Text: SF02416 Text: SF02418 Text: SF02400 - SF02499 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 99D.29 EQUINE MEDICATION REVIEW 1 2 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND DUTIES. 1 3 1. An equine medication review committee is established 1 4 within the department of inspections and appeals. The review 1 5 committee shall be composed of one commission veterinarian, 1 6 one chemist employed by the commission or a chemist- 1 7 representative of the chemical testing laboratory under 1 8 contract with the commission, a member of the commission 1 9 staff, and one or more other persons having expertise 1 10 regarding equine medications. The members of the review 1 11 committee shall be selected by the administrator of the 1 12 commission and served at the administrator's pleasure. The 1 13 members of the equine medication review board are not entitled 1 14 to compensation, but they are entitled to reimbursement for 1 15 actual travel or other expenses incurred while performing the 1 16 duties of office. 1 17 2. The duties of the equine medication review committee 1 18 are to analyze and determine the effects of a medication 1 19 detected in a sample taken from a race horse. At the request 1 20 of the administrator of the commission, the members of the 1 21 review committee shall gather pertinent information concerning 1 22 the detected medication and determine the effect of the 1 23 medication regarding performance enhancement, duration of the 1 24 physiologic activity, the ability of the medication to mask 1 25 performance enhancing medications, and other pertinent 1 26 characteristics. After the information has been accumulated 1 27 and effects of the medication identified, the administrator of 1 28 the commission shall determine whether or not the detected 1 29 medication constitutes unlawful drugging and the test results 1 30 shall be reported to the racetrack stewards for further 1 31 action. 1 32 EXPLANATION 1 33 This bill provides for the establishment of an equine 1 34 medication review committee to analyze and determine the 1 35 effects of a medication detected in a sample taken from a race 2 1 horse. The committee will consist of one racing and gaming 2 2 commission veterinarian, one chemist employed by the 2 3 commission or a chemist-representative of the chemical testing 2 4 laboratory under contract with the commission, a member of the 2 5 commission staff, and one or more other persons appointed by 2 6 the administrator having expertise regarding equine 2 7 medications. The members of the review committee shall be 2 8 selected by the administrator of the racing and gaming 2 9 commission and serve at the administrator's pleasure. The 2 10 members will not receive compensation, but they are entitled 2 11 to reimbursement for actual travel and other expenses incurred 2 12 while performing the duties of office. 2 13 The duties of the committee are to analyze and determine 2 14 the effects of a medication detected in a sample taken from a 2 15 race horse. The committee shall gather pertinent information 2 16 concerning the detected medication and determine the effect of 2 17 the medication regarding performance enhancement, duration of 2 18 the physiologic activity, the ability of the medication to 2 19 mask performance enhancing medication, and other pertinent 2 20 characteristics. After the effects of the medication have 2 21 been identified, the administrator of the commission shall 2 22 determine whether or not the detected medication constitutes 2 23 an unlawful drug which shall be reported to the racetrack 2 24 stewards for further action. 2 25 LSB 5926SV 78 2 26 tj/as/5
Text: SF02416 Text: SF02418 Text: SF02400 - SF02499 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
© 2000 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa
Comments about this site or page?
webmaster@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.
Last update: Tue Mar 28 03:35:00 CST 2000
URL: /DOCS/GA/78GA/Legislation/SF/02400/SF02417/000229.html
jhf