Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a)
Therapeutic drugs or medicines administered for purposes other than under
veterinary prescription for a diagnosed illness or injury are considered
prohibited substances, and their use is a violation of this section.
(b) Horses administered therapeutic drugs or
medicines for purposes other than under veterinary prescription for a diagnosed
illness or injury shall not compete or be available for sale until the
prohibited substance is no longer detectable in the urine or blood
sample.
(c) A therapeutic drug or
medicine is permitted when:
(1) A prohibited
substance is administered more than 24 hours before competition or more than 72
hours before a public sale.
(2) The
therapeutic drug or medicine, or metabolite of the therapeutic drug or
medicine, does not interfere with the quantification of any permitted substance
or detection of any prohibited substances as defined by Food and Agricultural
Code section 24001(h).
(3) Only one
(1) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) is given. When two NSAIDs are
in a therapeutic regime, one must be discontinued at least 72 hours before
competition.
(A) When administered by a
licensed veterinarian for the emergency treatment of colic or an ophthalmic
emergency, flunixin, in addition to one (1) other NSAID, may be acceptable if
found in the plasma or urine sample of a horse provided:
(i) The licensed veterinarian who
administered the substances properly signs and files a Declaration of Drugs
Administered, Form 76-027 with the event manager or designee within one (1)
hour after administration of the substances or one (1) hour after the event
manager or designee returns to duty if the administration occurs at a time
outside competition hours; and
(ii)
The horse is withdrawn from competition for 24 hours or from public sale for 72
hours.
(4) The
detected level in the sample does not exceed the established maximum detectable
plasma levels for the following drug or medicine:
(A) 15.0 micrograms per milliliter of
phenylbutazone.
(B) 1.0 micrograms
per milliliter of flunixin.
(C) 2.5
micrograms per milliliter of meclofenamic acid.
(D) 40 micrograms per milliliter of
naproxen.
(E) 0.240 micrograms per
milliliter of firocoxib.
(F) 0.005
micrograms per milliliter of diclofenac.
(G) 0.250 micrograms per milliliter of
ketoprofen.
(H) 0.0005 micrograms
per milliliter of dexamethasone.
(I) 0.5 micrograms per milliliter of
methocarbamol.
(5) The
detected level in the sample does not exceed the established maximum detectable
urine levels for the following drug or medicine:
(A) 0.09 micrograms per milliliter of
dexamethasone.
(B) 350 micrograms
per milliliter of methocarbamol.
(d) No injectable substance shall be given to
a horse within 12 hours of competition except:
(1) A minimum of 1 liter of polyionic fluids
per 100 pounds of body weight given therapeutically by a licensed veterinarian
between 6-12 hours of competition. Therapeutic fluids with concentrated
electrolytes, such as magnesium, are prohibited.
(2) Antibiotics, except procaine penicillin
G, administered by a licensed veterinarian between 6-12 hours of
competition.
(3) Dexamethasone, not
to exceed 0.5 milligram per 100 pounds, administered by a licensed veterinarian
between 6-12 hours of competition exclusively for the treatment of acute
urticaria (hives). The total dose of dexamethasone administered within 24 hours
shall not exceed 1.0 mg per 100lbs.
(4) The licensed veterinarian who
administered the injectable substances in (d)(1) through (3) above shall sign
and file a Declaration of Drugs Administered, Form 76-027 with the event
manager or designee within one (1) hour after the administration of the
injectable substance or one (1) hour after the event manager or designee
returns to duty if the administration occurs at a time outside competition
hours.
1. New section
filed 12-5-2013 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2014 (Register 2013, No. 49). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-30-2014 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day. For prior
history, see Register 95, No. 25.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to
12-5-2013 order, including amendment of subsection (c)(3)(A)(i), transmitted to
OAL 4-2-2014 and filed 5-14-2014; amendments effective 5-14-2014 pursuant to
Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2014, No. 20).
3. Amendment of subsection (d)(1) filed
10-22-2015; operative 1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 43).
4. Amendment
of NOTE filed 10-24-2019; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No.
43).
5. Amendment of subsections (c)(3)(A)(i) and (d)(4) filed
1-7-2021; operative 4-1-2021 (Register 2021, No. 2). (OAL review extended 60
calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
Note: Authority cited: Sections
407,
24011.6
and
24013,
Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
24003,
24004,
24006,
24008,
24009
and
24011,
Food and Agricultural Code.
