1. As used in this section unless the context otherwise requires:
a. "Bleeder" means, according to its context, either:
(1) A horse which, during a race or exercise, is observed by the commission veterinarian or designee to be shedding blood from one or both nostrils and in which no upper airway injury is noted during an examination by the commission veterinarian immediately following such a race or exercise;
(2) A horse which, within one and one-half hours of such a race or exercise, is observed by the commission veterinarian, through visual or endoscopic examination, to be shedding blood from the lower airway; or
(3) A horse which has been certified as a bleeder in another state.
b. "Bleeder list" means a tabulation of all bleeders maintained by the commission veterinarian.
c. "Detention barn" means a secured structure designated by the commission.
2. Phenylbutazone shall not be administered to a horse in dosages which would result in concentrations of more than two point two micrograms of the substance or its metabolites per milliliter of blood.
3. If a horse is to race with phenylbutazone in its system, the trainer shall be responsible for marking the information on the entry blank for each race in which the horse shall use phenylbutazone. Changes made after the time of entry must be submitted on the prescribed form to the commission veterinarian no later than scratch time.
4. If a test detects concentrations of phenylbutazone in the system of a horse in excess of the level permitted in this section, the commission shall assess a civil penalty against the trainer of two hundred dollars for the first offense and five hundred dollars for a second offense. The penalty for a third or subsequent offense shall be in the discretion of the commission. A penalty assessed under this subsection shall not affect the placing of the horse in the race.
5. Lasix may be administered to certified bleeders. Upon request, any horse placed on the bleeder list shall, in its next race, be permitted the use of lasix. Once a horse has raced with lasix, it must continue to race with lasix in all subsequent races unless a request is made to discontinue the use. If the use of lasix is discontinued, the horse shall be prohibited from again racing with lasix unless it is later observed to be bleeding. Requests for the use of or discontinuance of lasix must be made to the commission veterinarian by the horse's trainer or assistant trainer on a form prescribed by the commission on or before the day of entry into the race for which the request is made.
6. Once a horse has been permitted the use of lasix, the horse must be treated with lasix in the horse's stall, unless the commission provides that a horse must be brought to the detention barn for treatment. After the lasix treatment, the commission, by rule, may authorize the release of the horse from the horse's stall or detention barn before the scheduled post time. If a horse is brought to the detention barn late, the commission shall assess a civil penalty of one hundred dollars against the trainer.
7. A horse entered to race with lasix must be treated at least four hours prior to post time. The lasix shall be administered intravenously by a veterinarian employed by the owner or trainer of the horse. The commission shall adopt rules to ensure that lasix is administered as provided in this section. The commission shall require that the practicing veterinarian deliver an affidavit signed by the veterinarian which certifies information regarding the treatment of the horse. The affidavit must be delivered to a commission veterinarian within twenty minutes following the treatment. The statement must at least include the name of the practicing veterinarian, the tattoo number of the horse, the location of the barn and stall where the treatment occurred, the race number of the horse, the name of the trainer, and the time that the lasix was administered. Lasix shall only be administered in a dose level of two hundred fifty milligrams.
8. A person found within or in the immediate vicinity of the detention barn or horse stall who is in possession of unauthorized drugs or hypodermic needles or who is not authorized to possess drugs or hypodermic needles shall, in addition to any other penalties, be barred from entry into any racetrack in Iowa and any occupational license the person holds shall be revoked.
88 Acts, ch 1137, § 13; 92 Acts, ch 1203, §11; 94 Acts, ch 1100, §5; 97 Acts, ch 23, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1006, §1, 2; 98 Acts, ch 1217, §10
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