Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
As used in this Chapter, an accredited Oklahoma-Bred
Appaloosa, Quarter Horse, or Paint horse is a horse which meets the
requirements below:
(1)
Stallion. An accredited Oklahoma-Bred stallion is one that is
domiciled in Oklahoma, stands for service in Oklahoma, and is enrolled in the
Oklahoma-Bred stallion registry. An Oklahoma-Bred Stallion that is accredited
as racing stock is not accredited as breeding stock in the registry unless the
required application is filed and fee paid to Registering Agency. For resulting
foals to be eligible for accreditation as Oklahoma-Bred racing stock, the
stallion must be accredited in the Oklahoma-Bred Program stallion registry
prior to the service that produces the resulting foal. Except for those foals
eligible for accreditation that are sired by non-accredited stallions, any
foals conceived prior to the stallion being accredited in the Oklahoma-Bred
Program stallion registry will not be eligible for accreditation. Eligibility
for participation in the Oklahoma-Bred Program begins when the application for
the stallion registry is submitted, at which time the stallion must be
domiciled in Oklahoma, and such application is in substantial compliance with
the requirements of the registry. The stallion's application must be filed with
the Oklahoma- Bred Registering Agency by February 1 of that breeding season.
Late applications will be accepted after February 1 and through June 30 of that
season. A stallion's accreditation shall not be forfeited if the stallion
leaves Oklahoma for an indefinite period of time for racing, medical treatment,
performance, or approved departure for breeding purposes in another hemisphere.
An Oklahoma-Bred stallion may leave Oklahoma for the purpose of being offered
in a recognized sale consignment. In the case of sale consignment, an
accredited stallion returned to Oklahoma to resume his domicile within 30 days
after the sale date is not required to become re-accredited. Any foals
conceived after date of departure and prior to sale date shall be eligible for
accreditation if the stallion does not return within thirty (30) days. Foals
conceived after sale date will be ineligible if the stallion fails to resume
domicile within thirty (30) days. Should the stallion not meet the return
period from the auction or sale, the stallion must be re-accredited upon
resuming his domicile in order to be eligible for breeder awards conceived
after the date of departure. The burden of proof relating to such race,
performance, medical treatment, sale consignment or breeding shall be on the
Owner of record who shall produce such evidence to the Oklahoma-Bred
Registering Agency.
(A)
Stallions
leaving Oklahoma for breeding purposes in another hemisphere: Approved
departure for breeding purposes shall be granted by the Registering Agency upon
written notification by the stallion Owner or manager as to the destination of
the stallion, the anticipated date the stallion will be leaving and the
anticipated date of return to Oklahoma. The stallion must reestablish his
domicile in Oklahoma prior to servicing any mare for which subsequent foals
conceived by service from that stallion are to be eligible for accreditation.
The Owner or manager of the stallion must provide written notice of the exact
date of stallion's return and re-established domicile location in Oklahoma and
the effective date for the stallion's eligibility to earn awards will be the
date of return if notice is provided within 30 days of that date, or upon
receipt of notice if longer than 30 days after the return of the Stallion.
(B)
Use of preserved semen
to service broodmares: So long as an accredited Quarter Horse, Paint,
Appaloosa or Thoroughbred stallion is in compliance with the accreditation
requirements for the Oklahoma-Bred Program, the stallion may service mares
through the use of semen preserved in accordance with the rules adopted by the
appropriate national breed registry for that breed of stallion. Additionally,
if an accredited stallion dies or becomes physically incapable of servicing
mares while in compliance with the accreditation requirements of the
Oklahoma-Bred Program, semen preserved in accordance with the rules adopted by
the appropriate national breed registry for that breed of stallion may be used
to service mares with the resulting foals eligible for accreditation as racing
stock so long as all other conditions of eligibility are met for those
resulting foals.
(C)
Re-accreditation of stallions: If a stallion leaves the State of
Oklahoma for any reason other than breeding in another hemisphere, sale
consignment, performance, or medical treatment and terminates his domicile,
that stallion will not be eligible to sire subsequent foals eligible for
accreditation as racing stock in the Oklahoma-Bred Program. If the stallion
returns to Oklahoma to re-establish his domicile, pays the appropriate fees and
meets all other qualifying requirements, the stallion may become re-accredited
in the Oklahoma-Bred stallion registry. If a stallion stands for service
outside of Oklahoma during the calendar year in which a foal(s) was conceived,
any foal conceived after accreditation or reaccreditation of the stallion in
the Oklahoma-Bred stallion registry and while the accredited stallion was
standing in Oklahoma and which otherwise may be accredited in the Oklahoma-Bred
Program upon presentation of acceptable documentation reflecting that the
service producing the foal occurred while the accredited stallion was standing
in Oklahoma. The stallion shall be eligible for stallion awards only from those
breedings that occurred while the accredited stallion was physically domiciled
in Oklahoma. The Registering Agency may require an affidavit for any breeding
season during which the stallion is standing as an accredited Oklahoma-Bred
stallion. Failure to provide the required documentation for any year shall
result in the stallion Owner being ineligible for stallion awards for all foals
resulting from that breeding season unless the required documentation is
received by the Registering Agency within thirty (30) days after written
request. Further, foals conceived during that breeding season shall be
ineligible for accreditation unless the required affidavit is received by the
Registering Agency not later than thirty (30) days after written request. An
accredited stallion who terminates his domicile in Oklahoma and later returns
to Oklahoma to resume his domicile, prior to breeding, but fails to reaccredit
in the Oklahoma-Bred stallion registry, may qualify for a hardship
reaccreditation. In addition to the regular application fee, the applicant
shall be charged an additional $200.00 fee. All other qualifications and
requirements of the Oklahoma-Bred stallion registry must be met as well. The
Registering Agency may require proof that all requirements for accreditation
have been met. Any foal by the stallion seeking re-accreditation that would
otherwise be eligible for accreditation as racing stock in the Oklahoma-Bred
Program will be eligible for accreditation upon hardship reaccreditation in the
Oklahoma-Bred stallion registry. Acceptance of a foal application under these
circumstances, by the official Registering Agency, is subject to the stallion
being enrolled under a hardship re-accreditation application in the
Oklahoma-Bred stallion registry within sixty (60) days from receipt of notice
by the stallion Owner that the stallion was not re-accredited in the
Oklahoma-Bred stallion registry prior to breeding. The fee to enroll the racing
stock in the Oklahoma-Bred Program will be based upon the age of the foal on
the date the Registering Agency receives the racing stock application. Failure
to enroll a stallion under a Hardship Application within sixty (60) days from
receipt of notice that the stallion was not re-accredited prior to breeding
will result in the rejection of any pending racing stock applications for foals
by the stallion. The Owner of an accredited Oklahoma-Bred stallion (for the
purpose of qualifying for stallion awards) is the Owner or Lessee of record at
the time the offspring is conceived.
(2)
Broodmare. An accredited
Oklahoma-Bred Quarter Horse, Paint, or Appaloosa broodmare is one that is
domiciled in Oklahoma and is enrolled in the Oklahoma-Bred broodmare registry.
An Oklahoma-Bred mare that is accredited as racing stock is not accredited as
breeding stock in the registry unless the required application is filed and fee
paid to Registering Agency. Eligibility for participation in the Oklahoma-Bred
Program begins when the application for the broodmare registry is submitted, at
which time the broodmare must be domiciled in Oklahoma, and such application is
in substantial compliance with the requirements of the registry. The
broodmare's application must be filed with the Oklahoma-Bred Registering Agency
by December 31 of the year prior to foaling. Late applications will be accepted
after December 31, but must be prior to foaling. Hardship Applications are
accepted at any time. A broodmare's accreditation shall not be forfeited if the
broodmare leaves Oklahoma for an indefinite period of time for racing, medical
treatment, performance, or approved departure for breeding purposes in another
hemisphere. An Oklahoma-Bred broodmare may leave Oklahoma for the purpose of
being offered in a recognized sale consignment. In the case of sale
consignment, an accredited broodmare returned to Oklahoma to resume her
domicile within 30 days after sale date is not required to become
re-accredited. The burden of proof relating to such race, performance, medical
treatment, sale consignment or breeding shall be on the Owner of record who
shall produce such evidence to the Oklahoma-Bred Registering Agency.
(A)
Broodmares serviced
out-of-state: An accredited Oklahoma-Bred broodmare may be shipped out
of Oklahoma to be serviced by a non-accredited stallion, provided she is
returned to Oklahoma to resume her domicile not later than August 15 of the
calendar year in which she is serviced. Failure of the accredited broodmare to
return to Oklahoma to resume her domicile not later than August 15 shall have
two results: First, the broodmare loses her accreditation in the program;
Second, the resultant foal is ineligible for accreditation in the Oklahoma-Bred
Program unless the broodmare resumes her domicile in Oklahoma and files for
re-accreditation prior to the birth of the foal.
(B)
Multiple foals by accredited
broodmares: An accredited broodmare shall be eligible to produce
multiple foals eligible for accreditation as Oklahoma-Bred racing stock and
shall be eligible to receive breeders awards so long as the multiple foals are
produced in accordance with guidelines or requirements adopted or approved by
the national breed registry for the breed of foal being produced, and the
resulting foals are eligible for registration with the appropriate national
breed registry.
(C)
For
purposes of qualifying for broodmare awards: The Owner of an accredited
Oklahoma-Bred broodmare bred to a Quarter Horse, Paint, or Appaloosa stallion
is the Owner or Lessee of record at the time of conception. No accredited
Oklahoma-Bred broodmare shall be permitted to earn broodmare awards from the
accreditation of Oklahoma-Bred racing stock foals by non-accredited
Oklahoma-Bred stallions if the broodmare has consecutive years with service
only by non-accredited stallions.
(D)
Re-accreditation rule: If a
broodmare leaves the State of Oklahoma for any reason other than breeding, sale
consignment, performance, or medical treatment, the broodmare is deemed
terminated and loses broodmare accreditation in the Oklahoma-Bred Program. Such
that broodmare will not be eligible to produce subsequent foals eligible for
accreditation as racing stock in the Oklahoma-Bred Program. If the broodmare
returns to Oklahoma to reestablish her domicile, pays the appropriate fees and
meets all other qualifying requirements, the broodmare may become re-accredited
in the Oklahoma-Bred broodmare registry provided however, a broodmare
reaccredited in consecutive years shall not be eligible to produce accredited
foals born in the second or subsequent, consecutive year of back to back
reaccreditation, unless the application for reaccreditation includes a valid
transfer of Ownership between individuals that are not related by blood or
marriage, or that share the same physical address. In the event a re-accredited
broodmare produces successive foals by non-accredited Oklahoma-Bred stallions,
the broodmare Owner will not receive any breeder awards for the second foal.
The Registering Agency may request a copy of the foal report submitted to the
official breed registry for any accredited Oklahoma-Bred broodmare. An
accredited broodmare who terminates her domicile in Oklahoma and later returns
to Oklahoma to resume her domicile, prior to foaling, but fails to reaccredit
in the Oklahoma-Bred broodmare registry, may qualify for a hardship
reaccreditation provided however, a broodmare re-accredited in consecutive
years shall not be eligible to produce accredited foals born in the second or
subsequent, consecutive year of back to back re-accreditation, unless the
application for re-accreditation includes a valid transfer of Ownership between
individuals that are not related by blood or marriage, or that share the same
physical address. In addition to the regular application fee, the applicant for
a hardship re-accreditation shall be charged an additional $200.00 fee. All
other qualifications and requirements of the Oklahoma-Bred broodmare registry
must be met as well. The Registering Agency may require proof that all
requirements for accreditation have been met. Any foal out of the broodmare
seeking re-accreditation that would otherwise be eligible for accreditation as
racing stock in the Oklahoma-Bred Program will be eligible for accreditation
upon hardship reaccreditation in the Oklahoma-Bred broodmare registry.
Acceptance of a foal application under these circumstances, by the official
Registering Agency, is subject to the broodmare being enrolled under a hardship
re-accreditation application in the Oklahoma-Bred broodmare registry within
sixty (60) days from receipt of notice by the broodmare Owner that the
broodmare was not re-accredited in the Oklahoma-Bred broodmare registry prior
to foaling. The fee to enroll the racing stock in the Oklahoma-Bred Program
will be based upon the age of the foal on the date the Registering Agency
receives the racing stock application. Failure to enroll a broodmare under a
Hardship Application within sixty (60) days from receipt of notice that the
broodmare was not re-accredited prior to foaling will result in the rejection
of any pending racing stock applications for foals out of that mare.
(3)
Hardship
Application. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Section, a mare
accredited in the Oklahoma-Bred Program as a racing stock (with the proper
Oklahoma-Bred stamp) but which has not been accredited in the Oklahoma-Bred
broodmare registry prior to producing a foal that would otherwise be eligible
for accreditation in the Oklahoma-Bred Program may be accredited in the
Oklahoma-Bred broodmare registry. In addition to the regular application fee,
the applicant shall be charged an additional $200.00 fee. All other
qualifications and requirements of the Oklahoma-Bred broodmare registry must be
met as well. The Registering Agency may require proof that all requirements for
accreditation have been met. Any foal out of the broodmare that would otherwise
be eligible for accreditation as racing stock in the Oklahoma-Bred Program will
be eligible for accreditation upon enrollment in the Oklahoma-Bred broodmare
registry. Acceptance of a foal application under these circumstances by the
official Registering Agency is subject to the broodmare being enrolled under a
Hardship Application in the Oklahoma-Bred broodmare registry within sixty (60)
days from receipt of notice by the broodmare Owner that the broodmare was not
accredited in the Oklahoma-Bred broodmare registry. The fee to enroll the
racing stock in the Oklahoma-Bred Program will be based upon the age of the
foal on the date the Oklahoma-Bred Registering Agency received the racing stock
application. Failure to enroll a broodmare under a Hardship Application within
sixty (60) days from receipt of notice from the official Registering Agency
that the broodmare was accredited in the Oklahoma-Bred racing stock registry
and not in the Oklahoma-Bred broodmare registry, will result in the rejection
of any pending racing stock applications for foals out of that mare.
(4)
Racing stock. An accredited
Oklahoma-Bred Quarter Horse, Paint, or Appaloosa racehorse is a horse foaled in
Oklahoma that meets one of the following requirements:
(A) The racehorse is a Quarter Horse, Paint,
or Appaloosa horse registered by the appropriate national breed registry(s) and
is by an accredited Oklahoma-Bred stallion and out of an accredited
Oklahoma-Bred broodmare; or
(B) The
racehorse is a foal out of an accredited Oklahoma-Bred broodmare and by a
non-accredited stallion; and
(C) In
no event can an accredited broodmare produce accredited Oklahoma-Bred Racing
Stock foals in successive years that are by non-accredited stallions; however,
multiple foals out of an accredited Oklahoma-Bred broodmare and by both
accredited Oklahoma-Bred stallions and non-accredited stallions in the same
calendar year shall be eligible. With regard to multiple embryos, if the
appropriate national breed registry permits registration of multiple foals from
the same broodmare in a single year, all foals conceived and foaled by that
broodmare or her recipients shall be eligible for accreditation in the
Oklahoma-Bred Program if the other requirements of the program are met or
(D) Except for the initial foal
accredited in the Oklahoma-Bred Program, all foals to be accredited in the
Oklahoma-Bred Program sired by non-accredited stallions must be preceded (by
year of birth) in the registry by either an Oklahoma-Bred accredited foal sired
by an accredited stallion, or by affidavit or other documentation accepted by
the Registering Agency that verifies the broodmare was bred to an accredited
stallion and subsequently produced a foal that died after the broodmare was
bred back to an out-of-state stallion but prior to registering that live foal;
or produced a foal carried by a recipient mare which was stillborn or died
prior to being registered but after the accredited broodmare was bred to an
out-of-state stallion in the subsequent year. In such case, if the broodmare is
permitted to produce accredited foals by non-accredited stallions in two
consecutive years, that broodmare must for the next subsequent year be bred to
an accredited stallion and produce a foal which is accredited for subsequent
foals to be eligible for accreditation. An Oklahoma-Bred that is accredited as
racing stock is not accredited as breeding stock in the registry. The Owner of
an accredited Oklahoma-Bred racehorse (for the purpose of qualifying for added
purse supplements) is the Owner or Lessee of record at the time of the race.
(5)
Late
applications.
(A)
Broodmare. A broodmare may be accredited in the Oklahoma-Bred
broodmare registry after December 31 of the year prior to foaling if the
application and fee are submitted to the Oklahoma-Bred Registering Agency prior
to foaling; and the broodmare is otherwise in substantial compliance with the
requirements of the registry. Domicile must be established when the broodmare's
application is filed with the Oklahoma-Bred Registering Agency.
(B)
Stallion. A stallion may be
accredited in the Oklahoma-Bred stallion registry after February 1 and by June
30 and complete the current breeding season if the stallion is otherwise in
substantial compliance with the requirements of the registry. Domicile must be
established when the stallion's application is filed with the Oklahoma-Bred
Registering Agency.
(C)
Fee. The fee to accredit a broodmare or stallion under a late
application is twice the regular fee. The fee will not be refunded if the
Registering Agency rejects the application but will be applied to accreditation
of the horse for the next ensuing year.
(6)
Domicile exception. An
Oklahoma-Bred broodmare or stallion may leave Oklahoma for an indefinite period
of time for race, performance purposes or for medical treatment. The broodmare
or stallion may leave Oklahoma for the purpose of being offered in a recognized
sale consignment, and, if returned within thirty (30) days of sale date, is not
required to become re-accredited. Should the broodmare or stallion not meet the
return period from the sale, it must be re-accredited. The burden of proof
shall be on the Owner to notify the Registering Agency of the intent to leave
the State for any of the above reasons. The Registering Agency may further
require verification of participation, treatment or consignment to a sale.
Further, the Owner must report to the Oklahoma-Bred Registering Agency the date
the broodmare or stallion returned to Oklahoma.
Added at 26 Ok Reg 2177, eff 6-25-09 ; Amended at 28 Ok Reg
1650, eff 6-25-11 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 532, eff
5-15-13