Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
To qualify for the "Iowa Horse and Dog Breeders' Fund" program,
horses must be Iowa foaled.
(1) All
quarter horses foaled in Iowa which are registered by the American Quarter
Horse Association as Iowa foaled shall be considered to be Iowa
foaled.
(2) Eligibility for brood
mare residence shall be achieved by meeting at least one of the following:
a. Thirty days' residency until the foal is
inspected by a department inspector, if in foal to a registered Iowa
stallion.
b. Thirty days' residency
until the foal is inspected by a department inspector for brood mares which are
bred back to registered Iowa stallions.
c. Continuous residency from December 31
until the foal is inspected by a department inspector if the mare was bred by
other than an Iowa registered stallion and is not bred back to an Iowa
registered stallion.
(3)
Except as provided in this subrule, a foal shall not be eligible for
Iowa-foaled status if the mare and foal leave or are removed from the state
before the foal is inspected by a department inspector. However, a foal may be
registered if it left or was removed from the state prior to inspection by the
department inspector if all of the following conditions are met.
a. The owner or agent of the owner of the
foal has contacted the department in writing or by fax. The written or faxed
notification must be received by the department at least 72 hours prior to the
time the mare and foal are to be removed from the state.
b. The department has been unable to get an
inspector to the location where the mare and foal are located prior to their
being moved from the state.
c. The
owner of the foal submits a signed, dated and notarized affidavit executed by a
veterinarian licensed to practice in Iowa. The affidavit must attest that the
veterinarian saw the foal within seven days of its birth, that the veterinarian
has reason to believe that the foal was born in Iowa, and the basis for the
veterinarian's belief that the foal was born in Iowa. In addition, the
affidavit shall also contain the name of the dam, the state number of the dam,
the sex and a physical description of the foal, the date of the birth and the
foaling address. It must be postmarked to the department no more than ten days
after foaling.
d. The owner has
filed a timely mare status report on the mare of the foal.
(4) Additionally, for mares to be eligible
for the "Iowa Horse and Dog Breeders' Fund" program and for their foals to be
eligible to enter races limited to Iowa-foaled horses, it is required that:
a. A Quarter Horse Brood Mare Registration
Application, Form M-4, must be submitted to the department prior to foaling.
This registration will cover the mare her entire productive life as long as
there is not a change of ownership and the quarter horse mare meets the
eligibility rules set forth in 62.35(2).
b. The owner(s) of the mare must complete and
return the Mare Status Report, Form M-5, to the department by December 31 of
the year bred.
c. The Mare Status
Report must show the place where the mare will foal in this state and the
person who will be responsible for the mare at the time of foaling.
d. The Mare Status Report must indicate if
the mare is to be bred back to an Iowa registered stallion or to a stallion
standing at service outside the state of Iowa. If the breeding plans as stated
on the Mare Status Report are changed, the department must be
notified.
(5) A quarter
horse mare transfer of ownership, Form M-6, must be submitted to the department
when a quarter horse mare already in the program is purchased by a new owner.
The Form M-6 will provide the following information:
a. Name of mare;
b. Date of transfer;
c. Color of mare;
d. State registration number;
e. National breed registration
number;
f. Date of sale;
g. Name, address, and phone number of
seller;
h. Name, address, and phone
number of buyer.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
99D.22.
