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Sipp v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 17, 1983No. Appeal, No. 761 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Burton Sipp appeals an order of the State Horse Racing Commission (¡Commission) which suspended his racing privileges for sixty days and imposed a fine of $1,000.

Sipp was the trainer of the horse “Katayeff.” Lidocaine1 was found in a urine analysis. Lidocaine is a local anesthetic not naturally found in horses.

Following a Commission hearing, an order was entered suspending Sipp for sixty days and imposing a $250 fine. A rehearing was held eight months later.

Section 163.302 of Title 58 of the Pennsylvania Code provides, in pertinent part:

It shall be the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hacker v. Pennsylvania Horse Racing CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Bellucci v. Commonwealth, State Horse Racing CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Marusco v. Commonwealth, State Harness Racing CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Luzzi v. Commonwealth, State Horse Racing CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Worthington v. Dept. of AgricultureCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Bensalem Racing Ass'n v. State Horse Racing CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Luzzi v. PA. ST. HORSE RACING COMM.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Worthington v. Dept. of AgricultureCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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