Tex. Occ. Code § 2031.003

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 2031.003 - Prerace Examination

(a) For each Texas Derby, the commission shall appoint a state veterinarian to conduct a prerace examination of each horse entered in the race to determine whether the horse:

(1) is healthy; and

(2) meets standards set by commission rule for racing.

(b) The examination may:

(1) be conducted at any time before the race; and

(2) include any procedure that the state veterinarian considers necessary to make the determination required by Subsection (a).

Tex. Occ. Code § 2031.003

Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 963,Sec. 1.01, eff. 4/1/2019.