Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Agriculture and Rural Development
Executive Division
RegulationNo 816 - Stabling and Training Facilities for Standardbred Harness Horses
Section R. 285.816.7 - Allotments; uses
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 7.
(1) An association whose application is approved shall be funded based on the number of horses that stable at the facility from October 1 to September 30 each year. The following shall be allotted:
(2) The association shall submit to the department a sworn statement of the total number of stalls rented for the period of October 1 to September 30 of the prior year.
(3) The fair association shall provide any additional information requested by the director necessary in processing the association's claim.
(4) A fair shall keep its facilities available and racetracks in training condition as specified in the application.
(5) A person stabling and training at an approved racetrack, shall pay the rental charges for those services at the time and place specified by the association, or may be subject to immediate eviction from the grounds.
(6) Failure by an individual to pay rental charges for stabling and training as specified by the association whose facility he or she is using will result in winnings and breeders awards being withheld until payment is made in full to the association. The association shall report to the department of agriculture by June 1 any outstanding rental amounts 90 days or more past due. The department shall notify the racing fairs and presiding judges to withhold purse payments from that individual and the department shall withhold breeders payments until rental payments are paid in full.
(7) The association shall keep records pertaining to the rental of its facilities available for state auditors for not less than 4 years.