New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
Chapter VII - Agricultural Fairs
Part 352 - Testing Horses For Drugs At Pulling Contests
Section 352.1 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Commissioner. The Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
(b) Department. New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
(c) Director. The Director of the Division of Animal Industry of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets.
(d) Drug. Any drug, medication, stimulant, depressant, hypnotic or narcotic used in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in man or other animals.
(e) Fair. All agricultural fairs and expositions, including the New York State Fair, which hold pulling contests and receive premium reimbursement from New York State.
(f) Horses. All members of the family Equidae.
(g) Laboratory. A laboratory designated by the commissioner to perform tests on official samples of blood, saliva and urine.
(h) Official sample. A blood sample, a saliva sample or a urine sample obtained from a horse entered in a pulling contest for a test.
(i) Test. A test performed at a laboratory on an official sample to determine the presence of drugs.
(j) Veterinarian. A veterinarian licensed and accredited by New York State and authorized by the director to take official samples.
