<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:04:27:13.03 Requirement for endoscopic examinations.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:04:27:13.03"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:04:27:13.03 Requirement for endoscopic examinations."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:04:27</b><b>:13.03.&nbsp;&nbsp;Requirement for endoscopic examinations.</b> An endoscopic examination must be conducted by a state licensed veterinarian. The state licensed veterinarian shall be licensed by the commission and employed by the owner or the owner's agent. If the endoscopic examination reveals a hemorrhage in the lumen of the respiratory tract, the commission veterinarian or a state licensed veterinarian shall decide if the amount of hemorrhage is sufficient to cause the horse to be certified as a bleeder.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 25 SDR 95, effective January 20, 1999; 40 SDR 121, effective January 6, 2014.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&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(4).</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&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(4)(11).</A></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>