71 IAC 8-5-12 Contact with entered horses

Sec. 12. (a) Practicing veterinarians and their helpers are prohibited from having contact with a horse within twenty-four (24) hours of its scheduled race except during the administration of furosemide under the guidelines set forth in 71 IAC 8-1-5(6) and 71 IAC 8-1-5(7) or unless prior approval has been given by the judges or by the official veterinarian. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in the case of an emergency a practicing veterinarian may have contact with a horse within twenty-four (24) hours of its scheduled race. If this occurs, the practicing veterinarian shall immediately report such contact and the reasons necessitating the contact to the judges or in their absence to commission or track security.