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Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › CLAIMING RACES › Section 305.403 - Procedure for claiming

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(a) To
					 make a valid claim for a horse, an eligible person shall:
(1) Have on deposit with the horsemen's
					 bookkeeper an amount equal to the amount of the claim. Money may not accompany
					 the claim;
(2) Complete a written
					 claim on a form furnished by the licensed racing entity and approved by the
					 Commission;
(3) Identify the horse
					 to be claimed by the spelling of its name on the certificate of registration or
					 as spelled on the official program;
(4) Place the completed claim form inside an
					 envelope furnished by the licensed racing entity and approved by the
					 Commission;
(5) Both forms and
					 envelopes must be filled out completely and must be substantially accurate or
					 the claim may be voided. The Stewards shall, in their sole discretion,
					 determine what is substantially accurate;
(6) Have the envelope deposited in the claim
					 box no later than 10 minutes prior to post time of the race for which the claim
					 is entered.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › CLAIMING RACES › Section 305.404 - Prohibitions

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(a) A person shall
					 not claim a horse, directly or indirectly, in which the person has a financial
					 or beneficial interest as an owner or trainer.
(b) A person shall not cause another person
					 to claim a horse for purposes of obtaining or retaining an undisclosed
					 financial or beneficial interest in the horse.
(c) A person may not offer or enter into an
					 agreement for purposes of preventing another person from obtaining a horse in a
					 claiming race.
(d) A person shall
					 not claim a horse or enter into any agreement to have a horse claimed, on
					 behalf of an ineligible or undisclosed person.
(e) A person shall not claim more than one
					 horse in a race. No authorized agent shall submit more than one claim for the
					 same horse in a race, even if the authorized agent represents several
					 owners.
(f) A person may not claim
					 from his spouse a horse owned wholly or in part by that spouse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › CLAIMING RACES › Section 305.405 - Transfer of possession of a claimed horse

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(a) Upon successful claim, the Stewards or
					 their representative shall issue an authorization of transfer of possession of
					 the horse from the original owner to the successful claimant. Copies of the
					 transfer authorization shall be forwarded to and maintained by the Stewards and
					 the racing secretary. Upon notification by the Stewards, the horsemen's
					 bookkeeper shall immediately debit the claimant's account for the claiming
					 price.
(b) A person shall not
					 refuse to deliver a properly claimed horse to the successful claimant as
					 determined by the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Delivery of a claimed horse shall take
					 place in accordance with §
											305.407 (relating to subsequent
					 start of a claimed horse).
(d) When
					 a horse is claimed out of a claiming race, the horse's engagements are
					 transferred, with the horse, to the claimant.
(e) A claimed horse shall not remain in the
					 same stable or under the control or management of its former owner.
(f) If the claimed horse has been approved by
					 the Stewards to run without the registration certificate on file in the racing
					 office, then the registration certificate must be provided to the Stewards for
					 transfer to the new owner before claiming funds will be approved for transfer
					 by the Stewards.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
													305.401 (relating to general
						  provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › CLAIMING RACES › Section 305.406 - Delivery of claimed horse

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(a) In
					 the event a horse dies during a claiming race or is euthanized on the racetrack
					 during a claiming race, any claim made on that horse will be declared
					 void.
(b) In the event that a horse
					 is vanned off the racetrack after a claiming race, that horse will be taken to
					 the detention barn for no longer than 1 hour from post-time of the race. The
					 successful claimant for the horse may declare the claim void at the claimant's
					 election within 1 hour of post-time of the race, except that the claim may not
					 be declared void if the horse was vanned off the track due solely to heat
					 stroke or bleeding from the nostrils, as determined by the Commission
					 Veterinarian. In the event the successful claimant exercises the claimant's
					 discretion to declare the claim void, the horse will be returned to the custody
					 of the original owner who entered the horse in the claiming race.
(c) If a horse is placed on the
					 Veterinarian's List within 1 hour of post-time of the race after having been
					 taken to the test barn under its own power or otherwise without assistance for
					 evaluation by the Commission Veterinarian, the successful claimant may declare
					 the claim null and void at his or her election. Except that, the claim may not
					 be declared null and void if the horse is placed on the Veterinarian's List due
					 solely to heat stroke or bleeding from the nostrils, as determined by the
					 Commission Veterinarian. In the event the successful claimant exercises his/her
					 discretion to declare the claim void, the horse will be returned to the custody
					 of the original owner who entered the horse in the claiming race.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › CLAIMING RACES › Section 305.407 - Subsequent start of a claimed horse

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For a period of 20 days after the claim, a claimed horse
						may not start in a race in which the determining eligibility price is less than
						25% more than the price at which it was claimed. The day claimed does not
						count, but the following calendar day shall be the first day and the horse
						shall be entitled to enter whenever necessary so that the horse may start on
						the 21st calendar day following the claim for any claiming price. This section
						does not apply to starter allowance or starter handicaps.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
													305.405 (relating to transfer of
						  possession of a claimed horse).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › CLAIMING RACES › Section 305.408 - Subsequent sale and transfer of claimed horse

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When a horse is claimed, it may not be sold or
						transferred to anyone wholly or in part, except in a claiming race, for a
						period of 30 days from date of claim, nor may it, unless reclaimed, remain in
						the same stable or under the control or management of its former owner or
						trainer for a like period, nor may it race elsewhere until the end of the race
						season in progress or for a period of 60 days, whichever occurs first. The
						Commission may waive this section upon application and demonstration by the
						requestor that the waiver is in the best interest of the requestor, the
						licensed racing entity, and horse racing in general in this
						Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › CLAIMING RACES › Section 305.409 - Posting of claiming price

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The claiming price of each horse in a claiming race shall
						be printed on the program and claims for the horse shall be the amount so
						designated.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › CLAIMING RACES › Section 305.410 - Starting in claiming races

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In claiming races not more than two horses in the same
						interest or under control of the same trainer can start.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › CLAIMING RACES › Section 305.411 - Foal certificate

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The foal certificate of a claimed horse shall remain in
						the custody of the racing secretary or his representative until the new owner
						removes the horse from the track.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › CLAIMING RACES › Section 305.412 - Cancellation of claiming race results

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If the Stewards, within 24 hours after the running of a
						race, believe that the lease, sale or entry of a horse was not made in good
						faith but was made for the purpose of obtaining the privilege of entering a
						claim, they may disallow the claim and order the return of a horse that may
						have been delivered and refer the case to the Commission for further
						action.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 307 - PENNSYLVANIA BREEDERS' FUND PROGRAM-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 307.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this part, have
					 the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Breeder
-The owner of the dam at the time
					 of foaling, and indicated this on the certificate of registration issued by the
					 Jockey Club.
Fund
-The Pennsylvania Breeding Fund as
					 created by section 9336 of the act (relating to Pennsylvania Breeding
					 Fund).
The Jockey Club
-The breed registry
					 organization for all thoroughbred horses in North America, having
					 responsibility for maintaining the American Stud Book, which includes all
					 thoroughbreds foaled in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as
					 thoroughbreds imported into those countries from other countries that maintain
					 similar thoroughbred registries.
Pennsylvania-bred horse
-A thoroughbred
					 horse with respect to which all of the following apply:
(i) The horse was foaled in this
				  Commonwealth.
(ii) The horse is the
				  subject of a current certificate of registration issued by the Jockey
				  Club.
(iii) The horse meets the
				  registration eligibility qualifications for participation in the Fund program
				  as determined by the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association.
(iv) The horse is registered with the
				  Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association in accordance with §
										307.3 (relating to records of
				  registration).
Pennsylvania sire
-A thoroughbred stallion
					 with respect to which all of the following apply:
(i) The horse regularly stands in this
				  Commonwealth.
(ii) The horse meets
				  the registration eligibility qualifications for participation in the Fund
				  program as determined by the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association.
(iii) The horse is registered with the
				  Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association in accordance with §
										307.3 and is so registered each
				  year the stallion stands in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 307 - PENNSYLVANIA BREEDERS' FUND PROGRAM-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 307.2 - Eligibility for Pennsylvania-bred races

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To be eligible for preferences in races in which registered
					 Pennsylvania-breds are preferred and to be eligible for entry in races which
					 are restricted by condition to registered Pennsylvania-breds, a horse shall be
					 registered as a Pennsylvania-bred with the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders
					 Association at the time of entry.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 307 - PENNSYLVANIA BREEDERS' FUND PROGRAM-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 307.3 - Records of registration

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Foals and sires eligible for registration shall be
					 registered on official registration forms approved by the Commission and
					 maintained by the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association. The registrar shall
					 certify thereon the name and address of the owner, breeder, farm where mare was
					 covered, farm of which this horse was foaled, owner of stallion at time the
					 mare was covered, stallion by which the mare was covered following the birth of
					 the Thoroughbred to be registered, breeder Social Security or tax
					 identification number, Jockey Club registration number, name of foal, color and
					 sex of foal, date of foaling, sire, dam, sire of the dam, signature of the
					 owner, or breeder or authorized representative and the date of
					 application.
(1) The registration
				  record shall be maintained at the headquarters of the Pennsylvania Horse
				  Breeders Association and be open to public inspection during normal business
				  days and hours.
(2) Immediately
				  upon completion and filing of the form, the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders
				  Association shall cause a correct copy of it to be filed with the offices of
				  the Commission in Harrisburg.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
												307.1 (relating to
						definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 307 - PENNSYLVANIA BREEDERS' FUND PROGRAM-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 307.4 - Appeals

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(a) A person
				  having an interest in the matter shall have the right to file objections or
				  exceptions to a registration and to the facts set forth therein within 30 days
				  of the filing of the copy with the Commission. The objections or exceptions
				  shall be delivered in writing to the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association
				  (PHBA) and a duplicate copy delivered to the Commission within the 30-day time
				  period. The PHBA shall rule upon the objections or exceptions within the 10
				  days of the delivery and receipt. An interested party aggrieved by an action
				  taken by the PHBA may appeal to the Commission in the manner and within the
				  time period prescribed for appeals in Chapter 179 (relating to Rules of
				  Administrative Practice and Procedure-temporary regulations) of the Commission.
				  The Commission may hear and determine an appeal de novo in accordance with its
				  regular hearing procedures or the parties may seek an expedited documentary
				  hearing in accordance with Chapter 179 Subchapter C (relating to Commission
				  hearings) of the Commission regulations. The parties may appeal the
				  Commission's final determination to the Commonwealth Court within 30 days of
				  receipt of the written adjudication. In the absence of a timely appeal to the
				  Commonwealth Court, a registration shall be deemed final and binding and an
				  official record of the Commission for all purposes under the act. Except that,
				  the Commission may, in its discretion, correct an error or inaccuracy that it
				  may find within the records.
(b)
				  The Commission is not an aggrieved party as contemplated by
				  2
				  Pa.C.S. §
											702 (relating to
				  Administrative Agency Law) and shall be deemed a disinterested party in the
				  registration matter subsequently appealed, by either party, to the Commonwealth
				  Court. In accordance with Pa.R.A.P. 1513(a), as a disinterested party, the
				  Commission shall not be named on the caption or listed as the Respondent on
				  Appellant's Petition for Review.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 307 - PENNSYLVANIA BREEDERS' FUND PROGRAM-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 307.5 - Purses and awards

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(a) A prize
				  awarded under this section shall be in accordance with the standards for purses
				  at each racing meet as approved by order of the Commission. Each prize shall be
				  advanced to the Horsemen's Bookkeeper Account as won or earned at each meet by
				  the racing association conducting the meet. The racing association shall
				  maintain a separate ledger of them and shall transmit a certified copy of
				  allowances, prizes and purses made no later than every 10th day of each month
				  of the meets to the Commission. After the Commission has reviewed and approved
				  them, it shall reimburse the racing association for the advances made which the
				  Commission finds proper.
(b) The
				  Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association shall compile awards earned by
				  breeders, owners of Pennsylvania sires and owners of Pennsylvania-bred horses
				  and maintain a separate ledger of them. Monthly, a certified report of awards
				  earned shall be forwarded to the Commission. After the Commission has reviewed
				  and approved them it will be forwarded to the Department of Treasury for
				  payment to the awardees. In accordance with section 9336(b.1) of the act
				  (relating to Pennsylvania Breeding Fund), awards shall be distributed as
				  follows:
(1) An award of 40% of the purse
				  earned by every registered Pennsylvania-bred Thoroughbred race horse sired by a
				  registered Pennsylvania sire at the time of conception of the registered
				  Pennsylvania-bred Thoroughbred race horse which finishes first, second or third
				  in any race conducted by a licensed racing entity under this chapter shall be
				  paid to the breeder of the registered Pennsylvania-bred Thoroughbred race
				  horse.
(2) An award of 20% of the
				  purse earned by every registered Pennsylvania-bred Thoroughbred race horse
				  sired by a nonregistered sire, which finishes first, second or third in any
				  race conducted by a licensed racing entity under this chapter shall be paid to
				  the breeder of the registered Pennsylvania-bred Thoroughbred race
				  horse.
(3) A single award under
				  paragraphs (1) and (2) may not exceed 1% of the total annual fund
				  money.
(4) An award of 10% of the
				  purse earned by any registered Pennsylvania-bred Thoroughbred race horse which
				  finishes first, second or third in any race conducted by a licensed racing
				  entity under this chapter shall be paid to the owner of the registered
				  Pennsylvania sire which regularly stood in Pennsylvania at the time of
				  conception of the Pennsylvania-bred Thoroughbred race horse. A single award
				  under this paragraph may not exceed 0.5% of the total annual fund
				  money.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 307 - PENNSYLVANIA BREEDERS' FUND PROGRAM-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 307.6 - Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association

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(a) The
				  Commission shall contract with the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association as
				  the organization responsible for the registration and records of
				  Pennsylvania-bred Thoroughbred race horses. The Pennsylvania Horse Breeders
				  Association shall advise the Commission when called upon and shall determine
				  the qualifications for Pennsylvania-bred Thoroughbred race horses and
				  Pennsylvania sires.
(b) At the
				  close of each calendar year, the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association shall
				  submit to the Commission for its approval an itemized budget of projected
				  expenses for the ensuing year relating to the administration and development of
				  the Pennsylvania Breeding Fund Program. The Commission, on no more than a
				  quarterly basis, shall reimburse from the fund the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders
				  Association for those expenses actually incurred in the administration and
				  development of the Pennsylvania Breeding Fund Program.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 401.2 - General provisions

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(a) The purpose
				  of this chapter is to protect the integrity of horse racing, to ensure the
				  health and welfare of the horse and to protect the interests of the betting
				  public and racing participants through the prohibition, strict control and
				  detection of drugs, medications, foreign substances to the untreated horse and
				  the regulation of devices for the administration of those substances. In this
				  context:
(1) A horse participating in a race
				  may not carry in its body a prohibited drug, medication, chemical, substance or
				  any other substance foreign to the untreated horse, except as otherwise
				  provided.
(2) A person acting alone
				  or in concert may not provide, administer, cause to be administered or allow to
				  be administered to a horse, by any means or methods, a foreign substance, a
				  prohibited drug, medication, chemical or other substance, including any
				  restricted medication under this chapter during the 24-hour period prior to the
				  scheduled post time for the race in which the horse is entered, except as
				  otherwise provided.
(3) In addition
				  to the Commission approved Prohibited Substances List and the provisions of
				  Chapter 403 (relating to equine veterinary practices-temporary regulations),
				  the term prohibited substance shall include:
(i) Drugs or medications for which no
				  acceptable threshold concentration has been established;
(ii) Controlled therapeutic medications in
				  excess of established threshold concentrations or administration within the
				  restricted time period, if approved by the Commission, and set forth by the
ARCI Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule
and the
Uniform Classification Guidelines of Foreign
				  Substance
;
(iii)
				  Substances present in the horse in excess of concentrations at which the
				  substances could occur naturally; and
(iv) Substances foreign to a horse at
				  concentrations that may cause interference with testing
				  procedures.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 401.3 - Restrictions; prima facie evidence

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(a)
General Rule
. A horse participating in a race may not carry in
				  its body a prohibited drug, medication, chemical, substance or any other
				  substance foreign to the natural horse, except as provided in §
										401.4 (relating to substances of
				  therapeutic value).
(b) The
				  detection and confirmation by the Commission's Testing Laboratory of a
				  prohibited drug, medication, chemical, substance or any other foreign substance
				  in a test sample of a horse shall be prima facie evidence that the prohibited
				  drug, medication, chemical, substance or other foreign substance was
				  administered to the horse and carried in the body of the horse while
				  participating in a race. This finding shall also be taken as prima facie
				  evidence that the trainer and the trainer's agents responsible for the care,
				  custody or control of the horse has been negligent in the handling or care of
				  the horse.
(c) The determination by
				  the Standardbred or Thoroughbred Bureau Directors, based upon a finding by the
				  Commission Testing Laboratory of a foreign substance or an approved therapeutic
				  substance above the established level in violation of this chapter, may be
				  declared an overage or positive test and may result in the horse being
				  disqualified from purse money or other awards, except for purposes of
				  pari-mutuel wagering, which shall be in no way affected.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 401.4 - Substances of therapeutic value

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(a) A foreign
				  substance of accepted therapeutic value may be administered as prescribed by a
				  veterinarian when test levels and guidelines for its use have been established,
				  adopted and published by the Commission, the RMTC
Schedule of
				  Therapeutic Medications
, the ARCI, the USTA, or a similar Nationally
				  recognized organization.
(1) The
				  administration of Furosemide shall be permitted for the prophylactic treatment
				  of a confirmed bleeder under the specific provisions set forth in §
											§
											403.14 and
				  403.15 (relating to Furosemide
				  (Lasix-Thoroughbred); and Furosemide (Lasix-Standardbred)).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 401.5 - Tubing, dosing or jugging prohibited

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The tubing, dosing or jugging of any horse for any reason
					 within 24 hours prior to its scheduled race is prohibited unless administered
					 for medical emergency purposes by a licensed veterinarian treating the horse.
					 The licensed veterinarian shall comply with the reporting and treatment
					 requirements set forth in these regulations. The horse shall immediately be
					 scratched by the Judges or Stewards. The practice of administration of any
					 substance by means of a naso-gastric tube or dose syringe into a horse's
					 stomach within 24 hours prior to its scheduled race is considered a violation
					 of these rules and subject to disciplinary action, which may include fine,
					 suspension and revocation of license.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 401.6 - Possession of illegal, prohibited substances and devices

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(a) The
				  Commission, its investigative personnel, the Judges and Stewards or other
				  Commission designee personnel shall have the right to enter buildings, stables,
				  rooms or other places within the grounds of a licensed racetrack facility and
				  to examine and inspect those locations and the personal property and effects of
				  a person within these locations.
(b) A person granted a license by the
				  Commission, by accepting his license, consents to the search and seizures of
				  all contraband, including hypodermic syringes, hypodermic needles or other
				  devices and drugs, stimulants or narcotics which could be, used in connection
				  therewith, or appliances (electrical, mechanical or otherwise) other than
				  ordinary racing equipment, of the nature that could affect the speed,
				  performance or racing condition of a horse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › PRE-RACE TESTING › Section 401.11 - Pre-race blood gas testing-Standardbred

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(a)
General Rule
-The
					 administration or use of alkalinizing agents or similar substances that elevate
					 a horse's Base Excess (BE) or TCO2 levels above those existing naturally in the
					 untreated horse at normal physiological concentrations is prohibited. To assist
					 in the detection of the prohibited substances in a horse entered to race, the
					 Commission may conduct prerace blood sampling and pre-race testing with the use
					 of an accepted, reliable testing instrument, including but not limited to a
					 blood gas analyzer for measuring BE levels in blood samples.
(b) Unless otherwise permitted by these
					 rules, no foreign substance shall be carried in the body of a horse when the
					 horse is on the grounds of the licensed racetrack. It shall be a violation of
					 this rule for a horse to test above the established BE levels on race
					 day.
(c) The Board of Judges shall
					 determine which horses will be selected for blood gas testing by random lots or
					 by pre-determined selection based on previous elevated levels found in horses
					 from a particular trainer or owner, probable cause or a trainer or owner's
					 conditional license status.
(1) All horses
					 selected to be tested shall be brought to the designated area for the prerace
					 testing before the horse's first warm up. The order and number of horses which
					 shall have blood drawn for prerace testing shall be randomly selected by lots
					 by the Presiding Judge or the Judges' designee.
(2) In accordance with the Commission's
					 regulations, it is presumed that a horse, when entered to race by an owner or
					 trainer, shall be presented on race day in a sound and healthy condition. It is
					 the sole responsibility of the owner, trainer or groom accompanying the horse
					 to identify any health issues pertaining to the horse and immediately notify
					 the Commission Veterinarian or other Commission personnel prior to the
					 initiation of pre-race testing.
(3)
					 Failure or refusal by a licensee to present a selected horse under his care,
					 custody or control for blood gas analyzer testing, or who refuses in any other
					 way, shall result in an automatic scratch of the horse from the racing program,
					 and any other appropriate disciplinary action in the discretion of the Judges.
					 The Commission Veterinarian shall document the name of the trainer or person
					 who refuses to have blood drawn from the horse and shall file a report with the
					 Commission.
(4) An owner, trainer
					 or groom shall be permitted to observe the testing procedure but may not
					 question, object or otherwise disrupt the testing by the blood gas technician
					 or the Commission Veterinarian.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › PRE-RACE TESTING › Section 401.12 - Initial testing procedures

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In accordance with the Commission's procedures, the
						Commission Veterinarian shall draw a blood sample from the selected horse which
						shall be tested by the blood gas technician using a blood gas analyzer or
						similar machine. Should the initial testing indicate an elevated level of BE in
						the horse, a Commission representative will immediately notify the owner,
						trainer or groom present of the horse's elevated levels. The horse's initial
						high levels will be duly documented in the control sheet.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › PRE-RACE TESTING › Section 401.13 - Retesting procedures

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(a) The
					 Commission Veterinarian or designee shall take the rectal temperature of the
					 horse who had elevated Base Excess (BE) levels. The horse's temperature will be
					 recorded on the Commission Veterinarian's control sheet. The Commission
					 Veterinarian shall extract a second blood sample from the horse.
(b) The horse's second blood sample shall be
					 tested three times utilizing the same procedures and blood gas analyzer machine
					 as the horse's initial blood sample. If the horse's three retests still
					 indicate a high BE level, it shall be considered a positive test and the
					 following will occur:
(1) The Commission
					 Veterinarian shall inform the owner, trainer or groom present of the positive
					 test;
(2) The Commission's
					 investigator shall advise the Board of Judges of the BE positive test;
					 and
(3) The Board of Judges will
					 scratch the horse from the race.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › PRE-RACE TESTING › Section 401.14 - Base excess prohibited levels

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The prohibited Base Excess (BE) concentrations are as
						follows: BE level of 10.0 mmol/l (mEq/l) or higher for non-Furosemide (Lasix)
						treated horses and BE level of 12.0 mmol/l (mEq/l) or higher for Furosemide
						(Lasix) treated horses. The level of uncertainty will be included before it is
						considered a violation of these rules. The level of uncertainty is 0.4 mmol/l
						(mEq/l) and a positive test report must include this level of uncertainty. A
						horse must show a BE level of 10.4 mmol/l (mEq/l) or higher for a
						non-Furosemide (Lasix) treated horse and a BE level of 12.4 mmol/l (mEq/l) or
						higher for a Furosemide (Lasix) treated horse in order for a violation to be
						reported under this rule.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › PRE-RACE TESTING › Section 401.15 - Alternate TCO2 protocol and levels

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(a) The Commission may establish an alternate
					 protocol to determine the levels of total carbon dioxide (TCO2) in a horse
					 using the same methods and procedures as the Base Excess testing, except that
					 the horse's second blood sample may be obtained, sealed and secured and stored
					 in the same manner as post-racing samples. The second blood sample taken from a
					 horse with a positive Base Excess may be forwarded to the Commission Testing
					 Laboratory and subjected to post-race testing in accordance with the
					 Commission's regulations.
(b)
Standardbred TCO2 levels
: A blood serum or plasma TCO2 level
					 shall not exceed 37.0 millimoles per liter in a non-Furosemide (non-Lasix)
					 horse and not to exceed 39 mmol/L for a Furosemide (Lasix) horse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › PRE-RACE TESTING › Section 401.16 - Base excess penalties

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The Commission may establish and publish a list of
						penalties against an owner or trainer for positives tests of the Base Excess or
						TCO2 levels, if applicable, as previously set forth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › PRE-RACE TESTING › Section 401.17 - Total carbon dioxide testing for stakes races-Thoroughbred

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(a) For Thoroughbred stakes races or other
					 races as directed by the Commission, the Commission may establish procedures
					 and protocols for the testing, detection and confirmation of an alkalizing
					 substance which could alter the blood serum, plasma pH or concentration of
					 bicarbonates or carbon dioxide in a horse. The use of any foreign substance
					 within 24 hours prior to post time of the race in which the horse is entered is
					 strictly prohibited.
(b) The
					 Commission may utilize either pre-race sampling or post-race sampling and
					 post-race testing procedures of blood samples from a horse to determine the
					 total carbon dioxide concentration in the blood serum or plasma of the
					 horse.
(c)
Thoroughbred
					 TCO2 levels
: A blood serum or plasma TCO2 level shall not exceed 37.0
					 millimoles per liter in a non-Furosemide (non-Lasix) horse and not to exceed 39
					 mmol/L for a Furosemide (Lasix) horse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › POST-RACE TESTING › Section 401.21 - Refusal to submit to test

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No owner, trainer or any other person having the care,
						custody or control of a horse, whether entered in a race or not, whether the
						horse participated in the race or not, may refuse to produce a horse for
						testing, if requested by the Judges or Stewards during the race meeting. This
						refusal by the horse's owner, trainer or other person having care, custody or
						control, shall be deemed a violation of these rules and subject the licensee to
						a penalty. The horse entered in the race shall be scratched by the Judges or
						Stewards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › POST-RACE TESTING › Section 401.22 - Test barn

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(a) A licensed
					 racing entity shall provide and at all times maintain in good condition a
					 designated test barn on the racetrack grounds which shall be considered a
					 secured location.
(b) The test barn
					 shall be of an appropriate size and sufficient to accommodate the safe stabling
					 of horses temporarily detained for the taking of biologic samples and shall be
					 structurally designed and constructed to prevent entry by unauthorized
					 persons.
(c) The test barn shall be
					 deemed a restricted area and under the internal supervision and control of the
					 Commission Veterinarian. No access to individuals other than Commission
					 personnel shall be permitted without permission of the Commission
					 Veterinarian.
(d) Notwithstanding
					 subsection (c), the owner, trainer or the trainer's representative, whose horse
					 is in the test barn for sampling, may be present to witness the Commission's
					 sampling process. Those individuals shall properly display their current
					 Commission identification/license badge, and clearly identify the horse they
					 are accompanying. The Commission Veterinarian or the racetrack security may
					 properly exclude any person or licensee that does not have a legitimate reason
					 for being in the test barn area.
(e) The absence of the owner, trainer or
					 trainer representative shall not invalidate the procedures followed in taking
					 the sample, nor shall the absence be the grounds for objection to Commission
					 action based on a laboratory report resulting from the test of a sample taken
					 in the absence of the owner, trainer or their representative.
(f) Stable equipment other than that
					 necessary for washing or cooling out a horse shall not be permitted in the test
					 barn. Buckets and water shall be furnished by the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › POST-RACE TESTING › Section 401.23 - Reporting to the test barn

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(a)
					 The official winning horse and any other horse which participated in the race,
					 as determined by Judges, Stewards or the Commission shall be selected to have
					 blood, urine or other biological samples taken in accordance with the
					 guidelines and procedures established by the Commission.
(b) Random or for cause testing may be
					 required by the Judges or Stewards or the Commission at any time based upon
					 reasonable suspicion of unlawful or violative conduct.
(c) Unless otherwise directed by the Judges
					 or Stewards or the Commission Veterinarian, a horse that is selected for
					 testing must be taken directly to the test barn and shall remain there until
					 released by the Commission Veterinarian.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › POST-RACE TESTING › Section 401.24 - Primary sample collection

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(a) The
					 collection of blood, urine or other biological samples shall be done in
					 accordance with the Commission's established procedures or other National
					 guidelines or procedures approved by the Commission. In every event, "primary"
					 and "split" portions of a sample shall always be taken at the same time and
					 shall be of the same substance.
(b)
					 Any combination or sufficient quantity of blood, urine or other biological
					 samples, as determined by the Commission Veterinarian or the Commission, may be
					 used by the Commission testing laboratory for purposes of testing for
					 prohibited substances under this chapter. The election by the Commission
					 testing laboratory to use one form of biological sample shall not be a basis to
					 challenge the detection and confirmation of a prohibited substance in the
					 tested horse.
(c) The Commission
					 shall approve and provide the urine containers, blood sample receptacles and
					 all other materials, plastic bags, evidentiary security/evidence tape and
					 equipment necessary to properly identify, seal, secure and store the samples
					 from the selected horses.
(d) The
					 samples taken from a horse by the Commission Veterinarian or the Commission's
					 test barn staff shall be collected in the appropriate number of containers and
					 shall be designated as the primary and split samples. At least two blood
					 samples for each horse shall be collected in sample receptacles approved by the
					 Commission. These samples shall be sealed with tamper-proof tape and bear the
					 specific identification tracking number associated with that horse and its
					 samples.
(e) The Commission
					 Veterinarian and testing barn staff shall create and properly maintain records
					 of the sampling, evidentiary sealing and storing of the primary and split
					 samples which shall be made a part of the Commission's chain of custody
					 documentation for administrative hearing purposes.
(f) Once collected, sealed and documented,
					 all primary samples shall be placed into locked refrigerators designated for
					 storage of biological samples under the supervision of the Commission
					 Veterinarian or the Commission's designee, to be safeguarded until the primary
					 samples are packaged and shipped to the Commission testing laboratory for
					 chemical analysis.
(g) At all times
					 during the sampling, testing and administrative process, the Commission shall
					 be considered the owner of the primary sample.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
													401.25 (relating to storage of
						  split samples).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices › Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › POST-RACE TESTING › Section 401.25 - Storage of split samples

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(a) In
					 accordance with §
											401.24 (relating to primary sample
					 collection) the blood, urine or other biological samples previously taken and
					 designated as split samples shall be stored and maintained in a locked freezer
					 in the test barn until an owner or trainer requests that the split samples be
					 tested in accordance with the Commission's procedures.
(b) The freezer for storage of split samples
					 shall be opened only for depositing or removing split samples, review of
					 inventory or for checking the condition of the split samples. A log shall be
					 maintained by the Commission Veterinarian or the Commission investigators and
					 an entry shall be made each time the split sample freezer is opened to indicate
					 the following:
(1) Persons in
					 attendance;
(2) The purpose for
					 opening the freezer;
(3)
					 Identification of split samples deposited or removed;
(4) The date and time the freezer was opened
					 or when was closed;
(5)
					 Verification that the lock was secured prior to and after opening of the
					 freezer; and
(6) Evidence of a
					 malfunction, if any, of the split sample freezer.