New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING
Subchapter 14A - MEDICATION AND TESTING PROCEDURES
Section 13:70-14A.7 - Penalties
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Should the stewards determine that any person or persons have violated any section of this subchapter, they may punish the offending party consistent with the penalties provided for in these rules and regulations.
(b) In addition thereto, the Stewards may penalize the owner of any horse, or any entry of which said horse is a part, that has started in any race with any drug or substance foreign in its body by disqualification and denial of any part of the purse with redistribution of purse moneys as in the case of a disqualification.
(c) Any individual suspended or disciplined in any fashion for multiple violations of this subchapter or any comparable rule of any other racing commission or turf governing body shall be deemed a repeat offender and shall be subject to enhanced penalties pursuant to RCI Model Rule ARCI-011-020B(13), Multiple Medication Violations (MMV) (version 5.7, Approved April 9, 2014), which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, or as otherwise ordered by the Commission or its Stewards (see N.J.A.C. 13:70-16 ). RCI Model Rule ARCI-011-020B(13), Multiple Medication Violations (MMV) may be accessed at
http://ua-rtip.org/sites/ua-rtip.org/files/Flat%20Racing%20Chapters%20(5-11).pdf. The Commission may, at its discretion, consider evidence of compliance with the guidelines set forth in the "Dosing Specifications" and "Withdrawal Guideline" columns of the Schedule as mitigating factors, when appropriate, in determining the penalty to be imposed for a violation of the levels listed in the "Threshold" column.
(d) Horses owned wholly or in part by persons suspended for violations of this subchapter or any comparable rule of any other racing commission or turf governing body are ineligible to start during the period of such suspension or as ordered by the Commission or its Stewards, unless sold to a bona fide purchaser (see N.J.A.C. 13:70-16 ). Horses trained by a person suspended for such violations, wherein the trainer does not have an ownership interest, are automatically eligible to start when placed in the hands of a licensed trainer approved by the Stewards. (See N.J.A.C. 13:70-13A for rules concerning appeals.)
