205 CMR 4.49 - Racing Veterinarian
(1) The racing
veterinarian(s) shall be employed by the Association.
(2) The racing veterinarian shall:
(a) be directly responsible to the official
veterinarian;
(b) be a graduate
veterinarian and be licensed to practice in the jurisdiction;
(c) be available to the racing secretary
and/or the stewards prior to scratch time each racing day, at a time designated
by the stewards, to inspect any horses and report on their condition as may be
requested by the stewards;
(d)
inspect any horse when there is a question as to the physical condition of such
horse;
(e) conduct soundness
inspections on horses participating in races at the meeting;
(f) recommend scratching a horse to the
stewards if, in the opinion of the racing veterinarian, the horse is physically
incapable of exerting its best effort to win;
(g) be present in the paddock during
saddling, on the racetrack during the post parade and at the starting gate
until the horses are dispatched from the gate for the race;
(h) inspect any horse which appears in
physical distress during the race or at the finish of the race; and shall
report such horse together with his or her opinion as to the cause of the
distress to the Stewards and to the official veterinarian;
(i) provide emergency medical care to horses
injured racing and effect case transfer to the practicing veterinarian;
(j) be authorized to humanely
destroy any horse deemed to be so seriously injured that it is in the best
interests of the horse to so act;
(k) refuse employment or payment, directly or
indirectly, from any horse owner or trainer of a horse racing or intending to
race in this jurisdiction while employed as the racing veterinarian;
(l) refrain from directly treating or
prescribing for any horse scheduled to participate during his or her term of
appointment at any recognized meeting except in cases of emergency, accident or
injury; and
(m) with approval of
the official veterinarian, place horses on the Bleeder List.
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