Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Stallion registration.
To be eligible to participate in the standardbred breeders'
fund program, the following requirements must be met:
A. Stallions must be in Minnesota and
registered with the Racing Commission by January 31 of the current breeding
year The stallion's United States Trotting Association (USTA) certificate must
be available for review by the Racing Commission. If the stallion is leased, a
copy of the lease must accompany the registration application. The lease
agreement must contain a statement that the lessee is authorized to sign the
breeding certificate.
B. Stallions
must remain in Minnesota for the entire breeding season from January 31 to July
31 unless:
(1) the Racing Commission is
notified in writing by certified mail; and
(2) the stallion is leaving Minnesota for
racing, medical, show purposes, or is sold privately or through public auction
. A stallion may not breed any mares while outside Minnesota.
C. A newly acquired stallion that
has not been in Minnesota for breeding purposes before January 31 of the
current breeding season may be eligible for stallion awards if the stallion has
been properly registered with the Racing Commission prior to servicing any mare
and the stallion has not serviced any mare after December 31 of the preceding
year.
D. Late fees for late
stallion registration will be imposed as follows:
(1) A late fee of $50 will be imposed for
stallion registrations received February 1 to March 1 of the breeding
year
(2) A late fee of $100 will be
imposed for stallion registrations received March 2 to May 1 of the breeding
year.
E. Failure to
submit stallion registration forms after May 1 of the breeding year will
require a late fee of $300 to qualify for any subsequent claims for stallion
award payments.
F. The Racing
Commission may, at its discretion, request written documentation from any
persons seeking late registration that the stallion was standing in Minnesota
as of January 31 of the breeding year.
Subp. 2.
Foal certification.
In order for a horse bred in Minnesota to be registered and
subsequently certified as Minnesota-bred, the requirements in items A to C must
be met.
A. The USTA certificate of
registration must be available for review through the official registering
agency prior to entry into any restricted race.
B. Failure to have the foal registered with
the Racing Commission by August 31 of the year of its birth will require a late
fee to qualify for any subsequent claims to enter the horse in a restricted
race or to earn any breeders' fund payments.
C. Late fees for foal registration will be
imposed as follows:
(1) $50 will be imposed
for foal registrations received after August 31 of the year of
foaling.
(2) $100 will be imposed
for foal registrations received after January 1 of the year after the foaling
year.
(3) $300 will be imposed for
foal registrations received any time after the horse's two-year-old
year.
Subp.
3. [Repealed, 12 SR 2393]
Subp.
3.
Artificial insemination.
Beginning with the 2006 breeding season, foals conceived by
transported semen (including semen shipped out of Minnesota) shall be
considered Minnesota-bred as long as they meet the requirements of Rule 26,
Section 6, of the United States Trotting Association rules for artificial
insemination. The stallion must still meet the requirements in part
7895.0275 for stallion
registration in Minnesota.
Subp.
4. [Repealed, 12 SR 2393]
Subp.
5. [Repealed, 12 SR 2393]
Statutory Authority: MS s
240.18;
240.23;
240.24
