Pennsylvania Administrative Code

§ 401.16. Base excess penalties. The Commission may establish and publish a list of penalties against an owner or trainer for positives tests of the Base Excess or TCO2 levels, if applicable, as previously set forth.

§ 401.17. Total carbon dioxide testing for stakes races—Thoroughbred. (a) For Thoroughbred stakes races or other races as directed by the Commission, the Commission may establish procedures and protocols for the testing, detection and confirmation of an alkalizing substance which…

§ 401.2. General provisions. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to protect the integrity of horse racing, to ensure the health and welfare of the horse and to protect the interests of the betting public and racing participants through the prohibition, strict control and detection…

POST-RACE TESTING § 401.21. Refusal to submit to test. No owner, trainer or any other person having the care, custody or control of a horse, whether entered in a race or not, whether the horse participated in the race or not, may refuse to produce a horse for testing, if requeste…

§ 401.22. Test barn. (a) A licensed racing entity shall provide and at all times maintain in good condition a designated test barn on the racetrack grounds which shall be considered a secured location. (b) The test barn shall be of an appropriate size and sufficient to accommodat…

§ 401.23. Reporting to the test barn. (a) The official winning horse and any other horse which participated in the race, as determined by Judges, Stewards or the Commission shall be selected to have blood, urine or other biological samples taken in accordance with the guidelines …

§ 401.24. Primary sample collection. (a) The collection of blood, urine or other biological samples shall be done in accordance with the Commission’s established procedures or other National guidelines or procedures approved by the Commission. In every event, ‘‘primary’’ and ‘‘sp…

§ 401.25. Storage of split samples. (a) In accordance with § 401.24 (relating to primary sample collection) the blood, urine or other biological samples previously taken and designated as split samples shall be stored and maintained in a locked freezer in the test barn until an o…

§ 401.26. Packaging and shipping of split samples. (a) The Commission or its investigative staff shall be responsible for the packaging and shipping of the split sample and shall coordinate the time and location for the packaging of the split sample at the test barn with the owne…

§ 401.27. Frozen samples. (a) The Commission from time to time may direct the Commission Testing Laboratory to retain and preserve by freezing samples for future analysis or research purposes. (b) After 1 year from the date of sampling, the Commission may grant permission, at the…

§ 401.28. Commission Testing Laboratory minimum standards. (a) The purpose of the Commission Testing Laboratory is to analyze biologic samples for the presence in race horses of any drugs, medications, foreign substances or other substances including permitted medications in exce…

§ 401.29. Split sample testing laboratory minimum standards. (a) The designated split sample testing laboratory (Split Lab) conducting split post-race sample analysis must, at a minimum, demonstrate technical competence in the field of chemical testing and laboratory quality mana…

§ 401.3. Restrictions; prima facie evidence. (a) General Rule. A horse participating in a race may not carry in its body a prohibited drug, medication, chemical, substance or any other substance foreign to the natural horse, except as provided in § 401.4 (relating to substances o…

§ 401.4. Substances of therapeutic value. (a) A foreign substance of accepted therapeutic value may be administered as prescribed by a veterinarian when test levels and guidelines for its use have been established, adopted and published by the Commission, the RMTC Schedule of The…

UNIFORM MEDICATION CLASSIFICATION AND PENALTIES § 401.41. Determination of positive test results. (a) If the Standardbred or Thoroughbred Bureau Directors declare a positive test based upon the reported findings of the Commission testing laboratory, and if applicable, the confirm…

§ 401.42. Uniform classification guidelines for foreign substances. The Commission adopts the following outline which describes the types of medications, drugs and substances placed in each classification. This list shall be publicly posted on the Commission’s web site, in the of…

§ 401.43. Positive test penalty categories. (a) To maintain consistency of drug medication penalties with surrounding racing jurisdictions, in accordance with section 9312(6) of the act (relating to additional powers of commission), the Commission shall adopt and publish in the P…

§ 401.44. Criminal or administrative licensing referrals. (a) In addition to any penalties issued by the Judges, Stewards or the Commission, a veterinarian found to be involved in the administration of any drug carrying the penalty category of ‘‘A’’ shall be referred to the State…

§ 401.45. Responsibility of a trainer. As fully set forth in Chapters 205 and 305 (relating to rules of Standardbred racing—temporary regulations; and rules of Thoroughbred racing—temporary regulations), a trainer shall be responsible for the condition of the horses in the care, …

§ 401.46. Control of horse, presumption of knowledge. Whenever the chemical analysis test described in this chapter discloses the presence of a drug, stimulant, depressant or foreign substance or therapeutic medications above the established levels, it shall be presumed that the …

§ 401.47. Persons found guilty of administration of drugs. A person found guilty by the Commission of participation in or knowledge that a narcotic, stimulant or similar illegal drug has been administered to a horse shall be summarily ruled off from all tracks in this Commonwealt…

§ 401.5. Tubing, dosing or jugging prohibited. The tubing, dosing or jugging of any horse for any reason within 24 hours prior to its scheduled race is prohibited unless administered for medical emergency purposes by a licensed veterinarian treating the horse. The licensed veteri…

MULTIPLE MEDICATION VIOLATIONPOINT SYSTEM § 401.51. Multiple medication violation points. (a) A trainer, who receives a penalty for a medication violation based upon a horse testing positive for a Class 1—5 medication with a Category A—C penalty, as provided in the most recent ve…

§ 401.52. Enhancement points. (a) In addition to the penalty for the underlying offense, the following enhancements shall be imposed upon a licensed trainer based upon the cumulative points contained in his/her official ARCI record: Points Suspension in days 5—5.5 15 to 30 6—8.5 …

§ 401.53. Expiration of points. (a) Points shall expire as follows: Penalty Classification Time to Expire A 3 years B 2 years C 1 year (b) In the case of a medication violation that results in a suspension, any points assessed expire on the anniversary date of the date the suspen…

§ 401.6. Possession of illegal, prohibited substances and devices. (a) The Commission, its investigative personnel, the Judges and Stewards or other Commission designee personnel shall have the right to enter buildings, stables, rooms or other places within the grounds of a licen…

OTHER PROHIBITED CONDUCT § 401.61. Possession of hypodermic needles, syringes and injectable substances. No person, except a Commission Veterinarian, racetrack veterinarian or veterinarian licensed by the Commission, may possess or use a hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe capa…

§ 401.62. Mistreatment of horses. A licensee or other person under the jurisdiction of the Commission may not alone or in concert with another person permit an animal under his control to be subjected to a form of cruelty, mistreatment, neglect or abuse or abandon, or to injure, …

§ 403.1. General purpose. To expressly set forth the professional duties, ethical obligations and procedures to be used by licensed equine veterinarians to ensure the health, safety and welfare of racehorses and to properly safeguard the integrity of racing, the interests of the …

§ 403.10. Prohibited manipulation of blood and blood components. (a) The following conduct or manipulation is expressly prohibited: (1) The administration or reintroduction of any quantity of autologous, allogenic (homologous) or heterologous blood or red blood cell products of a…

§ 403.11. Restricted therapeutic use requirements chart. (a) The Commission hereby adopts the ARCI Restricted Therapeutic Use Requirements Chart (Chart) which is intended to provide the treating veterinarian with specific conditions and approvals for the therapeutic use of what a…

§ 403.12. Medical labeling. (a) While on racetrack grounds and facilities, no person shall have or be in possession of a drug, medication, chemical, foreign substance or other substance that is prohibited in a horse on a race day, unless the product is labeled in accordance with …

§ 403.13. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory drugs (NSAID) shall be governed by the following conditions: (a) NSAIDs included in the Commission’s annually approved Controlled Therapeutic Medication List are not to be used in a manner…

§ 403.14. Furosemide (Lasix—Thoroughbred). (a) The Commission recognizes that the diuretic Furosemide (Lasix) is helpful in the management of Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH). In regulating the race-day use of Furosemide (Lasix), the Commission has placed strict contr…

§ 403.15. Furosemide (Lasix—Standardbred). (a) The Commission recognizes that the diuretic Furosemide (Lasix) is helpful in the management of Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH) in the Standardbred horse. Accordingly, 2-year-old harness horses or older shall be eligible …

§ 403.16. Environmental contaminants and substances of human use. (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 cultivat…

§ 403.17. Androgenic-anabolic steroid (AAS). (a) As set forth in the Commission’s regulations, no Androgenic-anabolic steroid (AAS) shall be permitted in test samples collected from racing horses except for endogenous concentrations of the naturally occurring substances boldenone…

§ 403.18. Compounded medications on racetrack grounds. (a) The possession or use of any drug, substance, or medication on the licensed racetrack grounds which has not been approved by the appropriate Federal agency (for example, the United States Food and Drug Administration) for…

§ 403.2. Role of practicing veterinarians. (a) Veterinarians licensed by the Commission and practicing at any licensed racing facility under the jurisdiction of the Commission are under the authority of the Commission Veterinarian and the Board of Judges or Board of Stewards at t…

§ 403.3. Treatment restrictions. (a) Only licensed owners or trainers shall be permitted to authorize veterinary medical treatment of horses under the veterinarian’s care, custody and control at a racetrack, licensed facility or other location under the jurisdiction of the commis…

§ 403.4. Treatment sheets or veterinarian medication report forms. (a) Every veterinarian who treats a racehorse at any racetrack or other location under the jurisdiction of the Commission shall maintain an accurate and complete written log of treatment activities on a Medication…

§ 403.5. Prohibited substances and methods. (a) The substances and methods listed in the Commission’s Prohibited Substances List in § 403.9 (relating to prohibited substances list) may not be used at any place or time and may not be possessed on the premises of a licensed racetra…

§ 403.6. Blood doping substances or agents prohibited. (a) The possession or use, or both, of the following substances or of blood doping agents, including but not limited to those listed as follows, on the racetrack premises or other facility under the jurisdiction of the Commis…

§ 403.7. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy or radial pulse wave therapy. (a) The use of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy or Radial Pulse Wave Therapy (‘‘shock wave therapy’’) or other acoustic wave high energy, high amplitude devices, therapies, treatments or similar mechanisms,…

§ 403.8. Nasogastric tube. The use of a nasogastric tube (a tube longer than 6 inches) for the administration of any substance within 24 hours prior to the post time of the race in which the horse is entered is prohibited, unless performed by a licensed practicing veterinarian an…

§ 403.9. Prohibited substances list. (a) All substances in the following categories of drugs shall be strictly prohibited, unless otherwise exempted by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of this chapter: non-approved substances; anabolic agents/steroids; growth horm…

§ 405.1. General purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the health, safety and welfare of racehorses and to properly safeguard the integrity of racing, the interests of the general public and the participants in racing by testing racehorses for performance enhancing su…