Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1021
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 4-31-2-24 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 24. "Veterinarian"
means a veterinary practitioner who: is:
(1) either:
(A) holds a license or a special permit issued by the Indiana
board of veterinary medical examiners licensed to practice
veterinary medicine in Indiana; or
(B) is:
(i) exempt from the licensing and special permit
requirements of IC 25-38.1-3 (as described in
IC 25-38.1-3-1(b)); and
(ii) appointed by the commission under
IC 4-31-12-6(a)(1) to take or supervise the taking of
biological samples; and
(2) is authorized by the holder of a permit to practice at a
racetrack.
SECTION 2. IC 4-31-12-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.168-2019,
SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 6. (a) The commission:
(1) shall appoint, at its cost, a veterinarian licensed to practice in
Indiana to take or supervise the taking of biological samples
under section 5 of this chapter;
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(2) shall approve a laboratory for the analysis of a biological
sample taken under section 5 of this chapter; and
(3) may require that a biological sample taken under section 5 of
this chapter be analyzed.
(b) The cost of analyzing the biological samples shall be borne by
the commission.
(c) The commission may appoint, at its cost, veterinarians or other
persons to supervise all activities in the state testing barn area and to
supervise the practice of veterinary medicine at all racetracks in
Indiana.
(d) The commission shall employ or contract for assistants to aid in
securing biological samples at each racetrack. These assistants shall
have free access, under the supervision of the commission's
veterinarian, to the state testing barn area. The permit holder shall, in
the manner prescribed by the rules of the commission, reimburse the
commission for the salaries and other expenses of the assistants who
serve at the permit holder's racetrack.
HEA 1021 Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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