing by the commission or stewards.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:02 - Tests of winner required

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The unofficial winner of every race and any other horses the stewards of the meeting or the commission representative designate, shall be sent immediately after the race to the testing enclosure for examination by the official veterinarian and for the taking of such specimens of saliva, urine, or blood as directed. Blood specimens shall be taken only by a licensed veterinarian.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:03 - Stewards or commission representative may require tests

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The stewards or an authorized representative of the commission may require at any time that a horse be sent to the testing enclosure for the taking of the specimens of saliva, urine, or blood they direct as well as for an examination for sponging and any other examinations they direct.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:05 - Person required to be present when specimen taken - Penalty for failure to appear

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The owner, the trainer, or an authorized representative must be present when a saliva, urine, or other specimen is taken from his horse and shall remain until the specimen is sealed and the official form signed by him as witness to the taking of the specimen. Willful failure to be present at the taking of a specimen, a refusal to allow its taking, or any act or threat to impede, prevent, or otherwise interfere with its taking shall subject a person to a fine or suspension.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:07 - Persons who may take samples of medicines

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
The official veterinarian, the stewards, or the authorized representatives of the commission may take samples of any medicines or other materials suspected of containing improper medication or drugs which could affect the racing condition of a horse in a race. These medicines or other materials may be found in stables or elsewhere on racetracks or in the possession of the tracks or any person connected with racing. The sample shall be delivered to the official chemist for analysis. The samples may be retained by the commission.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:08 - When action may be taken on chemist's report

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Neither the stewards nor the commission shall take action on the report of the official chemist until the medication or drug has been properly identified as well as the horse from which the specimen was taken.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:09 - Possession of drugs, hypodermic needles, and illegal devices prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Without the written permission of either the stewards or the commission, only a veterinarian licensed by the state of South Dakota may possess any of the following items within the confines of a racetrack or within the stables, buildings, sheds, or grounds where horses are kept which are eligible to race over a racetrack of an association holding a race meeting:
(1) Drugs or stimulants;
(2) Hypodermic syringes;
(3) Hypodermic needles;
(4) Rubber stopper bottles or similar instruments which may be used for injection; or
(5) Electrical or mechanical device designed to increase the speed of the horse. The stewards shall suspend or rule off any person who violates this section and may revoke the person's license.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(13),  42-7-101.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:10 - Notice of injections of horses by nonveterinarian required

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
A person, other than a veterinarian licensed by the commission, who injects, gives, uses, or administers or allows another person to give, inject, use, or administer any drugs, analgesics, or medicines of any kind whatever to a horse within 48 hours prior to the running of a horse in a race shall notify the stewards of the use, injection, or administration of these substances before the running of the race. Any such person failing to give notice shall be suspended or fined or both and his license may be revoked.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:11 - Interference with testing procedures forbidden

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Any action or substance, drugs or otherwise, which may interfere with the testing procedure is forbidden.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:12 - Penalty for medication violations

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
If the analysis made by any chemist, who is approved by the commission, of a urine, saliva, or blood specimen taken under the supervision of the commission veterinarian from a horse entered in a race indicates the presence of a drug, chemical, medicine, analgesic, or injectable, which is not specifically authorized by these rules or is detected at a threshold in excess of the thresholds stated in Association of Racing Commissioners International Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule for Horses Version 4.2.1 dated December, 2020, and Association of Racing Commissioners International Uniform Clarification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties Model Rule Version 16.0 dated April 2023, the following penalties may apply:
(1) The purse may be redistributed;
(2) A track record established by the horse in the race may be declared void;
(3) The trainer of the horse may be fined up to five hundred dollars or suspended or the trainer's license may be revoked, or the trainer may be given any combination of these penalties;
(4) A horse which has had a positive test for illegal substances drugs may be suspended from racing for a period equal to any suspension given to the horse's trainer or owner-trainer for the same incident; and
(5) In a claiming race, if a claimed horse has a positive test, the stewards at their discretion may void the claim.
Each time a trainer or an owner-trainer has been fined or suspended in South Dakota or any other racing jurisdiction for violation of rules prohibiting the use of illegal substances or regulating the use of controlled therapeutic medications constitutes an offense.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(13),  42-7-67,  42-7-96
Association of Racing Commissioners International Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule for Horses Version 4.2.1 dated December, 2020 and Association of Racing Commissioners International Uniform Clarification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties Model Rule Version 16.0 dated April 2023. Copies may be obtained from the Association of Racing Commissioners International web site at
www.arci.com
free of charge.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:13

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General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:13.01 - Use of furosemide (lasix) permitted

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The administration of furosemide (lasix) is permitted for the prophylactic treatment of horses under the conditions and guidelines set out in this chapter.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(11).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:13.02 - Endoscopic examination and eligibility for treatment

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The commission veterinarian may require an endoscopic examination of a horse to confirm eligibility for prophylactic treatment.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(11).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:13.03 - Requirement for endoscopic examinations

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An endoscopic examination must be conducted by a state licensed veterinarian. The state licensed veterinarian shall be licensed by the commission and employed by the owner or the owner's agent. If the endoscopic examination reveals a hemorrhage in the lumen of the respiratory tract, the commission veterinarian or a state licensed veterinarian shall decide if the amount of hemorrhage is sufficient to cause the horse to be certified as a bleeder.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(11).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:13.07 - Requirements for administering furosemide (lasix)

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Furosemide (lasix) must be administered intravenously by a veterinarian licensed by the commission and at a dose level not more than 500 mg. (10cc). The administration of furosemide (lasix) must be witnessed by the trainer or the trainer's agent.
Furosemide may not be administered less than four hours prior to post time for the race in which the horse is entered.
Any veterinarian who administers furosemide shall be prohibited from working as a private veterinarian at the race track unless specifically authorized to do so by the commission veterinarian.
The veterinarian who attended to the horse shall deliver to the commission veterinarian at least two hours prior to post time for the race for which the horse is entered the following information on a form provided by the commission:
(1) The name of the horse, racetrack name, the date and time the furosemide (lasix) was administered to the entered horse;
(2) The dosage amount of furosemide (lasix) administered to the entered horse; and
(3) The printed name and signature of the attending licensed veterinarian who administered the furosemide (lasix).
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(11).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:13.09 - Time frames for administration of furosemide (lasix)

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Any horse qualified for furosemide (lasix) medication shall be treated on the association grounds at a location designated by the commission veterinarian at least four hours prior to post-time for the race entered.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(11).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:13.10 - Individuals responsible for horse after administration of furosemide (lasix)

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After furosemide (lasix) has been administered, the horse shall be in the care, custody, and control of the trainer or the trainer's designee. The trainer shall be responsible for the condition and handling of the horse at all times.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(11).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:13.11 - Disciplinary action authorized for violations

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Any trainer, veterinarian, or other person who fails to abide by the requirements of this chapter is subject to disciplinary action by the stewards.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(11).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:13.13 - Maximum threshold for Phenylbutazone (bute)

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The maximum authorized threshold for Phenylbutazone (bute) is 2.0 micrograms per milliliter of plasma or serum when administered in accordance with ARCI Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule Version 4.2.1 dated December 2020 and ARSD 20:04:27:14.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:14 - Restrictions on use of authorized drugs

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Therapeutic medications authorized by the Association of Racing Commissioners International Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule for Horses Version 4.2.1 dated December, 2020, and the Association of Racing Commissioners International Uniform Clarification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties Model Rule Version 16.0 dated April 2023 may administered to horses in accordance with the following restrictions:
(1) These substances in an injectable form may be administered only by a licensed veterinarian;
(2) These substances in another form may be administered by the trainer if a veterinarian licensed by this state or another racing jurisdiction has prescribed or approved the use of the substances;
(3) These substances, except furosemide and phenylbutazone, may not be administered to a horse on the day the horse is scheduled to run;
(4) A veterinarian administering furosemide shall submit a written report to the commission veterinarian or the state steward on forms provided by the commission. The use of furosemide or phenylbutazone must be declared at the time of entry;
(5) Failure to submit the reports or to make the declarations required by subdivision (4) may subject the veterinarian and the trainer of the horse involved to disciplinary actions by the stewards or the commission;
(6) A horse noted on the veterinarian list as using an authorized substance which is suspected to be racing without that substance may be tested. If a urine or blood sample from the horse fails to disclose the presence of furosemide or phenylbutazone, the horse and its trainer may be subject to disciplinary actions by the stewards or the commission;
(7) For a horse being shipped into a licensed track in this state, a report from a licensed veterinarian of another racing jurisdiction certifying that the horse has been treated with an authorized drug in accordance with the provisions of this section may be accepted by the stewards. The report must be filed with the presiding steward or the commission veterinarian before 10:00 a.m. on the day of the race; and
(8) Notice of use of furosemide or phenylbutazone shall be given to the public.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Association of Racing Commissioners International Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule for Horses Version 4.2.1 dated December, 2020 and Association of Racing Commissioners International Uniform Clarification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties Model Rule Version 16.0 dated April 2023. Copies may be obtained from the Association of Racing Commissioners International web site at
www.arci.com
free of charge.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:15 - Chemist's test to constitute prima facie evidence

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Reports of an analysis of urine samples by a chemist or chemical laboratory selected by the commission constitute prima facie evidence of the presence or absence of the substances listed in §
									20:04:27:13  or the presence of any other substance not authorized by §
									20:04:27:13. In determining compliance with subdivision 20:04:27:14(3) for any horse using an authorized substance, the commission may rely upon an opinion by the chemist or a chemical laboratory selected by it concerning the time of the last administration of an authorized substance to that horse. The opinion shall be based upon an analysis of the level of the authorized substance or its metabolites in urine samples from that horse. This chemist's report shall create a rebuttable presumption of the time of the last administration of any authorized substance to that horse or the presence of any unauthorized substance.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Use of certain drugs authorized, §
											20:04:27:13.
Restrictions on use of authorized drugs, §
											20:04:26:14(3).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:16

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General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4),  42-7-67.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:27 - Medication and drugs › Section 20:04:27:17 - Penalties for violations

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When imposing a penalty for a violation of any rules pertaining to medication or drugs in a horse, the stewards and the commission shall follow the penalty guidelines established in the Association of Racing Commissioners International Uniform Classification Guidelines Version 14.4 dated December, 2020, and the Association of Racing Commissioners International Uniform Clarification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties Model Rule Version 16.0 dated April 2023, which is incorporated by reference.
A trainer who receives a penalty for a medication violation based on a horse testing positive for a drug Class 1 through 5 with a penalty Class A through C shall be assigned points as follows:
Penalty Class
Points if Controlled Therapeutic Substance
Points if Non-Controlled Substance
Class A
N/A
6
Class B
2
4
Class C
1/2 for first violation with an additional 1/2 point for each additional violation within 365 days
1 for first violation with an additional 1/2 point for each additional violation within 365 days
Class D
0
0
If the stewards or the commission determine that the violation is due to environmental contamination they may assign less points or no points against the trainer based on the specific facts of the case.
The stewards and the commission shall consider all points for violations in all racing jurisdictions as contained in the trainer's official record maintained by the Association of Racing Commissioners International.
In addition to the penalty imposed for the underlying offense the following enhancements shall be imposed upon a trainer based on the cumulative points contained in the trainer's record of violations maintained by the Association of Racing Commissioners International.
Points
Suspension in days
5 to 5.5
15 to 30
6 to 8.5
30 to 60
9 to 10.5
90 to 180
11 or more
180 to 360
The stewards and the commission shall consider aggravating and mitigating circumstances including the trainer's prior record of medication violations when determining the penalty for a violation of these rules.
Multi-medication violation points are intended to be a separate and additional penalty to be imposed upon a trainer who has a pattern of violations.
The stewards or commission ruling shall distinguish between the penalty for the underlying offense and any enhancement penalty based on a stewards or commission review of the trainer's cumulative record of violations.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(4).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(4)(11),  42-7-93.
Association of Racing Commissioners International Uniform Classification Guidelines Version 14.4 dated December, 2020 and the Association of Racing Commissioners International Uniform Clarification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties Model Rule Version 16.0 dated April 2023. Copies may be obtained from the Association of Racing Commissioners International web site at
www.arci.com
free of charge.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:28 - Stewards - Powers, hearings, fines, suspensions, and appeals › Section 20:04:28:01 - Modification of penalties or decisions

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The commission may rescind, modify, or increase any penalty or decision on infraction of the rules made by the racing officials.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:28 - Stewards - Powers, hearings, fines, suspensions, and appeals › Section 20:04:28:01.01 - Composition of board of stewards

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The board of stewards shall consist of two state stewards and one association steward. The board of stewards shall hear all rule violations, riding infractions, or other licensing or disciplinary actions. If it is necessary for the board of stewards to hold a hearing at a location other than on the grounds of the association, the commission shall reimburse the two state stewards and the association shall reimburse the association steward for mileage, per diem, and lodging at the rate established by the Board of Finance for state employees.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56(13).
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:28 - Stewards - Powers, hearings, fines, suspensions, and appeals › Section 20:04:28:02 - Stewards may interpret rules and decide questions

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The stewards may interpret the rules and decide all questions not specifically covered by them.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:28 - Stewards - Powers, hearings, fines, suspensions, and appeals › Section 20:04:28:03 - Supremacy of orders of stewards

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In matters pertaining to racing, the orders of the stewards supersede the orders of the officers and directors of the association.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:28 - Stewards - Powers, hearings, fines, suspensions, and appeals › Section 20:04:28:04 - Stewards to regulate conduct of all racing officials and others

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The stewards shall regulate the conduct of all racing officials and of all owners, trainers, jockeys, grooms, and other persons attending horses during, before, and after races, unless that duty is vested in the racing commission.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:28 - Stewards - Powers, hearings, fines, suspensions, and appeals › Section 20:04:28:05 - Stewards to control all places used for racing

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The stewards shall control and have free access to all stands, weighing rooms, enclosures, and other places in use for the purpose of racing.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:28 - Stewards - Powers, hearings, fines, suspensions, and appeals › Section 20:04:28:06 - Stewards to supervise entries and declarations

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All entries and declarations are under the supervision of the stewards and no declaration may be made without their permission.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.
South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:04 - GAMING COMMISSION - RACING › Chapter 20:04:28 - Stewards - Powers, hearings, fines, suspensions, and appeals › Section 20:04:28:07 - Questions to be decided by a majority of stewards

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A majority of the stewards shall decide all questions pertaining to their authority.
General Authority:
SDCL  42-7-56.
Law Implemented:
SDCL  42-7-56.