Section 71IAC8.5-4-12. Contact with entered horses

   (a) Practicing veterinarians and their helpers are prohibited from having contact with a horse within twenty-four (24) hours of its scheduled race except during the administration of furosemide under the guidelines set forth in 71 IAC 8.5-1-5(6) and 71 IAC 8.5-1-5(7) or unless prior approval has been given by the stewards or by the official veterinarian.

  (b) Notwithstanding provisions [sic.] (a) above [subsection (a)], in the case of an emergency a practicing veterinarian may have contact with a horse within twenty-four (24) hours of its scheduled race. If this occurs, the practicing veterinarian shall immediately report such contact and the reasons necessitating the contact to the stewards or in their absence to commission or track security. (Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 8.5-4-12; emergency rule filed Mar 10, 2006, 11:00 a.m.: 29 IR 2225; emergency rule filed Apr 24, 2006, 11:11 a.m.: 29 IR 3034; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFA)