Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) No veterinarian or any other person shall
have in his or her possession or administer to any horse within any race track
enclosure any chemical substance that:
1) has
not been approved for use on equines by the Food and Drug Administration,
pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (
21
USC 301 et seq.) and implementing
regulations, without prior written approval from the State Veterinarian and
Executive Director or his or her designee;
2) is on any of the schedules of controlled
substances prepared by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to
21 USC
811 and
812,
without prior written approval from the State Veterinarian and Executive
Director or his or her designee; or
3) the possession and/or use, on the premises
of a facility under the jurisdiction of the Board, of any drug, substance or
medication specified in this subsection (a)(3) for which a recognized
analytical method has not been developed to detect and confirm its
administration, or the use of which may endanger the health and welfare of the
horse or the safety of the rider or driver.
A) Erythropoietin (EPO)
B) Darbepoietin
C) Snake venom
D) Snail venom
E) Bee Venom
b) The State Veterinarian and Executive
Director or his or her designee, shall not give approval under subsection (a)
unless the person seeking approval can produce evidence in recognized
veterinary journals or by recognized equine experts that the chemical substance
has a beneficial, therapeutic use in horses.
c) No person except a veterinarian shall have
in his or her possession within a race track enclosure any prescription drug,
except as provided in this Section.
d) A person may possess a prescription drug
for animal use if:
1) The person possesses,
within the race track enclosure, documentary evidence that a prescription has
been issued for the prescription drug;
2) The prescription contains a specific
dosage for the particular horse or horses to be treated by the prescription
drug; and
3) The horse or horses
named in the prescription are in that person's care within the race track
enclosure.
