Authority: IC 4-31-3-9

Affected: IC 4-31-12

Sec. 3. (a) The stewards, the official veterinarian or his/her designee, a licensed veterinarian authorized by the commission, a member of the commission, or the executive director of the commission may order a blood test, hair test, or urine test, or all three (3), on a horse for the purpose of analysis.

(b) A blood specimen, hair specimen, or urine specimen, or all three (3), shall be taken from the following horses after the running of each race:

1. (1) The horse that finishes first in each race.
2. (2) Any other horses designated by the stewards, the official veterinarian or his/her designee, a licensed veterinarian authorized by the commission, a member of the commission, or the executive director of the commission.

(c) The stewards and the official veterinarian or his/her designee shall designate for the taking of such a specimen a horse that races markedly contrary to form.

(d) The provisions of this section do not apply to section 5 of this rule.

(Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 8.5-2-3; emergency rule filed Jun 15, 1995, 5:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2882, eff Jul 1, 1995; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; emergency rule filed Jul 23, 2007, 9:16 a.m.: 20070808- IR-071070461ERA, eff Jul 18, 2007 [ IC 4-22-2-37.1 establishes the effectiveness of an emergency rule upon filing with the Publisher. LSA Document #07-461(E) was filed with the Publisher July 23, 2007.]; errata filed Aug 14, 2007, 1:28 p.m.: 20070829-IR- 071070461ACA; emergency rule filed Mar 3, 2011, 11:50 a.m.: 20110309-IR-071110100ERA; filed Nov 10, 2014, 2:07 p.m.: 20141210-IR-071140230FRA; emergency rule filed Feb 21, 2018, 2:58 p.m.: 20180228-IR-071180112ERA; readopted filed Apr 20, 2023, 3:49 p.m.: 20230517-IR-071230071RFA; readopted filed Aug 3, 2023, 12:49 p.m.: 20230830-IR- 071230428RFA)