Section 294-14.001 - PRACTICING VETERINARIANS14.001.01 Every veterinarian who examines or treats a horse registered for racing at the Racing Secretary's office, at a licensed meeting then in progress, must be licensed by the Nebraska State Racing Commission.14.001.02 All veterinarians shall make reports to the Commission concerning each horse examined or treated; each prescription written; and drugs, medicines, or vitamins provided for administration by trainers or owners. Reports shall be made to the Commission no later than 2 p.m. the following race day. A signed copy of the veterinarian's own record may serve as the veterinarian's official report, or the report may be submitted on forms provided by the Commission. 14.001.02A The veterinarian's report shall include the following: (1) name of each horse examined or treated;(2) owner and/or trainer of the horse;(3) name and amount of all drugs, medicines, or vitamins administered;(4) time and method of administration.14.001.02B If drugs, medicines, or vitamins are prescribed, or provided by the veterinarian, to be administered by the owner or trainer the report shall specify the: (1) name of the owner or trainer;(2) name of the horse(s) for which the prescription is provided;(3) name of the drug, medication, or vitamin; and time(s) for and other instructions concerning administration. 14.001.02C Veterinarian reports shall be provided beginning not later than the first day that entries are taken. Reports must also include horses that are entered and draw into a race that were treated or administered drugs, medications, or vitamins or for which drugs, medications, or vitamins have been provided or prescribed for use by the trainer, during the fourteen day period prior to the race, if the treatment or administration occurred prior to the date that for which daily submission of veterinarian reports is required.14.001.02D Except in the case of their submission as evidence in hearings before the stewards or the Commission, the veterinarian's reports shall be confidential and available only to the official veterinarian and designated Commission staff. Copies of the applicable portions of veterinarian's reports shall be provided to the owner or trainer of a horse at the request of the owner or trainer.14.001.02E The penalty for falsification of reports, or errors or omissions, failure to submit reports, or late reports shall be established by the Commission or stewards after review of pertinent facts and information. 14.001.03 Any drugs, medications, or vitamins provided by a veterinarian for use by a trainer on any horses that are on the grounds of the association, or that are registered to race, shall be in containers clearly labeled to identify the substance provided, the quantity provided, the date on which it was provided, the horse or horses for which it is provided, and instructions concerning administration.14.001.04 Veterinarians practicing veterinary medicine on a race track where a race meeting is in progress or imminent, shall use one time disposable needles and shall dispose of them in an approved manner.14.001.05 Any illness or unusual symptoms of illness shown by a horse shall be immediately reported by the trainer or attending veterinarian to the official track veterinarian or the stewards.14.001.06 Except in cases of extreme emergency, all practicing veterinarians must get permission from the official track veterinarian before medicating a horse within 24 hours of first post time on a day it is entered to race. In cases of medication of a horse in extreme emergency, the official track veterinarian and the stewards shall be immediately advised of the circumstances necessitating such treatment and of the medication administered. The permission requirement is waived for the authorized administration of furosemide. Practicing veterinarians shall not have pre-race contact with an entered horse on race day except for the administration of furosemide pursuant to rule 14.003 and subsections thereafter unless approved by the official veterinarian.14.001.07 In case of any illness or unusual symptoms which might be or are deemed contagious in fact or possibility, the stewards are empowered to employ, at the expense of the association, a board of three veterinarians, licensed by the State of Nebraska, for the purpose of diagnosis, observation and/or treatment. The decision of such board with reference to the necessity of isolating any horse shall be binding upon the trainer and owner thereof.14.001.07A The reasonable cost and expense of isolation, including keep and medical care, shall be borne by the owner or trainer of the horse during the period of isolation.14.001.07B In the event of the positive diagnosis of infectious disease, the horse so diagnosed shall remain isolated and quarantined for such period as the board may determine.14.001.07C No horse shall be removed from quarantine without permission of the stewards.14.001.08 No horse shall be destroyed on the grounds of an association until it has been observed by the official veterinarian. (See Chapter 17.002.07).14.001.09 Practicing Veterinarians Conflict of Interest14.001.09A Restrictions on Wagering: A practicing veterinarian shall not wager on the outcome of any race if the practicing veterinarian has treated a horse participating in that race within the past 30 days.14.001.09B Horse Ownership: A practicing veterinarian shall not have any ownership or other financial or beneficial interest in any horse registered for racing at a race meet where they are licensed by the racing commission as a practicing veterinarian. This restriction shall not extend to any breeder awards earned pursuant to Neb.Rev.Stat. § 2-1207, 2-1207A, and 2-1213(1).294 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 14, § 294-14.001