Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-10-33 - Practicing veterinarians, greyhound

(a) Each practicing veterinarian at a racetrack facility shall be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Kansas and shall secure an occupation license in accordance with the Kansas parimutuel racing act and commission regulations. Before an occupation license issues, each practicing veterinarian shall meet with the animal health officer to verify that the practicing veterinarian has reviewed these racing regulations and is informed about existing medication practice.

(b) Each practicing veterinarian at a racetrack facility who treats a greyhound for any contagious or communicable disease shall report the fact immediately in writing to the animal health officer or assistant animal health officers on a form approved by the animal health officer.

(c) No practicing veterinarian who treats a greyhound at a racetrack facility shall wager on the outcome of any race in which the treated greyhound starts.

(d) Each practicing veterinarian shall comply with the rules and standards of the Kansas board of veterinary examiners.

(e) Each drug or medication at a racetrack facility shall be in a container bearing a veterinarian's prescription or in the original container bearing the manufacturer's label with the serial or lot number. Each practicing veterinarian shall use only disposable syringes and needles to medicate greyhounds. No veterinarian shall abandon a drug or medication or equipment for administering the drug or medication. All equipment for administering the drug or medication shall be destroyed before it is discarded. All drugs, medications or equipment shall be disposed of in a manner which is environmentally safe.

(f) Only a veterinarian employed by or licensed by the commission may possess procaine on a racetrack facility.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-10-33

Authorized by K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 74-8804, as amended by L. 1992, Ch. 27, Sec. 3, and L. 1992, Ch. 286, Sec. 2; implementing K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 74-8810, as amended by L. 1992, Ch. 27, Sec. 4, and L. 1992, Ch. 286, Sec. 3, and 74-8816, as amended by L. 1992, Ch. 286, Sec. 8; effective, T-112-8-22-89, Aug. 22, 1989; effective Oct. 9, 1989; amended, T-112-8-13-92, Aug. 13, 1992; amended, T-112-12-10-92, Dec. 10, 1992; amended Feb. 15, 1993.