71 IAC 8.5-2-4 Taking of samples

Sec. 4. (a) Blood, urine, saliva, hair, or other samples shall be: (1) taken under the direction of the official veterinarian or persons appointed or assigned by the official veterinarian for such purposes; (2) taken in a detention area approved by the commission unless the official veterinarian or stewards approves otherwise; (3) witnessed, confirmed, or acknowledged by the trainer of the horse being tested or his or her authorized representative or employee and may be witnessed by the owner, trainer, or other licensed person designated by them; (4) sent to racing laboratories approved and designated by the commission in such manner as the commission or its designee may direct; and (5) in the custody of the official veterinarian, his or her assistants, or other persons approved by the executive director or the official veterinarian from the time they are taken until they are delivered for shipment to the testing laboratory. No person shall tamper with, adulterate, add to, break the seal of, remove, or otherwise attempt to so alter or violate any sample required to be collected by this rule, except for the addition of preservatives or substances necessarily added by the commission approved laboratory for preservation of the sample or in the process of analysis. (b) The commission has the authority to direct the approved laboratory to retain and preserve samples for future analysis. (c) The fact that purse money has been distributed shall not be deemed a finding that no chemical substance has been administered in violation of the provisions of this rule to the horse earning such purse money. (d) The association shall withhold payment of purse monies of horses that have been subject to testing pursuant to 71 IAC 8.5-2-3 [section 3 of this rule] on all stake races and races with a purse value of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) or more. Upon notification from the commission's primary laboratory, the stewards will communicate with the association horseman's bookkeeper regarding the release of the remaining purse monies. (e) The provisions of subsection (a)(2) and (a)(3) do not apply to 71 IAC 8.5-2-5 [section 5 of this rule].