(a)
- (1) The Arkansas Racing Commission shall appoint and employ a Commission Veterinarian during the race meeting.
- (2) The Commission Veterinarian shall be a veterinarian licensed to practice under the laws of Arkansas and be in good standing.
- (3) The Commission Veterinarian shall be on the grounds at pre-post weighing in time and during all racing hours.
(b)
- (1) The Commission Veterinarian and the Commission Veterinarian's assistants are prohibited, except in emergency situations, from practicing veterinary medicine on any horse owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by a licensed owner or trainer at Oaklawn Park.
- (2) This prohibition applies to all horses, whether they are housed on the track or elsewhere.
- (c) The Commission Veterinarian or the Commission Veterinarian's assistant shall obtain saliva and/or body fluids from such horses as are designated by the stewards or the commission, and make such examination and tests as from time to time may be required by the said racing officials and commission.
(d)
- (1) An official observer is a designated representative of the commission and is authorized access and entry to all parts of the grounds of all franchise holders licensed to conduct racing in Arkansas, and may perform any duty delegated by the commission.
- (2) All commissioners who have served on the commission shall be official observers.