Governor signs steroid ban into law
9/6/08 KyHarnessRacing.com
9/6/08 KyHarnessRacing.com
- FRANKFORT, KY – Governor Steve Beshear today
signed emergency regulations banning anabolic
steroids from thoroughbred and standardbred racing
in Kentucky. The changes in state law took effect
immediately as emergency regulations.
“This is a historic day in Kentucky racing,” Gov.
Beshear said. “This action demonstrates our
commitment to ensuring the integrity of racing and
the safety of its competitors.”
Under the new law, anabolic steroids may not be
present in a horse that is racing. The new rules set
forth acceptable levels of the naturally occurring
steroids Boldenone, Nandrolone and Testosterone.
A horse may be given one of those steroids only
under certain therapeutic conditions, and a horse may
not race for at least 60 days afterwards. The
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) also
must receive a clean test report from an approved lab.
New state laws also strengthen the penalties for
anabolic steroids. A violation of the anabolic steroid
rule will result in a suspension up to 60 days for the
first violation.
There is a qualified 90-day grace period. Veterinarians
are advised to discontinue administering anabolic
steroids immediately unless they are being used for
therapeutic purposes and the horse will not race for
at least 60 days. Penalties will be imposed during the
grace period if a positive test for anabolic steroid is
returned from a sample taken during the last 30 days
of the 90-day period and there is evidence that the
anabolic steroid was administered in the preceding 60
days.
More information on the new laws is available at the
KHRC Web site, http://www.khra.ky.gov/.
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