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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 260. Horse Racing Commission |
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Chapter 260-70. Equine medication program. |
Section 260-70-620. Medication restrictions.
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- (1) A finding by the commission approved laboratory of a prohibited drug, chemical or other substance in a test specimen of a horse is prima facie evidence that the prohibited drug, chemical or other substance was administered to the horse and, in the case of a post-race test, was present in the horse's body while it was participating in a race. Prohibited substances include:(a) Drugs or medications for which no acceptable threshold concentration has been established;(b) Therapeutic medications in excess of established threshold concentrations;(c) Substances present in the horse in excess of concentrations at which such substances could occur naturally; and(d) Substances foreign to a horse at concentrations that cause interference with testing procedures.(2) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a person may not administer or cause to be administered to a horse by any means, a prohibited drug, medication, chemical or other substance, including any restricted medication pursuant to this chapter during the twenty-four hour period before post time for the race in which the horse is entered.