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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 811 - Premium Allocation To Fairs And Expositions › Section R. 285.811.3 - Exhibit premiums eligible for state allocations

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3.
(1) State
				allocation for premium reimbursement shall be limited under the following
				conditions:
(a) The state allocation shall
				not exceed $250.00 per placing.
(b)
				Not more than 10 placings per class in an open class for eligible exhibits.
				Youth classes are not limited on the number of placings.
(c) State-funded premiums shall not be
				awarded in an animal class where an exhibitor is under 6 years of age by
				January 1 of the fair/exposition year, and who participates as an
				individual.
(d) For classes under
				the educational projects or demonstration projects categories, participants are
				limited to youth who are 19 years of age by January 1 of the fair/exposition
				year or younger. Participants 26 years of age by January 1 of the
				fair/exposition year or younger, who have been determined to be eligible for
				special education services by the local school district, may participate in
				classes under the educational projects and demonstration projects.
(e) Ownership is not required for an
				exhibitor to show in any animal classes other than market classes.
(f) In all categories other than animal,
				antique, or tractor, the exhibitor shall be the creator of the article, item,
				or project.
(g) State-funded
				premiums shall not be paid to a class in an antique category that contains an
				item that has been entered for competition in the previous 3 years.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 811 - Premium Allocation To Fairs And Expositions › Section R. 285.811.4 - Application and approval of allotments

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4.
(1) The
				president and secretary of an association that requests state allotments for
				the payment of premiums shall submit to the department a properly completed
				application by the date specified by the department on the application. The
				department shall give written notice if the application is denied.
(2) Any change to the original application
				shall be submitted in writing to the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 811 - Premium Allocation To Fairs And Expositions › Section R. 285.811.5 - Allotment and use of funds

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Rule 5.
(1) The
				director or designee may advance funds to an association making proper
				application under R 285.811.4 in an amount determined by the prior year's total
				payment of eligible premiums and available funds as appropriated by the
				legislature. After an audit, any overpayment to an association for premiums
				shall be remitted to the department on its request. The department shall make a
				preliminary audit of the prior years' payments before any authorization of
				funds.
(2) Funds allotted shall be
				for the payment of 75% or less of an eligible cash premium not to exceed the
				department-approved allotment based on the appropriation for premiums. Premiums
				for eligible exhibits shall be paid by check within the association's fiscal
				year directly to each exhibitor before submission of the final reports provided
				for in R 285.811.6.
(3) The
				department may approve funds for payment of premiums for commodity expositions
				sanctioned by a statewide agriculture association and held in conjunction with
				a fair or exposition
(4)
				State-funded premiums shall not be paid for an entertainment event except for
				equine pulling and farm stock/antique tractor pulling events where these
				contests are held separate from any other entertainment event.
(5) To receive an allotment for livestock or
				equine classes, the fair or exposition shall have a policy and procedure for
				drug testing of animals on file with the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 811 - Premium Allocation To Fairs And Expositions › Section R. 285.811.5a - Premium book or list

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5a.
(1) The
				fair or exposition shall annually publish a premium book or list.
(2) The premium book or list shall include
				all of the following:
(a) A list of all
				exhibit project areas, classes, and placings offered for each exhibit. The book
				or list shall state if a Danish system will be used in judging and/or if the
				class is open or youth participation only.
(b) Statement of any restriction to a class
				shall be in compliance with R 285.811.3.
(c) If classes are included from the
				demonstration or educational project categories, then the book shall include
				the learning objectives for each class in the category.
(d) The amount of the cash award for each
				placing.
(e) Notice that livestock
				exhibitors must be in compliance with animal health regulations as defined by
				the department and a reference must be provided on where the exhibitor can
				access them.
(f) The procedures to
				file a complaint or protest and the procedure to make an appeal to the
				state.
(g) The policy and procedure
				used for drug testing of livestock and equine.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 811 - Premium Allocation To Fairs And Expositions › Section R. 285.811.6 - Final reports

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Rule 6.
(1) Within
				120 days after the close of a fair or exposition, an association shall submit
				to the department, unless notified otherwise, all of the following properly
				completed documents:
(a) A report of premiums
				paid by exhibit project areas and classes.
(b) The association's cash receipts and
				disbursement statement that covers a fiscal year for which state allotments
				were requested.
(c) Premium book
				supplements.
(d) A report on all
				tractor pulling events and certification that all farm stock tractors were
				inspected and meet the defined requirements.
(e) A statement from the livestock
				superintendent or fair personnel who is responsible for the livestock and
				equine departments that livestock and equine drug testing was administered
				according to the fair policy.
(f) A
				report that identifies all events during the fair that were determined to be an
				entertainment event.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 811 - Premium Allocation To Fairs And Expositions › Section R. 285.811.10 - Complaints and appeal

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(1) Any exhibitor
				may file a complaint regarding any of the following:
(a) Conflict of interest of the
				judge.
(b) Disqualification of an
				exhibit or exhibitor.
(c)
				Exhibitor, group leader, or superintendent behavior.
(d) Eligibility of the exhibit.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 812 - State Aid for Harness Horse Racing › Section R. 285.812.1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Department" means the Michigan
				department of agriculture.
(b)
				"Director" means the director of the department or his or her
				designee.
(c) "Domicile" means the
				fixed, permanent, and principal home to which a person intends to
				return.
(d) "Fair" means a county,
				district, community, or 4-H fair, and any other state fair that has been
				approved by the director to conduct harness horse races during the
				fair.
(e) "Fairs, exhibitions and
				racing division" means the fairs, exhibition and racing division of the
				department.
(f) "Licensed
				pari-mutuel track" means a facility that is owned by a person who is licensed
				by the office of racing commissioner to conduct standardbred races in
				Michigan.
(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 is
				owned exclusively by a resident or residents of this state at the time of
				conception and which is conceived out of this state by means of transported
				semen from a standardbred stallion that is 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 is owned exclusively or in part by a nonresident of this
				state at the time of conception and which is conceived out of this state by
				means of transported semen from a standardbred stallion registered with the
				department, if by November 1 of the year the foal is conceived, the transport
				fee is paid to the department's agent.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 812 - State Aid for Harness Horse Racing › Section R. 285.812.1a - Determination of domicile

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1a. The following factors shall be considered in the
				  determination of domicile:
(a) Voting
				registration or alien registration showing a Michigan address.
(b) Federal income tax return showing a
				Michigan address.
(c) State income
				tax return showing a Michigan address.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 812 - State Aid for Harness Horse Racing › Section R. 285.812.2 - Eligibility to receive state purse supplement

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Rule 2. To be eligible to receive state purse supplements for
				  standardbred horse races that a fair or pari-mutuel track offers, the fair or
				  pari-mutuel track shall conduct races that are designated by the director for
				  state purse supplements under R 285.812.5. A fair shall also file its proposed
				  annual harness horseracing program with the department by February 1 of each
				  year. The director shall approve the plan. A fair or pari-mutuel racetrack that
				  receives state purse supplements under this rule shall file reports with the
				  department as required by the director.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 812 - State Aid for Harness Horse Racing › Section R. 285.812.3 - Presiding judges at fairs

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Rule 3.
(1) The
				presiding judge and clerks shall be licensed by the USTA and approved by the
				office of the racing commissioner.
(2) The presiding judge shall enforce all
				department rules pertaining to harness horse racing at fairs and any penalties
				imposed by the department or by reciprocal agreement with the office of racing
				commissioner.
(3) The fair and the
				presiding judge shall approve all associate judges and timers at each fair race
				meet to which the presiding judge is assigned.
(4) The department shall allot a sum to each
				fair for payment of judges and clerks.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 812 - State Aid for Harness Horse Racing › Section R. 285.812.4 - Track maintenance; track equipment; head and saddle pad numbers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4.
(1) A fair
				that may conduct harness horse races shall maintain its racetrack in a manner
				that makes harness horse racing safe. The track shall be adequately drained,
				shall be kept in a smooth condition during the races, and shall be sprinkled
				between races when necessary. If purses are paid in part by funds allocated
				under this rule, then the track condition shall be approved by a representative
				of the director before any races are conducted.
(2) An approved starting gate and starter
				shall be used in a harness horse race. The department shall be reimburse the
				fee to the fair based on available funds and the going industry rate for
				approved mobile starting gates for each harness horse race program conducted at
				the fair. The fair shall submit, to the director, within 15 days after
				completion of the harness race program or September 30, whichever is sooner,
				receipted invoices for the starting gate operations.
(3) A fair shall use adequate photo finish
				equipment and an experienced photographer for all harness horse races. The
				department shall reimburse the fair, subject to available funding, a fee for
				approved photo finishing equipment and the services of an experienced
				photographer for each harness horse race program conducted at the fair. The
				fair shall submit, to the director, within 15 days after completion of the
				harness race program or September 30, whichever is sooner, receipted invoices
				for the photo finish operations.
(4) The fair shall provide a harness horse
				race entry with a head number or a saddle pad, or both.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 812 - State Aid for Harness Horse Racing › Section R. 285.812.5 - Race program development and allocation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5.
(1) The
				director shall designate annually which standardbred horse races conducted at
				fairs and licensed pari-mutuel racetracks shall be eligible for state purse
				supplements. To assist the director in designating the races and determining
				the number, location, time, conditions, and amount of the state purse
				supplements for each race, an advisory committee is established consisting of
				the following persons:
(a) The president or
				designee of the Michigan harness horsemen's association.
(b) The president or designee of the Michigan
				association of fairs and exhibitions.
(c) The president or designee of the Michigan
				standardbred breeders association.
(d) The president or designee of the northern
				Michigan fair and racing association.
(e) The designated representative of the
				office of racing commissioner.
(f)
				A pari-mutuel racetrack representative designated by the racing
				commissioner.
(g) A representative
				of the department who shall chair the committee.
(h) Other persons deemed appropriate by the
				director.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 812 - State Aid for Harness Horse Racing › Section R. 285.812.6 - Allocations for purse supplements

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Rule 6.
(1) Before a
				designated race, the director shall make allocations to a fair or licensed
				pari-mutuel track for purses for harness horse races as follows:
(a) The allocation shall be not more than 75%
				of the purse offered by a fair or licensed pari-mutuel track.
(b) The allocation for a purse on an
				overnight race shall not exceed the lowest purse offered for overnight races at
				any licensed race meeting in this state during the previous year or be more
				than $1,000.00.
(c) The allocation
				for a purse on an early closing 2- and 3-year-old filly and colt race shall not
				be more than $10,000.00.
(d) The
				allocation for futurities for 2- and 3-year-old horses shall be not more than
				75% of the purse offered and shall not be more than $18,750.00 for each race.
				The allocation for the Charles Coon memorial 4-year-old horse futurity shall
				not be more than $37,500.00 for each race.
(e) All fair racing shall be conducted under
				the 2001 regulations of the United States trotting association, which are
				adopted by reference in these rules, if the regulations are not in conflict
				with department rules. Copies of the United States trotting association rules
				may be obtained from the United States Trotting Association, 750 Michigan
				Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215-1191, at no cost as of the time of adoption of these
				rules, or from the Michigan Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 30017, Lansing,
				MI 48909, at no cost as of the time of adoption of these rules.
(f) All pari-mutuel racing conducted under
				these rules shall be conducted under the rules or orders of the office of the
				racing commissioner.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 812 - State Aid for Harness Horse Racing › Section R. 285.812.7 - Split races

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 7. A fair that conducts a split race required under
				  United States trotting association rules shall not receive an allocation in
				  addition to the amounts described in R 285.812.6.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 812 - State Aid for Harness Horse Racing › Section R. 285.812.7a - Driving in race under influence of alcohol prohibited; breath analyzer test

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Rule 7a.
(1) If a
				purse is paid in part or in full by state funds, then a driver shall not drive
				in a fair harness race while under the influence of alcohol. A driver shall
				submit to a breath analyzer test when directed by a representative of the
				director. A driver is in violation of these rules if test results show a
				reading of 0.05% or more of alcohol in the blood and shall not be permitted to
				drive for at least 12 hours.
(2) If
				a purse is to be paid in part or full by state funds, then the horse shall be
				free of any substances, as determined by the office of racing commissioner,
				that could enhance the performance of the horse during the race. The owner or
				driver shall submit the horse for urine, blood, saliva, or other tests when
				directed by a representative of the director.
(3) If a horse dies while on grounds for a
				fair horseracing program, then the horse may not be removed until a blood
				sample is drawn. If an authorized department representative is not present,
				then the judge shall authorize the veterinarian services for draw on behalf of
				the department.
(4) The judge and
				fair management shall acknowledge and enforce any sanctions made by the
				department or the office of racing commissioner against a driver, owner, or
				trainer. Any individual sanctioned from racing this state shall not be allowed
				in the paddock area, racetrack, or any other area on the fairgrounds deemed to
				be part of the racing program.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 812 - State Aid for Harness Horse Racing › Section R. 285.812.8 - Hearings

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Rule 8. If a provision of these rules or any other rules or
				  state law related to a harness race program is violated, then the director
				  shall notify the horse's owner of the violation and shall hold a hearing within
				  14 days from the date that the violation is reported to the director. The owner
				  or his or her representative may appear and be heard. From testimony taken, the
				  director shall render a decision on the eligibility of the owner, his or her
				  representative, and the horse, or any of them, to participate in state-funded
				  races or in any future state, county, district, or community fair harness horse
				  race.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 812 - State Aid for Harness Horse Racing › Section R. 285.812.9 - Final reports; preservation of records

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Rule 9.
(1) Within
				15 days after completion of the harness race program or September 30, whichever
				is sooner, an association shall submit to the director originals of the judges'
				sheets signed by the presiding judge, a sworn statement on forms provided by
				the director, and a copy of the printed race program indicating the order of
				finish of the horses.
(2) The
				association shall supply the director with any additional information required
				in the auditing of the report.
(3)
				Association records pertaining to the payment of purses shall be kept for the
				state auditors for not less than 4 years.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 812 - State Aid for Harness Horse Racing › Section R. 285.812.10 - Rescission

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 10. Regulation No. 801, as amended, and Regulation No.
				  806 of the department of agriculture, being R 285.801, R 285.806.1, and R
				  285.806.2 of the Michigan Administrative Code, and appearing on pages 3141 to
				  3143 of the 1964-65 Annual Supplements to the Code, are
				  rescinded.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 813 - Testing Horses and Pulling Teams for Drugs › Section R. 285.813.1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Drug" means any of the following:
(i) A substance recognized or for which the
				standards or specifications are prescribed in the official compendium
				consisting of the United States pharmacopoeia, homeopathic pharmacopoeia, of
				the United States or national formulary and supplements in effect on the
				effective date of these rules.
(ii)
				A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or
				prevention of disease in man or other animals.
(iii) A substance, other than food, intended
				to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other
				animals.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 813 - Testing Horses and Pulling Teams for Drugs › Section R. 285.813.2 - Drugs; illegal use

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Rule 2.
(1) Unless
				authorized by the gaming control board by rule or written order, a person shall
				not administer internally or externally a drug that could affect or alter the
				normal performance of a horse in a horse race or pulling event.
(2) For purposes of this regulation, these
				rules apply only to events that are not under the jurisdiction of the gaming
				control board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 813 - Testing Horses and Pulling Teams for Drugs › Section R. 285.813.3 - Collection of official samples

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Rule 3.
(1) Official
				samples may be obtained by the director or his or her designee from any horse
				entered in a race or pulling event. The director or his or her designee may
				request the fair association or event organizer to furnish necessary help to
				obtain official samples. Failure to provide sufficient help when requested
				shall result in forfeiture of all rights to state aid to the fair or event for
				these contests. The owner, trainer, groom, or other responsible representative
				of the owner shall be present when an official sample is taken from the horse
				and shall remain until the sample is sealed in his or her presence. The
				official sample tag attached to the specimen shall be signed by the owner,
				trainer, groom, or other representative as witness of the taking of the
				specimen. Refusal or failure to sign the sample tag shall not affect the
				validity of the specimen.
(2)
				Willful failure to be present at or refusal to allow the taking of a specimen,
				or any act or threat to impede, prevent, or otherwise interfere with the taking
				of the official sample, is a violation of this rule. The official sample shall
				be analyzed in the laboratories of the Michigan department of agriculture or a
				laboratory designated by the director.
(3) The director or director's designee may
				require a preliminary breath test (PBT) from any driver, jockey, teamster, or
				starting gate operator for the races and pulling events described in these
				rules. If the results of the PBT show a reading of 0.05% of alcohol or above,
				then the driver, jockey, teamster, or starting gate operator shall not
				participate in that day's races or pulling events.
(4) Each fair or event shall comply with and
				assist in the enforcement of these rules and provide proper facilities and
				lighting as may be required by the department to perform the requirements of
				this rule.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 813 - Testing Horses and Pulling Teams for Drugs › Section R. 285.813.4 - Stimulants and Depressants

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Rule 4.
Electrical, mechanical, or other devices shall not be used
				  for stimulating or depressing a horse or affecting its speed or ability in a
				  horse race or pulling event, nor shall a person have such a device in his or
				  her possession.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 813 - Testing Horses and Pulling Teams for Drugs › Section R. 285.813.5 - Hearings

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Rule 5.
(1) If a
				provision of these rules or any other rules or state law related to a horse
				race or pulling event is violated, then the director shall notify the horse's
				owner of the violation and shall hold a hearing within 14 days from the date
				that the violation is reported to the director or shall refer the matter to the
				Michigan administrative hearing system.
(2) For hearings conducted by the director,
				from testimony taken, the director shall render a decision on the penalty
				imposed and/or the eligibility of the owner, his or her representative, and the
				horse, or any of them, to participate in any future state, county, district, or
				community fair horse race or pulling event.
(3)The director or an administrative law
				examiner representing the Michigan administrative hearing system may impose any
				of the following penalties:
(a) Return to the
				department any purse or premium awarded in the horse race or pulling
				event.
(b) A penalty or fine
				pursuant to section
s
30 and 31 of 1995 PA 279, MCL
				431.330
				and
				431.331.
(c) The owner and the horse may be prohibited
				from participating in horse races or pulling events at fairs for up to 1 year
				from the date of notification of the first violation.
(d) For second or additional violations, the
				owner and the horse may be prohibited from participating in horse races or
				pulling event indefinitely.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 814 - Michigan Futurity Races › Section R. 285.814.1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Commission" means the commission of
				agriculture.
(b) "Department" means
				the department of agriculture.
(c)
				"Director" means the director of the department or his or her
				designee.
(d) "Domicile" means the
				fixed, permanent, and principal home to which a person intends to
				return.
(e) "Fair" means a county,
				district, community, or 4-H fair and any other state fair in this state that
				has been approved by the director to conduct harness horse races during the
				fair.
(f) "Fairs, exhibitions and
				racing division" means the fairs, exhibition and racing division of the
				department.
(g) All of the
				following are futurity races:
(i) "Charles
				coon memorial futurity race" means a futurity for 4-year-old standardbred
				harness horses which were nominated by July 15 of the foaling year or
				supplemental payment in the yearling year and which meet the conditions as
				published for the race.
(ii)
				"Fedele Fauri futurity race" means a futurity for 2- and 3-year-old
				standardbred harness horses which were nominated by July 15 of the foaling year
				or supplemental payment in the yearling year as provided for in the race
				conditions.
(iii) "Michigan
				Breeders Futurity" means a futurity for 2- and 3-year-old standardbred harness
				horses which were nominated by July 15 in the foaling year or supplemental
				payment in the yearling year and which meet the published conditions.
(iv) "Michigan futurity race" means a
				futurity for 2- and 3-year-old standardbred harness horses which were nominated
				by July 15 of the foaling year or supplemental payment in the yearling year and
				which meet the published conditions.
(v) "Michigan sire stakes" mean a futurity
				for 2 and 3-year standardbred horses which were nominated by July 15 of the
				foaling year or supplemental payment in the yearling year and which meet the
				published conditions.
(vi) "Spartan
				futurity" means a futurity for 2- and 3-year old standardbred harness horses
				which were nominated by July 15 of the foaling year and which meet the
				published conditions.
(vii)
				"Wolverine futurity" means a futurity for 2- and 3-year old standardbred horses
				which were nominated by July 15 of the foaling year or supplemental payment in
				the yearling year and which meet the published conditions.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 814 - Michigan Futurity Races › Section R. 285.814.1a - Determination of domicile

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1a. The following factors shall be considered when
				  determining domicile:
(a) Voting
				registration or alien registration showing a Michigan address.
(b) Federal income tax return showing a
				Michigan address.
(c) State income
				tax return showing a Michigan address.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 814 - Michigan Futurity Races › Section R. 285.814.1b - Eligibility

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Rule 1b. A horse must be a Michigan-sired standardbred horse
				  and meet the established conditions of the race in order to be eligible to race
				  in any futurity or stakes races, which are supplemented with state
				  funds.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 814 - Michigan Futurity Races › Section R. 285.814.2 - Kinds of futurity races

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Rule 2.
(1) The
				Michigan futurity race, the Fedele Fauri futurity race, the Michigan sire
				stakes, the Spartan futurity, the wolverine futurity, and the Michigan breeders
				futurity shall be comprised of all of the following individual races:
(a) Two-year-old pacing colts and
				geldings.
(b) Two-year-old pacing
				fillies.
(c) Two-year-old trotting
				colts and geldings.
(d)
				Two-year-old trotting fillies.
(e)
				Three-year-old pacing colts and geldings.
(f) Three-year-old pacing fillies.
(g) Three-year-old trotting colts and
				geldings.
(h) Three-year-old
				trotting fillies.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 814 - Michigan Futurity Races › Section R. 285.814.3 - Host race sites; designation

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Rule 3.
(1) The
				director shall designate annually which pari-mutuel track or tracks shall host
				the Michigan sire stake races. To assist the director in designating the track
				and to help determine the time and conditions of the races to be run, an
				advisory panel is established and shall consist of the following 6 persons:
(a) The president, or his or her designee, of
				the Michigan harness horsemen's association.
(b) The president, or his or her designee, of
				the Michigan standardbred horse breeders' association.
(c) The Michigan racing commissioner, or his
				or her designee.
(d) The
				association of northern fairs and racing president or his or her
				designee.
(e) A representative of
				the pari-mutuel harness race meet licensees.
(f) A member of the department who is
				designated by the director shall act as chairman of the panel.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 814 - Michigan Futurity Races › Section R. 285.814.4 - Purse distributions

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Rule 4.
(1) Michigan
				futurity races shall be conducted in 1 heat unless elimination races are
				required.
(2) Each purse in
				Michigan futurity races that have 5 or more starters shall be divided as
				follows: 50%-25%-12%-8%-5%. If there are fewer than 5 starters, then all
				uncontested money shall be paid to the winner. If there is a premium or
				premiums for which a horse started but was unable to finish due to an accident,
				then all unoffending horses that did not finish shall share equally in the
				premiums. If there are fewer unoffending horses failing to finish than there
				are premiums for which horses have started but have not finished, then the
				number of premiums in excess of the number of unoffending horses not finishing
				shall go to the winner.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 814 - Michigan Futurity Races › Section R. 285.814.5 - Elimination heats

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5. Elimination heats shall be raced pursuant to USTA
				  rules, unless published in the conditions of the race and approved by the
				  director.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 814 - Michigan Futurity Races › Section R. 285.814.7 - Final reports; additional information; records of payment; retention

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Rule 7.
(1) Within
				15 days after completion of Michigan futurity races or September 30, whichever
				is sooner, a fair association shall submit to the director originals of the
				judges' sheets signed by the presiding judge, a sworn statement on forms
				provided by the director, and a copy of the printed race program indicating the
				order of finish of the horses.
(2)
				The fair association shall supply the director with any additional information
				required in auditing the report.
(3) Fair association records pertaining to
				the payment of purses shall be kept for the state auditors for not less than 4
				years.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 814 - Michigan Futurity Races › Section R. 285.814.8 - Registration

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Rule 8.
(1) The
				owner or lessee shall register a standardbred stallion, on forms provided by
				the fairs and racing division, by January 1 each year in which the stallion
				will be standing at service in this state.
(2) The owner or lessee of a newly acquired
				stallion, which has not been in Michigan for breeding purposes before January 1
				of a given year and which has not serviced a mare after December 31 of the
				preceding year, shall register the newly acquired stallion, on forms provided
				by the fairs and racing division, before the stallion services a mare. If the
				stallion is leased, a copy of the lease agreement shall accompany the fairs and
				racing division application for registration.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 814 - Michigan Futurity Races › Section R. 285.814.9 - Rescission

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 9. Regulation No. 803 governing "Special Purses on
				  Michigan Sired Colts," being R 285.803 of the Michigan Administrative Code and
				  appearing on pages 370 to 373 of the 1957 Annual Supplement to the Code, is
				  rescinded.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 814 - Michigan Futurity Races › Section R. 285.814.10 - Fees and nominations

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Rule 10.
(1) The
				Michigan harness horsemen's association is designated and shall serve as the
				department's agent for purposes of administering approved procedures governing
				nominations and sustaining functions for all stakes and futurities and may be
				designated the collecting and holding agent for all fees by the sponsors of the
				stakes and futurities. While acting as the department's agent under this rule,
				the Michigan harness horsemen's association shall not require that persons be
				members of the
Michigan harness horsemen's association as a condition of
				  nominating and participating in stake and futurity races designated by the
				  director to be eligible to receive state purse supplements. The Michigan
				  harness horsemen's association may charge a reasonable service fee to
				  nonmembers to perform this function. If the
Michigan harness horsemen's association is unable or
				  unwilling to serve as the department's agent under this rule, then the director
				  may designate and appoint another agent of his or her choice. Final decisions
				  on application of procedures shall be made by the director.
(2) The advisory board consisting of
				representatives from northern fairs and racing association, Michigan harness
				horseman association, Michigan standardbred breeders association, the office of
				the racing commissioner and chaired by the director or his or her designee
				shall recommend fees and nominations and transport fees. The board's
				recommendation shall be submitted to the commission for review and
				approval.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 815 - State Aid for Registered Light Horse Races at Fairs › Section R. 285.815.1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Department" means the Michigan
				department of agriculture.
(b)
				"Director" means the director of the department.
(c) "Domicile" means the fixed, permanent,
				and principal home to which a person intends to return.
(d) "Fair" means a county, district,
				community, or 4-H fair; the Upper Peninsula state fair; and any other state
				fair in Michigan which has been approved by the director to conduct light horse
				races during the fair.
(e) "Jockey"
				means the race rider.
(f) "Purse
				offered" means the purse requested by the fair association at the time of
				application to the department for purse funds.
(g) "Race" means a race started in a field of
				horses from a starting gate.
(h)
				"Registered light horse" means any of the following recognized light horse or
				pony breeds:
(i) Appaloosa.
(ii) Arabian.
(iii) Half-Arabian.
(iv) Morgan.
(v) Paint.
(vi) Palomino.
(vii) Pinto.
(viii) Quarter horse.
(ix) Thoroughbred.
(x) Ponies of the Americas.
(xi) Shetland.
(xii) Hackney.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 815 - State Aid for Registered Light Horse Races at Fairs › Section R. 285.815.1a - Determination of domicile

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1a. Factors to be considered in determining domicile are
				  as follows:
(a) Voting registration or
				alien registration showing a Michigan address.
(b) Federal income tax return showing a
				Michigan address.
(c) State income
				tax return showing a Michigan address.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 815 - State Aid for Registered Light Horse Races at Fairs › Section R. 285.815.2 - Applications for state aid

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2.
(1) A fair
				desiring state aid for light horse races shall file its annual registered light
				horse racing program with the fairs and racing division of the department by
				February 1 of each year for approval by the director.
(2) The light horse racing association
				desiring state aid at fairs shall file their current rules of racing with the
				fairs and racing division by February 1 of each year for approval by the
				director. These rules shall be signed by the president and secretary of each
				breed association racing under these rules.
(3) Any change relating to the conditions of
				a race shall be approved by the department before the race.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 815 - State Aid for Registered Light Horse Races at Fairs › Section R. 285.815.3 - Presiding judges

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3.
(1) The
				department shall hire, with the approval of the racing commissioner, the
				presiding judges for registered light horse races conducted at a fair. Only
				judges approved by the director and the racing commissioner shall preside at
				registered light horse races at a fair.
(2) Before March 1 of each racing year, a
				registered light horse association shall provide the director with a list of
				qualified judges for their breed.
(3) The director shall assign the presiding
				judges to the fairs which conduct registered light horse racing.
(4) The presiding judge shall approve
				associate judges and timers at each fair race meet and shall rule on the
				validity of horses scratched at the fair to which he or she is
				assigned.
(5) The presiding judge
				shall assure that all department rules and breed association rules pertaining
				to registered light horse racing are properly carried out at the race meet
				where he or she is assigned.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 815 - State Aid for Registered Light Horse Races at Fairs › Section R. 285.815.4 - Track maintenance; track equipment; head and saddle pad

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4.
(1) A race
				track over which registered light horse races are conducted shall be maintained
				so as to make registered light horse racing safe. The track shall be adequately
				drained, shall be kept in a smooth condition during the races, and shall be
				sprinkled between races when necessary. The track condition shall be approved
				by the presiding judge or, in his or her absence, by a representative of the
				director before any races are conducted over it if purses are paid in part by
				funds allocated under these rules.
(2) A multiple stall starting gate (8 or 10
				stall) and starter approved by the director shall be used in a registered light
				horse race.
(3) A fair shall use a
				photographer and photo finish equipment approved by the director for a
				registered light horse race.
(4) A
				registered light horse race entry shall be provided with a saddle pad and
				either a head number or armband or both.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 815 - State Aid for Registered Light Horse Races at Fairs › Section R. 285.815.5 - Allocations of state aid; "certificate of eligibility" defined

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5.
(1)
				Allocations to a fair for purses for registered light horse races shall be made
				by the director as prescribed by law. The department shall pay a sum of not
				more than 75% of the purse offered, but not more than $450.00 for each
				race.
(2) A horse with a
				Michigan-bred certificate of foal eligibility shall receive first priority to
				enter light horse races paid in part or full by state funds, if the
				Michigan-bred horse conforms to all conditions written for the race. A
				"certificate of eligibility," as used in this subrule, means a document which
				certifies that a thoroughbred horse meets the eligibility requirements of R
				285.810, that a quarter horse meets the eligibility requirements of R 285.817,
				or that an Appaloosa meets the eligibility requirements of R 285.819. All other
				registered light horses listed in R 285.815.1(h) as owned or leased by a person
				who is domiciled in Michigan shall also receive first priority to enter a light
				horse race paid in part or full by state funds, if the horse conforms to all
				conditions written for the race.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 815 - State Aid for Registered Light Horse Races at Fairs › Section R. 285.815.6 - Purse distribution

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6. A purse for a registered light horse race at a fair,
				  which is paid in part or full by state funds, shall be divided as
				  follows:
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place (a) Five or
				  more starters 45% 25% 15% 10% 5% (b) Four starters 50% 25% 15%
				  10%
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 815 - State Aid for Registered Light Horse Races at Fairs › Section R. 285.815.8 - Entries

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 8.
(1) Entries
				shall be made in the following manner:
(a)
				Entries shall be accepted within 2 weeks before race day.
(b) Post positions shall be drawn 1 week
				before race day.
(c) An entry made
				after post positions are drawn shall assume the post position of the entry that
				was withdrawn.
(d) An entry not
				drawn into the race because of more horses entered than the stalls in the
				starting gate shall receive a "preference" as defined in the current registered
				light horse racing rules on file with the fairs and racing division.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 815 - State Aid for Registered Light Horse Races at Fairs › Section R. 285.815.9 - Racing rules for specific breeds

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 9. A registered light horse breed association shall file
				  with the director the current rules of racing for its programs for registered
				  horses, and shall conduct any registered light horse races receiving any state
				  funds under these rules, except where state law or rule provides
				  otherwise.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 815 - State Aid for Registered Light Horse Races at Fairs › Section R. 285.815.10 - Jockeys' use of alcoholic beverages

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 10. A jockey shall not ride in a registered light horse
				  race at a fair, whose purse is paid in part or full by state funds, while under
				  the influence of alcohol. A jockey shall submit to a breath analyzer test when
				  directed by a representative of the director, and if the results show a reading
				  of more than 0.05% of alcohol in the blood, the person shall not be permitted
				  to ride and shall be in violation of these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 815 - State Aid for Registered Light Horse Races at Fairs › Section R. 285.815.11 - Illegal use of drugs

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 11. It is illegal to administer, internally or
				  externally, a drug of a nature that could affect or alter the performance of a
				  horse in a registered light horse race where state funds are used for any
				  portion of purses offered.