Describe the Issue
What specific problems or concerns are involved in this issue? Trainers or grooms not reporting directly to test barn after a race when called by Judges/Stewards Board This is a rule that I currently enforced by rule 286g Conduct prejudicial to the best interests of horse racing. Contamination, horses need to report directly to test barn to produce a sample.
What specific problems or concerns are involved in this issue?
Horses that Judges/steward board call for test not reporting directly to test barn after race.
Who does the issue affect?
Horse racing industry
What existing HRA rules relate to this issue?
TESTING FOR DRUGS, MEDICATIONS, AND FOREIGN AND PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES 261 g Samples after each race After each *horse race, samples must be obtained by test inspectors authorized under the Pari Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations (Canada), as amended from time to time, from those *horses designated by the *judges/stewards board or the *official veterinarian, or both, and the samples must be handled and analyzed in accordance with those regulations. 286 g Conduct prejudicial to the best interests of horse racing (1) A person *violates these rules who, (a) (amended 04/26) in the opinion of the *judges/stewards board, conducts themselves in a manner prejudicial to the best interest of *horse racing,
What solution does this proposal provide?
Clarity
How will the solution fix the problem?
Clarity
How will the change affect any entities or stakeholders?
N/A
What are the benefits of the proposed change?
Clarity on the rule.
What are the possible drawbacks of the proposed change?
None
For those stakeholder groups that have expressed an opinion, please list the points on which they agree or disagree, and the arguments they have expressed.
This rule does not affect the industry, it simply states the obvious after a race when a horse is called to test it must repot directly to test barn for testing. Currently enforced under HRA rule 286g
Are there any affected stakeholder groups that have not been consulted on this proposal?
This rule does not affect the industry, it simply states the obvious after a race when a horse is called to test it must repot directly to test barn for testing. Currently enforced under HRA rule 286g
Please show new language in a new paragraph below the current wording. If you are proposing that current rule language be eliminated, please indicate the text to be deleted with [DELETE: copy to be deleted in square brackets]
TESTING FOR DRUGS, MEDICATIONS, AND FOREIGN AND PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES 261 g Samples after each race (1) After each *horse race, samples must be obtained by test inspectors authorized under the Pari Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations (Canada), as amended from time to time, from those *horses designated by the *judges/stewards board or the *official veterinarian, or both, and the samples must be handled and analysed in accordance with those regulations. (2) (2) Unless otherwise directed by the stewards/judges or the horse racing Alberta *official veterinarian, a horse that is selected for testing must be taken directly to the test barn.
If yes, please attach copies of those rules.
Submit proposed amendments to those rules to comply with changes that would be made by this proposal.
TESTING FOR DRUGS, MEDICATIONS, AND FOREIGN AND PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES 261 g Samples after each race (1) After each *horse race, samples must be obtained by test inspectors authorized under the Pari Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations (Canada), as amended from time to time, from those *horses designated by the *judges/stewards board or the *official veterinarian, or both, and the samples must be handled and analysed in accordance with those regulations. (2) (2) Unless otherwise directed by the stewards/judges or the horse racing Alberta *official veterinarian, a horse that is selected for testing must be taken directly to the test barn.
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