Bill Text: IA HSB137 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to pari-mutuel wagering, including horse and dog racing medication requirements and the applicability of certain setoff procedures to advance deposit wagering operators.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2017-03-01 - Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 495. [HSB137 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HSB137-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
137
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
INSPECTIONS
AND
APPEALS
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
pari-mutuel
wagering,
including
horse
and
1
dog
racing
medication
requirements
and
the
applicability
2
of
certain
setoff
procedures
to
advance
deposit
wagering
3
operators.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
99D.25,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
“Numbing”
means
the
applying
of
ice
or
a
freezing
device
3
or
substance
to
the
limbs
of
a
horse
or
dog
within
two
hours
4
before
the
start
of
a
race,
or
a
surgical
or
other
procedure
5
which
was,
at
any
time,
performed
in
which
the
nerves
of
a
6
horse
or
dog
were
severed,
destroyed,
injected,
or
removed.
7
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
ice
is
not
a
freezing
device
8
or
substance.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
99D.25A,
subsections
2
and
7,
Code
2017,
are
10
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
2.
Phenylbutazone
shall
not
may
be
administered
to
a
12
horse
in
dosages
which
would
result
in
concentrations
of
more
13
than
five
micrograms
of
the
substance
or
its
metabolites
14
per
milliliter
of
blood
dosage
amounts
as
set
by
rule
15
by
the
commission
.
In
races
recognized
as
graded
stakes
16
thoroughbred
races,
the
commission
may
establish
restrictions
17
on
dosage
amounts
for
phenylbutazone
which
would
result
in
18
concentrations
of
less
than
five
micrograms
of
the
substance
or
19
its
metabolites
per
milliliter
of
blood.
20
7.
A
horse
entered
to
race
with
furosemide
must
be
treated
21
at
least
four
hours
prior
to
post
time.
The
furosemide
shall
22
be
administered
intravenously
by
a
veterinarian
employed
by
the
23
owner
or
trainer
of
the
horse
issued
a
current
occupational
24
license
by
the
commission
.
The
commission
shall
adopt
rules
25
to
ensure
that
furosemide
is
administered
as
provided
in
this
26
section
.
The
commission
shall
require
that
the
practicing
27
veterinarian
deliver
an
affidavit
signed
by
the
veterinarian
28
which
certifies
information
regarding
the
treatment
of
the
29
horse.
The
affidavit
must
be
delivered
to
a
commission
30
veterinarian
within
twenty
minutes
following
the
treatment.
31
The
statement
affidavit
must
at
least
include
the
name
of
the
32
practicing
veterinarian,
the
tattoo
number
of
the
horse,
the
33
location
of
the
barn
and
stall
where
the
treatment
occurred,
34
the
race
number
of
the
horse,
the
name
of
the
trainer,
and
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the
time
that
the
furosemide
was
administered.
Furosemide
1
shall
only
be
administered
in
a
dose
level
of
no
less
than
2
one
hundred
fifty
milligrams
and
no
more
than
five
hundred
3
milligrams.
4
Sec.
3.
Section
99D.28,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
5
following
new
subsection:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“licensee”
7
shall
also
include
an
advance
deposit
wagering
operator.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
concerns
pari-mutuel
wagering
under
Code
chapter
12
99D.
13
Code
section
99D.25,
regulating
the
drugging
or
numbing
of
14
race
horses
or
dogs,
is
amended
to
provide
that
in
defining
15
numbing,
ice
is
not
a
freezing
device
or
substance.
16
Code
section
99D.25A,
concerning
the
administration
of
17
furosemide
or
phenylbutazone
to
race
horses,
is
amended.
The
18
bill
provides
that
phenylbutazone
may
be
administered
to
19
a
horse
in
dosage
amounts
as
set
by
the
racing
and
gaming
20
commission
by
rule.
Current
law
specifies
dosage
amounts
21
in
Code.
The
bill
also
provides
that
furosemide
shall
be
22
administered
to
a
horse
by
a
veterinarian
licensed
by
the
23
commission
instead
of
by
a
veterinarian
employed
by
the
owner
24
or
trainer
of
the
horse.
The
bill
retains
the
requirement
25
that
the
treating
veterinarian
submit
an
affidavit
about
the
26
treatment
to
a
commission
veterinarian,
but
eliminates
the
27
requirement
that
the
affidavit
be
delivered
within
20
minutes
28
of
the
treatment.
29
Code
section
99D.28,
concerning
setoff
requirements,
is
30
amended.
The
setoff
requirements
provide
that
if
a
person
31
wins
$1,200
or
more
in
one
occurrence
and
owes
money
to
an
32
eligible
public
agency,
the
licensee
is
required
to
collect
33
from
the
winnings
the
full
amount
of
the
debt
prior
to
paying
34
any
winnings
to
the
person.
The
bill
provides
that
these
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requirements
apply
to
advance
deposit
wagering
operators.
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