1. (a) No person shall administer a local anesthetic or narcotic analgesic to any horse within 24 hours of a timed workout, nor shall any horse participating in a timed workout carry in its body any local anesthetic or narcotic analgesic.

2. (b) Not more than one non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug substance (NSAID) may be detected in an official test sample taken from a horse after it completes a timed workout, and shall be only one of the following:

   1. (1) Phenylbutazone in a dosage amount that the test sample shall contain not more than 300 nanograms of the drug substance per milliliter of blood plasma or serum.
   2. (2) Flunixin in a dosage amount that the test sample shall contain not more than 3 nanograms of the drug substance per milliliter of blood plasma or serum.
   3. (3) Ketoprofen in a dosage amount that the test sample shall contain not more than 1 nanogram of the drug substance per milliliter of blood plasma or serum.
   4. (4) Metabolites or analogues of one of the drug substances specified in subdivision (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this regulation may be present in test samples collected after a timed workout.

3. (c) If the official laboratory reports that a blood test sample collected from a horse after it completes a timed workout contains an authorized NSAID in excess of the limit for that drug substance under this rule, the official veterinarian shall do one of the following:

   1. (1) In conjunction with the veterinarian who administered or prescribed the authorized drug substance, establish a dosage amount or time of administration of the drug substance that will comply with the limits under this rule; or
   2. (2) Withdraw authorization for the use of that drug substance if in his/her judgment no such reduced dosage amount or amendment to time of administration will result in a test sample level within the limits of this rule.
4. (d) If a blood and/or urine test sample is taken from a horse after a timed workout, which reveals a violation of this section, the penalty provisions of section 1843.3 shall apply to such timed workout in the same manner as to a scheduled race.
5. (e) For the purpose of this regulation, “timed workout” means an exercise session, run in compliance with Rule 1878, in which a horse runs full speed or close to full speed for the purpose of having its performance officially timed and reported.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 19440, 19562 and 19580, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 19580, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. New section filed 3-16-2020; operative 3-16-2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2020, No. 12).