Except as provided in §A(14) of this regulation, the following acts are prohibited if committed on the grounds of a facility under the jurisdiction of the Commission, if they affect a race conducted live in this State, or if they affect the betting on a race in this State: Offering, promising, giving, accepting, or soliciting a bribe in any form, directly or indirectly, to or by a person having any connection with the outcome of a race; Entering, or knowingly aiding and abetting in the entering of, a horse ineligible or unqualified to race; Participating in any improper, corrupt, or fraudulent act or practice in relation to racing; Causing, attempting to cause, or any participation in an attempt to cause the pre-arrangement of a race result; Soliciting bets on a horse from the public by a licensee either by correspondence or other methods; Using or possessing a battery, buzzer, electrical device, or other appliance, other than an ordinary whip, which could be used to alter the speed or racing condition of a horse in a race or workout; Using profane, abusive, or insulting language to employees of the Commission, employees of a facility under the jurisdiction of the Racing Commission, or the public; Being in an intoxicated state; Fighting or other conduct of a disorderly nature; Using or possessing a deadly weapon; Committing or participating in the commission of a criminal act; Violating a regulation or condition of the Commission or aiding or abetting a person in the violation of a regulation or condition of the Commission; Failing to comply with an order or ruling of a steward, judge, or other racing official pertaining to a racing matter; Cruelty to a horse wherever committed; Tampering, or attempting to tamper, with a horse for any purpose; Transferring, or attempting to transfer, the ownership of a horse for a purpose other than its legitimate sale or lease; Registering a horse under the name of a person other than the legitimate owner or lessee of the horse; Making false or misleading statements to a racing official or submitting false or misleading statements on a license application; Except as otherwise provided in this regulation, using or possessing, actually or constructively, any of the following items: A drug, or A hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe, or other device which could be used for injection; Using or possessing the ingredients or the paraphernalia associated with the forced feeding to a horse of a combination of baking soda and sugar, or a form of sugar, or administrating a substance by tubing within 24 hours of a racing program in which a horse is scheduled to race; The possession or administration of Erythropoietin or any analogous substance that increases the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood; and Failing to report the knowledge of a violation of this regulation to the stewards, judges, or the Commission. The use or possession of the items listed in §A(19)(a) and (b) of this regulation is permissible if the: Item is possessed or used for a legitimate purpose by a licensed veterinarian; Item is possessed or used pursuant to a valid prescription or order from a medical practitioner while acting in the course of the practitioner's professional practice; or Stewards or judges, in their discretion, grant permission authorizing the possession or use of the item. The use of a shockwave therapy device is prohibited unless: The device is registered with the Commission Veterinarian; The device is used by a licensed veterinarian; The device is used on a horse at least 10 days before the horse participates in a race or workout; and Each use of the device is reported to the stewards on a daily medication report as provided in COMAR 09.10.01.47K and COMAR 09.10.02.39F(3) and (4).