DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FAIRS, EXHIBITIONS AND RACING DIVISION
REGULATION NO. 820. MICHIGAN-BRED PARI-MUTUEL RACES
(By authority conferred on the director of the department of agriculture by section 20 of
1995 PA 279, MCL 431.320)
R 285.820.1 Definitions.
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Commissioner" means the Michigan state racing commissioner.
(b) "Department" means the Michigan department of agriculture.
(c) "Director" means the director of the department or his or her designee.
(d) "Licensed racing association" means an association licensed by the commissioner
to conduct standardbred horse races in this state.
(e) "M.H.H.A." means the Michigan harness horsemen's association.
(f) "Michigan-bred horse" means
a
horse that
is
from
a registered
standardbred mare, which is owned exclusively by a resident or residents of this state
at the time of conception.
(g) "Michigan-sired standardbred horse" means a standardbred horse that satisfies any
of the following provisions:
(i) The first foal per year, with the exception of twins carried to term by the natural
mother, which is from a Michigan-owned standardbred mare at the time of breeding
and which is sired by a Michigan-owned or leased stallion, duly registered with the
fairs, exhibitions and racing division.
(ii) The first foal per year with the exception of twins carried to term by the natural
mother, from a mare which was owned exclusively by a resident or residents of this state
at the time of conception and which was conceived outside this state by means
of transported semen from a standardbred stallion that was registered with the
department.
(iii) The first foal per year, with the exception of twins carried to term by the natural
mother, from a mare which was owned exclusively or in part by a nonresident of this
state at the time of conception and which was conceived outside the state of
Michigan by means of semen transported from a standardbred stallion that was
registered with the department if, by November 1 of the year in which the foal is
conceived, the transport fee is paid to the department's agent.
(h) "Offending horse" means a horse that causes a disruption or an accident in a
race.
(i) "Registered stallion" means a stallion that was registered, on forms provided by
the director, with the department, by January
1
each year in which the stallion will
be standing at service in this state from January 1 to July 31 of the calendar year in
which it is registered. A newly acquired stallion, which has not been in this state
for breeding purposes before January 1 of a given year and which has not serviced
any mares after December 31 of the preceding year shall be
registered
with the
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