New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING
Subchapter 23 - MEDICATION AND TESTING PROCEDURES
Section 13:71-23.3 - Pre-race blood testing program
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) All horses entered to start in any race where pari-mutuel wagering is conducted shall be subject to a pre-race blood and/or urine test.
(b) Such horses shall be in the paddock at least two hours prior to post-time under the custody and care of a duly licensed attendant designated by the trainer of the horse.
(c) A licensed veterinarian approved by the Commission shall be the only person allowed to draw the blood for testing. A quantity of 20 cubic centimeters or such amount as the veterinarian may designate shall be extracted from each horse for testing purposes.
(d) Should the forensic analysis of such sample be classified as suspicious for any drug or substance foreign to the natural horse, except as expressly permitted by these rules and regulations, the horse shall be scratched.
(e) Should the forensic analysis of such sample be classified as positive for any drug or substance foreign to the natural horse, the horse shall be scratched and placed on the judge's list for seven days.
(f) The entry of a horse shall constitute permission for a veterinarian appointed by the New Jersey Racing Commission to obtain biological samples, and consent to the scratching of the horse from the race in the event such test is positive or suspicious.
(g) A trainer shall receive a warning for the first time a horse in his charge shall show a positive pre-race test. If the same horse shall again be positive on a pre-race test, then the trainer may be fined, suspended or both.
