Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 208.11
Authorized Drugs or Medications - Penalties
Effective Jan 1, 2026Laws 1993, HB 1383, c. 85, § 1, eff. September 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 118 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 51, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1524, c. 48, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 2003 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2416, c. 517, § 2, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 328, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).
- A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission is hereby authorized to determine by rule which drugs and medications, if any, may be administered to a horse prior to or during a horse race and to determine by rule the conditions under which such drugs and medications may be used or administered.
- B. All horses participating in a horse race may be administered Furosemide prior to a horse race as authorized by the rules of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission.
- C. The administration of any drug or medication to a horse prior to or during a horse race which is not permitted by rule of the Commission is prohibited.
- D. Any person who violates the provisions of this section or who knowingly enters in a race a horse to which any drug or medication has been administered in violation of this section shall be guilty, upon conviction, of a Class D1 felony offense and shall be fined not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or be imprisoned as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both said fine and imprisonment. The Commission shall suspend or revoke the license of any such guilty party.
Laws 1993, HB 1383, c. 85, § 1, eff. September 1, 1993; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 118 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 51, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1524, c. 48, § 1, emerg. eff. April 7, 2003 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2416, c. 517, § 2, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 328, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).