§ 4-31-12-17 — Biological sample; procedure

Indiana § 4-31-12-17

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 31: PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING ON HORSE RACES
• Ch. 12: Medication of Race Horses

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(a) The owner, the trainer, or a
representative of the owner or trainer must be present in the quarantine
area when a biological sample is taken from a horse, and must remain
until the specimen is sealed. The official tag attached to a biological
sample shall be signed by the owner, the trainer, or the owner's or
trainer's representative as witness to the taking of the biological
sample. The judges shall immediately suspend a person who:
(1) willfully fails to be present at the taking of a biological
sample;
(2) refuses to allow the taking of a biological sample; or
(3) otherwise interferes with the taking of a biological sample;
and the matter shall be referred to the commission for any further
penalty that the commission considers appropriate.
(b) An owner or trainer who is not present either in person or by
representative when a biological sample is taken from a horse may not
claim that the biological sample tested was not the biological sample
taken from the horse.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.2. Amended by P.L.168-2019, SEC.17.