Minnesota Administrative Rules

7876.0110 OFF-TRACK STABLING.

Subpart 1.

Stabling.

A horse racing at a licensed race meeting may be stabled within the confines of the racetrack, at another racetrack licensed by the commission or other racing jurisdiction, or at off-track facilities. The association conducting the meeting shall provide temporary stabling for horses eligible to race that are brought to a race from another racetrack or off-track facilities.

Subp. 2.

Requirements of commission must be met at racetrack.

All workout, tattooing, freeze branding, microchips, approval from the starting gate, and eligibility requirements of the commission or stewards must be secured at a licensed racetrack at which racing is being conducted. However, workouts may be obtained at sites approved by the commission and which are staffed by a clocker or clockers licensed by the commission.

Subp. 3.

Horses must be at racetrack for race day inspection.

All horses shipped from another racetrack or off-track stabling facility to a racetrack for a race must be at the racetrack no later than 9:00 a.m. or later if approved by the stewards on the day on which the horse is scheduled to race.

Subp. 4.

Original certificate of veterinary inspection.

Any horse arriving on the grounds must be accompanied by an original certificate of veterinary inspection issued not more than ten days prior to arrival. The certificate of veterinary inspection must be completed by an accredited veterinarian and must contain complete equine infections anemia test results, including the date, laboratory, and accession number of the most recent negative EIA test. The certificate of veterinary inspection must be surrendered to the stable gate personnel for immediate transmittal to the commission veterinarian. The certificate of veterinary inspection will remain valid for 30 days from the date of issue, with the date of issue counted as day one. Horses leaving the facility and returning during this 30-day period do not have to be accompanied by a new certificate of veterinary inspection. Horses leaving and returning after the 30-day period will need to be accompanied by a new original certificate of veterinary inspection issued not more than ten days prior to arrival.

Subp. 4a.

Renewal of 30-day certificate of veterinary inspection.

The certificate of veterinary inspection for horses leaving and returning on an ongoing basis throughout the meet must be renewed within the first five days of each month.

Subp. 5.

Record of negative test for equine piroplasmosis.

When an active case of equine piroplasmosis (EP) is reported by a government agency within North America, the Racing Commission, the executive director, or the deputy director, in consultation with the chief commission veterinarian, has the authority to require proof of an equine piroplasmosis (EP) test taken within 12 months of the date of entry upon the racetrack when a horse enters or is already on the confines of the racetrack. No horse shall be allowed to enter the confines of any association holding a license to conduct a race meeting or race in Minnesota unless the horse has had the required test. The test must indicate a negative result for Theileria equi and Babesia caballi. Record of the negative test shall be attached to the certificate of veterinarian inspection (CVI) and presented at the stable gate when the horse first enters the confines.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 240.03; 240.23; 240.24

History:

9 SR 2527; 10 SR 2161; 14 SR 2008; 15 SR 2307; 33 SR 8; 34 SR 1135; 35 SR 627; 36 SR 1407; 39 SR 1739

Published Electronically:

June 29, 2015