Actually I wish they'd send people out to competitive trail and endurance
rides more often. It irks me to have to pay the fee and never see anyone at
a ride doing any testing...
Sue in California
>Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 09:46:02 -0700
>From: Jan Snyder <jsnyder@td2cad.intel.com>
>To: Linda_J_Harbin@ccm.jf.intel.com, ridecamp@endurance.net
>Subject: Re: Endurance: $1 Drug Test Fee
>Message-Id: <9708151646.AA29096@tcad25.sc.intel.com>
>
>I don't know how other states handle it, but in California the drug fee
>goes to the responsible state office (someplace in the Dept. of Agriculture).
>When I run the club horse show, we have to collect $3.00 per horse and send
>it in with a report form w/in 15 days after the event. We've never had a
>state inspector "drop by" nor had any question arise that required a test
>(at least, not in the last 3 years).
>
>Cynical me has always assumed the money mostly goes to pay the bureaucrats'
>salaries for processing the paperwork. The actual inspectors probably keep
>busy enough at the race tracks and big, AHSA A-circuit shows.
>
>-Sallijan
> and Charlie
>
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