Ind. Code § 4-31-12-7
Veterinarians appointed by the commission or employed by a permit holder; treatment restrictions; compensation
Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 7. (a) A veterinarian appointed by the commission or employed by a permit holder may not, during the period of the veterinarian's employment, treat or issue prescriptions for a horse on the grounds of or registered to race at a track, except in case of emergency or to perform an endoscopic examination on a horse the day the horse is scheduled to race. A full and complete record of an emergency treatment or a prescription shall be filed with the stewards or judges.
Sec. 7. (a) A veterinarian appointed by the commission or employed by a permit holder may not, during the period of the veterinarian's employment, do the following with respect to a breed of horse registered with the commission for racing at the track of the veterinarian's employment:
(1) Treat or issue prescriptions for a horse, except in case of emergency.
(2) Perform an endoscopic examination on a horse the day the horse is scheduled to race.
A full and complete record of an emergency treatment or a prescription authorized by subdivision (1) shall be filed with the stewards or judges.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an owner or trainer may not directly or indirectly employ or pay compensation to a veterinarian who is employed by the commission or a permit holder.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an owner or trainer may not directly or indirectly employ or pay compensation to a veterinarian with respect to the care of a horse belonging to a breed of horse registered with the commission for racing at the track of the veterinarian's employment.
(c) An owner or trainer may pay a veterinarian employed by the commission or a permit holder for an endoscopic examination permitted under subsection (a).
(c) An owner or trainer may pay a veterinarian employed by the commission or a permit holder for an endoscopic examination permitted under subsection (a).
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