La. Admin. Code tit. 35 § V-6353

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-6353 - Entry after Excused

A. The entry of any horse which has been excused by the stewards from starting due to physical disability or sickness shall not be accepted until the expiration of three calendar days after the day the horse was excused.

B. The state veterinarian shall maintain a veterinarian's list of those horses determined to be unfit to compete in a race due to physical distress, unsoundness or infirmity. When a horse is placed on the veterinarian's list, the trainer of such horse shall be notified within 72 hours. A horse placed on the veterinarian's list shall be removed from the list only after having demonstrated to the satisfaction of the state veterinarian that the horse is then raceably sound and in fit physical condition to exert its best effort in a race. A horse may be required to perform satisfactorily in a workout or qualifying race to demonstrate its physical fitness, and if so a blood and/or urine post-work test sample may be taken from the horse and the provisions of this rule may apply to such official workout in the same manner as to a scheduled race, except that the results of such blood and/or urine test shall not be used for any purpose other than to determine the fitness of the horse to race.

La. Admin. Code tit. 35, § V-6353

Adopted by the Racing Commission in 1971, promulgated by the Department of Commerce, Racing Commission, LR 2:437 (December 1976), amended LR 3:34 (January 1977), LR 4:280 (August 1978), LR 11:615 (June 1985), amended by the Department of Economic Development, Racing Commission, LR 14:702 (October 1988), LR 22:13 (January 1996).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 4:148.