Procedures for Sampling of Racing Animals

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61D-6.005Procedures for Sampling of Racing Animals

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 41 No. 45, March 6, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

61D-6.005 Procedures for Collecting Samples from Racing Animals.

(1) through (2) No change.

(3) The owner, trainer of record, groom, or other authorized person is permitted to may witness when urine, blood or other specimens are taken from their horse. The specimen shall be sealed in its container, assigned an official sample number which is affixed to the specimen container, and the correspondingly numbered information portion of the sample tag shall be detached and may be signed by the owner, trainer, groom, or the authorized person if they choose to do so. as a witness to the taking and sealing of the specimen. Failure of an owner, trainer of record or other authorized person to witness and/or sign the sample tag shall not preclude the division from proceeding with sample analysis. No horse shall be left unattended in the detention enclosure by the owner, trainer of record, groom, or authorized person. Said specimens shall be maintained in such a manner as to preserve the integrity of the specimen. Specimen containers shall be of the disposable type and shall not be reused.

(4) The owner, trainer of record, or other authorized person is permitted to may witness when urine or other specimens are taken from their greyhound. The specimen shall be sealed in its container, assigned an official sample number which is affixed to the specimen container, and the correspondingly numbered information portion of the sample tag shall be detached and may be signed by the owner, trainer of record, or the authorized person if they choose to do so as a witness to the taking and sealing of the specimen. Failure of an owner, trainer of record or other authorized person to witness and/or sign the sample tag shall not preclude the division from proceeding with sample analysis. Said specimens shall be maintained in such a manner as to preserve the integrity of the specimen. Specimen containers shall be of the disposable type and shall not be reused.

(5) Only those persons stated in subsections subsection (3) and (4) of this rule who are currently licensed by the division shall may be admitted at any time to the detention enclosure, except the division staff immediately in charge of such work, the stewards or judges, or such other persons as authorized by the director, division official, or the division veterinarian.

(6) If representatives of the division are unable to collect a urine specimen from a horse which has remained in the detention enclosure for up to ninety minutes, they shall have the option to may accompany the horse to its own barn for additional attempts at collecting a specimen. The owner, trainer of record, groom, or other authorized person shall may accompany the horse and division personnel to its barn and shall remain with the horse until a specimen is collected, and is permitted to may accompany the division personnel and specimen back to the detention enclosure for sealing of the specimen container(s).

(7) The division veterinarian or division investigator is authorized to confiscate any legend or proprietary drugs, medications, unlabeled improperly labeled medication, medication with altered labels, medicinal compounds (natural or synthetic) or other materials which are found in the stable area, kennel compound or elsewhere on race tracks, or in the possession of any person participating in or connected with racing, including veterinarians and trainers, and which are suspected of containing improper legend or proprietary drugs, medications, improperly labeled medication, medicinal compounds (natural or synthetic) or other materials which are illegal or impermissible under these rules. Such legend or proprietary drugs, medications, unlabeled improperly labeled medication, medication with altered labels, medicinal compounds (natural or synthetic) or other materials shall may be delivered to the laboratory under contract with the division for analysis under the same conditions as are prescribed in this rule for the analysis of other biological samples.

(8) through (9) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 120.80(4)(a), 550.0251(3), 550.2415(1)(a), (12), (13) FS. Law Implemented 120.80(4)(a), 550.0251, 550.1155, 550.2415 FS. History–New 10-20-96, Amended 12-15-97, 11-19-01, _______.