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TITLE 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 8 - TEXAS RACING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 319 - VETERINARY PRACTICES AND DRUG TESTING
SUBCHAPTER D - DRUG TESTING
SECTION/RULE §319.301 - Testing Authorized
Chapter Review Date 06/06/2022

(a) The stewards and racing judges may require a specimen of hair, urine, blood, saliva, tissue or other bodily substance to be taken from a race animal for the purpose of testing for the presence of a prohibited drug, chemical, or other substance.(b) Testing under this subchapter may be required at any time in accordance with these rules and may be conducted in an area approved by the commission veterinarian under the supervision of the commission veterinarian.(c) A person is not entitled to a purse until drug testing has been completed and the executive director has cleared the race for payment.

Source Note: The provisions of this §319.301 adopted to be effective August 14, 1989, 14 TexReg 3805; amended to be effective June 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 4570; amended to be effective June 29, 2022, 47 TexReg 3683.

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