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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
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