61D-6.008: Permitted Medications for Horses
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the proposed rule will be to amend the Division’s rules regarding the race-day administration of Salix to racehorses.
SUMMARY: The rules address the following subject matter areas: changes to the procedure by which reports of administration will be received and processed by the Division, and penalty provisions for Salix tag violations.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 120.80(4)(a), 550.0251(3), 550.2415(8), (9), (13), (16) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 120.80(4)(a), 550.0251, 550.2415 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE,TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW(IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):
DATE AND TIME: May 30, 2007, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
PLACE: North Broward Regional Service Center, 1400 West Commercial Blvd., Room 195, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33309
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Mary Polombo, (850)413-0750. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Mary Polombo, Clerk, Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1035
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
61D-6.008 Permitted Medications for Horses.
(1) through (3)(b)4. No change.
(c) Horses will be eligible to race on the day immediately following the completion of the suspension period. The owner or trainer of any horse placed on the Veterinarian's List as a result of exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage (bleeding) may elect to place the animal on 0.3 – 1.0 mg/kg (150 mg–500 mg), administered intravenously (I.V.) no closer than 4 hours prior to the officially scheduled post time of the race for which the horse is entered. The furosemide must be administered by a veterinarian currently licensed pursuant to Chapters 474 and 550, Florida Statutes. Every race day administration of furosemide must be reported by the attending veterinarian to the division on Form DBPR PMW-3280, Veterinarian Report of Race-Day Salix Administration (the Salix tag), adopted and incorporated by Rule 61D-10.001, Florida Administrative Code. The Salix tag Form DBPR PMW-3280, Veterinarian Report of Race-Day Salix Administration, shall be delivered by the trainer or the trainer’s designee to the Salix Coordinator/State Veterinarian at least two hours prior to the scheduled post-time of the horse’s race. Failure to comply with this subsection shall result in a minimum fine of $100 to be imposed by the Stewards upon the person found to be responsible for failure to deliver the Salix tag the horse being scratched from the race in which it is entered. The Stewards shall scratch a horse if they are unable to determine that a horse on the Salix List has been administered Salix prior to a race, or that Salix was administered to a horse less than four hours prior to the post time of a race that horse is entered to run.
(d) through (7) No change.
Specific Authority 120.80(4)(a), 550.0251(3), 550.2415(8), (9), (13), (16) FS. Law Implemented 120.80(4)(a), 550.0251(11), 550.2415(8), (9) FS. History–New 10-20-96, Amended 1-5-98, 6-6-00, 5-14-02, 6-6-04, 7-6-06,________.