California § 19580 - The board shall adopt regulations to establish policies, guidelines, and penaltie
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§ 19580. The board shall adopt regulations to establish policies, guidelines, and penaltie
(a) The board shall adopt regulations to establish policies, guidelines, and penalties relating to equine medication in order to preserve and enhance the integrity of horse racing in the state. Those policies, guidelines, and penalties shall include, at a minimum, the provisions set forth in this article. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the board, in its testing efforts to determine illegal or excessive use of substances, recognize the greater importance of conducting complete and thorough testing of a lesser number of samples in preference to conducting less thorough testing on a greater number of samples.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19580 ("The board shall adopt regulations to establish policies, guidelines, and penaltie") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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