Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 180 - MEDICATION › Section 11VAC10-180-100 - Collection of samples

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Test
				barn. Test samples shall be collected in the test barn under the supervision of
				the commission veterinarian or his designee. The commission veterinarian may,
				at his discretion, permit test samples to be collected in the horse's stall or
				any other location the commission veterinarian deems appropriate. Under these
				circumstances, the commission veterinarian shall maintain a written record of
				his decision.
B. Horses to be
				tested. The stewards or commission veterinarian may, at any time, order the
				taking of test samples from any horse stabled within the enclosure of the horse
				racing facility, prior to racing or after racing including qualifying races and
				official timed workouts for the stewards or commission veterinarian. However,
				the stewards shall designate at least one horse from each race for the
				collection of test samples.
C.
				Collection procedure.
1. The trainer or a
				permit holder designated by the trainer shall accompany the horse to the test
				barn and witness the collection and splitting of the samples. The trainer or
				permit holder designated by the trainer shall cooperate with the commission
				veterinarian and the commission's veterinary technicians in the performance of
				their duties. The trainer or permit holder designated by the trainer must
				remain with the horse until the horse is released from the test barn.
2. Horses from which samples are to be
				collected shall be escorted following the race directly to the test barn by the
				commission's veterinary technicians, and the horses shall remain in the test
				barn until released by the commission veterinarian, his designee, or the test
				barn supervisor.
3. Stable
				equipment, other than common necessities for washing and cooling out a horse,
				is prohibited in the test barn. A practicing veterinarian may attend a horse in
				the test barn only in the presence of the commission veterinarian or the
				commission's veterinary technicians.
4. During the collection of test samples, the
				owner or trainer, or an assistant designated by the owner or trainer, shall be
				present and witness the collection of the test sample, the splitting of the
				sample, and sealing of containers. In the case of a claimed horse, the owner or
				trainer, or an assistant designated by the owner or trainer in whose name the
				horse started, shall be present to witness the collection of the test
				samples.
5. The test and split
				samples collected from a horse shall have identification tags affixed. One
				portion of the tag, bearing a printed identification number, shall remain with
				the sealed test and split samples, and the other portion of the tag bearing the
				same printed identification numbers shall be detached in the presence of the
				witness. The commission veterinarian or his designee shall on the detached
				portion of the tags identify the horse from which the test and split samples
				were collected, the race and date, and other information deemed appropriate.
				The detached portion of the tag shall be witnessed by the trainer or a permit
				holder designated by the trainer and shall be retained by the commission
				veterinarian for safekeeping.
6. A
				horse's identity shall be confirmed by examining its lip-tattoo, digital
				tattoo, microchip, or freeze brand number. A horse that has not been properly
				identified using any of these methods shall be reported immediately to the
				stewards.
7. If, after a horse
				remains for a reasonable time in the test barn, a test sample of urine cannot
				be collected from the horse, the commission veterinarian may, at his
				discretion, collect a test sample of blood or permit the horse to be returned
				to its barn where a test sample may be collected under the supervision of the
				commission veterinarian or the commission's veterinary technicians.