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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".14" citation="COMAR 09.10.04.14" title_num="09" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="04" heading="Equine Infectious Anemia.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Coggin's Test.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided in this regulation, a certificate of a negative Coggin's test or other proof of a negative Coggin's test on a horse shall be presented to an association before the horse is stabled on the grounds of the association and before the horse is eligible to start in a race.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The certificate shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Identify the horse by tattoo number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Indicate that the horse was tested within 1 year before the date that the certificate is presented to the association; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Indicate that the test was conducted by a laboratory approved by the United States Department of Agriculture.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The receipt and transfer of a certificate of a negative Coggin's test when a horse is claimed, sold, or transferred is the responsibility of the trainer of the horse.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Proof of a negative Coggin's test shall be on a sticker attached to the foal certificate showing the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Horse's name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Date of the test;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Laboratory name and test number; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Name of the veterinarian who took the blood sample.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A Coggin's certificate indicating a horse is negative for equine infectious anemia is valid for 1 year from the date of the certificate's issuance.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Absent a valid Coggin's certificate, the stewards or judges may allow a horse to race if they have received a signed statement from an approved veterinarian licensed by the Commission indicating:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>When and where blood was taken from the horse; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>To what laboratory the blood was sent.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The stewards or judges may contact the laboratory specified under §C(2) of this regulation to obtain verbal confirmation that the blood was negative for equine infectious anemia.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Veterinarians.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Veterinarians shall file individual remittance certificates with individual blood samples for each horse when testing for equine infectious anemia.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Upon receipt of the certificate from a laboratory approved for conducting the test for equine infectious anemia, the veterinarian shall deliver the certificate to the trainer of the horse.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Veterinarians shall notify the State veterinarian immediately upon receipt of a positive report.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>