Section 436.100  Prohibited Equipment and Substances

a)         No laser machines, needles, syringes or injectables shall be permitted in the security area.  The use of any other machine or equipment shall be approved by the state veterinarian.

b)         The use of nebulizers shall be permitted in the security area.  Water shall be the only solution allowed for use in a nebulizer unless other solutions have been approved by the state veterinarian.

c)         The use of breathing compounds, for oral and nasal dosing, such as, but not limited to, Traileze, Vapol, Vicks Vapor-Rub, Wind-Aid and Exhail Ease, or others containing but not limited to methyl salicylate, camphor and potassium iodide, shall not be permitted in the security area.  A trainer must obtain the state veterinarian's approval for use of any other breathing compound.  The use of DMSO (Dimethyl Sulfoxide), preparations containing the DMSO or any other substances containing ingredients with qualities to penetrate the skin, to be used for topical applications, shall not be permitted in the security area.

d)         Violation of this Section shall result in the horse being scratched and a civil penalty imposed on the trainer of record.  Subsequent violations shall be penalized by the horse being scratched and the civil penalty shall be double the amount of the preceding penalty.

(Source:  Amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 4520, effective March 10, 1992)