<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">        (b)  A suspended or revoked license</span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">    (4)  </span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">The</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0"> horse </span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0"> suspended from racing for a period equal to any suspension given to the horse's trainer or owner-trainer for the same incident; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">    (5)  In a claiming race, if </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">the urine, saliva, or blood specimen is from </span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">a claimed horse, the stewards at their discretion may void the claim.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">    Each time a trainer or an owner-trainer has been fined or </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">has had a license </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">suspended </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">or revoked </span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">in South Dakota or any other racing jurisdiction for violation of rules prohibiting the use of illegal substances or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0"> </span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">regulating the use of controlled therapeutic medications</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0"> in horse racing </span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">constitutes an offense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">    </span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0"> 5 SDR 87, effective April 15, 1979; 6 SDR 77, effective February 3, 1980; 7 SDR 70, effective January 27, 1981;8 SDR 94, effective February 14, 1982; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:04:05:20"><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0-000003">20:04:05:20</span></a><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">, 9 SDR 122, effective March 31, 1983; 11 SDR 177, effective July 2, 1985; 12 SDR 108, effective January 8, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 17 SDR 113, effective February 5, 1991; 23 SDR 126, effective February 13, 1997; 33 SDR 63, effective October 18, 2006; 38 SDR 101, effective December 5, 2011</span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">; 43 SDR 150, effective June 1, 2017; 49 SDR 9, effective August 9, 2022; 50 SDR 15, effective August 13, 2023; 51 SDR 16, effective August 18, 2024; 52 SDR 25, effective September 10, 2025</span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">    </span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7-56"><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0-000003">42-7-56</span></a><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">(4)(13)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7-96"><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0-000003">42-7-96</span></a><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">    </span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7-67"><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0-000003">42-7-67</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=42-7-96"><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0-000003">42-7-96</span></a><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0">    </span><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0-000001">References:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0"> Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI), ARCI Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule for Horses Version 4.2.1 dated December 2020, and Uniform Classification Guidelines for Foreign Substances and Recommended Penalties Model Rule Version 19.0 dated May 2025. Copies of both documents may be obtained from the ARCI website at </span><a href="www.arci.com"><span class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C2">www.arci.com</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9C0"> free of charge.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc33fef32-fabf-4bde-92f9-343f817327a9000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>