Authority: IC 4-31-3-9

Affected: IC 4-31

Sec. 3. (a) In order to register a stallion with the commission, a completed application must be:

1. (1) filed with the commission on or before October 15 of each year; and
2. (2) a current copy of the front and back of the stallion's Jockey Club papers along with lease agreements are to be included with the registration.

(b) Each registered stallion must remain in Indiana the entire breeding season (February 1 through July 1).

1. (1) A stallion may arrive in Indiana after the February 1 deadline, but may be registered with applicable fees if the stallion has not covered any mares outside the state during the same year. The stallion must remain in Indiana for the remainder of the breeding season.
2. (2) A stallion who has covered mares in Indiana prior to registration may be registered with a fee for each mare bred. The stallion must remain in Indiana for the remainder of the breeding season.

(c) An application must be filed every year.

(d) There will be a two hundred fifty dollar ($250) late fee for all applications filed after the deadline who have not covered any mares during the current breeding season prior to registration. The late fee will be waived for new stallions which are standing for the first time in Indiana.

(e) If a stallion has covered mares in Indiana during the current breeding season prior to registration, the stallion may be registered, but shall be assessed a fee of:

1. (1) one thousand dollars ($1,000); or
2. (2) two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each mare covered;

whichever is greater.

(f) Only those stallions standing in Indiana and properly registered with the Indiana horse racing commission are eligible for stallion breed development awards.

(g) A mare's bred report must be on file with the commission by August 1 of each year.

(Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 13.5-2-3; emergency rule filed Jun 22, 2000, 3:05 p.m.: 23 IR 2786; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; emergency rule filed Jan 24, 2008, 10:58 a.m.: 20080206-IR-071080056ERA, eff Jan 23, 2008 [IC 4-22-2-37.1 establishes the effectiveness of an emergency rule upon filing with the Publisher. LSA Document #08-56(E) was filed with the Publisher January 24, 2008.]; emergency rule filed Jul 19, 2010, 12:22 p.m.: 20100728-IR-071100480ERA; readopted filed Sep 21, 2016, 11:02 a.m.: 20161019-IR-071160203RFA; readopted filed Aug 28, 2019, 1:23 p.m.: 20190925-IR-071190319RFA; emergency rule filed Dec 9, 2021, 2:22 p.m.: 20211215-IR- 071210525ERA; readopted filed Jul 6, 2023, 1:50 p.m.: 20230802-IR-071230371RFA)