Authority: IC 4-31-3-9

Affected: IC 4-31

Sec. 1. (a) No person holding a license issued by the commission or applying for such license shall have present within his or her body, have in his or her possession, or be under the influence of any controlled substance within the enclosure of any race track or other facility under the control of the commission. Furthermore, no person holding a license issued by the commission or applying for such license shall have in his or her possession any prescription drug within the enclosure of any race track under the control of the commission, except as provided for in subsection (c).

(b) Except as set forth in subsection (c), the fact that any person charged with a violation of this rule is or has been lawfully entitled to use alcohol or a controlled substance or prescription drugs shall not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this rule.

(c) A licensee at a race track may possess a prescription drug for use on the licensee's own person if:

1. (1) it is prohibited from being dispensed by Indiana or federal law without a prescription; and
2. (2) the licensee is in possession of documentary evidence that a valid prescription for the substance has been issued to the licensee; and
3. (3) the licensee has filed with the presiding steward a sworn statement clearly describing the prescription drug and its intended use.

(Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 8.5-10-1; emergency rule filed Jun 15, 1995, 5:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2886, eff Jul 1, 1995; emergency rule filed Jun 22, 2000, 3:05 p.m.: 23 IR 2783; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFA; readopted filed Aug 28, 2019, 1:23 p.m.: 20190925-IR-071190319RFA; readopted filed Aug 3, 2023, 12:49 p.m.: 20230830-IR- 071230428RFA)