South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 20:04:25.01:09 Stewards may qualify a horse given a late start. 20:04:25.01:09. Stewards may qualify a horse given a late start. If one or more stall doors of the starting gate do not open at exactly the same time when the starter dispatches the field, the stewards may decla…

Rule 20:04:25.01:10 Horses that break through gate declared to be nonstarters. 20:04:25.01:10. Horses that break through gate declared to be nonstarters. If a horse breaks through a stall door prior to the starter dispatching the field and the horse cannot be reloaded into the ga…

Rule 20:04:25.01:11 Entry fees to be refunded if stall doors malfunction. 20:04:25.01:11. Entry fees to be refunded if stall doors malfunction. If a stall door opens prior to the starter dispatching the field and the horse in that stall cannot be reloaded for a proper start prior…

Rule 20:04:25.01:12 Procedure to be used in the event certain doors malfunction. 20:04:25.01:12. Procedure to be used in the event certain doors malfunction. If the doors for one or more stalls of the starting gate malfunctions and the doors of the other stalls operate properly, …

Rule 20:04:25.01:13 Effect of disqualification. 20:04:25.01:13. Effect of disqualification. If a horse is disqualified by the stewards for a positive drug test, ineligibility of the horse according to the conditions of the race, failure by the horse's owner or the owner's authori…

Rule 20:04:25.01:14 Scratched horse not allowed to enter final. 20:04:25.01:14. Scratched horse not allowed to enter final. A horse scratched from a time trial may not be allowed to enter the final. Source: 29 SDR 107, effective February 2, 2003. General Authority:SDCL 42-7-56(13…

Rule 20:04:25.01:15 Purse payments paid for horses scratched from final. 20:04:25.01:15. Purse payments paid for horses scratched from final. Unless otherwise provided by the nomination form, if a horse that qualified for the final is unable to be entered in the final due to raci…

Rule 20:04:26:01 Engagements of a horse acquired through claiming race. 20:04:26:01. Engagements of a horse acquired through claiming race. The engagements of a horse claimed out of a claiming race pass with the horse to the claimant. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; t…

Rule 20:04:26:02 Claiming in general. 20:04:26:02. Claiming in general. In claiming races, a horse is subject to claim for its entered price by a licensed owner registered in good faith for racing at the meeting or by a licensed authorized agent for the account of the owner. A pe…

Rule 20:04:26:03 Claiming more than one horse per race forbidden. 20:04:26:03. Claiming more than one horse per race forbidden. No one may claim more than one horse out of any one race. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from § 20:04:08:02, 9 SDR 122, effecti…

Rule 20:04:26:04 Restriction on claims by a trainer. 20:04:26:04. Restriction on claims by a trainer. No trainer, even though he is an owner and qualified under the rules to claim, may submit a claim out of the same race in which the owner of horses trained by him has submitted a…

Rule 20:04:26:05 Restriction on claims by an authorized agent. 20:04:26:05. Restriction on claims by an authorized agent. No authorized agent, although representing more than one owner, may submit more than one claim in a race. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transfer…

Rule 20:04:26:06 Restriction on claims by a stable consisting of more than one owner, one trainer. 20:04:26:06. Restriction on claims by a stable consisting of more than one owner, one trainer. When a stable consists of horses owned by more than one owner, but trained by the same…

Rule 20:04:26:07 Repealed. 20:04:26:07. Restriction on the number of horses starting under the control of a trainer.Repealed. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from § 20:04:08:06, 9 SDR 122, effective March 31, 1983; repealed, 10 SDR 83, effective February 5…

Rule 20:04:26:08 Claims by an owner. 20:04:26:08. Claims by an owner. A licensed owner or a licensed authorized agent for the account of an owner may claim horses whether or not the owner has horses at the meeting. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from § 20…

Rule 20:04:26:09 Repealed. 20:04:26:09. Restrictions on racing claimed horses.Repealed. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from § 20:04:08:08, 9 SDR 122, effective March 31, 1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, 23 SDR 126, effective…

Rule 20:04:26:10 Repealed. 20:04:26:10. Restrictions on the sale, control, and racing of claimed horses. Repealed. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from § 20:04:08:09, 9 SDR 122, effective March 31, 1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 23 S…

Rule 20:04:26:11 Printing of the claiming price. 20:04:26:11. Printing of the claiming price. The claiming price of each horse in a claiming race shall be printed on the program, and all claims for the horse shall be for the amount stated. If more than one claim is filed for the …

Rule 20:04:26:12 Claim-making procedure. 20:04:26:12. Claim-making procedure. Each person desiring to make a claim shall first deposit with the association the whole amount of the claim in cash unless the person has at that time an equal unencumbered amount of credit with the ass…

Rule 20:04:26:13 Repealed. 20:04:26:13. Affidavit required -- Penalty for falsification.Repealed. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from § 20:04:08:19, 9 SDR 122, effective March 31, 1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, 23 SDR 126,…

Rule 20:04:26:14 Irrevocability of a claim. 20:04:26:14. Irrevocability of a claim. When a claim has been filed, it is irrevocable. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from § 20:04:08:12, 9 SDR 122, effective March 31, 1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective J…

Rule 20:04:26:15 Protest procedure for violations of the nerve rule. 20:04:26:15. Protest procedure for violations of the nerve rule. If a claimed horse has had a posterior digital neurectomy and has not complied with requirements in § 20:04:24:34, the claimant shall have 48 hour…

Rule 20:04:26:16 Opening of the claim envelopes. 20:04:26:16. Opening of the claim envelopes. The stewards shall open the claim envelopes for each race immediately upon receiving the envelopes from the paddock judge. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from § …

Rule 20:04:26:17 Delivery of the claimed horse and transfer of title. 20:04:26:17. Delivery of the claimed horse and transfer of title. A claimed horse may not be delivered by the original owner to the successful claimant until authorization is given by the stewards. Each claimed…

Rule 20:04:26:18 Excuse of a claimed horse by the stewards. 20:04:26:18. Excuse of a claimed horse by the stewards. If a claimed horse is excused by the stewards before the horse leaves the paddock for the post, any claim for the horse is void. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 1…

Rule 20:04:26:19 Place of delivery of a claimed horse. 20:04:26:19. Place of delivery of a claimed horse. A horse that has been claimed shall be taken to the paddock for delivery to the claimant after the race has been run. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred …

Rule 20:04:26:20 Refusal to deliver a claimed horse prohibited. 20:04:26:20. Refusal to deliver a claimed horse prohibited. No person shall refuse to deliver a horse claimed out of a claiming race to the person or persons entitled to the horse under this chapter. The horse in que…

Rule 20:04:26:21 Offers and agreements to claim or not claim a horse prohibited. 20:04:26:21. Offers and agreements to claim or not claim a horse prohibited. No person may offer or enter into an agreement to claim or not to claim or attempt to prevent another person from claiming…

Rule 20:04:26:22 Entering a horse subject to another claim prohibited. 20:04:26:22. Entering a horse subject to another claim prohibited. A person who enters or allows to be entered in a claiming race a horse against which a claim, mortgage, bill of sale, or lien of any kind is h…

Rule 20:04:26:23 Claimant to register change of ownership. 20:04:26:23. Claimant to register change of ownership. When a horse is claimed, the successful claimant shall register the change of ownership with the racing secretary. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transfe…

Rule 20:04:26:24 Penalty for shipping horses away from a meeting. 20:04:26:24. Penalty for shipping horses away from a meeting. An owner who ships all of his horses away from a meeting or withdraws or permits the withdrawal of registration papers of horses owned by him from the o…

Rule 20:04:26:25 Repealed. 20:04:26:25. Effect of a stable's elimination on an owner.Repealed. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from § 20:04:08:24, 9 SDR 122, effective March 31, 1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, 23 SDR 126, ef…

Rule 20:04:26:26 Claims in violation of the rules are void. 20:04:26:26. Claims in violation of the rules are void. Claims made which are not in keeping with this chapter are voidable by the steward. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from § 20:04:08:25, 9 SD…

Rule 20:04:26:27 Repealed. 20:04:26:27. Claim by a lessee.Repealed. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; 8 SDR 94, effective February 14, 1982; transferred from § 20:04:02:01(29), 9 SDR 122, effective March 31, 1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; repealed…

Rule 20:04:27:01 Authorization required for admission to veterinarian's facilities. 20:04:27:01. Authorization required for admission to veterinarian's facilities. No person may be admitted at any time to the building or part of the building used by the state veterinarian for mak…

Rule 20:04:27:02 Tests of winner required. 20:04:27:02. Tests of winner required. The unofficial winner of every race and any other horses the stewards of the meeting or the commission representative designate, shall be sent immediately after the race to the testing enclosure for…

Rule 20:04:27:03 Stewards or commission representative may require tests. 20:04:27:03. Stewards or commission representative may require tests. The stewards or an authorized representative of the commission may require at any time that a horse be sent to the testing enclosure for…

Rule 20:04:27:04 Transferred. 20:04:27:04. Transferred to § 20:04:27:03.

Rule 20:04:27:05 Person required to be present when specimen taken -- Penalty for failure to appear. 20:04:27:05. Person required to be present when specimen taken -- Penalty for failure to appear. The owner, the trainer, or an authorized representative must be present when a sal…

Rule 20:04:27:06 Repealed. 20:04:27:06. Analysis by official chemist.Repealed. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from § 20:04:03:62, 9 SDR 122, effective March 31, 1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; repealed, 16 SDR 129, effective February…

Rule 20:04:27:07 Persons who may take samples of medicines. 20:04:27:07. Persons who may take samples of medicines. The official veterinarian, the stewards, or the authorized representatives of the commission may take samples of any medicines or other materials suspected of conta…

Rule 20:04:27:08 When action may be taken on chemist's report. 20:04:27:08. When action may be taken on chemist's report. Neither the stewards nor the commission shall take action on the report of the official chemist until the medication or drug has been properly identified as w…

Rule 20:04:27:09 Possession of drugs, hypodermic needles, and illegal devices prohibited. 20:04:27:09. Possession of drugs, hypodermic needles, and illegal devices prohibited. Without the written permission of either the stewards or the commission, only a veterinarian licensed by…

Rule 20:04:27:10 Notice of injections of horses by nonveterinarian required. 20:04:27:10. Notice of injections of horses by nonveterinarian required. A person, other than a veterinarian licensed by the commission, who injects, gives, uses, or administers or allows another person …

Rule 20:04:27:11 Interference with testing procedures forbidden. 20:04:27:11. Interference with testing procedures forbidden. Any action or substance, drugs or otherwise, which may interfere with the testing procedure is forbidden. Source: 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; tran…

20:04:27:12. Penalty for medication violations. If a urine, saliva, or blood specimen taken under the supervision of the commission veterinarian from a horse entered in a race, is analyzed by the official chemist and indicates the presence of a drug, chemical, medicine, analgesic…

Rule 20:04:27:13 Repealed. 20:04:27:13. Use of certain drugs authorized. Repealed. Source: 4 SDR 85, effective June 15, 1978; 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; 6 SDR 77, effective February 3, 1980; transferred from § 20:04:05:36, 9 SDR 122, effective March 31, 1983; 12 SDR 151,…