1. (a) The owner, the trainer, or a representative of the owner or trainer must be present in the quarantine area when a saliva, urine, or blood specimen is taken from a horse, and must remain until the specimen is sealed. The official tag attached to a specimen shall be signed by the owner, the trainer, or the owner's or trainer's representative as witness to the taking of the specimen. The judges shall immediately suspend a person who:

   1. (1) willfully fails to be present at the taking of a specimen;
   2. (2) refuses to allow the taking of a specimen; or

   3. (3) otherwise interferes with the taking of a specimen;

      and the matter shall be referred to the commission for any further penalty that the commission considers appropriate.

2. (b) An owner or trainer who is not present either in person or by representative when a specimen is taken from a horse may not claim that the specimen tested was not the specimen taken from the horse.

As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2.