Indiana § 4-31-12-10 Post-mortem examination

Indiana Statutes

§ 4-31-12-10 — Post-mortem examination

Indiana § 4-31-12-10

Art. 31PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING ON HORSE RACES

Ch. 12Medication of Race Horses

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Ind. Code § 4-31-12-10 (2026).

Text

(a)The commission veterinarian may order a post-mortem examination of:

(1)each horse that:

(A)suffers a breakdown on the racetrack, in training, or in competition; and

(B)is destroyed; and

(2)each horse that expires under suspicious or unusual circumstances while stabled on a racetrack under the jurisdiction of the commission; to determine the injury or sickness that resulted in euthanasia or natural death.

(b)A post-mortem examination under this section shall be conducted by a veterinarian approved by the commission, at a time and place acceptable to the commission veterinarian.

(c)Biological samples specified by the commission veterinarian for testing shall be obtained from the carcass upon which the post-mortem examination is conducted and shall be sent to a laboratory approved b

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(a) The commission veterinarian may order
a post-mortem examination of:
(1) each horse that:
(A) suffers a breakdown on the racetrack, in training, or in
competition; and
(B) is destroyed; and
(2) each horse that expires under suspicious or unusual
circumstances while stabled on a racetrack under the jurisdiction
of the commission;
to determine the injury or sickness that resulted in euthanasia or natural
death.
(b) A post-mortem examination under this section shall be
conducted by a veterinarian approved by the commission, at a time and
place acceptable to the commission veterinarian.
(c) Biological samples specified by the commission veterinarian for
testing shall be obtained from the carcass upon which the post-mortem
examination is conducted and shall be sent to a laboratory approved by
the commission for testing for foreign substances and natural
substances at abnormal levels. However, blood, urine, and similar
biological samples shall be procured for testing before euthanasia when
practical.
(d) The commission shall pay all costs involved in a post-mortem
examination ordered by the commission or the commission
veterinarian.
(e) A written record shall be filed with the commission veterinarian
at the completion of each post-mortem examination. The record must
contain all information normally contained in a post-mortem report, as
well as any other information specifically requested by the commission
veterinarian.