Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-84 - Penalties › Section 260-84-110 - Penalties for uniform classifications

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Penalties will be assessed against any
			 person found to be responsible or party to the improper administration of a
			 drug or the intentional administration of a drug resulting in a positive test.
			 In assessing penalties under this section, violations in the last three hundred
			 sixty-five days for Category "B," "C," and "D" penalties from Washington and
			 all recognized racing jurisdictions will be considered. For Category "A"
			 penalties, lifetime violations in Washington and all recognized racing
			 jurisdictions will be considered.
(a) The
			 following are recommended penalties for violations of a drug carrying a
			 Category "A" penalty:
First Offense
Second Offense
Third Offense
Up to a one-year suspension and up to a fine
						of $1500 absent mitigating circumstances. DQ and loss of purse.
One-year suspension and up to a fine of $2500
						absent mitigating circumstances. DQ and loss of purse. Referred to commission
						for additional consideration.
Revocation of license and a fine of $2500
						absent mitigating circumstances. DQ and loss of purse.
(b)
			 The following are recommended penalties for violations of a drug carrying a
			 Category "B" penalty:
First Offense
Second Offense (365-day period)
Third Offense (365-day period)
Zero to a fifteen-day suspension and up to
						$500 fine absent mitigating circumstances. DQ and loss of purse absent
						mitigating circumstances.
Up to a thirty-day suspension and up to $1000
						fine absent mitigating circumstances. DQ and loss of purse absent mitigating
						circumstances.
Minimum sixty-day suspension and up to $2500
						fine absent mitigating circumstances. DQ and loss of purse absent mitigating
						circumstances.
(c)
			 The following are recommended penalties for violations of a drug carrying a
			 Category "C" penalty, overages for permitted NSAIDs,(except phenylbutazone),
			 and no furose-mide when reported:
First Offense
Second Offense (365-day period)
Third Offense (365-day period)
Minimum written warning to maximum $500 fine.
Minimum written warning to maximum $750 fine.
Minimum $500 fine to maximum $1000 fine.
						Possible DQ and loss of purse.
(d)
			 The recommended penalty for a violation involving a drug that carries a
			 Category "D" penalty is a written warning. Multiple violations may result in
			 fines and/or suspensions.
(e) The
			 recommended penalty for a finding of an overage of cobalt:
Levels between 26 ppb to 49 ppb
Level 50 ppb or greater First Offense
						(365-day period)
Level over 50 ppb or greater Second Offense
						(365-day period)
Horse placed on official veterinarian list
						until providing a sample under 26 ppb
Zero to a fifteen-day suspension and up to
						$500 fine absent mitigating circumstances. DQ and loss of purse absent
						mitigating circumstances.
Up to a thirty-day suspension and up to $1000
						fine absent mitigating circumstances. DQ and loss of purse absent mitigating
						circumstances.