(a)

1. (1) All horses on the grounds of Oaklawn Jockey Club must have a record of a negative official Coggins test conducted at an approved laboratory within the previous twelve (12) months.
2. (2) Proper evidence of this test must be attached to the foal papers, kept current, and placed on file in the office of the Racing Secretary at Oaklawn.
3. (3) This applies to all horses and is not limited to racing animals.

(b)

1. (1) In addition, all horses which are sold, bartered, traded, given free of charge or offered for sale, or any horses otherwise exchanged for any reason on the grounds of Oaklawn Jockey Club must be accompanied by a record of a negative official Coggins test conducted at an approved laboratory within the previous six (6) months.
2. (2) Both the buyer and the seller are equally and individually responsible for meeting the Coggins testing requirements prior to the effective time of the sale or change of ownership, provided, however, see subsection (c) of this section with respect to claiming races.

(c) If any horse claimed in a claiming race does not meet the Coggins testing requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, it shall be the responsibility of the buyer to:

1. (1) Promptly engage an accredited veterinarian to collect a blood sample from the horse and to have a Coggins test performed on the blood sample at an approved laboratory; and
2. (2) File the results of the test with the Racing Secretary and the Arkansas Racing Commission office within seven (7) days, excluding Sundays and generally recognized holidays, after the date of the claim.

(f) Twenty-four-hour ban.

1. (1) Except as provided in 23 CAR § 357-108, no substance shall be administered to a horse entered to race by hypodermic injection within twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled post time for the race in which the horse is entered.
2. (2) No foreign substance shall be administered to a horse entered to race by oral administration, nasogastric tubing, topical administration that can penetrate the skin, rectal infusion, suppository, or inhalation, within twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled post time for the race in which the horse is entered.

(g) Humane treatment of horses.

1. (1) No person shall subject any animal to any form of cruelty, mistreatment, neglect, abuse, abandonment, or injury on the grounds of a track licensee.
2. (2) No person shall deprive any animal of necessary care, sustenance, shelter, or veterinary care on the grounds of a track licensee.