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Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 315 - OFFICIALS AND RULES FOR GREYHOUND RACING › Subchapter D - GREYHOUND BREEDING FARMS › Section 315.250 - Standards for Greyhound Breeding Farms

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Commission adopts by reference the standards for
					 inspection of greyhound breeding farms of the National Greyhound Association
					 dated October, 1993, amended October, 2000 and October, 2001. Copies of these
					 standards are available at the Texas Racing Commission, P.O Box 12080, Austin,
					 Texas 78711 or at the Commission office at 8505 Cross Park Drive, Suite 110,
					 Austin, Texas 78754-4594.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.1 - Purpose and Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The purpose of this chapter is to protect the integrity of horse and greyhound
				  racing, to ensure the health of race animals, and to safeguard the interests of
				  the public and the participants in racing through the prohibition and control
				  of all prohibited drugs, chemicals, and other substances.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, "prohibited
				  drugs, chemicals, or other substances" means:
(1) any stimulants, depressants,
				  tranquilizers, local anesthetics, drugs, other drug metabolites which could
				  affect the health or performance of a race animal, however minimal, except as
				  expressly permitted by this chapter;
(2) a drug permitted by this chapter in
				  excess of the maximum or other restrictions in this chapter;
(3) a substance present in the race animal in
				  excess of a concentration at which such a substance could occur naturally;
				  and
(4) a drug or substance,
				  regardless of how harmless or innocuous it might be, which interferes with the
				  detection of stimulants, depressants, tranquilizers, local anesthetics, drugs,
				  or drug metabolites which could affect the health or performance of a race
				  animal, however minimal, or quantitation of drugs permitted by this
				  chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.2 - Treatment Restricted

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
				  otherwise provided by this section, a person other than a veterinarian licensed
				  by the commission may not administer a medication to a race animal that is
				  located on an association's grounds.
(b) This section does not apply to the
				  administration of:
(1) a recognized
				  nutritional supplement or other substance approved by the commission
				  veterinarian; or
(2) a
				  noninjectable substance on the direction or by prescription of a licensed
				  veterinarian.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.3 - Medication Restricted

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
				  otherwise provided by this section, a horse or greyhound participating in a
				  race may not carry in its body a prohibited drug, chemical, or other
				  substance.
(b) Furosemide at or
				  below the approved tolerance level in a horse that has been admitted to the
				  furosemide program is permissible. The maximum permissible concentration shall
				  be published on the list of therapeutic drugs posted under subsection (c) of
				  this section.
(c) Therapeutic drugs
				  that are necessary for treatment of illness or injury in race animals are
				  permissible, provided that:
(1) the
				  therapeutic drug is on a written list of permissible levels of therapeutic
				  medications that is approved by the executive secretary, maintained by the
				  commission veterinarian, and posted in the commission veterinarians' office;
				  and
(2) the concentration of the
				  drug does not exceed the maximum permissible concentration on the written list
				  of therapeutic drugs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.4 - Veterinarians

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A greyhound
				  racetrack shall employ at least one association veterinarian to perform the
				  duties described by this section.
(b) The commission shall employ at least one
				  veterinarian at each greyhound racetrack and at least two veterinarians at each
				  horse racetrack.
(c) The commission
				  veterinarians shall oversee the association veterinarian and all veterinarians
				  practicing at a racetrack and may:
(1)
				  observe any of a veterinarian's practices at the racetrack; and
(2) require a veterinarian to report at any
				  time regarding the veterinarian's practices at the racetrack.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.5 - Report of Treatment by Veterinarians

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Veterinarians who treat race animals
				  shall maintain reports of the treatment in strict compliance with the
				  requirements of the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
				  Veterinarians shall make the report available to a steward, judge or Commission
				  veterinarian within 24 hours of a request.
(b) A report of treatment provided to the
				  stewards, racing judges or a Commission veterinarian pursuant to subsection (a)
				  of this section becomes part of the confidential investigatory files of the
				  Commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.6 - Access to Pre-Race and Test Areas Restricted

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To ensure the safety and security of the race animals, an
					 individual or race animal may not enter the pre-race area, the lockout kennel,
					 or the test areas unless:
(1) the race
				  animal is participating in a race, being schooled, or being tested;
				  or
(2) the individual is required
				  for the attendance of a race animal.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.7 - Labeling Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A person
				  may not possess on association grounds a drug, medication, chemical, foreign
				  substance or other substance that is prohibited in a race animal on a race day
				  unless the product is labeled in accordance with this section.
(b) A drug or medication which is used or
				  kept on association grounds by a licensee other than a veterinarian and which,
				  by federal or state law, requires a prescription must have been validly
				  prescribed by a licensed veterinarian and in compliance with the applicable
				  federal or state law. All such drugs or medications must have a prescription
				  label which is securely attached and clearly ascribed to show the following:
(1) the name of the product;
(2) the name, address, and telephone number
				  of the veterinarian prescribing or dispensing the product;
(3) the name of each patient (race animal)
				  for whom the product is intended/prescribed;
(4) the dose, dosage, duration of treatment
				  and expiration date of the prescribed/dispensed product; and
(5) the name of the person (trainer) to whom
				  the product was dispensed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.8 - Submission Required

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
On request by the executive secretary, the owner or trainer
					 of a race animal shall:
(1) permit the
				  commission veterinarian or association veterinarian to examine the animal;
				  or
(2) permit the commission
				  veterinarian to conduct tests on the animal to determine the state of the
				  animal's health.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.9 - Witnesses Permitted

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If the commission veterinarian orders an examination or
					 test to be performed on a race animal, the owner, trainer, or a person
					 designated by the owner or trainer and a person designated by the commission is
					 entitled to witness the examination or test.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.10 - Devices and Substances Prohibited

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person in a restricted area on
				  association grounds during a live race meeting may not possess:
(1) an injectable container of a prohibited
				  drug, chemical, or other substance; or
(2) a parenteral administration device, such
				  as a hypodermic syringe, hypodermic needle, fluid administration set, or other
				  device for making injections into a race animal.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.11 - Powers of Inspection, Examination, and Search and Seizure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A peace
				  officer, including a peace officer commissioned by the commission, or a
				  commissioned officer of the Department of Public Safety who is assigned to work
				  on racing investigations may enter an office, a racetrack, any area on
				  association grounds, or any similar area or other place of business of an
				  association at any time to inspect, examine, or search an individual's person
				  and possessions in that area and to seize any contraband or other item that is
				  found, which may be evidence of a rule violation or a criminal offense. A
				  search of dormitory rooms where participants of racing actually reside will be
				  conducted pursuant to a validly obtained warrant to search, or without a
				  warrant if consent is obtained or exigent circumstances exist.
(b) A person conducting a search authorized
				  by this section may obtain the assistance of a commission employee or an
				  employee of another local, state, or federal governmental entity.
(c) By applying for, accepting, or holding a
				  license under the Act, an individual licensee consents to an inspection,
				  examination, or search conducted under this section of the licensee's person
				  and possessions while on premises covered by this section and to the seizure of
				  any contraband or other item that is found which may be evidence of a rule
				  violation or a criminal offense. Consent described in this subsection:
(1) is not effective for a search outside the
				  premises covered by this section;
(2) is not effective for a search conducted
				  at a time when no valid license was in effect, unless at the time of the search
				  the licensee who was searched claimed the existence of a valid license as
				  authority to enter or remain in an area covered by this section;
(3) is not limited in effect to a pre-race or
				  post-race search or a search on a race day; and
(4) is not limited in effect to a search
				  based on reasonable cause, reasonable suspicion, reasonable grounds, probable
				  cause, or any similar legal standard.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.12 - Cooperation Required

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A licensee, an association, and each officer, employee, or
					 agent of an association shall cooperate fully with the commission, the
					 Department of Public Safety, or other law enforcement agency in the
					 investigation or prosecution of a violation of the Act or commission rules
					 regarding contraband and any other item which may be evidence of a rule
					 violation or a criminal offense.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.13 - Disposable Syringes

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All practicing veterinarians shall use single-use
					 disposable needles and syringes while on association grounds and shall dispose
					 of the used needles and syringes off the association grounds. The association
					 veterinarian shall dispose of used needles and syringes in a manner approved by
					 the commission veterinarian.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.14 - Possession of Certain Substances

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a veterinarian may not possess on
				  association grounds a controlled substance, as defined by the Texas Controlled
				  Substances Act, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 481, unless the controlled
				  substance is on an approved list developed by the executive
				  secretary.
(b) Except as otherwise
				  provided by this section, a veterinarian may not possess on association grounds
				  a prohibited drug, chemical, or other substance listed as a Class I or Class II
				  substance on the latest version of the classification developed under §
										RSA
				  319.304 of this title (relating to Penalties
				  on Positive Test), unless the substance is on an approved list developed by the
				  executive secretary.
(c) The
				  commission veterinarian shall post the approved lists developed under this
				  section in the commission veterinarian's office and in a prominent place that
				  will ensure access by veterinarians and other interested persons.
(d) A veterinarian must obtain prior written
				  approval from the commission veterinarian to possess a substance which is not
				  on the approved list. The commission veterinarian may not approve the
				  possession of a substance which is not on the approved list unless the person
				  requesting approval submits documentation in recognized veterinary journals or
				  by recognized veterinary experts that the substance has a proven beneficial,
				  therapeutic application for a horse or greyhound in race training.
(e) A person may not prescribe, provide,
				  obtain, order, administer, possess, dispense, give or deliver a controlled
				  substance, prescription drug, or legend drug to or for a race animal solely for
				  training or racing purposes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.15 - Storage of Certain Medications

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A person possessing a vaccine, antitoxin, or immune serum
					 on association grounds shall ensure the product is held and transported in a
					 temperature controlled, light-proof, and appropriately cooled container that
					 will protect against the product's loss of potency.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.16 - Postmortem Examination

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  commission veterinarian may order a postmortem examination on any race animal
				  that, while on an association's grounds, dies or suffers an injury in training
				  or in competition and is subsequently euthanized. The examination shall be
				  conducted at a time and place acceptable to the commission veterinarian and to
				  the extent reasonably necessary to determine the injury or sickness that
				  resulted in the death or euthanasia of the race animal.
(b) An examination required by this section
				  must be conducted by a veterinarian licensed by the Commission on the authority
				  of the commission veterinarian or at a qualified laboratory approved by the
				  commission veterinarian. The commission veterinarian shall either witness the
				  examination or designate another person to witness the examination.
(c) Specimens may be obtained from a race
				  animal for which a postmortem examination has been ordered and may be delivered
				  for testing to an approved laboratory in accordance with Subchapter D of this
				  chapter (relating to Drug Testing). When practical, specimens should be
				  procured before euthanasia.
(d)
				  Specimens may be obtained from a race animal that was euthanized but for which
				  no postmortem examination was ordered and may be delivered for testing to an
				  approved laboratory in accordance with Subchapter D of this chapter.
(e) The owner of a deceased race animal shall
				  pay any charges due the veterinarian or laboratory which conducts the
				  postmortem examination or subsequent laboratory tests.
(f) Not later than 72 hours after a
				  postmortem examination, the person who conducted the examination shall file a
				  report of the examination with the commission veterinarian on a form prescribed
				  by the executive secretary.
(g) An
				  owner or trainer who fails to comply with this section is subject to
				  disciplinary action by the executive secretary.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.17 - Removal of a Race Animal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Commission veterinarian may order a race animal removed
					 from association grounds if the Commission veterinarian determines:
(1) a race animal on association grounds
				  presents a danger of communicable or contagious disease to the other animals on
				  the grounds; or
(2) a race animal
				  has sustained an injury that requires specialized veterinary treatment beyond
				  the scope of normal veterinary care offered on association grounds.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter B - TREATMENT OF HORSES › Section 319.101 - Pre-Race Examination

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  commission veterinarian shall examine each horse entered in a race on the day
				  it is to race to determine the horse's health and soundness for
				  racing.
(b) The examination may
				  include any practice or procedure which the commission veterinarian considers
				  necessary to determine the health and soundness of the horse for racing. The
				  examination may be conducted at any time before the actual start of the
				  race.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter B - TREATMENT OF HORSES › Section 319.102 - Veterinarian's List

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The commission
				  veterinarian shall maintain a veterinarians' list of the horses that are
				  ineligible to start in a race due to physical distress, unsoundness, or
				  infirmity. The test barn supervisor shall ensure that a current version of the
				  veterinarian's list is posted daily in the racing office.
(b) On a form prescribed by the executive
				  secretary, the commission veterinarian shall notify the racing secretary and
				  the trainer of a horse placed on the veterinarian's list as soon as practical
				  after placing the horse on the list.
(c) A horse that is placed on the
				  veterinarian's list may not be removed from the list before the fourth day
				  after the date the horse is placed on the list. A horse may be removed from the
				  veterinarian's list only on demonstrating to the commission veterinarian that
				  the horse is raceably sound and in fit physical condition to exert its best
				  effort in a race.
(d) Before
				  removing a horse from the veterinarian's list, the commission veterinarian may
				  require the horse to perform satisfactorily in a workout or qualifying race.
				  Performance in such a workout or qualifying race must be conducted in
				  accordance with §
										RSA
				  319.3 of this title (relating to Medication
				  Restricted), except that, for a workout or qualifying race to be used for the
				  purpose of removing a horse from the veterinarian's list, the horse must not
				  have any detectable level of permissible therapeutic medication other than
				  furosemide. The commission veterinarian may require the collection of test
				  specimens from a horse after a workout or race required under this subsection.
				  If a specimen is collected under this subsection, the commission veterinarian
				  may not remove the horse from the veterinarian's list until the results of the
				  test are negative.
(e) A workout
				  for or an examination by a commission veterinarian in any pari-mutuel
				  jurisdiction will be recognized for the purposes of removing a horse from the
				  veterinarian's list.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter B - TREATMENT OF HORSES › Section 319.104 - Blocking of Legs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) On a race day
				  on which a horse is scheduled to race, a person may not desensitize any part of
				  the horse's leg by a means other than ice.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this
				  subchapter, a person may not permit a horse to run in a race if the person
				  knows the horse is desensitized at the time the horse arrives in the pre-race
				  holding area.
(c) For purposes of
				  this section, desensitize means to create a condition in which a horse's body
				  does not respond appropriately to tests for feeling administered by the
				  commission veterinarian.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter B - TREATMENT OF HORSES › Section 319.105 - Bandages

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
On leaving the pre-race holding area to enter the paddock,
					 a horse may not have any leg coverings other than leg coverings approved by the
					 stewards.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter B - TREATMENT OF HORSES › Section 319.106 - Nerved Horses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
				  otherwise provided by this section, a person may not allow to be entered in a
				  race a horse that has had a nerve removed from one of its legs.
(b) This section does not apply to a horse on
				  which a palmar digital neurectomy has been performed provided:
(1) the commission veterinarian determines
				  that the loss of sensation caused by the palmar digital neurectomy will not
				  endanger the safety of a horse or rider;
(2) the commission veterinarian has given
				  prior approval before the horse is entered in the race;
(3) the racing secretary of the association
				  is notified of the palmar digital neurectomy at the time the horse is entered
				  in the race; and
(4) the horse's
				  registration or eligibility certificate is marked to indicate the palmar
				  digital neurectomy.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter B - TREATMENT OF HORSES › Section 319.107 - Altering Sex of Horse

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A veterinarian
				  who alters the sex of a horse as recorded on the certificate of foal
				  registration or eligibility certificate and that is scheduled to race in an
				  association's race meeting shall report the alteration to the horse
				  identifier.
(b) If the sex of a
				  horse is altered on an association's grounds, the trainer of the horse shall
				  make the report required by this section not later than 72 hours after the
				  alteration.
(c) The horse
				  identifier shall record the alteration on the official registration certificate
				  and the horse identification record of the horse.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter B - TREATMENT OF HORSES › Section 319.108 - Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The use of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy or Radial
					 Pulse Wave Therapy shall not be permitted unless the following conditions are
					 met:
(1) Any Extracorporeal Shock Wave
				  Therapy or Radial Pulse Wave Therapy machines on the association grounds must
				  be registered with and approved by the Commission or its designee before
				  use;
(2) The use of Extracorporeal
				  Shock Wave Therapy or Radial Pulse Wave Therapy machines shall be limited to
				  veterinarians licensed to practice by the Commission;
(3) All Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy or
				  Radial Pulse Wave Therapy treatments must be reported to the commission
				  veterinarian or the commission veterinarian's designee on the prescribed form
				  within 24 hours; and
(4) Any
				  treated horse shall be on the veterinarian's list for 10 days following
				  treatment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter B - TREATMENT OF HORSES › Section 319.109 - Destruction of Horses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If a horse
				  becomes disabled on the racetrack, the rider shall dismount and unsaddle the
				  horse as soon as possible.
(b) If
				  the condition of the horse requires its destruction within the view of the
				  patrons, the commission veterinarian shall ensure that a screen is placed in a
				  manner that shields the horse from the view of the patrons.
(c) The commission veterinarian may order a
				  horse to be euthanized if the veterinarian determines the horse is seriously
				  injured to the extent that euthanasia is in the best and humane interests of
				  the horse. By accepting a license from the commission, an owner or trainer
				  consents to the authority of the commission veterinarian under this
				  subsection.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter B - TREATMENT OF HORSES › Section 319.110 - Requirements to Enter Association Grounds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To be admitted on to an association's grounds, a horse must
					 be accompanied by a current certificate of veterinary inspection and meet any
					 other health inspection requirements established by the Texas Animal Health
					 Commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter B - TREATMENT OF HORSES › Section 319.111 - Bleeders and Furosemide Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Diagnosis of EIPH.
(1) A bleeder is a horse
				  that experiences Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH). Except as
				  otherwise provided by this subsection, the medical diagnosis of EIPH may be
				  made only by a commission veterinarian or a veterinarian currently licensed by
				  the Commission. If the first EIPH event experienced by a horse occurs in
				  another pari-mutuel racing jurisdiction, certification of the horse as a
				  bleeder by that foreign jurisdiction will also constitute a first report of a
				  diagnosed EIPH event for purposes of this section. A veterinarian who diagnoses
				  an EIPH event in a horse participating in pari-mutuel racing in this state
				  shall report the event to the commission veterinarian in a format prescribed by
				  the executive secretary. On receipt of the first report of a diagnosed EIPH
				  event for a horse, the commission veterinarian shall certify the horse as a
				  bleeder.
(2) A trainer may request
				  that a commission veterinarian reconsider the commission veterinarian's
				  diagnosis of an EIPH event by presenting the horse for re-examination within
				  four hours of the initial diagnosis, or within one hour after a performance's
				  last race, whichever occurs sooner. To receive reconsideration, the trainer
				  must present the horse to the commission veterinarian for endoscopic
				  examination as performed by a commission-licensed veterinarian.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter B - TREATMENT OF HORSES › Section 319.112 - Unlicensed Veterinary Practices

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  person other than a licensed veterinarian may not perform, conduct, or
				  participate in veterinary practices, including equine dentistry, chiropractics,
				  and acupuncture, unless the practices are performed by the order of and under
				  the direct supervision of a veterinarian, licensed by the commission, in
				  accordance with rules of the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical
				  Examiners.
(b) A person who
				  observes an unlicensed person performing, conducting, or participating in
				  veterinary practices on association grounds shall immediately report that fact
				  to the stewards.
(c) The stewards
				  shall report to the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners any
				  person reported under this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter C - TREATMENT OF GREYHOUNDS › Section 319.201 - Pre-Race Examination

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  commission veterinarian shall examine each greyhound entered in a race on the
				  day it is to race to determine the greyhound's health and soundness for
				  racing.
(b) The examination may
				  include any practice or procedure which the commission veterinarian considers
				  necessary to be able to determine the health and soundness of the greyhound for
				  racing. The examination may be conducted at any time before the actual start
				  time of the race.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter C - TREATMENT OF GREYHOUNDS › Section 319.202 - Veterinarian's List

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The commission
				  veterinarian shall maintain a veterinarian's list of the greyhounds that are
				  determined to be unfit to compete in a race due to physical distress,
				  unsoundness, or infirmity. The commission veterinarian shall ensure that the
				  veterinarian's list is posted in a conspicuous place available to all kennel
				  owners, trainers, and officials.
(b) The commission veterinarian shall notify
				  the kennel owner or trainer of a greyhound placed on the veterinarian's list
				  not later than 24 hours after placing the greyhound on the list.
(c) A greyhound on the veterinarian's list
				  may be removed from the list only on demonstrating to the commission
				  veterinarian that the greyhound is raceably sound and in fit physical condition
				  to exert its best effort in a race.
(d) A greyhound on the veterinarian's list
				  may not enter a race before the third day after the day the greyhound was
				  placed on the list. The commission veterinarian may require a greyhound to
				  school after being examined and removed from the list before the greyhound may
				  enter a race.
(e) Each lactating
				  bitch and each bitch in season or coming in season during a race meeting shall
				  be placed on the veterinarian's list and may not enter a race until the
				  greyhound has been reexamined by the commission veterinarian and removed from
				  the veterinarian's list. A bitch in season may not be reexamined before the
				  21st day after the day the greyhound was placed on the veterinarian's
				  list.
(f) A trainer shall submit to
				  the commission veterinarian, on a form prescribed by the executive secretary,
				  documentation of any racing-related injury sustained by a greyhound in the
				  trainer's care.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter C - TREATMENT OF GREYHOUNDS › Section 319.203 - Condition of Greyhounds and Inspection of Kennels

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To ensure the health and safety of each
				  greyhound, the commission veterinarian shall monitor the condition of the
				  greyhounds and inspect each kennel on association grounds where greyhounds are
				  housed.
(b) On each race day, the
				  commission veterinarian shall monitor the condition of the greyhounds. Factors
				  the commission veterinarian shall evaluate include, but are not limited to:
(1) the general physical condition of the
				  greyhounds;
(2) the general manner
				  of handling the greyhounds;
(3) the
				  management of bitches in season;
(4) the management of sick
				  greyhounds;
(5) the medication in
				  use; and
(6) the presence of
				  ectoparasites.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter C - TREATMENT OF GREYHOUNDS › Section 319.204 - Vaccination Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  association shall safeguard the health of the greyhounds housed at its facility
				  by requiring periodic vaccination of each greyhound against each disease that
				  the commission veterinarian has determined is communicable to other greyhounds
				  at the facility. The vaccination and compound entrance requirements of the
				  association must be approved by the commission veterinarian.
(b) The association shall maintain records of
				  vaccinations of the greyhounds housed at its facility and make the records
				  available to the commission veterinarian on request.
(c) The association may not permit a
				  greyhound to enter its grounds unless the trainer or kennel owner of the
				  greyhound provides to the association proof of the necessary vaccinations and
				  has a health certificate, entry permit or veterinarian inspection.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.301 - Testing Authorized

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The stewards
					 and racing judges may require a specimen of hair, urine, blood, saliva, tissue
					 or other bodily substance to be taken from a race animal for the purpose of
					 testing for the presence of a prohibited drug, chemical, or other
					 substance.
(b) Testing under this
					 subchapter may be required at any time in accordance with these rules and may
					 be conducted in an area approved by the commission veterinarian under the
					 supervision of the commission veterinarian.
(c) A person is not entitled to a purse until
					 drug testing has been completed and the executive director has cleared the race
					 for payment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.302 - Reasonable Diligence Required

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The owner, trainer, groom, or other person who has care
						and custody of a race animal shall guard each animal in his or her custody
						before the animal races in the manner and for the time necessary to prevent the
						administration of a prohibited drug, chemical, or other
						substance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.303 - Tampering with Specimen

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
					 otherwise provided by this section, a person may not tamper with or adulterate
					 or attempt to tamper with or adulterate a specimen taken for testing under this
					 chapter.
(b) This section does not
					 apply to a person who adds a substance approved by the executive secretary
					 necessary to preserve the specimen for analysis.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 319.304 - Penalties on Positive Test

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) On
					 a finding by the stewards or racing judges that a test specimen from a race
					 animal that participated in a race contains a prohibited drug, chemical, or
					 other substance, the stewards or racing judges may:
(1) disqualify the animal and order the purse
					 redistributed;
(2) declare the race
					 animal ineligible to race for a period of time; and
(3) impose penalties authorized by Chapter
					 307 of this title (relating to Practice and Procedure) on:
(A) the animal's trainer or kennel
					 owner;
(B) any other person
					 responsible for the care and custody of the animal; and
(C) all individuals determined to have
					 administered or to have attempted, caused, or conspired to administer the
					 prohibited drug, chemical, or other substance; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 2 - TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 319.331 - Equipment for Testing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An association shall provide the equipment and supplies
						for collecting specimens and operating and maintaining the test barn or test
						area of the types and in the quantities prescribed by the executive
						secretary.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 2 - TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 319.332 - Procedure for Obtaining Specimens

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 The commission veterinarian at greyhound racetracks and the test barn
					 supervisor at horse racetracks shall select and directly supervise the test
					 technicians who obtain specimens for conducting tests under this chapter. The
					 rate of compensation to be paid to the technicians is subject to the approval
					 of the executive secretary.
(b)
					 Except as authorized by the commission veterinarian, each specimen must be
					 obtained in the test area approved by the Commission.
(c) The owner, trainer, or kennel owner of a
					 race animal being tested or a designee of the owner, trainer, or kennel owner
					 is entitled to witness or acknowledge the taking of the specimen and is
					 entitled to sign the tag for the specimen. Failure or refusal to be present and
					 witness the collection of the specimen or to sign the specimen tag constitutes
					 a waiver by the owner, trainer, or kennel owner of any objections to the
					 source, collection procedures, and documentation of the specimen. A person
					 signing a specimen tag under this section must be at least 18 years of age and
					 be licensed by the Commission. A trainer or kennel owner may not designate
					 another trainer or kennel owner to witness the collection of the sample or to
					 sign a specimen tag unless a trainer responsibility form has been
					 executed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 2 - TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 319.333 - Specimen Identification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Each specimen obtained for testing must be marked for identification in a
					 manner that ensures that:
(1) the commission
					 can identify which horse, trainer, owner, and race the specimen came from;
					 and
(2) the laboratory testing the
					 sample cannot identify from the labeling on the specimen which horse, trainer,
					 owner, or race the specimen came from.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 2 - TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 319.334 - Delivery and Retention of Specimens

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The commission veterinarian or test barn supervisor shall
						ensure that a specimen that is to be sent to a testing laboratory is delivered
						to the laboratory in a timely manner and by a method that ensures the integrity
						of the specimen. The courier service to be used by an association and the
						contract with that courier service is subject to the approval of the executive
						secretary.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 2 - TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 319.335 - Approval of Testing Costs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 All charges for conducting tests under this subchapter must be reconciled with
					 the number of tests actually conducted and be approved by the executive
					 secretary before payment.
(b)
					 Charges for conducting tests under this subchapter may include expenses
					 incurred for travel, lodging, testing, and processing test results.
(c) On approval of the charges, the executive
					 secretary shall forward a copy of the charges to the association for which the
					 tests were conducted.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 2 - TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 319.336 - Payment of Testing Costs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Responsibility for Payment. Immediately on receipt of approved charges for
					 conducting tests under this subchapter, an association shall pay the
					 charges.
(b) Authority to Use
					 Outstanding Tickets and Pari-mutuel Vouchers. An association may use money held
					 by the association to pay outstanding tickets and outstanding pari-mutuel
					 vouchers to pay for charges under this section. If the money held is
					 insufficient to pay the charges, the association shall pay the remainder of the
					 charges.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 2 - TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 319.337 - Interference with Testing Prohibited

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A person may not interfere with the testing of a race
						animal, including interference in obtaining specimens, delivering specimens to
						a laboratory, delivering test results to the commission veterinarian or the
						commission, or any other procedure involved in conducting a test required by
						this subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 2 - TESTING PROCEDURES › Section 319.338 - Storage of Splits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The commission
					 veterinarian shall store the retained part of a specimen at a site approved by
					 the executive secretary for the period required by this section. The split
					 specimen shall be stored in a manner that ensures the safety and integrity of
					 the part.
(b) If the result of the
					 initial test on a specimen is negative, the commission veterinarian's designee
					 may discard the retained part of the specimen on receipt of the negative
					 result. If the result of the initial test on a specimen is positive, the
					 commission veterinarian's designee may discard the split specimen of the
					 specimen after all appeals are exhausted and the disposition of the matter is
					 final.
(c) The association at which
					 a specimen is obtained shall pay all the costs of storage incurred under this
					 section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 3 - PROVISIONS FOR HORSES › Section 319.361 - Testing of Horses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The stewards
					 shall order specimens collected for testing under this subchapter in accordance
					 with this section.
(b) A specimen
					 shall be collected from each horse that finishes first in a race.
(c) In addition to the horse designated under
					 subsection (b) of this section, a specimen may be collected from the following
					 horses:
(1) a horse that finishes
					 second;
(2) a beaten
					 favorite;
(3) for a race with a
					 gross purse of $50,000 or more, the horse that finishes third;
(4) a horse selected at random by the
					 stewards; and
(5) any other horse
					 designated for cause by the stewards or the commission veterinarian.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING › Subchapter D - DRUG TESTING › Division 3 - PROVISIONS FOR HORSES › Section 319.363 - Testing for Total Carbon Dioxide

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Findings and Presumptions.
(1) The commission
					 finds that a total carbon dioxide level of 37 millimoles per liter or more in
					 equine serum can be achieved only through the administration, by any means, of
					 a bicarbonate-containing substance or other alkalinizing substance.
(2) A horse entered or participating in a
					 race may not be administered a bicarbonate-containing substance or other
					 alkalinizing substance which causes it to carry in its body an excess level of
					 total carbon dioxide.
(3) A
					 positive finding by a chemist of total carbon dioxide level at or above 37
					 millimoles per liter in a race horse serum specimen is an excess level of total
					 carbon dioxide and prima facie evidence that the race horse was administered a
					 bicarbonate-containing substance or other alkalinizing substance in violation
					 of this section.