Sec. 1. The purpose of this chapter is to protect the integrity of horse racing, to guard the health of the horse, and to safeguard the interests of the public and the racing participants through the prohibition or control of all drugs and medications or substances foreign to the natural horse. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), […]
Sec. 10. (a) The commission veterinarian may order a post-mortem examination of: (1) each horse that: (A) suffers a breakdown on the racetrack, in training, or in competition; and (B) is destroyed; and (2) each horse that expires under suspicious or unusual circumstances while stabled on a racetrack under the jurisdiction of the commission; to […]
Sec. 11. The commission may direct the official laboratory to retain and preserve by freezing biological samples for future analysis. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.168-2019, SEC.14.
Sec. 12. The fact that purse money has been distributed before the issuance of a laboratory report shall not be considered a finding that no chemical substance has been administered to the horse earning the purse money. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to a horse entered to race at a track operated under a permit issued by the commission. (b) The following provisions apply if the analysis of a biological sample shows that a person has violated section 2 of this chapter: (1) The owner of the horse from which the […]
Sec. 14. The trainer of a horse that is the winner of a race or from which the judges order a biological sample to be taken shall see that the horse is taken directly to the state testing barn as soon as the race in which the horse competed has been completed. As added by […]
Sec. 15. (a) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to delegate to the stewards and judges of racing meetings the authority to conduct disciplinary hearings on behalf of the commission. The stewards and judges shall give at least twelve (12) hours notice of any such hearing. The stewards and judges, on behalf of […]
Sec. 16. The commission may impose one (1) or more of the following sanctions against a licensee who violates sections 2 through 13 of this chapter: (1) Revocation of a license held by the licensee. (2) Suspension of a license held by the licensee. (3) A civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). […]
Sec. 17. (a) The owner, the trainer, or a representative of the owner or trainer must be present in the quarantine area when a biological sample is taken from a horse, and must remain until the specimen is sealed. The official tag attached to a biological sample shall be signed by the owner, the trainer, […]
Sec. 18. The commission may permanently revoke the license of a person who: (1) injects a drug; (2) administers a drench; or (3) uses an electrical, a mechanical, or other appliance, except the ordinary whip; for the purpose of stimulating a horse or affecting its speed in a race. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended […]
Sec. 19. A licensee who possesses a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48) while on the premises of a permit holder shall be fined, suspended, or fined and suspended by the judges in accordance with IC 4-31-13. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
Sec. 2. (a) Except as permitted by the rules of the commission, a horse participating in a race may not carry in its body any foreign substance. (b) The commission shall adopt the rules the commission considers necessary to implement this section. Before adopting a rule with regard to permitting the use of any medication, […]
Sec. 20. (a) This section does not apply to a veterinarian licensed by the commission. (b) The judges or the commission may suspend the license of a person who possesses: (1) a drug or chemical that may be used as a stimulant; (2) a hypodermic syringe, hypodermic needle, or other instrument that may be used […]
Sec. 21. A veterinarian may not: (1) leave a container of a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48); or (2) leave or dispose of a hypodermic syringe, hypodermic needle, or other instrument that may be used for injection; on the premises of a permit holder. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.
Sec. 22. (a) The veterinary school research account (referred to in this section as “the account”) is established as an account within the state general fund. The account shall be administered by Purdue University. The account does not revert to the state general fund at the end of a state fiscal year. (b) The account […]
Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a licensee at a racetrack, other than a veterinarian, may not possess equipment for hypodermic administration. (b) A licensee at a racetrack may possess a hypodermic syringe or needle for the purpose of administering a chemical or biological substance to the licensee’s own person, if the […]
Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a licensee may not possess a foreign substance that is considered a prescription drug or prescription medication, unless it is for an existing condition and is prescribed by a veterinarian. When prescribed by a veterinarian, the supply of such a foreign substance shall be limited by […]
Sec. 5. (a) The judges, the stewards, a commission veterinarian, a member of the commission, or the executive director of the commission may order a test of a biological sample on a horse for the purpose of analysis. (b) A biological sample shall be taken from the following horses after the running of each race: […]
Sec. 6. (a) The commission: (1) shall appoint, at its cost, a veterinarian to take or supervise the taking of biological samples under section 5 of this chapter; (2) shall approve a laboratory for the analysis of a biological sample taken under section 5 of this chapter; and (3) may require that a biological sample […]
Sec. 7. (a) A veterinarian appointed by the commission or employed by a permit holder may not, during the period of the veterinarian’s employment, do the following with respect to a breed of horse registered with the commission for racing at the track of the veterinarian’s employment: (1) Treat or issue prescriptions for a horse, […]
