Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 36, September 7, 2024
Section 205.252 - Equine Infectious Anemia testing(a) If claimant indicates on the claiming form that the claimant desires a blood sample to test for Equine Infectious Anemia EIA, a licensed veterinarian shall immediately after the race take a blood sample from the claimed horse. The sample shall be properly marked and identified. The sample shall be forwarded within 24 hours to a laboratory approved by the Commission to be tested for EIA (Coggins test).(b) Pending the receipt of a negative test for EIA, the moneys paid for the claimed horse shall be held by the licensed racing entity. In the event of a positive test for EIA, the ownership of the claimed horse shall revert to the owner from whom the horse was claimed and the claiming moneys shall be returned to the person or persons who claimed the horse.(c) The cost of the test shall be paid by the claimant, if the test is negative. The original owner of the horse that was claimed shall pay for test, if test is found positive. Final vesting of title to claimed horse shall not be made pending receipt of the results of the test for EIA.