Washington Administrative Code › Title 260 - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 260-70 - Equine medication program › Section 260-70-680 - Uniform classification guidelines

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
This section classifies drugs, medications, and foreign
				substances. The names, trade names, classifications, and if applicable a
				reference to the section containing the permitted threshold are listed
				alphabetically in WAC
				260-70-685. The penalties for
				violation of this section are in WAC
				260-84-110.
(1)Class 1
Class 1 drugs are stimulant and depressant drugs that have the
				highest potential to affect the performance of a horse, and have no generally
				accepted medical use. Many of these agents are Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
				Schedule II substances. These include the following drugs and their
				metabolites: Opiates, opium derivatives, synthetic opioids and psychoactive
				drugs, amphetamines and amphetaminelike drugs as well as related drugs,
				including but not limited to apomorphine, nikethamide, mazindol, pemoline, and
				pen-tylenetetrazol.
(2)Class
			 2
Class 2 drugs are drugs/medication/foreign substances that have
				a high potential to affect the performance of a horse, but less of a potential
				than class 1 drugs. Class 2 drugs are either not generally accepted as
				therapeutic agents in racing horses, or are therapeutic agents that have a high
				potential for abuse.
(3)Class 3
Class 3 drugs are drugs/medication/foreign substances that may
				or may not have generally accepted medical use in the racing horse, but the
				pharmacology of which suggests less potential to affect performance than class
				2 drugs.
(4)Class 4
Class 4 drugs include therapeutic drugs/medications/foreign
				substances that would be expected to have less potential to affect the
				performance of a racing horse than class 3 drugs.
(5)Class 5
Class 5 drugs include those therapeutic medications for which
				concentration limits have generally been established by racing jurisdictions as
				well as certain miscellaneous agents and other medications. Included are
				specifically agents that have very localized actions only, such as anti-ulcer
				drugs and certain anti-allergic drugs. The anticoagulant drugs are also
				included.
(6)Nonclassified
			 substances
Nonclassified substances are considered to have no effect on
				the physiology of a horse, except to improve nutrition or treat or prevent
				infections or parasite infestations. These substances normally include
				antimicrobials, antipara-sitic drugs, and nutrients such as
				vitamins.
(7)Substances
			 denoted with a "*" are medications that are currently being studied at a
			 national level to establish thresholds, currently have an established
			 threshold, or could be considered an environmental contaminate based on the
			 level reported. In the instance of a positive reported for these medications
			 the stewards may use this as mitigating circumstances, taking into account the
			 level reported, when ruling on the violation.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   67.16.020. 12-07-006, §
										260-70-680, filed 3/9/12,
				  effective 4/9/12. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   67.16.020 and
				  67.16.040. 08-03-046, §
										260-70-680, filed 1/10/08,
				  effective 2/10/08; 07-07-012, §
										260-70-680, filed 3/8/07,
				  effective 4/8/07; 06-09-009, §
										260-70-680, filed 4/10/06,
				  effective 5/11/06; 05-07-067, §
										260-70-680, filed 3/11/05,
				  effective 4/11/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   67.16.040. 96-10-001, §
										260-70-680, filed 4/17/96,
				  effective 5/18/96.