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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 99D.25A, subsections 6, 7, and 8, Code 1 2 1997, are amended to read as follows: 1 3 6. Once a horse has been permitted the use of lasix,it1 4 the horse must be treated with lasix in the horse's stall, 1 5 unless the commission provides that the horse must be brought 1 6 to the detention barn for treatment not less than four hours 1 7 prior to scheduled post time for the race in which it is 1 8 entered to start. After the lasix treatment, the commission, 1 9 by rule, may authorize the release of the horse from the 1 10 horse's stall or detention barn before the scheduled post 1 11 time. If a horse is brought to the detention barn late, the 1 12 commission shall assess a civil penalty of one hundred dollars 1 13 against the trainer. 1 14 7. A horse entered to race with lasix must be treated at 1 15 least four hours prior to post time. The lasix shall be 1 16 administered intravenously by a veterinarian employed by the 1 17 owner or trainer of the horseunder the visual supervision of1 18the commission veterinarian. The commission shall adopt rules 1 19 to ensure that lasix is administered as provided in this 1 20 section. The commission shall require that the practicing 1 21 veterinarianmust deposit with the commission veterinarian at1 22the detention barn an unopened supply of lasix and sterile1 23hypodermic needles and syringes to be used for the1 24administrationsdeliver an affidavit to the commission which 1 25 is signed by the veterinarian and certifies information 1 26 regarding the treatment of the horse. The affidavit must be 1 27 delivered to a commission veterinarian within twenty minutes 1 28 following the treatment. The affidavit shall include at least 1 29 the name of the practicing veterinarian, the tattoo number of 1 30 the horse, the location of the barn and stall where the 1 31 treatment occurred, the race number of the horse, the name of 1 32 the trainer, and the time that the lasix was administered. 1 33 Lasix shall only be administered in a dose level of two 1 34 hundred fifty milligrams.The commission veterinarian shall1 35extract a test sample of the horse's blood, urine, or saliva2 1to determine whether the horse was improperly drugged after2 2the race is run.2 3 8. A person found within or in the immediate vicinity of 2 4 the detention barn or horse stall who is in possession of 2 5 unauthorized drugs or hypodermic needles or who is not 2 6 authorized to possess drugs or hypodermic needles shall, in 2 7 addition to any other penalties, be barred from entry into any 2 8 racetrack in Iowa and any occupational license the person 2 9 holds shall be revoked. 2 10 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 2 11 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 2 12 EXPLANATION 2 13 This bill allows a horse to be treated with lasix in the 2 14 horse's stall unless the racing and gaming commission requires 2 15 treatment in a detention barn. The bill also requires the 2 16 commission to adopt rules to ensure the lawful administration 2 17 of the lasix. The veterinarian administering the lasix shall 2 18 provide an affidavit relating to the horse's treatment. The 2 19 penalty for illegal administration of drugs to race horses or 2 20 dogs is a class "D" felony. 2 21 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 2 22 LSB 2780SS 77 2 23 tj/cf/24
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