Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 185.7 - Protection of horses(a) Each person licensed by the Commission shall do all that is reasonable and within the licensee's power and scope of duty to guard against and prevent any horse entered or to be entered in an official workout or race, from coming into contact with or be administrated any drug, medication or other foreign substance, including a permissible medication in excess of the maximum allowable level.(b) No licensee or other person under the jurisdiction of the Commission shall subject or permit any animal under the licensee's care, custody, control or supervision to be subjected to or to incur any form of cruelty, mistreatment, neglect, abuse or abandonment. No licensee shall injure, maim, kill, administer a noxious substance to or otherwise deprive any animal of necessary veterinary care, sustenance or shelter.(c) In addition to any licensing action or penalty imposed by the Commission for the previous misconduct, the Commission shall immediately notify and refer the cruelty matter to the appropriate authorities for possible criminal prosecution.