S.D. Admin. R. 20:04:27:12

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 159, June 17, 2024

Section 20:04:27:12 - Penalty for medication violations

If the analysis made by any chemist, who is approved by the commission, of a urine, saliva, or blood specimen taken under the supervision of the commission veterinarian from a horse entered in a race indicates the presence of a drug, chemical, medicine, analgesic, or injectable, which is not specifically authorized by these rules or is detected at a threshold in excess of the thresholds stated in Association of Racing Commissioners International Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule for Horses Version 4.2.1 dated December, 2020, and Association of Racing Commissioners International Uniform Clarification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties Model Rule Version 16.0 dated April 2023, the following penalties may apply:

(1) The purse may be redistributed;

(2) A track record established by the horse in the race may be declared void;

(3) The trainer of the horse may be fined up to five hundred dollars or suspended or the trainer's license may be revoked, or the trainer may be given any combination of these penalties;

(4) A horse which has had a positive test for illegal substances drugs may be suspended from racing for a period equal to any suspension given to the horse's trainer or owner-trainer for the same incident; and

(5) In a claiming race, if a claimed horse has a positive test, the stewards at their discretion may void the claim.

Each time a trainer or an owner-trainer has been fined or suspended in South Dakota or any other racing jurisdiction for violation of rules prohibiting the use of illegal substances or regulating the use of controlled therapeutic medications constitutes an offense.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:04:27:12

5 SDR 87, effective 4/15/1979; 6 SDR 77, effective 2/3/1980; 7 SDR 70, effective 1/27/1981;8 SDR 94, effective 2/14/1982; transferred from; 43 SDR 150, effective 6/1/2017; 49 SDR 009, effective 8/9/2022; 50 SDR 015, effective 8/13/2023

General Authority: SDCL 42-7-56(4)(13).

Law Implemented: SDCL 42-7-56(4)(13), 42-7-67, 42-7-96

Association of Racing Commissioners International Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule for Horses Version 4.2.1 dated December, 2020 and Association of Racing Commissioners International Uniform Clarification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties Model Rule Version 16.0 dated April 2023. Copies may be obtained from the Association of Racing Commissioners International web site at www.arci.com free of charge.