AR.64K. (1) The following animal diseases or conditions are declared to be notifiable, and must be notified and dealt with in accordance with subrules (2) to (9) f this rule:
African horse sickness
Borna disease
Contagious equine metritis
Dourine 41
Epizootic lymphangitis
Equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern and Western)
Equine encephalomyelitis (Venezuelan)
Equine encephalosis
Equine herpes-virus 1 (abortigenic and neurological strains)
Equine infectious anaemia
Equine influenza
Equine piroplasmosis (Babesiosis)
Equine viral arteritis
Getah virus
Glanders
Hendra virus
Japanese encephalitis
Potomac fever
Screw-worm fly - New World (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
West Nile virus infection [subrule replaced 1.9.09]
(2) A person who owns or is in charge of, or has in his possession or control, a horse which the person suspects or should reasonably suspect is infected with a notifiable disease or condition, and who does not, as soon as possible after he should have suspected or became aware that the horse is infected, report the fact to the Principal Racing Authority in that State or Territory by the quickest means of communication available to the person is guilty of an offence.
(3) A person who owns or is in charge of, or has in his possession or control, a horse which the person suspects or shall reasonably suspect is infected with notifiable disease or condition must as far as practicable keep that horse separate from other horses or animals not so infected. A person who contravenes this subrule is guilty of an offence.
(4) If they reasonably suspect any premises, place or area to be contaminated with a notifiable disease or condition, the Stewards may by order in writing declare it to be an infected place. Such written notice of an order declaring any premises, place or area to be an infected place must be given to the owner or person in charge or in apparent control of the premises, place or area to which the order relates.
(5) If they reasonably suspect any vehicle to be contaminated with a notifiable disease or condition, the Stewards may by order in writing declare it to be an infected vehicle. Such written notice of an order declaring a vehicle to be an infected vehicle must be given to the owner or person in charge or in apparent control of the vehicle to which the order relates.
(6) Any person (other than a person expressly authorised to do so by the Stewards) who brings, moves, takes or allows any person to bring, move or take any animal, fodder or fitting into, within or out of any such premises, place, area or vehicle, declared under subrules (4) or (5), or who causes, permits or assists any vehicle to enter or leave any such premises, place or area is guilty of an offence. 42
(7) Without limiting their powers, the Stewards may attach conditions to an authorisation referred to in subrule (6) - including conditions that the animal, fodder, fitting or vehicle to which the authorisation relates - must first be disinfected to the satisfaction of the Stewards and in a manner specified by the Stewards before leaving or being taken out of the infected place or infected vehicle; and must not go or be brought to any other premises or place where any specified animals, fodder or fittings are located.
(8) The Stewards may give any direction or order with respect to bio-security precautions that shall be taken by any person on licensed premises, or any person handling or riding racehorses.
[added 28.8.07][amended & renumbered 1.9.09]
(9) An order made under this Rule comes into effect on the day it is made.
Would love to see him win the St Ledger today, really like the way he brings his young stayers along. Am on Golden Authority at a price so hope he settles today and runs it right out.
Cumani suspended from training over strangles outbreak
By David Baxter
Matt Cumani, the son of Newmarket trainer Luca Cumani, has been suspended from training in Australia after failing to adhere to Racing Victoria protocols following the outbreak of strangles at his stable last year.
Cumani, 36, has made a successful start to his training career after starting out last year, but is now suspended from having any runners until August.
At a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, it was revealed that Cumani became aware one of the horses in his care was exhibiting signs of strangles on October 27 but he did not report this to the authorities until November 23.
Strangles is a highly contagious disease in horses that can cause respiratory problems. Other animals and people can act as carriers of the disease, and during the period when Cumani was aware of a possible outbreak, he held an open day at his yard.
Cumani pleaded guilty to two charges, one for conduct prejudicial to the image of racing and the second for not notifying authorities he had horses who were infected
Judge Bowman, who presided over the panel, had considered disqualifying Cumani, but opted instead for a suspension in the light of positive character references for the trainer.
"Luckily the spread of disease was not as bad as what it could have been," Bowman said.
"A clear message must be sent to trainers in the industry that the reporting of outbreaks of listed diseases must be done in the quickest possible manner."
As well as the suspension, Cumani was fined A$20,000. His decision not to notify the authorities sooner was highlighted by Bowman, who added: "You were specifically told of your duty to report by your vet Dr Anderson in late October 2016 but you did not do this until November 23, when the cat was effectively out of the bag.
"Instead of quarantining your stable of horses, you simply continued to train and certainly took some measures in relation to controlling it, it was no means complete.
"Your primary obligation is to report to the stewards immediately, instead you pressed on, possibly influenced by the fact you were going to have your first Melbourne Cup runner.
"Essentially you put your interests ahead of those of the stewards, your fellow trainers, proprietors of other racing establishments and your owners."
Cumani was was represented at the hearing by barrister Joe Ferwerda, who said his client had taken full responsibility for his actions.
I guess that means his horses can still be trained by him just not race ?
No, he can't train at all. They'll go in someone's name.
I think, as a suspension he can train them he just can not run them.
If the owners want to race them ( which is obvious they would ) than they will have to transfer them.
No. They usually don't even allow pre training. Our stable has done the pre-training for a suspended trainer so they were ready to go when he finished his suspension. They generally need to be satisfied that the horses have moved stables or if someone takes over, they ensure the suspended trainer does not go near them.
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