New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 32 - SIRE STAKES PROGRAM
Subchapter 2 - NEW JERSEY SIRE STAKES CONDITIONS
Section 2:32-2.3 - Requirements for Sire Stakes stallions
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A Sire Stakes stallion shall be a registered Standardbred stallion standing on a farm in New Jersey for breeding purposes in accordance with N.J.A.C. 2:32-2.4, and shall be owned by a resident of the State of New Jersey or leased by a resident of the State of New Jersey for a period of at least 10 years.
(b) A stallion must be registered with the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOA-NJ) as a Sire Stakes stallion in order for his foals to be eligible to be nominated to the New Jersey Sire Stakes Program. Each Sire Stakes stallion shall be registered annually for a registration period beginning January 1 and ending December 31, which shall be referred to hereinafter as the "breeding season." In order for foals that are a result of the interstate shipment of fresh semen of a Sire Stakes stallion to be eligible for nomination to the Sire Stakes Program, the stallion of said foal must have been registered with the SBOA-NJ for participation in the interstate program.
(c) A completed stallion registration application must be received by the SBOA-NJ at: SBOA-NJ, 64 Business Route 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726, not later than December 1 of the year prior to that in which the stallion is to stand. In addition, a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, completed by a licensed New Jersey veterinarian who examined the stallion at the beginning of the current breeding season, shall be submitted to the SBOA-NJ, along with a copy of the EIA-AGID test chart, no later than March 1. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection shall be submitted for each dual hemisphere stallion on or before March 15 of the current breeding season by a licensed New Jersey veterinarian who examined the stallion prior to its first breeding of the season, and not later than March 1 of the year the stallion is registered and standing.
(d) Provided that they meet all other eligibility requirements set forth in these rules, the foals of stallions registered in accordance with this section shall be eligible to be nominated to all Premier Division races, all Standardbred Development Fund Division races, and any other races administered by the New Jersey Sire Stakes Program.
