California Food and Agricultural Code CHAPTER 8 - Drugging of Horses

• Section 24000.
  The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) That the public has a valuable interest in public equine events and public horse sales.(b) That it is the intent...
• Section 24001.
  For purposes of this chapter:(a) “Event” means a public equine event or public horse sale that is held in the state, including a cutting horse competition,...
• Section 24002.
  The secretary has jurisdiction of all events under this chapter and shall administer and enforce this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 262, Sec. 1. (AB...
• Section 24003.
  Except as otherwise prohibited by law, the full use of modern therapeutic measures for the improvement and protection of the health of the horses is...
• Section 24004.
  A horse shall not be shown in any class at an event if it has been administered in any manner a prohibited substance in violation...
• Section 24005.
  The trainer or owner, or both the trainer and owner, in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary, is responsible for a horse’s condition...
• Section 24006.
  A trainer, owner, or both the trainer and owner, event manager, or any person who administers, attempts to administer, instructs, authorizes, aids, conspires with another...
• Section 24007.
  (a) In addition to any other penalty or fine prescribed by law, a trainer or owner, or both the trainer and owner, of a horse found...
• Section 24008.
  A horse at an event is subject to examination under the direction of a licensed veterinarian of the department or agent of the licensed veterinarian....
• Section 24009.
  Whether a horse is in competition or not, refusal to submit a horse in an event for examination, or refusal to cooperate with the licensed...
• Section 24010.
  If the chemical analysis of blood, urine, saliva, or other samples taken from a horse indicate the presence of a prohibited substance or NSAID or...
• Section 24011.
  (a) A horse that has received a prohibited substance shall not be eligible for show, competition, or sale, unless the following requirements have been met and...
• Section 24011.6.
  (a) The therapeutic administration of NSAIDs is permitted before and during all events except public auctions, provided that the dosage does not exceed any limits established...
• Section 24012.
  (a) (1) To provide funds for enforcement of this chapter, the event manager of every event shall charge and collect the applicable fee for each horse entered...
• Section 24013.
  (a) The secretary shall adopt those reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this chapter.(b) The secretary shall adopt an exempt medications list that...
• Section 24013.5.
  The secretary shall appoint an advisory committee to serve without compensation. The committee shall meet at least once a year, however, the chairperson may call...
• Section 24014.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that each of the persons appointed to the advisory committee pursuant to Section 24013.5 represent and further the...
• Section 24015.
  (a) Every event shall be registered with the department, unless otherwise prescribed by the secretary by regulation. The event manager of an event shall file a...
• Section 24016.
  No provision contained in this chapter shall in any way affect existing statutes governing horseracing or affect horse sales or horse auction sales when such...
• Section 24017.
  This chapter shall not apply to any horse one year of age or less entered in any public horse sale, if public notice of the...
• Section 24018.
  The secretary may accept on behalf of the state, donations of money from any person, association, or agency interested in the control of drugging of...

Last modified: October 22, 2018