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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".39" citation="COMAR 09.10.02.39" title_num="09" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="02" heading="Veterinarians.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Commission shall designate and employ a Chief Veterinarian and other veterinarians it considers necessary, and assign the veterinarians to serve at a Maryland track when live racing is conducted at the track.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A veterinarian employed by the Commission shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Visually examine a horse appearing in the day's entries while the horse is warming up on the track before the race in which it is to run;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be in the paddock before a race and visually inspect the horses in the race;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Report a horse's racing condition to the presiding judge, if, in the opinion of the veterinarian:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The horse is not in condition to race; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>By racing, the horse may cause injury to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Itself,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Its driver, or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Other participants in the race;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Ensure that blood is drawn for testing purposes from the horses designated by the presiding judge or the Commission; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Perform examinations and tests that, from time to time, may be required by the presiding judge.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A horse reported to the presiding judge in accordance with §B(3) of this regulation shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Scratched out of the race by the presiding judge;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Automatically placed on the veterinarian's list; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Prohibited from entering until the veterinarian notifies the presiding judge that the horse is again fit to compete.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If an individual connected to a horse entered in a race prevents the horse from being examined, the presiding judge shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be notified; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Order the horse scratched from the race.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Restrictions on Veterinarians Employed by the Commission.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A veterinarian in the employ of the Commission is not permitted to treat or prescribe for a horse on the grounds of, or registered to race at, a track under the jurisdiction of the Commission, except in the case of an emergency.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>When a veterinarian in the employ of the Commission treats a horse under the exception to §E(1) of this regulation, a full and complete report shall be made to the presiding judge.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A person licensed by the Commission may not employ or pay compensation to a veterinarian in the employ of the Commission, either directly or indirectly, during the period for which the veterinarian is so employed.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Practicing Veterinarians.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An individual is not allowed to practice as a veterinarian on the grounds of a racing association that is under the jurisdiction of the Commission until the individual has obtained a license from the Commission to practice.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An individual licensed by the Commission to practice veterinary medicine at a track under its jurisdiction is subject to the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Standards of conduct and ethics prescribed by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and those standards prescribed in Agriculture Article, §2-310, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Provisions of COMAR 09.10.04.03D and Regulation .19 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A veterinarian practicing at a track under the jurisdiction of the Commission shall file a report with the judges as to any medication prescribed or administered, or professional service performed.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A report filed in accordance with §F(3) of this regulation shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be delivered in person or postmarked within 48 hours after the time of treatment; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Remain confidential, except that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A Commission veterinarian may compile general data from the report to assist the Commission in formulating policies or rules, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The judges may review the report in investigating a possible violation of the regulations.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>