Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§3059 Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices
Title 15 › CHAPTER 57A — HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY › § 3059
Summary
Selling a horse for racing, or selling a horse because you expect it to race, counts as an unfair or deceptive business practice if the seller knew or should have known the horse was given a bisphosphonate before its fourth birthday, or was given any other drug or treatment the Authority says causes long-term harm to the horse’s soundness. It is deceptive if the seller did not tell the buyer about that bisphosphonate or other damaging drug or treatment.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §3059
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The sale of a covered horse, or of any other horse in anticipation of its future participation in a covered race, shall be considered an unfair or deceptive act or practice in or affecting commerce under section 45(a) of this title if the seller—
(1)knows or has reason to know the horse has been administered—
(A)a bisphosphonate prior to the horse’s fourth birthday; or
(B)any other substance or method the Authority determines has a long-term degrading effect on the soundness of the covered horse; and
(2)fails to disclose to the buyer the administration of the bisphosphonate or other substance or method described in paragraph (1)(B).
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 3059
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102