New York is returning to a standard banning the use of phenylbutazone (Bute) in horses in the 48 hours leading up to a race.

The state Racing and Wagering Board on Feb. 29 adopted a final rule revising the time and threshold rules affecting the use of Bute.

The new rule, adopted without comment from any of the panel’s board members, seeks to put New York’s treatment of the drug in line with other racing states.

Going back to 1971, New York had banned Bute in horses 48 hours before a race. To go along with other jurisdictions, including the Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Racing States, New York in 2006 changed the standard to a 24-hour prohibition