Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Authority means the independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority established by section 5. The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. The term covered horserace means any horserace that has a substantial relation to interstate commerce, including any horserace that is the subject of interstate off-track wagers. The term covered horse means any Thoroughbred, Quarter, or Standardbred horse, beginning on the date of the horse’s first timed and reported workout at a race track that participates in covered horseraces or a licensed training facility until the Authority receives written notice that the horse has been retired.
The term covered persons means all trainers, owners, veterinarians, persons (legal and natural) licensed by a State racing commission and the agents, assigns and employees of such persons and other horse support personnel who are engaged in the care, training, or racing of covered horses. The term equine constituencies means, collectively, the owners and breeders, trainers, racetracks, veterinarians, State racing commissions, and jockeys. The term equine industry representative means an organization regularly and significantly engaged in the equine industry, including organizations that represent the interests of, and whose membership consists of, owners and breeders, trainers, racetracks, veterinarians, State racing commissions, and jockeys.
The term horseracing anti-doping and medication control program means the program established under section 6. The term interstate off-track wager has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 ( 15 U.S.C. 3002 ). The term jockey means a rider or driver of a covered horse in covered horseraces. The term medication and regulatory experts means organizations or associations that are actively involved in the establishment of equine medication standards, or groups or associations representing entities responsible for the current regulation of the equine industry, or groups or associations representing equine practitioners and veterinarians.
The term owners and breeders means those persons who either hold ownership interests in covered horses or who are in the business of breeding covered horses. The term prohibited methods means any methods that are on the list of prohibited methods identified in section 6(g). The term prohibited substances means any substances that are on the list of prohibited substances identified in section 6(g). The term permitted methods means those methods identified in the list of permitted methods identified in section 6(g).
The term permitted substances means those substances contained in the list of permitted substances identified in section 6(g). The term racetrack means an organization licensed by a State racing commission to conduct covered horseraces. The term State racing commission means that entity designated by State statute or, in the absence of statute, by regulation, with jurisdiction to regulate the conduct of horseracing within the State. The term trainer means an individual engaged in the training of covered horses.
The term veterinarian means a licensed veterinarian who provides veterinary services to covered horses. The term workout means a timed running of a horse over a predetermined distance not associated with a race or, with regard to a horse taking part in harness or pace racing, its first qualifying race.
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