Cal. Code Regs. tit. 4 § 1866

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 1866 - Veterinarian's List
(a) The official veterinarian shall maintain a Veterinarian's List of those horses determined to be unfit to compete in a race due to veterinary treatment, physical distress, injury, lameness, unsoundness or infirmity.
(1) When a horse is placed on the Veterinarian's List, the trainer of such horse shall be notified within 72 hours.
(b) A horse placed on the Veterinarian's List as:
(1) sick; or
(2) injured, may not workout for 72 hours after being placed on the list without the permission of the official veterinarian.
(c) A horse placed on the Veterinarian's List as:
(1) unsound; or
(2) lame, may not workout for seven days after being placed on the list without the permission of the official veterinarian.
(d) A horse placed on the Veterinarian's List as:
(1) receiving a veterinary treatment of an intra-articular injection of corticosteroid, may not workout for 10 days after being placed on the list.
(e) A horse placed on the Veterinarian's List as:
(1) receiving a veterinary treatment of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy or Radial Pulse Wave Therapy, may not workout for 30 days after being placed on the list.
(f) The official veterinarian shall require any horse placed on the Veterinarian's List to undergo a veterinary examination prior to resuming training at any facility under the jurisdiction of the Board.
(1) The official veterinarian may require any horse on the Veterinarian's List to undergo diagnostic procedures, including but not limited to diagnostic imaging, endoscopy, and biological sample analysis as part of their veterinary examination prior to being allowed to train or race at Board inclosures.
(2) The owner(s) of a registered horse shall:
(A) Pay all costs associated with the administration of diagnostic imaging.
(B) Consent to the procedures in this section and agree that the pre-race examination conducted under the direction of the official veterinarian or racing veterinarian shall constitute a veterinarian-client-patient relationship within the meaning of California Code of Regulations, title 16, section 2032.1.
(g) A horse placed on the Veterinarian's List shall be removed from the list only after having established or demonstrated to the satisfaction of the official veterinarian or the racing veterinarian that the horse is then raceably sound and in fit physical condition to exert its best effort in a race.
(1) A horse placed on the Veterinarian's List as lame or unsound for the first time within a 365-day period must stay on the Veterinarian's List for a minimum of 15 days before the horse is eligible to be removed from the list.
(2) A horse placed on the Veterinarian's List as lame or unsound for the second time in 365 days must stay on the Veterinarian's List for a minimum of 45 days before the horse is eligible to be removed from the list.
(3) A horse placed on the Veterinarian's List as lame or unsound for the third time in 365 days must stay on the Veterinarian's List for a minimum of 75 days before the horse is eligible to be removed from the list.
(4) A horse placed on the Veterinarian's List as lame or unsound for the fourth time in 365 days must stay on the Veterinarian's List for a minimum of 180 days before the horse is eligible to be removed from the list.
(h) A horse may be required to perform satisfactorily in a workout or standardbred qualifying race to demonstrate its physical fitness, and if so a blood and/or urine post-work test sample shall be taken from the horse and the provisions of this article shall apply to such official workout in the same manner as to a scheduled race.
(i) For the purpose of this regulation, "workout" means an exercise session near full speed, or close to full speed.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 1866

1. New section filed 2-9-84; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 84, No. 6).
2. Amendment filed 12-16-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 51).
3. Amendment filed 1-29-2010; operative 2-28-2010 (Register 2010, No. 5).
4. Editorial correction of HISTORY 3 (Register 2010, No. 6).
5. Amendment of subsection (b), new subsections (b)(1)-(5), subsection relettering and new subsections (d)(1)-(4) filed 3-4-2015; operative 7-1-2015 (Register 2015, No. 10).
6. Amendment of subsection (e) filed 8-6-2019; operative 10-1-2019 (Register 2019, No. 32).
7. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 5-27-2021; operative 7-1-2021 (Register 2021, No. 22).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 19440, 19562 and 19583.5, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 19440, 19562 and 19583.5, Business and Professions Code.

1. New section filed 2-9-84; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 84, No. 6).
2. Amendment filed 12-16-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 51).
3. Amendment filed 1-29-2010; operative 2-28-2010 (Register 2010, No. 5).
4. Editorial correction of History 3 (Register 2010, No. 6).
5. Amendment of subsection (b), new subsections (b)(1)-(5), subsection relettering and new subsections (d)(1)-(4) filed 3-4-2015; operative 7/1/2015 (Register 2015, No. 10).
6. Amendment of subsection (e) filed 8-6-2019; operative 10/1/2019 (Register 2019, No. 32).
7. Amendment of section and Note filed 5-27-2021; operative 7/1/2021 (Register 2021, No. 22).