<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:04:21:15 Duty of owner, trainer, and groom to protect horse.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:04:21:15"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:04:21:15 Duty of owner, trainer, and groom to protect horse."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:04:21:15.&nbsp;&nbsp;Duty of owner, trainer, and groom to protect horse.</b> The owner, trainer, groom, and any other person having charge, custody, or care of horses racing on a track in South Dakota shall protect the horses against the administration or attempted administration of a drug, narcotic, stimulant, depressant, or local anesthetic which, in the opinion of the stewards of the meeting or the commission, could affect the racing condition of a horse; and against the use of an electrical, mechanical, or other appliance which might affect a horse's speed in a race. Failure to protect a horse against these things may result in a penalty by the stewards and referral to the commission.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; transferred from §&nbsp;20:04:05:17, 9 SDR 122, effective March 31, 1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=42-7-56">42-7-56.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=42-7-56">42-7-56.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>