PURPOSE: This rule sets the requirements for a bleeder list.

1. (1) Bleeder List.

   1. (A) The commission veterinarian shall maintain an up-to-date bleeder list of all bleeders as required by this section. A copy of the bleeder list shall be posted in the racing secretary’s office.

   2. (B) Endoscopic Examination.

      1. 1. An endoscopic examination may be

performed by a practicing veterinarian holding a Class C license from the commission and employed by the owner or his/her agent, in consultation with a commission veterinarian.

1. A. When the commission’s veterinar-

ian is unable to personally attend an examination under this paragraph (1)(B)1., s/he may authorize two (2) practicing veterinarians who hold Class C licenses to conduct the examination.

1. B. Following the examination the two

1. (2) veterinarians shall submit affidavits of the findings together with the circumstances of the examination and the procedure followed.

   1. 2. An endoscopic examination may be

performed by the commission’s veterinarian only when—

1. A. S/he observes the horse to have

bled from one (1) or both nostrils on the racing strip during a race or in the barn within a reasonable time after the race;

1. B. S/he observes the horse to have

bled from one (1) or both nostrils on the racing strip during a workout or in the barn within a reasonable time after a workout;

1. C. S/he is requested to conduct an

endoscopic examination by the owner or the trainer; or

1. D. S/he is so instructed by the judges.
2. 3. An endoscopic examination shall be

performed according to accepted veterinary medical practices as the commission’s veterinarian, in his/her discretion, may require that the horse be taken to the detention barn for examination. *Original authority: 313.540, RSMo 1986; 313.700, RSMo

1. 4. An examination which reveals a clear 1986.

flow of blood in the lumen of the respiratory tract shall be a positive finding.

1. 5. A request for endoscopic examination

during training hours—

1. A. Must be requested at least one (1)

day prior to the examination;

1. B. Must be conducted after 8:00

a.m.;

1. C. Must be conducted after the horse

has worked out for the veterinarian conducting the examination and has cooled out;

1. D. May be conducted at the horse’s

allotted barn;

1. E. May allow the commission’s vet-

erinarian to require the trainer to bring the horse to a Missouri racetrack which is conducting a race meet to undergo the examination; and

1. F. Shall have the cost of vanning the

horse to the track under this subparagraph (1)(B)5.F. to be borne by the owner.

1. (C) A horse shall be placed on the bleeder list if either—

   1. 1. An endoscopic examination results in

a positive finding; or

1. 2. A horse has been placed on a bleeder

list in another jurisdiction. For this paragraph to apply, the commission must determine that substantially the same horses placed on the bleeder list of the other jurisdiction would qualify for placement on Missouri’s bleeder list.

1. (D) Any horse placed on the bleeder list shall be barred from racing for the following times:

   1. 1. For a horse bleeding for the first time,

a minimum of twenty-one (21) calendar days;

1. 2. For a horse bleeding a second time,

sixty (60) calendar days;

1. 3. For a horse bleeding a third time, one

1. (1) year; and

   1. 4. For a horse bleeding a fourth time,

life.

1. (E) A horse placed on the bleeder list shall remain on the list after the times set forth in 12 CSR 50-70.040(1)(D)1.–3. have elapsed.
2. (F) Any time served on a bleeder list which has been served in another jurisdiction shall be credited in arriving at the time set forth in subsection (1)(C).
3. (G) The commission’s veterinarian shall be notified immediately when a horse has bled. On notification, s/he may observe the horse either visually or through an endoscope.

AUTHORITY: sections 313.540 and 313.700, RSMo 1986.* Emergency rule filed June 20, 1986, effective June 30, 1986, expired Oct. 13, 1986. Original rule filed Oct. 3, 1986, effective Jan. 12, 1987.