20 PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

 

 

DE P ARTMEN T OF AGRICULTURE

 

F IN AN CE AND TE CHN OLOG Y D IVI S IO N

 

RE GULATIO N NO. 814 . MIC H IGA N FU TUR ITY AND SIRE STAKES RACES

 

Filed with th e Secretar y of Stat e on

These ru les tak e effect 15 days after filing with th e Secretar y of Stat e

 

(By auth ority con ferr ed on th e director of th e dep artm ent of agricultur e by section 20 of Act No. 327 279 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1980 1995 , as am ended , being §431 .320 of th e Michigan Compiled Laws)

 

R 285 .814 .1 De finitio ns .

Rule 1. As used in th ese ru les:

(a)    "Comm ission" mean s th e comm ission of agricultur e.

(b)   "Dep artm ent " mean s th e dep artm ent of agricultur e.

(c)  "Director" mean s th e director of th e dep artm ent .

(d)   "Domicile" mean s th e fixed, perman ent , an d principal home to which a person int ends to return .

(e)    "Fa ir" mean s a count y, distr ict , commun ity, or 4-H fair; th e Upp e r P e n in s u la s tat e fa ir ; an d an y oth er stat e fair in Michigan that ha s been approved by th e director  to con duct harn ess horse ra ces dur ing th e air.

(f)   "Fa ir s Exhibitions an d ra cing se ct ion DIVISION " mean s th e fa ir s EXHIBITIONS an d ra cing se ct ion of th e finan cia l se r vices division of th e dep artm ent of agricultur e.

(g)   FU TURIT Y RACES SHALL BE DEF IN ED AS:

(1)”CHARLES COON MEMORI AL FU TURIT Y RACE” MEANS A FU TURIT Y FOR 4- YEAR-OLD STANDARDBR ED HARNESS HORS ES NOMI NATED BY J ULY 15 OF THE FOALING YEAR OR SU PP LEMEN TAL PAYMEN T IN THE YEARLI NG YEAR AND WHO MEE T THE CONDITIO NS AS PU BLIS HE D FOR THE RACE.

(2)"F edele Faur i futur ity ra ce" mean s a futur ity for 2- an d 3-year -old stan dar dbred harn ess horses that we r e s ir ed by r egis t e r ed s tan d ar db r ed s ta lli on s w h ich we r e d u ly r egis t e r ed with th e fa ir s an d ra cin g se ct ion , w h ich we r e le a sed or ow n ed exclu s ively by pe r s on s w h o ar e d om icile d in Mich igan , an d w h ich d id n ot se r vice a mar e at a locat ion out s ide of th is s tat e  d ur in g th e ca le n d ar ye ar in w h ich se r vice occurr ed an d in w h ich th e d am s of th e com pe t in g h or ses we r e n om inat ed eith e r w h e n in foa l or d ur in g th e ye ar of foa lin g or by s u pp le m e nta l p a ym e nt in th e ye ar lin g ye ar a s p r ovided for in ra ce con d it ion s . NOMI NATED BY J ULY

15 OF THE FOALING YEAR OR SU PP LEMEN TAL PAYMEN T IN THE YEARLI NG YEAR AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE RACE CONDITIO NS .

 

 

(3)             “MIC HIGAN BREE DERS FU TURIT Y” MEANS A FU TURIT Y  FOR STANDARDBR ED HARNESS HORS ES NOMI NATED BY J ULY 15 IN  THE FOALING YEAR OR SU PP LEMEN TAL PAYMEN T IN THE YEARLI NG YEAR AND WHO MEE T THE PU BLIS HE D CONDITIO NS.

(4)    "MIC HIGAN FU TURIT Y RACE" MEANS A FU TURIT Y FOR 2- AND 3-YEAR-OLD STANDARDBR ED HARNESS HORS ES NOMI NATED BY J ULY 15 OF THE FOALING YEAR OR SU PP LEMEN TAL PAYMEN T IN THE YEARLI NG YEAR AND WHO MEE T THE PU BLIS HE D CONDITIO NS.

(5)        “MIC HIGAN  SIR E STAKES” MEAN A FU TURIT Y FOR 2 AND 3-YEAR STANDARDBR ED HORS ES NOMI NATED BY J ULY 15 OF THE FOALING YEAR OR SU PP LEMEN TAL PAYMEN T IN THE  YEARLI NG  YEAR  AND  WHO  MEE T  THE PU BLIS HE D CONDITIO NS.

(6)       “SPARTAN FU TURIT Y” MEANS A FU TURIT Y FOR 2 AND 3 YEAR OLD STANDARDBR ED HARNESS HORS ES NOMI NATED BY J ULY 15 OF THE FOALING YEAR AND WHO MEE T THE PU BLIS HE D CONDITIO NS

(7)      “WOLVERINE FU TURIT Y” MEANS A FU TURIT Y FOR 2 AND 3 YEAR OLD STANDARDBR ED HORS ES NOMI NATED BY J ULY 15 OF THE FOALING YEAR OR SU PP LEMEN TAL PAYMEN T IN THE  YEARLI NG  YEAR  AND  WHO  MEE T  THE PU BLIS HE D CONDITIO NS.

(h ) "F inan cia l se r vices d ivi s ion " m e an s th e finan cia l se r vices d ivi s ion of th e dep artm e nt

(i)    (h) "Lessee " mean s a person who is domiciled in Michigan an d who leases a  sta llion which ha s been registered with th e U.S.T.A.

(j)   (i) "Mich igan futur it y ra ce " m e an s a futur it y for 2 - an d 3 -ye ar -old s tan d ar db r ed harn ess h or ses that we r e s ir ed by r egis t e r ed s tan d ar db r ed s ta lli on s w h ich we r e d u ly r egis t e r ed with th e fa ir s an d ra cin g se ct ion , w h ich we r e le a sed or ow n ed exclu s ively by pe r s on s w h o ar e d om icile d in Mich igan , an d w h ich d id n ot se r vice a mar e at a locat ion out s ide of th is s tat e d ur in g th e ca le n d ar ye ar in w h ich se r vice occurr ed an d in w h ich th e d am s of th e com pe t in g h or ses we r e n om inat ed eith e r w h e n in foa l or d ur in g th e ye ar of foa lin g or by s u pp le m e nta l p a ym e nt in th e ye ar lin g ye ar a s p r ovided for in ra ce con d it ion s

(j)   "Owner" mean s a person or persons who ar e domiciled in Michigan an d who ar e recor ded in th e U.S.T.A. sires an d dam s register.

(k)   "Race" mean s a ra ce event for a definite pur se to which th e entr ies close at a prescribed t ime preceding th e ra ce.

(l)   "U.S.T.A." mean s th e Un ited Stat es tr ott ing ass ociat ion.

(M)        “MIC HIGAN SIR ED STANDARDBR ED HORS E” MEANS  STANDARDBR ED HORS ES: CONCEIVED  AFTER  J ANU ARY  1,  2001  AND  SIR ED  BY  A STANDARDBR ED STALLIO N REGIST ERED WITH THE MIC HIGAN DEP ARTMEN T OF AGRIC ULTURE  THAT  WAS  LEASED  OR  OWNE D  BY  A  RESID EN T  OR RESID EN TS OF THIS STATE AND WHICH DID  NOT  SERVE  A  MARE  AT A LOCATIO N OUTSID E OF THIS STATE FROM FE BRUARY 1 THROUGH J ULY 31 OF THE   CALEN DAR   YEAR   IN    WHICH    THE    CONCEP TIO N    OCCURRED. TRANSP ORTATIO N   OF   SEMEN   FROM    A    STANDARDBR ED    STALLIO N REGIST ERED WITH THE MIC HIGAN DEP ARTM EN T OF AGRIC ULTURE TO A LOCATIO N   OUTSID E   THE   STATE   OF   MIC HIGAN   DOES   NOT   AFFE CT   THE

 

 

ELIGIBILIT Y OF MIC HIGAN CONCEIVED FOAL FOR THE PU RSES PROVIDED IN THIS RULE.

A FOAL FROM A MARE OWNE D EXCLUSI VELY BY A RESID EN T OR RESID EN TS OF THIS STATE AT THE TIM E OF CONCEP TIO N, CONCEIVED OUTSID E THE STATE OF MIC HIGAN BY MEANS OF TRANSP ORTED SEMEN FROM A STANDARDBR ED STALLIO N REGIST ERED WITH THE MIC HIGAN DEP ARTMEN T OF AGRIC ULTURE IS ELIGIBL E FOR PU RSES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS RULE.

A FOAL A MARE OWNE D  EXCLUSI VELY OR IN PART BY A NON-RESID EN T OF MIC HIGAN AT THE TIM E OF CONCEP TIO N, CONCEIVED OUTSID E  THE  STATE OF MIC HIGAN BY MEANS OF SEMEN TRANSP ORTED FROM A STANDARDBR ED STALLIO N REGIST ERED WITH THE MIC HIGAN DEP ARTM EN T OF AGRIC ULTURE IS ELIGIBL E FOR PU RSES PROVIDE FOR IN THIS RULE, IF BY NOVEMBER 1, OF THE YEAR IN WHICH THE FOAL IS CONCEIVED, THE TRANSP ORT FEE IS PAID TO THE DEP ARTMEN T’S AGEN T.

(N)     “OFFEN DING”  HORS E MEANS ONE THAT CAUSES A DISR UTPTIO N OR AN ACCID EN T IN A RACE .

(O)    “REGIST ERED STALLIO N” MEANS A STALLIO N SHALL BE REGIST ERED ON FORMS PROVIDED BY THE DIR ECTOR , WITH THE DEP ARTMEN T BY J ANU ARY 1 EACH YEAR IN WHICH THE  STALLIO NS  WILL  BE  STANDING AT THE  SERVICE IN THIS STATE. A NE WLY ACQUI RED  STALLIO N,  WHICH  HAS  NOT  BEEN  IN MIC HIGAN FOR BREE DING PU RPOSES PRIOR TO J ANU ARY 1, OF A GIVEN YEAR, AND HAS NOT SERVICED ANY MARES AFTER DECEMBER 31 , OF THE PRECEDING YEAR, SHALL BE REGIST ERED WITH THE DEP ARTM EN T BEF ORE SERVICING ANY MARES, IF ITS FOALS ARE TO BE ELIGIBL E  FOR  MIC HIGAN TAX SU PP ORTED RACES.

(P)     “TRANSP ORT FEE ” MEANS A FEE PAID FOR A FOAL FROM A MARE OWNE D EXCLUSI VELY OR IN PART BY A NON-RESID EN T OF MIC HIGAN AT THE TIM E OF CONCEP TIO N, CONCEIVED OUTSID E THE STATE OF MIC HIGAN  BY MEANS OF TRANSP ORT ED SEMEN FROM A STANDARDBR ED STALLIO N REGIST ERED WITH THE DEP ARTM EN T.

 

R 285 .814 .1a Dete rmina tio n of domici le .

Rule 1a. Fa ctors to be con sidered in determ ining domicile ar e as follows : (a) Vot ing registrat ion or alien registrat ion showing a Michigan address .

(b)   Fede ra l in com e ta x return  showing a Michigan address .

(c)   Stat e in com e ta x return  showing a Michigan address .

 

R 285 .814 .2 Kinds  of futurit y races .

Rule 2. (1) A Michigan futur ity ra ce, th e Fedele  Faur i futur ity ra ce, THE  MIC HIGAN SIR E STAKES, THE SPARTAN FU TURIT Y, THE WOLVERINE FU TURIT Y AND THE

MIC HIGAN BREE DERS FU TURIT Y sha ll be comprised of individua l ra ces as follows: (a) Two-year -old pacing colt s an d geldings.

(b)   Two-year -old pacing fillie s.

(c)  Two-year -old tr ott ing colt s an d geldings. (d) Two-year -old tr ott ing fillie s.

 

 

(e) Thr ee-year -old pacing colt s an d geldings.

(f) Thr ee-year -old pacing fillie s.

(g)   Thr ee-year -old tr ott ing colt s an d geldings. (h) Thr ee-year -old tr ott ing fillie s.

(2) Monies provided  by th e director for th e special pur ses  for th ese  ra ces sha ll be divided equa lly am ong th e ra ces.

(2)  THE   CHARLES  COON  MEMORI AL  FU TURIT Y  SHALL  BE   COMPRIS ED  OF INDI VIDU AL RACES AS FOLLOWS :

FOUR YEAR OLD TROTTI NG GELDI NGS AND MARES

(b) FOUR YEAR OLD PACING GELDI NGS AND MARES

 

R 285 .814 .3 Host  race  sites ; designation  .

RULE 3. (1) THE DIR ECTOR SHALL DESIGN ATE ANNU ALLY WHICH PARI- MUTUE L TRACK OR TRACKS SHALL HOST THE MIC HIGAN SIR E STAKE RACES. TO ASSIST THE DIR ECTOR IN DESIGN ATING THE TRACK  AND  TO  HE LP DETERMI NE THE TIM E AND CONDITIO NS OF THE RACES TO BE RUN , AN ADVISOR Y  PANE L  IS  ESTABLIS HE D   CONSIS TING   OF   THE   FOLLOWI NG   5 PE RSO NS:

(A)   THE  PRESID EN T, OR HIS  OR HE R DESIGN EE , OF  THE  MIC HIGAN HARNESS HORS EMEN 'S ASSOCI ATIO N.

(B)        THE   PRESID EN T,    OR    HIS   OR     HE R    DESIGN EE ,   OF    THE    MIC HIGAN STANDARDBR ED HORS E BREE DERS' ASSOCI ATIO N.

(C)   THE MIC HIGAN RACING COMMISSIO NE R, OR HIS OR HE R DESIGN EE .

(D)     A  NORT HE RN  FAIRS  REP RESEN TATIVE  OF  THE  PARI-MUTUE L  HARNESS RACE MEE T LIC EN SEE S.

(E)         A    MEMBER     OF    THE    MIC HIGAN   DEP ARTM EN T    OF    AGRIC ULTURE, DESIGN ATED BY THE DIR ECTOR , WHO SHALL ACT AS CHAIRMAN.

(2)   THE DIR ECTOR SHALL MAKE ANN OUN CEMEN TS OF THE TRACK OR TRACKS RECEIVING THE RACES NOT LATER THAN NOVEMBER 1 PRECEDING THE YEAR IN WHICH THE RACES ARE TO BE CONDUCTED.

(3)   The director sha ll des ignat e th e fairs to host th e Michigan

futur ity ra ces an d Fedele Faur i futur ity ra ces. The Michigan futur ity ra ce sha ll be awar ded to a fair locat ed in th e Lower Peninsula of Michigan . The Fedele Faur i futur ity ra ce sha ll be awar ded to a fair locat ed in th e Upp er

Peninsula of Michigan IF A FAIR FROM THE UPPE R PEN INSUL A APP LIES FOR THE RACE .

(4)   The director sha ll not awar d th e Mich igan  futur it y ra ces  or  th e F edele Faur i futur it y ra ces at th e sam e fair at w h ich an y of th e  oth e r s tan d ar db r ed futur it ie s for 2- an d 3-ye ar - old s tan d ar db r ed harn ess  h or ses ar e h eld . MOR E THAN ONE FU TURIT Y RACE.

(5)    If, becau se of un favora ble weath er or oth er una voidable reason, th e Mich igan futur it y ra ces or F edele Faur i futur it y A FU TURIT Y ra ce  ar e IS postponed, th ey IT sha ll be rescheduled at  th e  discretion  of th e  director.  The  director  ma y  reschedule  th e  ra ce  at an oth er fair if th e fair origina lly des ignat ed to host th e futur ity is una ble to do so.

 

 

R 285 .814 .4    Pu rse dist rib utio ns .

Rule 4. (1) Michigan futur ity ra ces an d F edele Faur i futur it y ra ces sha ll be con ducted in 1 heat un less eliminat ion ra ces ar e required.

(2) Ea ch pur se in Michigan futur ity ra ces an d F edele Faur i futur it y ra ces s ha ll be d ivi ded am on g th e winn e r s of e a ch h e at in th e followin g mann e r :

(a ) F ive or m or e s tart e r s   50 %    25       12      8          5 (b) F our s tart e r s                   50 %    2 5        15      10

(c) T hr ee s tart e r s                 60 %    30      10 (d ) Tw o s tart er s                       65 %    35

(e) On e s tart er                      100 %

WITH 5 OR MORE STARTERS SHALL BE DIVIDED: 50%-25%-12%-8%-5%, IN THE EVEN T THE RE ARE LESS THAN 5 STARTERS, ALL UN CONTESTED MONIES WILL BE PAID TO THE WINN ER. IF THE RE BE ANY PREMIUM OR PREMIUMS FOR WHICH HORS E HAVE STARTED BUT UN ABLE TO FINIS H, DUE TO AN ACCID EN T, ALL UN OFFEN DING HORS ES WHO DID NOT FINIS H WILL SHARE EQUALLY IN SUC H PREMIUMS PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT  WHE RE  THE RE  ARE  FE WER UN OFFEN DING HORS ES FAILING TO FINIS H THAN THE RE ARE PREMIUMS FOR WHICH HORS ES HAVE STARTED BUT HAVE NOT FINIS HE D, THE NU MBER OF PREMIUMS IN EXCESS OF  THE  NU MBER  OF  UN OFFEN DING  HORS ES   NOT FINIS HING SHALL GO TO THE WINN ER.

 

R 285 .814 .5  Eli m ina tio n hea ts .