Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission
Subpart F - Foreign Substances, Medications, Drugs and Equine Veterinary Practices
Chapter 401 - PROHIBITED AND UNLAWFUL PRACTICES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
POST-RACE TESTING
Section 401.22 - Test barn

(a) A licensed racing entity shall provide and at all times maintain in good condition a designated test barn on the racetrack grounds which shall be considered a secured location.

(b) The test barn shall be of an appropriate size and sufficient to accommodate the safe stabling of horses temporarily detained for the taking of biologic samples and shall be structurally designed and constructed to prevent entry by unauthorized persons.

(c) The test barn shall be deemed a restricted area and under the internal supervision and control of the Commission Veterinarian. No access to individuals other than Commission personnel shall be permitted without permission of the Commission Veterinarian.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the owner, trainer or the trainer's representative, whose horse is in the test barn for sampling, may be present to witness the Commission's sampling process. Those individuals shall properly display their current Commission identification/license badge, and clearly identify the horse they are accompanying. The Commission Veterinarian or the racetrack security may properly exclude any person or licensee that does not have a legitimate reason for being in the test barn area.

(e) The absence of the owner, trainer or trainer representative shall not invalidate the procedures followed in taking the sample, nor shall the absence be the grounds for objection to Commission action based on a laboratory report resulting from the test of a sample taken in the absence of the owner, trainer or their representative.

(f) Stable equipment other than that necessary for washing or cooling out a horse shall not be permitted in the test barn. Buckets and water shall be furnished by the Commission.