Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Horses that must undergo postmortem examination.
A. Every horse which suffers a breakdown at a
licensed racetrack under the jurisdiction of the commission, in training or in
competition, and which is euthanized, and every horse which expires while
stabled at a licensed racetrack under the jurisdiction of the commission, shall
undergo a postmortem examination to be conducted by a pathologist at the
University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to determine the
injury or illness which resulted in euthanasia or natural death.
B. Mane hairs excepted, the horse must be
delivered with all body parts attached and nonmutilated.
C. Accidental dismemberment for any reason
shall be immediately reported to a commission veterinarian, executive director,
and deputy director.
D. A Class B
or D license holder is responsible for furnishing transportation, within six
hours of death, to deliver a horse to the University of Minnesota Veterinary
Diagnostic Laboratory.
Subp.
2.
Test samples to be taken for analysis.
A. Test samples must be obtained from every
horse that dies or is euthanized from a training or race-related injury. The
samples shall be sent for analysis to under part
7892.0130 and the commission may
direct the laboratory to retain and preserve such samples for future
analysis.
B. When practical, both
blood and urine test samples shall be obtained prior to euthanasia.
Subp. 3.
Owner and trainer
responsible.
The owner and attending trainer are responsible for reporting
to the commission veterinarian the death of a horse within one hour of its
death, and for having the postmortem examination performed in accordance with
this part.
Subp. 4.
Report of exam.
A report of every postmortem examinationeach deceased
horseshall be filed with the commission within 72 hours of the horse's death on
a form prepared by the commission.
Subp.
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Equine Injury Database. Information obtained from
each specific post-mortem report is documented in the InCompass Solutions
Equine Injury Database.
Statutory Authority: MS s
240.13;
240.15;
240.16;
240.19;
240.23;
240.24
