1. (a) A veterinarian appointed by the commission or employed by a permit holder may not, during the period of the veterinarian's employment, treat or issue prescriptions for a horse on the grounds of or registered to race at a track, except in case of emergency or to perform an endoscopic examination on a horse the day the horse is scheduled to race. A full and complete record of an emergency treatment or a prescription shall be filed with the stewards or judges.
2. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an owner or trainer may not directly or indirectly employ or pay compensation to a veterinarian who is employed by the commission or a permit holder.
3. (c) An owner or trainer may pay a veterinarian employed by the commission or a permit holder for an endoscopic examination permitted under subsection (a).

As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.268-2017, SEC.16.