16 Tex. Admin. Code § 319.3 - Medication Restricted
(a) Except as
otherwise provided by this section, a horse or greyhound participating in a
race may not carry in its body a prohibited drug, chemical, or other
substance.
(b) Furosemide at or
below the approved tolerance level in a horse that has been admitted to the
furosemide program is permissible. The maximum permissible concentration shall
be published on the list of therapeutic drugs posted under subsection (c) of
this section.
(c) Therapeutic drugs
that are necessary for treatment of illness or injury in race animals are
permissible, provided that:
(1) the
therapeutic drug is on a written list of permissible levels of therapeutic
medications that is approved by the executive secretary, maintained by the
commission veterinarian, and posted in the commission veterinarians' office;
and
(2) the concentration of the
drug does not exceed the maximum permissible concentration on the written list
of therapeutic drugs.
(d) Except as otherwise provided by this
chapter, a person may not administer or cause to be administered to a horse or
greyhound a prohibited drug, chemical, or other substance, by injection, oral
or topical administration, rectal infusion or suppository, nasogastric
intubation, inhalation, or any other means during the 24-hour period before the
post time for the race in which the animal is entered.
(e) A positive finding by a chemist of a
prohibited drug, chemical, or other substance in a test specimen of a horse or
greyhound collected on the day of a race, subject to the rules of the
commission relating to split specimens, is prima facie evidence that the
prohibited drug, chemical, or other substance was administered to the animal
and was carried in the body of the animal while participating in a
race.
(f) Except as provided in
paragraph (1) of this subsection, beta-agonists are prohibited substances and
shall not be administered to a horse participating in racing at any time.
(1) A horse may only be administered
beta-agonists if:
(A) it is prescribed by a
licensed veterinarian;
(B) within
24 hours of initiating treatment, the trainer or owner has submitted to the
Commission a form prescribed by the Commission and signed by the attending
veterinarian, indicating:
(i) the name of the
horse;
(ii) the name of the
trainer;
(iii) the name of the
attending veterinarian;
(iv) that
the attending veterinarian has personally examined the horse and made an
accurate clinical diagnosis justifying the prescription;
(v) the proper dosage and route of
administration; and
(vi) the
expected duration of treatment; and
(C) only FDA-approved beta-agonists that are
labeled for use in the horse is prescribed and dispensed.
(2) A horse that has been administered
beta-agonists under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be placed on the
Veterinarian's List for a period ending not less than 30 days after the last
administration of the drug as prescribed, subject to a negative test for
beta-agonist drugs before being removed from the list.
(A) In order to have a horse removed from the
Veterinarian's List after being placed on the list pursuant to paragraph (1) of
this subsection, the trainer must contact a commission veterinarian to schedule
a time and test barn location where the horse must be presented after the
thirtieth day in order for a commission veterinarian to obtain test specimens
to be submitted to the official laboratory for testing.
(B) The cost of each test conducted under
this section, including applicable shipping costs, shall be borne by the owner
and must be paid in full at the time the specimens are shipped to the
laboratory.
(C) The collected
specimens must not have any detectable level of beta-agonist drugs. If no
detectable level of any beta-agonist drug is present, the horse shall be
removed from the Veterinarian's List. If a detectable level of any beta-agonist
drug is present, then the horse shall remain on the Veterinarian's List until
such time that a test specimen reveals no detectable level of any beta-agonist
drug.
(D) A horse placed on the
Veterinarian's List pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection may not be
entered in a race until it has been removed from the list.
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