Horses: test verification, horse shows, competitions, and sales.

(1) Existing law requires any horse or other Equidae brought into this state to be accompanied by a certificate of health and verification that the horse or Equidae has been tested within the preceding 6 months and found negative to a test for equine infectious anemia, except as otherwise specified. A violation of those provisions is a crime. This bill would instead require verification that a horse or other Equidae has been tested, and found negative, for equine infectious anemia within the preceding 12 months. (2) Existing law provides for the regulation of horse shows, competitions, or sales by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, and defines public horse shows, competitions, or sales for those purposes. Existing law provides that a trainer or owner of a horse, or both, are responsible for complying with the provisions regulating horse shows, competitions, and sales, and makes a trainer or owner responsible for complying with specified requirements after any course of medical therapy has been administered or prescribed by a licensed veterinarian who is employed to examine or treat a horse pursuant to those provisions. Existing law generally requires every horse show, competition, or sale to be registered with the Department of Food and Agriculture, and requires an event manager to file a completed registration form with the department at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the event. A violation of the provisions relating to horse shows, competitions, or sales is a crime. This bill would instead define events that are subject to those provisions as "public equine events" and "public horse sales," as specified. The bill would specify that the trainer and owner are both responsible for compliance with the requirements regarding the administration of medical therapy after the licensed veterinarian is employed by either the trainer or owner. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would extend the deadline for registration for an event by an event manager from 30 days to 60 days before the beginning of the event. (3) Existing law makes the provisions regulating horse shows and competitions inapplicable to public horse shows and competitions that do not last longer than a day and in which the cumulative fees do not exceed $4.99. This bill would instead make the provisions regulating public equine events inapplicable to events where the entry fee for a single, one-day event does not exceed $4.99, and any other fees charged do not exceed $19.99. (4) Existing law authorizes the therapeutic administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) , prior to and during all events except public auctions, provided that the dosage does not exceed limits established by regulation. Existing law establishes the maximum detectable plasma levels for certain NSAIDs for those purposes. This bill would require the department to establish, by regulation, an approved therapeutic medications list and maximum detectable plasma levels on or before July 1, 2014, and would repeal the provisions establishing the maximum detectable plasma levels specified by statute on that date. (5) This bill would also make other technical and conforming changes. (6) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.