Minnesota Administrative Rules

7890.0130 FINDINGS OF CHEMIST.

Subpart 1.

Prima facie evidence.

A finding by a chemist of any medication or metabolite, substance foreign to the natural horse, or NSAIDs or furosemide exceeding the allowable test levels provided in part 7890.0100, subpart 13, item A, in the test sample of a horse shall be considered prima facie evidence that the medication, substance, NSAIDs or furosemide was administered to the horse prior to the race and carried in the body of the horse while participating in a race. Horses racing on NSAIDs or furosemide must show a detectable concentration of the drug or metabolites in the post-race serum, plasma, or urine sample. A finding by a chemist of any venom or blood doping agent in the test sample of a horse shall be considered prima facie evidence that the venom or blood doping agent was administered to the horse prior to the race and carried in the body of the horse while participating in a race. A finding by a chemist of a level of TCO₂ greater than 37 millimoles per liter of blood in the test sample of a horse shall be considered prima facie evidence that an alkalinizing agent was administered to the horse prior to the race.

Subp. 2.

Distributed purse money.

The fact that purse money has been distributed prior to the issuance of the chemist's report shall not be deemed a finding that no medication or NSAIDs or furosemide exceeding allowable levels was administered to the horse earning such purse money in violation of this chapter.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 240.13; 240.15; 240.19; 240.23; 240.24

History:

9 SR 2527; 10 SR 1908; 12 SR 2393; 16 SR 2207; 25 SR 1609; 28 SR 1482; 31 SR 1277; 33 SR 8

Published Electronically:

August 1, 2008