Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department
Chapter 62 - Registration of Iowa-foaled Horses and Iowa-whelped Dogs
Rule 21-62.2 - Iowa Horse and Dog Breeders' Fund and Iowa Thoroughbred Horse Breeders' Promotion Fund
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
Iowa-foaled horses and Iowa-whelped dog records and breeder payments:
The department will establish and maintain a records system entitled the "Iowa Horse and Dog Breeders' Fund." This records system will feature a list of thoroughbred, standardbred and quarter horses who have qualified to be Iowa-foaled horses, as well as a listing of all greyhound dogs that have qualified to be Iowa-whelped dogs.
A sum equal to 12 percent of the purse won by an Iowa-foaled horse or Iowa-whelped dog shall be used to promote the horse and dog breeding industries. This percentage shall be applicable to all races that are limited to Iowa-foaled horses or Iowa-whelped dogs as well as all other races which are won by Iowa-foaled horses or Iowa-whelped dogs.
The 12 percent shall be withheld by the licensee from the breakage and shall be paid at the end of the race meeting to the state department of agriculture and land stewardship which, in turn, shall deposit the 12 percent in a special fund to be known as the "Iowa Horse and Dog Breeders' Fimd" and pay the 12 percent by December 31 of each calendar year to the breeder of the winning Iowa-foaled horse or the breeder of the Iowa-whelped dog.
A sum equal to 6 percent of the purse won by an Iowa-foaled thoroughbred horse shall be used as a supplement to promote the thoroughbred horse breeding industries for horses placing second through fourth place. This percentage shall be applicable to all thoroughbred races that are held at Prairie Meadows racetrack.
The 6 percent supplement shall be withheld by the licensee from the horse breeders' fund for thoroughbreds and shall be paid at the end of the race meeting to the state department of agriculture and land stewardship which, in turn, shall deposit it in a special fund to be known as the "Iowa Thoroughbred Horse Breeders' Promotion Fund." This fund will pay 6 percent of the money earned to each horse placing second, third and fourth place by December 31 of each calendar year to the breeder of the Iowa-foaled thoroughbred horse.
(1) All foals/horses qualified through the department to be Iowa-foaled horses and dogs qualified to be Iowa-whelped will be listed by a department registration number The Iowa-foaled horse mare breeder(s) at the time of foaling, or the owner of the standardbred and quarter horse brood mare at the time of breeding, or the owner of the dog, as a pup, at the time of whelping, shall be properly recorded with a registration number
(2) A race track licensee shall hold at least one race on each racing day limited to Iowa-foaled horses or Iowa-whelped dogs. However, if sufficient Cornpetition cannot be had among that class of horses or dogs on any day, another race for the day may be substituted.
(3) As the department receives this money from the licensee, the department shall credit each horse or dog, by registration number, with the amount. At the end of each calendar year, the department shall pay the amount credited to winning Iowa-foaled horses or Iowa-whelped dogs to the Iowa-foaled horse breeder or to the Iowa-whelped dog breeder.
(4) The department will implement and maintain a system of keeping the Iowa state racing Cornmission informed and updated relative to all horses and dogs which are eligible to race as Iowa foaled or Iowa whelped.
(5) The department shall have the authority to inspect the premises to verify that the animals are maintained under conditions appropriate to each species to ensure that the animals are properly cared for and that the standards of proper animal welfare are met.
