{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fac-24009","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAC § 24009","heading":"","body":"Whether a horse is in competition or not, refusal to submit a horse in an event for examination, or refusal to cooperate with the licensed veterinarian, or his or her technicians and agents, shall constitute a violation of, and subject the responsible person to, the same penalties that are applicable to prohibited substances or permissible substances under Section 24007. A suitable sample shall be collected from a horse selected for testing by a drug testing agent of the department unless the agent releases the horse from testing.","path":["Food and Agricultural Code - FAC","DIVISION 11. HORSES, MULES, BURROS, SHEEP, AND SWINE [23001. - 24134.]","CHAPTER 8. Drugging of Horses [24000. - 24018.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"19c7472785acaa7efac8b2c3106040147bb45268a2f2a7322187633b95b625b4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fac-24008","next":"us-ca/fac-24010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}