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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 §319.361 - Testing of Horses
Chapter Review Date 06/06/2022

(a) The stewards shall order specimens collected for testing under this subchapter in accordance with this section.(b) A specimen shall be collected from each horse that finishes first in a race.(c) In addition to the horse designated under subsection (b) of this section, a specimen may be collected from the following horses:(1) a horse that finishes second;(2) a beaten favorite;(3) for a race with a gross purse of $50,000 or more, the horse that finishes third;(4) a horse selected at random by the stewards; and(5) any other horse designated for cause by the stewards or the commission veterinarian.

Source Note: The provisions of this §319.361 adopted to be effective August 14, 1989, 14 TexReg 3807; amended to be effective October 11, 1990, 15 TexReg 5715; amended to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10642.

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