Section 605.70  Sterile Equipment and Disposable Needles

a)         Veterinarians practicing on a race track where a race meet is in progress or imminent shall use one time disposable needles and shall dispose of them in an approved manner.  All types of instruments used on horses, including surgical, tattooing, dental and similar items, must be properly cleaned and sterilized.

b)         No person other than a licensed veterinarian may have a needle or syringe of any kind, type or description, or an injectable drug, on his or her person or in his or her custody, or in the control, custody or possession of any of his or her employees.