SSB 1106 (LSB 1224XD (6) 87)

SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS BILL)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to pari-mutuel wagering, including horse and dog racing medication requirements and the applicability of certain setoff procedures to advance deposit wagering operators. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 99D.25, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  “Numbing” means the applying of ice or a freezing device or substance to the limbs of a horse or dog within two hours before the start of a race, or a surgical or other procedure which was, at any time, performed in which the nerves of a horse or dog were severed, destroyed, injected, or removed. For purposes of this paragraph, ice is not a freezing device or substance.
    Sec. 2.  Section 99D.25A, subsections 2 and 7, Code 2017, are amended to read as follows:
   2.  Phenylbutazone shall not may be administered to a horse in dosages which would result in concentrations of more than five micrograms of the substance or its metabolites per milliliter of blood dosage amounts as set by rule by the commission. In races recognized as graded stakes thoroughbred races, the commission may establish restrictions on dosage amounts for phenylbutazone which would result in concentrations of less than five micrograms of the substance or its metabolites per milliliter of blood.
   7.  A horse entered to race with furosemide must be treated at least four hours prior to post time. The furosemide shall be administered intravenously by a veterinarian employed by the owner or trainer of the horse issued a current occupational license by the commission. The commission shall adopt rules to ensure that furosemide 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 affidavit 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 furosemide was administered. Furosemide shall only be administered in a dose level of no less than one hundred fifty milligrams and no more than five hundred milligrams.
    Sec. 3.  Section 99D.28, Code 2017, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  8.  For purposes of this section, “licensee” shall also include an advance deposit wagering operator.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill concerns pari-mutuel wagering under Code chapter 99D.
   Code section 99D.25, regulating the drugging or numbing of race horses or dogs, is amended to provide that in defining numbing, ice is not a freezing device or substance.
   Code section 99D.25A, concerning the administration of furosemide or phenylbutazone to race horses, is amended. The bill provides that phenylbutazone may be administered to a horse in dosage amounts as set by the racing and gaming commission by rule. Current law specifies dosage amounts in Code. The bill also provides that furosemide shall be administered to a horse by a veterinarian licensed by the commission instead of by a veterinarian employed by the owner or trainer of the horse. The bill retains the requirement that the treating veterinarian submit an affidavit about the treatment to a commission veterinarian, but eliminates the requirement that the affidavit be delivered within 20 minutes of the treatment.
   Code section 99D.28, concerning setoff requirements, is amended. The setoff requirements provide that if a person wins $1,200 or more in one occurrence and owes money to an eligible public agency, the licensee is required to collect from the winnings the full amount of the debt prior to paying any winnings to the person. The bill provides that these requirements apply to advance deposit wagering operators.