Section 183.37. Requirements for admission of horses to Pennsylvania Pari-Mutuel Racing Association plants

(a) No horse shall be admitted to any part of the plant or premises of any pari-mutuel racing association under the jurisdiction of the Commission unless a health certificate is presented when admission to the premises is sought. The certificate must state the following regarding the health and physical condition of the horses:

(1) The horse was examined thoroughly within 30 days preceding the date of admission.

(2) The horse was free of any evidence of infectious, contagious, or transmissible disease and was afebrile at the time of the examination.

(3) The horse was free of ectoparasites at the time of the examination.

(4) The horse has not, within the past 2 weeks, been exposed to other horses with any known infectious, contagious or transmissible diseases.

(5) No horse shall be admitted to the grounds under the jurisdiction of the Commission without a certificate that a negative Coggins test has been completed within a period to be specified by the Commission and by laboratories approved by the Commission.

(b) Any horse not having the required health certificate will be unloaded in a quarantine area to be designated by the association. A health certificate meeting the requirements of this rule must be obtained within 24 hours from the time of admission, or the horse must be removed from the premises. A veterinarian will be available on the premises or on call for the purpose of examining the horse and issuing the certificate. If a horse, upon examination, is found to have clinical evidence of infectious, contagious, or transmissible disease, he shall be promptly removed from the premises and the stall in which he has been stabled and the area immediately surrounding it should be sprayed with a disinfectant, as prescribed by the veterinarian of the Commission.

(c) Each racing association shall be responsible for enforcing this rule subject to supervision by designated officials of the Commission.

(d) Any violation of the provisions of this section shall subject the trainer or his designated substitute, if such designation has been made, to those penalties and other provisions of the law and the provisions of this part governing violations of Commission rules.

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Cross References

This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 183.125 (relating to return of eligibility certificates—E.I.A.).