Oklahoma Administrative Code

Nothing contained in the provisions of 325:35-1-24 through 325:35-1-28, inclusive, shall be deemed to prevent an organization licensee from exercising its rights to deny access to or to remove any person from its enclosure or property for any reason the organization deems appropr…

The Commission, recognizing the necessity for an organization to comply with the requirements of its license and to fulfill its obligation to the public and the State of Oklahoma with the best possible uninterrupted services in the comparatively short licensed period, herein prov…

No Jockey shall make any wager or have any wager made on his/her behalf in any race in which s/he participates, except through the Owner or Trainer of and on the horse which s/he rides. Any wager shall be limited to the Jockey's own mount to win or finish first in combination wit…

No Licensee shall engage in any type of assault either verbal or physical within the enclosure of an Organization Licensee. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:35-1-31 Added at 12 Ok Reg 2431, eff 6-26-95 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 3A O.S., § 204(A)

No Licensee shall engage in any act of stealing or larceny within the enclosure of an Organization Licensee. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:35-1-32 Added at 12 Ok Reg 2431, eff 6-26-95 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 3A O.S., § 204(A)

The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission has the authority to recognize the results of any election held for the purpose of determining which organization represents the majority of horse Owners and Trainers at any licensed race meeting. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:35-1-33 Renumber…

(a) The Commission of this state recognizes the necessity of horse Owners and Trainers to negotiate and to covenant with Organization Licensees as to the conditions for each race meeting, the distribution of commissions and purses not governed by statutory distribution formulae, …

Any agreement, covenant, or contract entered into by the duly elected Horsemen's Organization with any Organization Licensee is binding upon each horse Owner or Trainer or participant who accepts the conditions of the race meeting by entering a horse at such race meeting, except …

Any agreement, covenant, or contract entered into by the duly elected Horsemen's Organization with any Organization Licensee is binding upon the Organization Licensee and its employees, agents, representatives, and officials. No employee, agent, representative, or official of the…

(a) Each Organization Licensee shall file a copy of its agreement with the Horsemen's Organization representing the horse Owners and Trainers at the race meeting by October 1 of the preceding year. In the event the Organization Licensee is unable to obtain and file such an agreem…

(a) No agreement between the Organization Licensee and the horsemen shall include therein any provision which is in conflict with the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act, the State-Tribal Gaming Act, the Rules of Racing of the Commission, the Interstate Horse Racing Act or any other laws o…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:35-1-4 Renumbered to 325:35-1-33 at 13 Ok Reg 2961, eff 7-12-96 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 3A O.S., § 204(A)

(a) The Trainer is presumed to know the Rules. The Trainer is responsible for the condition, soundness, and eligibility of the Horses they train. The Trainer shall conduct their business of training Horses with appropriate care and skill, in a humane manner, and with due regard t…

Any alteration to the sex of a horse from the sex designation as recorded on the Certificate of Foal Registration or other official Registration Certificate of such horse shall be reported immediately by the Trainer to the Racing Secretary and the official Horse Identifier if suc…

No Trainer shall permit a horse in his/her charge to be taken on to the track for training or a workout except during hours designated by the organization licensee; and a Trainer desiring to engage a horse in a workout or schooling race shall, prior to such workout or race, ident…

No licensee, employee of the Organization Licensee or its concessionaires shall be under the influence of intoxicating liquor or the combined influence of intoxicating liquor and any controlled dangerous substance while within the enclosure of any Organization Licensee. No person…

No person shall possess any firearm or other offensive weapon prohibited by law within the enclosure unless that person is a fullyqualified Peace Officer as defined by the laws of the State of Oklahoma or a properly licensed armed Security Officer employed or contracted to an org…

The rules of this Chapter establish and describe requirements for ensuring the health and welfare of racehorses, for safeguarding the interests of the public and participants of racing, and for supervision over veterinarian practices in Commission-sanctioned horse racing; includi…

Veterinarians shall use one-time disposable hypodermic needles. The official veterinarian and the organization shall provide a secure place for the disposal of needles, syringes, injectable medications and their containers; and practicing veterinarians within the enclosure shall …

In addition to the definitions provided in Section 200.1 of Title 3A, of the Oklahoma Statutes, the following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Act" means the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act 3A …

(a) No person other than an Oklahoma-licensed practicing veterinarian, official veterinarian, racing veterinarian, or registered veterinary technician under the direct supervision of a practicing veterinarian shall administer any veterinary treatment or permitted substance or vet…

(a) Practicing veterinarians and racing veternarians working within the enclosure shall be under the supervision of the Official Veterinarian and the Stewards. The Official Veterinarian shall recommend to the Stewards or the Commission the discipline to be imposed upon a practici…

(a) Every Practicing Veterinarian:(1) Who treats any Horse within the enclosure for any contagious or communicable disease reportable to state or federal authorities shall immediately report the treatment to the Official Veterinarian, the State Veterinarian for the Oklahoma Depar…

Only bandages approved by the official veterinarian shall be used on a horse during a race, and all other leg coverings shall be removed prior to entering the saddling paddock. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:40-1-6 Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 20…

No person shall bring onto the enclosure of a racing organization, or enter or cause to be entered in any race, any horse which has been "nerved" or has had any nerve removed from the leg of such horse, except as provided by this Section. Notwithstanding the prohibition against "…

(a) Every horse, which dies or suffers a breakdown on the racetrack in training or in competition within any enclosure licensed by the Commission and is destroyed, shall undergo, at a time and place acceptable to the official veterinarian, a postmortem examination to the extent r…

(a) No practicing veterinarian, vendor or other person shall dispense, sell or furnish any feed supplement, tonic, veterinary preparation, veterinary prescription medication, or substance containing a prohibited substance to any person within the enclosure. Veterinary prescriptio…

It is the purpose of the rules in this Chapter to protect the integrity of horse racing, safeguard the health of horses, and defend the interests of the public and racing participants through the prohibition or control of all substances, as authorized under the provisions of the …

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:45-1-10 Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1231, eff 5-27-03; Revoked at 23 Ok Reg 2071, eff 5-9-06 (emergency); Revoked at 23 Ok Reg 2594, eff 6-25-06 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 3A O.S., § 204(A)

(a) The trainer of a horse which is the subject of a substance violation shall be responsible for the substance violation. (b) If the trainer is or plans to be absent from the enclosure on race day, the trainer may designate another licensed trainer or assistant trainer to be res…

(a) At each race meeting, the Official Veterinarian or designee shall maintain a bleeder list. (b) The Official Veterinarian shall identify horses demonstrating visible external evidence of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage or the existence of hemorrhage in the trachea post-e…

(a) Following an occurrence of bleeding in which a horse demonstrates visible external evidence of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage or the existence of hemorrhage in the trachea post-exercise upon endoscopic examination, the horse shall not be eligible to race for a period o…

(a) Each horse entered to race may be subject to a veterinary examination by the Official Veterinarian or designee for racing soundness and health on race day. (b) Refusal or failure to present a horse for a veterinary examination by the Official Veterinarian may result in disqua…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:45-1-15 Amended at 10 Ok Reg 4731, eff 9-28-93 (emergency); Amended at 11 Ok Reg 3195, eff 6-27-94; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3307, eff 7-26-99; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1231, eff 5-27-03; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2071, eff 5-9-06 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok Re…

(a) The Official Veterinarian, Stewards, or Commission may require an entered horse to submit to pre-race testing. If pre-race testing is required, the horse shall be ineligible to start in a race until a biological sample has been collected from the horse by the Official Veterin…

Organization licensees shall provide equipment, necessary supplies, and services required by the Commission and the Official Veterinarian for the collection of biological samples. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:45-1-17 Amended at 10 Ok Reg 4731, eff 9-28-93 (emergency); Amended at…

(a) Post-race biological samples shall be collected only by the Official Veterinarian or designee except as otherwise provided by Commission rules. (b) In the event a horse suffers catastrophic injury, the Racing Veterinarian may collect a post-race biological sample from the inj…

(a) Only laboratories approved by the Commission may be used to test biological samples collected from designated horses. (b) Approved primary and referee laboratories shall report directly to the Commission and Stewards. (c) The Commission shall publish a list of approved refere…

In addition to the definitions provided at 3A O.S. § 200.1, the following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Act" means the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act 3A O.S. § 200 et seq. "Analog" means a…

(a) When the quantity of biological samples collected by operation of Commission rules permits, each test sample shall be divided into two portions so that one portion shall be used for primary testing and the second portion shall, if available, be retained for split testing. OHR…

When a horse has been in the test barn more than one-and-one-half (1-1/2) hours, a diuretic may be administered by the Official Veterinarian or designee for the purpose of facilitating the collection of a urine sample with permission of the Stewards and the trainer or the trainer…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:45-1-22 Added at 10 Ok Reg 4731, eff 9-28-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 3195, eff 6-27-94; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2071, eff 5-9-06 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2594, eff 6-25-06 Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 20…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:45-1-23 Added at 10 Ok Reg 4731, eff 9-28-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 3195, eff 6-27-94; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2071, eff 5-9-06 (emergency); Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2594, eff 6-25-06 Revoked by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, …

Upon a finding of any Substance Violation, the Stewards shall consider the classification level of the Substance Violation as currently established by the UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION GUIDELINES OF FOREIGN SUBSTANCES (Version 16.1) as promulgated by the Association of Racing Commission…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:45-1-25 Added at 20 Ok Reg 2857, eff 6-4-03 through 7-14-04 (emergency)1; Added at 21 Ok Reg 3176, eff 9-11-04; Revoked at 23 Ok Reg 2071, eff 5-9-06 (emergency); Revoked at 23 Ok Reg 2594, eff 6-25-06 1This emergency action expired without being sup…

The primary laboratory's official chemist may request additional time not exceeding ten (10) business days for testing and analysis from the Commission. The Commission shall notify the trainer and owner that additional time is granted. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:45-1-26 Added …

The following Substances and/or therapies shall be prohibited: (1) It is a violation of this regulation to possess or use Substances that are detrimental to the health and welfare of a Horse, on the premises of a facility under the jurisdiction of the Commission for which a recog…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:45-1-28 Added at 23 Ok Reg 2071, eff 5-9-06 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 2594, eff 6-25-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 973, eff 5-11-07 Revoked by Oklahoma Register, Volume 31, Issue 24, September 2, 2014, eff. 9/12/2014 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 3A O.S., § 204…

(a) Environmental contaminants are either endogenous to the Horse or can arise from plants traditionally grazed or harvested as equine feed or are present in equine feed because of contamination during the cultivation, processing, treatment, storage, or transportation phases. (b)…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:45-1-3 Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3307, eff 7-26-99 Revoked by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 3A O.S., § 204(A)