Rule 3769-18-03 | Who must be present when sample taken.
(A) The owner, trainer, groom or other representative must be present in the state testing barn when a test sample is taken from the horse, and must remain until the test sample is sealed. The official tag attached to a test sample shall be signed by the owner, trainer, groom or other representative as witness to the taking of such test sample. Willful failure to be present at, or a refusal to allow, or any act or threat to impede or prevent or otherwise interfere with, the taking of any such test sample shall subject the licensee guilty thereof to immediate suspension by the judges, and the matter shall be referred to the commission for its consideration.
(B) No owner or trainer who is not present either in person or by representative when a test sample is taken form his horse will be heard to claim at any future time that the test sample was not the one taken from his horse.
Last updated February 7, 2024 at 9:18 AM
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Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/1985