TAKE NOTICE, effective April 21, 2018, the Registrar rescinds all prior penalty guidelines and subsequent revisions and orders that the following penalty guidelines be applied:
Guidelines
Penalties for Equine Drug, TCO2 and Non-Therapeutic Drug Offences
Class of Drug |
1st Violation | 2nd Violation | 3rd Violation |
4th Violation |
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Class I and II | 1 – 5 years and $10,000 monetary penalty |
5 – 10 years and $25,000 monetary penalty |
10 year suspension and $50,0000 monetary penalty |
|
TCO2 – pursuant to SB R. 22.38 and TB R. 37.01 | 90 days - 1 year and $5,000 monetary penalty |
1 – 2 years and $10,000 monetary penalty |
10 year suspension and $25,000 monetary penalty |
|
Class III | 60 – 180 days and $3,000 monetary penalty |
6 months – 1 year and $5,000 monetary penalty |
1 year – 2 years and $10,000 monetary penalty |
2 years or more and $20,000 monetary penalty |
Class IV and V | 15 – 75 days and $2,000 monetary penalty | 30 – 180 days and $4,000 monetary penalty |
60 – 300 days and $8,000 monetary penalty | 1 year or more and $10,000 monetary penalty |
Non-Therapeutic | 10 years and $40,000 monetary penalty | 25 years and $100,000 monetary penalty |
Application of the Guidelines will take into consideration the following: