Section 294-13.013 - OFFICIAL VETERINARIAN13.013.01 The Commission shall employ an official veterinarian in good standing who is licensed to practice under the laws of the State of Nebraska. 13.013.01A The Commission shall appoint a deputy official veterinarian for meets that cannot be served by the official veterinarian due to concurrent or overlapping race dates.13.013.01B The Commission shall employ a supervisor or drug testing and test barn assistants, who shall report to the official veterinarian, for the purpose of securing specimens of urine and/or blood from any horses designated by the stewards or the Commission. 13.013.03 The official veterinarian shall be present in the paddock to observe all horses before a race, and shall observe all horses after the finish of a race, and shall perform such other duties as prescribed from time to time by the stewards or the Commission.13.013.04 The official veterinarian shall be charged with the responsibility of securing such specimens of saliva, urine and/or blood or any other specimens from any horse or horses designated by the stewards or by the Nebraska State Racing Commission and shall maintain records for identification of such specimens as shall be required by the Commission.13.013.05 The official veterinarian shall be charged with the responsibility of securing the proper signatures, as may be required by the Commission, of witnesses to the taking of specimens and the ultimate sealing, for delivery to the official chemist, of same.13.013.06 The official veterinarian shall be charged with the responsibility of delivery or shipment of all specimens to the official chemist.13.013.07 The official veterinarian shall be charged with the responsibility of properly instructing assistants in the performance of their duties.13.013.08 The official veterinarian must present himself or herself at the office of the racing secretary and/or stewards prior to scratch time each racing day at a time designated by the stewards, to inspect any horses and report on their condition as may be requested by the racing secretary or stewards.13.013.09 A horse may be destroyed at any place on the grounds of an Association as determined by the official veterinarian. In destroying a horse the official veterinarian shall use a needle. (No horse shall be shot).13.013.10 The official veterinarian does not have the authority to scratch a horse but shall report to the stewards his or her opinion of a horse's condition and recommendations relative to scratching.13.013.11 An Official Veterinarian may administer phenylbutazone, or furosemide in accordance with all applicable rules in the event it is not possible for a trainer to obtain such treatment from a licensed practicing veterinarian. Any such treatment shall be preceded by the written authorization of the Board of Stewards and shall be followed by a complete written report by the Official Veterinarian of all circumstances as to why the treatment could not have been obtained from a practicing veterinarian. Any such treatment shall be preceded by payment of a fee to compensate the commission for the cost of treatment and the expense of preparation of the required report to be prepared by the Official Veterinarian.
13.013.12 No official veterinarian nor any of the official veterinarian's assistants shall be permitted to wager on the outcome of any race run that is subject to the jurisdiction of the commission.294 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 13, § 294-13.013