23 CAR § 357-206. Intra-articular joint injections

(a) The use of intra-articular joint injections shall be governed by the following conditions: (1) No prescription drug may be administered except as prescribed by an attending veterinarian; and (2)(A) A treated horse shall be established as ineligible to race for a period of fourteen (14) days following an intra-articular injection. (B) For the purpose of counting number of days a horse is ineligible to run following an intra-articular injection, the date of the injection is the first day. (C) The horse is eligible to race on the fifteenth day. (b)(1) Trainers or their designee shall maintain complete records of all corticosteroid and intra-articular injections for all horses in his or her control. (2) Complete records of corticosteroid and intra-articular injections include: (A) The date of injection; (B) The name of the veterinarian performing the injection; (C) The articular space or spaces or structure or structures injected; (D) The medication or biologicals used to inject each articular space; and (E) The dose in milligrams of each injection used. (c) The information outlined in subsection (b) of this section must be submitted to the official veterinarian within forty-eight (48) hours following an intra-articular injection.