Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 58. RECREATION |
PART V. Harness Racing Commission |
Chapter 183. Rules of Racing |
Section 183.345. Prohibition
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(a) On the day a horse is programmed to race, no veterinarian or other person, singly or in concert with another person, unless otherwise provided by the Commission, shall prescribe for or administer to the programmed horse, a drug, medicant, stimulant, depressant, hypnotic or narcotic.
(b) A person licensed by this Commission who witnesses an act proscribed by subsection (a), shall report immediately to the presiding judge or State veterinarian the activity which he has witnessed and the person engaged therein.
(c) If, however, an emergency arises which involves the life or health of a horse so programmed, a person responsible for the horse or a veterinarian may prescribe for or treat the horse; he shall report the matter to the presiding judge or State veterinarian at the track as soon as practicable.
The provisions of this § 183.345 adopted September 26, 1980, effective September 27, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 3797.