Rule 4. (1) Michigan owners shall be given preference over persons from outside
Michigan for training and stabling.
(2) Stalls shall be not less than 80 square feet per horse.
(3) Water shall be provided to each building used.
(4) The applicant shall provide to the department a sworn statement showing that all
local ordinances have been met.
(5) Conveniently located restrooms and washroom facilities shall be provided on the
grounds for persons renting stabling facilities.
(6) All manure shall be removed from the grounds i accordance with acceptable training
track practices.
History: 1983 AACS.
R 285.809.5 Training facilities.
Rule 5. (1) A training track on which thoroughbred horses train shall be maintained
in a manner suitable for training horses, or an auxiliary track shall be made available.
(2) The training track shall be available for
training
thoroughbred horses for a
period of not less than 6 hours per day, unless written consent for a variance is given by
the director.
History: 1983 AACS.
R 285.809.6 Final approval.
Rule 6. After an application has been submitted, the department shall conduct an
inspection of the total facility to determine
described in R 285.809.4 and R285.809.5.
that
the facility meets the standards
History: 1983 AACS.
R 285.809.7 Allotments; uses.
Rule 7. (1) The department may allot funds, not to exceed 1% of the revenue
received from thoroughbred racing in Michigan, to qualified applicants who have
conformed to all other provisions of these rules.
(2) An applicant shall submit to the department, within 30 days of the conclusion
of the training period, a sworn statement of the number of stalls rented and the period
of time for which they were rented.
(3) An applicant shall provide any additional information requested by the director
which is necessary to process the applicant’s claim.
(4) Facilities shall be available and the track shall be in training condition for
the training period approved by the department
application.
in accordance with the applicant’s
(5) A rental rate charged to a person for training or stabling at an approved training
track shall be approved by the director.
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